Long lines, Hideo Kojima top Metal Gear Solid 4 NYC launch event

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was treated to a star-studded midnight launch event in Manhattan Wednesday night. Were you there?

Hideo Kojima prints money! Image: Wired

Hideo Kojima prints money! Image: Wired

After years of waiting and a slight delay, Metal Gear Solid 4 launched at midnight Thursday morning in the heart of New York City.

The Virgin Megastore launch event featured long lines; series creator, director and mastermind Hideo Kojima; and a few actors who gave the game their all with motion capturing and voice work.

The long lines were blocks long, according to Wired's Chris Kohler, who was in attendance last night. Yascear Deolall, 21, the first in line, had been waiting over 30 hours for the chance to meet Kojima.

"It's a rare opportunity," he told Wired. "The game's dramatic, like a movie -- not just your simple Tetris or Mario type of game."

Also on hand was actress Yumi Kikuchi, who was motion-captured for MGS4.

This was just the first stop for Kojima on his whirlwind MGS4 tour. Next stop: San Francisco this weekend.

THE VERDICT by Jack Loftus Jack Loftus's Avatar We asked you yesterday if you planned on getting one of the top PS3 games of 2008... so did you? Did you wait? Does Solid Snake just not do it for you? Or, are you too busy being all stealthy to even read this today?

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franthewaffleman

THIS GAME IS PURE OVERHYPED GARBAGE, SONY SHEEP !!.. BWAHAHAHAHA!
congrats youve made yourself look like an asshole

Sire

I just woke up and am on my second cup of Joe, after my third cup I will get in my car and go get it. Kids are still in school and so I'm not anticipating that many people there. What's with this guy and his traditional looking Japanese chick sitting next to him? Is that some sort of a joke?[p] Anyway, I'll give it an honest chance even though I think the other ones just aren't that good. It's gotta be a bit unsettling to all of the fans that it's not getting any mainstream coverage like Halo 3 did. I mean, you couldn't turn on CNN, Fox, cnbc or any other channel when that came out without hearing about it. That to me is more than telling, along with the fact not many stores opened up early here in NJ.

LIVINGLEGEND69

SuperFanboy Posted at: 06/12/08 at 6:03 AM PST THIS GAME IS PURE OVERHYPED GARBAGE, SONY SHEEP !!.. BWAHAHAHAHA!
you need some puss. if your gay then get some mangina. its too early in the morning for this..school must be out because your posting alot more lately. or did your 360 rrod again on ya?

Fatal_error

SuperManboy is just trying to get a rise out of everyone. I try not to take the bate, its what makes his feeble existance meaningful. Anyway, i hope to get this VERY VERY soon. Within the next week if possible!!! Thanks gamepro for covering this game so closely!

gregdnr

this game is selling without advertising anywhere in the USA ..are on any web sites...they really dont want people to say it was hype

Dadavinci

Telling you guys he has no life by using "Bwahahaha" in his comments. Oh yeah, SUCKERS I BEAT MGS4 IN A TOTAL OF 24 HOURS!

BLackdragon201

gregdnr Posted at: 06/12/08 at 7:03 AM PST this game is selling without advertising anywhere in the USA ..are on any web sites...they really dont want people to say it was hype ------------------------------------------------I live in the Midwest and I see it everywhere.

jason901

There Will Be Blood: Ninja Gaiden 2

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/n/ninjagaiden2/?WT.srch=1

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