Hi Everyone, Richie from Konami UK here.

How would you like to meet the creator of Metal Gear Solid Hideo Kojima and lead artist Yoji Shinkawa? Well you can this weekend!

As part of the METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER World Tour, Hideo Kojima and Yoji Shinkawa are coming to London for two exclusive signing sessions.

The first is on Friday June 18th at HMV’s Oxford Street store (150 Oxford Street, W1) between 16:00 and 18:00; they’ll be there to meet the fans and sign copies of the new METAL GEAR SOLD: PEACE WALKER on launch day. HMV is also the only place you’ll be able to get your hands on the Exclusive Packaging with the Japanese cover art

The second event is taking place on Saturday June 19th at UNIQLO’s flagship store (311 Oxford Street) between 11:00 – 13:00, Mr Kojima and Mr Shinkawa will be there to meet the fans and sign copies of METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER or if you got that signed the day before, how about an exclusive postcard made especially for the event. There may even be some giveaways for the first people in line at the UNIQLO signing.

But wait, there’s more. You can also get your hands on one of the limited edition METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER T-Shirts by UNIQLO, each t-shirt has a code which will unlock a T-Shirt for use in the game. The t-shirts don’t go on sale in the UK until the day of the signing and will sell out fast (no pre-orders available, first come first served)

It’s going to be an exciting weekend, hope to see you there!

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Remember gamescom? I know, it feels like it was years ago now. We have a special interview that we shot at the show with none other than the head of Kojima Productions, Hideo Kojima himself.

We’ve been itching to get this up for you and, after a few complications, it’s ready for you to have a peek at. Kojima-san talks to us in depth about the co-op features in his upcoming Metal Gear Solid PSP sequel, Peace Walker. He also discusses what he’d like to do next and confirms that a sequel to a certain beloved franchise is more a case of “when”, not “if”. We’ll let you find out for yourselves which it is in the video below.

Since this video was shot I’ve had my hands on the TGS demo of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and can confirm that what I’ve seen looks and plays brilliantly. The game’s 2010 release cannot come soon enough.

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