Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, the critically acclaimed hack-and-slash action game developed by PlatinumGames, is all set to celebrate its 10th anniversary. For this special event, PlatinumGames has arranged a livestream where the studio has promised to unveil exclusive content for the first time since the launch ofMetal Gear Rising: Revengeanceback on August 03, 2025.
As mentioned before,Metal Gear Rising: Revengeanceis a hack-and-slash game set in the world ofMetal Gear. WhileMetal Gear Solidgames revolutionized the stealth-action genre,Revengeanceslashed its way to fame with its crisp and fluid combat. Players were able to play as Raiden, a master swordsman with cybernetic enhancements, to go against other cybernetically-enhanced terrorists threatening to plunge the world into chaos. Originally appearing as themain playable character inMetal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Raiden didn’t receive the warmest of welcomes from the community. His subsequent appearance inMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriotwas very different, garnering enough goodwill from fans for him to receive a game of his own.
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In its announcement tweet, PlatinumGames only mentioned that it plans to hold a special livestream to celebrate the anniversary on February 21. The tweet further states that the studio will release an official anniversary artwork as well. While this isn’t much information to go off on, the fact that PlatinumGames is holding a full-fledged livestream 10 years after the release of one artwork isn’t adding up for most fans. Raiden’s voice actorQuinton Flynn had teased a significant developmentregardingMetal Gear Solidin the future. It remains to be seen if this livestream is that significant event Flynn was alluding to.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeanceis widely considered a masterpiece in every shape and form. Putting aside its stellar gameplay, the story ofRevengeanceis uniquely interesting. Despite being an action game, the story and the commentary between characters oftentimes delve into serious political, socio-economic, and even philosophical topics. Most of these are presented through cutscenes and oftentimes in a comical, hypermasculine delivery, but it adds further credence to the underlying message the game tries to convey. These conversations and cutscenes have taken a life of their own andhave become memes still relevant after years.
TheMetal Gearseries has been through turbulent waters in these last few years. WhileMetal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Painwas a triumphant return for the series, the aftermath of its release left a lot of fans with a sour taste in their mouths. Following the release ofThe Phantom Pain, the creator of the series, Hideo Kojima, and Konami would part ways in a particularly ugly fashion.While Kojima would create his game studioand develop the critically-acclaimedDeath Stranding,Metal Gearwould languish in his absence. The subsequent spin-off by Konami, titledMetal Gear Survive, was a disaster through and through, which sold 85% fewer copies thanMetal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Despite the tumultuous past, fans of the series can finally be excited about a potential remake ofRevengeanceor maybe even a sequel.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeanceis now available on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
