E3 07: See the new Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer

Written by John Scalzo on July 11, 2007

News: Six minutes of heaven courtesy of Konami and Sony.

Konami has released the jaw dropping Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots trailer online for all the world to see. They've even gone so far as to include a handy guide detailing the ins and the outs of the making of this audiovisual masterpiece.

But first the bad news, Konami has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid 4 will not be coming out in 2007. Previously, it was said to be coming in Konami's current fiscal year (which included the end of 2007 and the first three months of 2008). But Konami now says the game will be released in "early 2008" and that it is a PlayStation 3 exclusive. Period.

With that out of the way, here's the guide to the trailer and then after it, the glorious trailer. Enjoy.

The new trailer features all new real-time footage from the PlayStation 3 game and serves to whet players' appetites with new revelations and glimpses of what the final game will contain. The new footage also showcases the return of popular characters from the Metal Gear Solid universe, including Meryl Silverburgh and Raiden Ц and confirms the return of iconic Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty adversary, Vamp.

The returning characters will again be voiced by the actors that have made them famous, with David Hayter breathing life into Old Snake, from an original script by series creator Hideo Kojima. Similarly, Paul Eiding returns as Roy Campbell, Quinton Flynn as Raiden, and Phil LaMarr and Pat Zimmerman as Vamp and Liquid Ocelot. The voice recording sequences have been directed by Kris Zimmerman.