Konami has officially announced that the Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection for PlayStation Vita will release in Europe on 12th June 2012, which is the same day that the bundle will arrive in North America. We already know that the Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection for Vita will launch in Japan on 28th June 2012.

Kojima Productions' new Transfarring system will allow players to transfer their save data from the PlayStation 3 version of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection to PlayStation Vita and vice-versa to continue playing where they left off, anytime of day. The PlayStation Vita version also utilizes the system's touch-screen and rear touchpad, allowing gamers to zoom in, peek around corners, interrogate enemies, cycle through equipment, an perform quick attacks with their knife.

The Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection for the PlayStation Vita features the MSX2 titles; 'Metal Gear 1' and 'Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake' as well as ‘Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (original PS2 title from 2002) and ‘Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater' (also a PS2 original from 2005), but doesn't include the PSP title; Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

We've already had three live-action teaser video in the "Make it Right" series for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, with the first one being called “ARM”, and the second called "EYE". Each one focuses on a group of scientists who seem to be recovering data from a dismembered part of Raiden, causing him to dip in and out of consciousness as a result and experience a number of flashbacks from his childhood. The third video we saw was called "Leaked Senator Armstrong Audio" and went into his devilish plans for the United States and the world.

Now, Konami have released the fourth (and final) segment of the live action "Make it Right" teaser series for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance titled "SWORD", and this one focuses on the same group of scientists working on an injured Raiden as he dips in and out of consciousness,as the scientists and an unknown soldier - who sounds like Solidus Snake (voiced by John Cygan) - use the sword to beign up memories from Raiden's past, as well as seeing him getting heavily tortured.

As Metal Gear fans might be familiar with, Raiden was a child soldier under Solidus during the Liberian Civil War which took place in the late 1980s. The teaser seems to hint at the return of Solidus as his voice, that of John Cygan, can be heard in the trailer again if you listen attentively, with him saying "Jack the Ripper". Raiden's voice actor in the game, Quinton Flynn, tweeted last month that he was working on a unnamed project with John Cygan.

The next transmission will occur during Konami's Pre-E3 2012 Show, which is coming soon, but until then, you can check out the new video below :

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - Raiden's Sword "Make it Right" Teaser Embed

Konami has officially announced that the Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection for PlayStation Vita will release in North America on 12th June 2012.

Kojima Productions' new Transfarring system will allow players to transfer their save data from the PlayStation 3 version of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection to PlayStation Vita and vice-versa to continue playing where they left off, anytime of day. The PlayStation Vita version also utilizes the system's touch-screen and rear touchpad, allowing gamers to zoom in, peek around corners, interrogate enemies, cycle through equipment, an perform quick attacks with their knife.

Read the Press Release below :

KONAMI ANNOUNCES METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION AVAILABLE JUNE 12 FOR THE PLAYSTATION®VITA SYSTEM Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today unveiled the launch date for METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection, coming to the Playstation®Vita system on June 12. From the critically acclaimed director, Hideo Kojima, METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection includes two beloved classics, METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty and METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater. Featuring stunning, upgraded graphics from the original releases on the PlayStation®2, both titles include Transfarring. Players can transfer and save data from their PlayStation®3 METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection to their PlayStation®Vita system and start the action from where they left off. METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection for the PlayStation®Vita allows fans to experience the series like never before with optimized controls that take full advantage of the Vita's unique touch-screen and rear touchpad. Using just their fingers, gamers can zoom in on captivating cut-scenes, peek around corners, interrogate enemies, cycle through weapons, and perform rapid attacks with their knife. METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection will be available for the Playstation®Vita system on June 12.

We already know that the PlayStation Vita version of the Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection will launch across Europe in "Late June", and in Japan on 28th June 2012.

The Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection for the PlayStation Vita features the MSX2 titles; 'Metal Gear 1' and 'Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake' as well as ‘Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (original PS2 title from 2002) and ‘Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater' (also a PS2 original from 2005), but doesn't include the PSP title; Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

We have some news that could bring some hope to Metal Gear fans worldwide who like the PlayStation Vita today, because Konami's, Brand Manager Kevin Vlaming was asked in an interview with EvolveTV if a new Metal Gear game on the PlayStation Vita was a possibility, and he said :

"Oh, absolutely. Again, you know, whatever our fans want, our fans get. Really, we just want to expand the Metal Gear franchise. Obviously, with Rising — you know we're doing that. But again, you know, we're not focusing on, you know, what everything else is going on. But as far as the Vita is concerned, I wouldn't cancel anything out."

Beyond the release of the Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection on PlayStation Vita in June 2012, Konami hasn't announced any new installments in the Metal Gear franchise for Sony's handheld, but if there are any Metal Gear announcements for Vita, we'll keep you posted.

What kind of Metal Gear game would you like to see on the Vita? How about The Twin Snakes? Portable Ops? AC!D 3? Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance? or perhaps even the HD Edition of Peace Walker? Maybe even MGS5? Let us know what Metal Gear game you'd like on the Vita.

We already knew that Kojima Productions would be bringing a new trailer as well as a playable demo for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance to E3 2012, and now we've got the first image that displays the title screen for that demo. This is because Hideo Kojima shared the image of the demo's title screen via his Twitter account (here, here and here), where he said that he's currently checking the demo in preperation of E3 2012, and the above image is the first thing players will see when they start their play session at the Konami booth.

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This isn't the first we've seen the E3 2012 showing for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, because last week, director Yuji Korekado shared this image of his editing work on the game's E3 2012 trailer :

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is under development for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at Platinum Games, and is expected to be released in Japan, North America and Europe sometime in late 2012.

Konami have released a new campaign site for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, called WarOnOurShores.com, and it comes with a message saying "Keeping War Off/On Our Shores", then if you click on the text below saying "Uncover the Truth", you'll be redirected to the official Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance website.

Also on the WarOnOurShores website is a new video, which is part of the "Make it Right" series for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance titled “Senator Armstrong Leaked Audio", and it focuses on a leaked audio recording of Colorado Senator Stephen Armstrong's conversation, with one of his speech writers, where the horrific truth is revealed about what the Senator's true plans are for America.

We'll have to wait and see what those plans evolve into, but until then, you can check out the new video below or download just the audio in an MP3 right here.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - "Make it Right" Senator Armstrong Audio Embed

UPDATE : After the release of the latest "Might it Right" video in the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance viral series was released, Ravi Singh of The Snake Soup was leaving a class when he walked past a bulletin board and noticed this poster (viewable below). It said something about a Senator Armstrong from Colorado who wants to keep War Off Our Shores, except it was blacked out to say War On Our Shores and WAR MONGER across what seems to be a portrait of some guy.

By the way, this part of the campaign, unlike the others, seems to have a lot of positive feedback. Will Revengeance take place in the year 2020, or afterwards? Finally, and this has more to do with the audio clip, is Armstrong referring to the original 2008 Tea Party led by Ron Paul, which is pro civil rights and economic liberty? Or the 2010 Tea Party, which was just mad that their guy wasn't in office? They often clash, especially on the issue of war.

According to the latest episode of the Kojima Productions Report, host Season Eyestone and Kendoza said that the studio is very much working towards E3 2012, stating that they have "big things" in place, and that they have “a lot to really look forward to” at the conference in June 2012.

Additionally, the podcast discusses about the mysterious Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance teasers that have doing the rounds online of late, reassuring fans that even if everything seems a bit strange, weird and cryptic at the moment, it will all make sense and come together in the end. We can also expect some answers relating to those teasers for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance in the run up to and before E3 2012.

What might those big things be? For starters, Metal Gear Solid 5 could debut at E3 2012, as a numbered follow up to 2008's Metal Gear Solid 4. Despite Hideo Kojima's protests about continuing the series, Konami thrives on the money that the series brings in and recent losses mean they need it now more than ever. It's also the 25 th anniversary of the series this year. Recent reports say that, like Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, it will be a prequel that follows Big Boss rather than Solid Snake.

We could see more on the Zone of the Enders: HD Collection, or even a Zone of the Enders sequel, which would be a nice surprise but it's not likely one of the “big things” for E3 2012.

Also, “Project Ogre” could make an appearence at E3 2012, Hideo Kojima has teased his next big project under this name since December 2011. He said that he was making an open world game rather than a linear action title. It's said this game will run on Kojima Productions new FOX Engine, which allows for easy development on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PlayStation Vita, as well as maybe for Windows PC, and Nintendo Wii U.

The remainder of the podcast, among other things, talks about Hideo Kojima's ongoing European 25th Anniversary Metal Gear tour, and answers random Metal Gear/KP questions/comments from fans, which is normal for the Kojima Productions podcasts.