Konami is operating a limited-time physical store in Osaka that sells Metal Gear merchandise, while a Nendoroid of series creator Hideo Kojima is available for pre-order and a recent column analyzes a thematic element of Metal Gear Solid V.
Konami Digital Entertainment opened its first physical store in about 11 years, the KONAMI STYLE POP UP STORE in Shinsaibashi, Osaka, running from August 1 to 23. The pop-up sells merchandise from Metal Gear alongside other Konami franchises such as Powerful Pro Baseball, Bomberman, Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side, and a new Yu-Gi-Oh! art label. A limited sticker featuring the Konami command code is offered as a purchase bonus.
Outside of retail, the Metal Gear series remains a reference point for its creator. Good Smile Arts Shanghai is releasing a Nendoroid of Hideo Kojima, the creator of Metal Gear and Death Stranding. The figure stands about 100mm tall, includes three expression parts and optional accessories, and is available for pre-order on Amazon Japan at 6,500 yen with a December 31, 2026 release date.
A Game Spark column published in July 2026 argues that the vocal cord parasites in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain are not a plot contrivance but a deliberate thematic device. The column frames the parasites as Kojima's response to the late novelist Project Itoh, replacing Itoh's concept of internal determinism with an external cause to assert human dignity against despair.
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Game Spark's weekly ranking for July 17-23, 2026, features a psychological horror game's Japanese translation update, a developer interview about a mining game, and an analysis of a Metal Gear Solid V setting.
A Metal Gear Solid pop-up store will run at Kinokuniya Bookstore Shinjuku main store from August 18 to September 4, 2026. The store celebrates the release of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 and sells goods featuring illustrations by artist Superlog, including a limited silk screen poster, acrylic stands, and more. Online sales begin the same day.
Konami Digital Entertainment is offering the original Metal Gear Solid, as included in the Master Collection version, for free on Steam until 2:00 a.m. on July 28. The free play period celebrates the upcoming release of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 on August 27.
Konami Digital Entertainment will open the KONAMI STYLE POP UP STORE in Shinsaibashi, Osaka, from August 1 to 23. It is the company's first physical store in about 11 years. The pop-up will sell merchandise from Metal Gear, Powerful Pro Baseball, Bomberman, Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side, and a new Yu-Gi-Oh! art label. A limited sticker featuring the Konami command code is a purchase bonus.
A Game Spark column argues that the vocal cord parasites in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain are not a plot contrivance but a deliberate thematic device. Author Hideo Kojima, a close friend of the late novelist Project Itoh, replaces Itoh's concept of internal determinism with an external cause, asserting human dignity against despair.
Good Smile Arts Shanghai is releasing a Nendoroid of Hideo Kojima, the creator of Metal Gear and Death Stranding. The figure stands about 100mm tall, includes three expression parts and optional accessories, and is available for pre-order on Amazon Japan at 6,500 yen with a December 31, 2026 release date.