Speaking to the European PlayStation Blog in an interview, Hideo Kojima gave some more gameplay info about his next Solid masterpiece, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. After this one and Metal Gear Solid: Rising (PS3, Xbox 360, and PC), however, the real Big Boss behind Metal Gear Solid is set to leave the franchise in the hands of his younger colleagues at Kojima Productions, leaving the creative genius wide open for new games.

Who would've thought. Kojima's teams in competition. That's right. The two teams working separately on Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Metal Gear Solid: Rising (PS3, Xbox 360, and PC) "are not really good friends," this according to the big man himself, Hideo Kojima. Find out why in the full article.

If you thought the graphics in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots were already top-notch, just wait until Metal Gear Solid: Rising comes out. Be prepared, though. You may have to wear special glasses to keep your eyes from bleeding because of the awesome graphics as the Kojima Productions team has claimed Rising will have even better visuals than MGS4.

The rain on Kojima's teaser site has lifted and the man behind it all made an appearance at Microsoft's E3 keynote with his long-awaited game. Many speculations have called it right - the blown-up looking dude at the teaser countdown was indeed Raiden, and he's gonna be the star of Metal Gear Solid: Rising. Details after the jump.