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We got hands on time with Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, and it's shaping up to be a faithful remake of Hideo Kojima's MGS3. In this preview, Dan Ryckert got to play the first segment of the MGS3 3 Remake aka the Virtuous Mission. We were not allowed to capture and Konami did not provide broll gameplay.

A reliable source has indicated that Sony is closely monitoring the current handheld gaming console space, possibly for a new portable PlayStation console in the future. After the discontinuation of the commercially unsuccessful PlayStation Vita in 2019, Sony has largely distanced itself from the dedicated handheld console market for several years, but that may change in the coming years.

Its been less than a year since Konami released Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection, a compilation that keeps the first five games in the series playable on modern hardware. That easy availability is hardly a given thanks to the wider industrys disregard for game preservation. But the collections technical limitations and lack of modernization left some fans cynical.MGS Delta: Snake Eater, a remade version of Metal Gear Solid 3, is a different approach. Theres a whole new generation of gamers who are not familiar with the Metal Gear series, Konami producer Noriaki Okamura told me at a recent preview event for the game. Bringing the series to this modern audience, he said, was an exercise in drawing the line of what we should and shouldnt alter to make sure that it feels modern but still nostalgic.The changes are mostly cosmetic. Konamis presentation at the games hands-on event in London focuses on the fact that 2020s technology can create much-improved facial expressions and foliage; so, yes, Snake scowling around the jungle looks great. The control system has also been updated for modern sensibilities, but the classic system is preserved for the dedicated or curious.One mechanical addition is lasting damage. If Snake gets shot, that scar will stay with him throughout the game. Im a fan of the concept, but I didnt get to see how far it would go. In playing through the games opening mission, Virtuous, I have to admit my less-than-sneaky Snake got shot plenty of times, but I didnt notice anything distinctive beyond persistent bloodstains.As for whats staying the same, Okamura says Konami definitely didnt want to alter any of the story or world. He calls MGS3 one of his favorite games. But its not a decision without a little defensiveness: When asked why the story still resonates for him personally and for fans in general 20 years on, Okamura didnt answer directly, instead stressing that Konami does recognize that some of the expressions in the game could be outdated. The same disclaimer that appears in the Master Collection also appears at the beginning of Delta.The outdated elements have been included without alteration to preserve the historical context in which the game was made and the creators original vision, reads that disclaimer. Okamura also tells me directly that theyre left in out of respect to the original creator. And to be clear, I dont have a problem with the decision to preserve the narrative as-is, nor the inclusion of a disclaimer. The repeated references to Metal Gear writer and director Hideo Kojima without naming him are more interesting.Remakes and remasters happen without the involvement of the original developers all the time, but games in general rarely have the level of intense perceived auteurship of the Metal Gear series. And yet, based on my memory of the playtest, unlike MGS3, Delta does not call itself a Hideo Kojima game. (I tried to clarify this with Konami PR, but they didnt reply.) This is fair; hundreds of people worked on Delta and Hideo Kojima did not, directly. (He is still credited multiple times in the opening crawl for the work he did on 3.) Some of the Delta team actually did also work on the Metal Gear series previously, including Okamura himself. And yet even Konami cant escape the mythologization of Kojima, the creator singular whom Delta must respect.Its been almost 10 years since Konami closed the original Kojima Productions. Other than the Master Collection, the only Metal Gear release was Metal Gear Survive, which was poorly received and seems to have had disappointing sales numbers. Okamura says that the lesson Konami has learned from that experience is to ask what do the fans actually want and what should we be offering to those fans?The answer, implicitly, is that fans want what Kojima and his team made. And on that question alone, I think that Delta is a fine way to give it to them. Its very close to the original, down to the voice lines being reused, and where things have changed, the modernization feels tactful. Its designers goal is to give returning players nostalgia and to faithfully allow new players a similar-feeling entry into the series, and it will likely succeed. Including options like the classic controls is also valuable, and this project seems more likely to bring new fans into the series than the Master Collection. Having both available is broadly a best-of-both-worlds situation when it comes to game preservation.Ultimately, though, Konami capitalizing on games made by a studio it shuttered isnt a benevolent offering handed down without strings to the platonic concept of the fan. What fans want is a more pleasant framing than what people will spend money on, but its also a self-evident synonym. In the opening to Delta, Snake says that he is devoted to the President and the top brass. If they get replaced, no problem. I follow the will of the leader, no matter whos in charge. In the same way, it probably doesnt matter to most people who is benefitting from Deltas existence.But in the ongoing remake culture the way art is being held in IP for the C-suite to endlessly wring out, and the massive cascade of layoffs and studio closures of the past couple of years the tension between who made something and who has the right to benefit from recreating it is only likely to increase. Given that MGS3 was chosen as an on-ramp for a new generation of Metal Gear players, being the first chronologically in the series, this probably wont be the only time Konamis developers are in this situation. And in that greater context, no matter how respectful Delta is, that tension will still remain.Disclosure: This article is based on a preview event held by publisher Konami in London, England on Aug. 12. Konami provided Polygons travel and accommodations for the event. You can find additional information about Polygons ethics policy here.

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For some reason, my cleaning efforts have been way more intense this year than usual: Ive been reorganizing all my stuff, getting rid of old things, and trying to find better ways to store what I keep instead of just sprucing the place up as-is. This has gone great with my clothes, kitchen gadgets, makeup, and decorations, but Ive found myself getting frustrated as I try to find a better way to store my bags. By their nature, purses and handbags are spacious and the idea of folding or crumpling them is unappealing, since that makes them look so much worse when its time to actually use them. Ive been scheming on bag storage for a while, trying a little of this and that, and I think I've finally come up with some good solutions.A useful hack for storing small bagsI make my living by writing and spend that money on more education, so where I go, my laptop goes. That means I have a ton of totes and large-capacity bags. When Im not staring at a screen, though, I like to dress up and go out, which means I also have a ton of small bags. I saw a hack from a vintage seller named Aarica Nichole on Instagram for storing small bags using materials you can pick up at your local hardware store, so I tried it out.What youll need:One hanger or a drywall hookLarge chainsSome S-hooks, like theseYou simply hang the chain up, either on a hook or a hanger, thread the S hooks into it, and hang your bags off the hooks. Nichole actually anchored hers into her ceiling, but I decided to try hanging mine in a closet. What you do depends on how into the concept of storage-as-decoration you are and how much space you have. Heres how mine looked before adding some bags: Credit: Lindsey Ellefson I noticed right away that this was not a solution for larger bags, but I could potentially put some totes toward the bottom, so I added one and didn't see any indications that it was too heavy. Figuring out how to arrange the bags so they laid as flat as possible was hard, as some had structured bottoms that made them take up space and stick out at unwieldy angles. Because of that, this wasnt ideal for my closet at all; the bag storage was just too space-consuming to exist next to my clothes. Nichole had the right idea keeping this free-hanging in a room. Heres what I ended up with after my trial run of five differently sized bags: Credit: Lindsey Ellefson This hack works great if you have a lot of smaller-sized or lightweight bags and the right space to hang them up. So while Im not a fan of my closet version, when I get the rest of my apartment sorted out, I plan to hang a few of these chains around. But for clutches, big bags, backpacks, and cross-bodies with long straps, there are still other options.Other bag-storage solutionsNot every bag is right for hanging on the chain, but check out these storage solutions you can get for everything else:This purse organizer ($18.96 for two) hangs in the closet and has eight separate pockets designed to hold medium-sized bags while keeping them safe behind a plastic screen. Hanging Purse Organizer, Pack of Two $18.96 at Amazon Shop Now Shop Now $18.96 at Amazon Try over-the-door solutions, like this unit with two shelves and 11 hooks ($25.99). It attaches to a front door or closet door, making it easy to keep out of the way without sacrificing much actual closet space.Utilize the space under your bed or couch with these flat, rolling storage containers ($31.44 for two).Switch up your shelving with a cube unit, which keeps contents separate and prevents anything from accidentally falling on or crushing them. I have ones like this ($49) and love that they make it easy to keep different categories of items separate. Furinno Luder Bookcase / Book / Storage , 11-Cube, White $49.00 $99.99 Save $50.99 Get Deal Get Deal $49.00 $99.99 Save $50.99 Otherwise, consider going all-in on storage and picking up some storage furniture that can hide your bags while serving other purposes in your home. Finally, I have an anti-recommendation: Learn from my past mistakes and don't try to store bags within bags. Not only does this cause them to get wrinkled and distorted, but it makes it frustrating to try to remember what bags you have at all, let alone which other bags they're stuffed in. If storing them individually annoys you because of how much space it takes up, even when employing hacks, try storing other things, like shoes, cords, or infrequently used items inside the bags themselves. I do this with my totes: One is for swimsuits; another is for important papers; and a third is a catch-all, kind of like a junk drawer. When I want to use that bag, I just dump out its contents onto the shelf where the bag was sitting and go on my way. Oh, and of course, if your purses came in dust bags, please use them. Even the best-organized handbag can be a victim of dust and spills. Don't let this happen to you.

The new Terminator anime heading to Netflix looks absolutely brutal in a trailer that dropped this weekend. Terminator Zero is set in 2022 and 1997 (the year of Judgment Day, as described in Terminator 2) and focuses on new characters: Eiko and the scientist Malcom Lee, who are being hunted by a Terminator. The series is produced by Skydance and Production I.G., the Japanese animation studio behind Ghost in the Shell and Psycho-Pass.Fittingly, it drops on August 29, in a nod to the date of the fictional nuclear annihilation event. You can check out the new trailer below but just a heads up for anyone who isnt into anime gore, this clip is packed with it.Netflix also released a six-minute look at the shows tense opening on its companion site, Tudum, earlier this week. It begins in a nightmare version of 2022 before traveling back in time. Per the site:Eiko later arrives in 1997 to protect a scientist named Malcolm Lee (Andr Holland) who works to launch a new AI system designed to compete with Skynets impending attack on humanity. As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, hes hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future, which forever alters the fate of his three children.The show was first revealed to be in production late last year, when Netflix dropped a teaser under the working title of Terminator: The Anime Series. The first season will have eight episodes. And, dare I say it, it looks pretty good.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/netflix-drops-a-gory-new-trailer-for-terminator-zero-an-anime-from-the-studio-behind-ghost-in-the-shell-195026137.html?src=rss

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