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Gamer's Hideout is having a special MGS4 pre-order program where the first 100 customers will get a nice MGS4 bag, t-shirt and patch. Also, you'll be entered into a lucky draw where the top prize of a 32-inch Samsung LCD TV is up for grabs!

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Actually the exclusive pre-order plan will only start at the late night. At the noon~evening time that will be some activities and showcase of Konami games which including some casual tournament and gameplay.

This will be the first looks of the pre-order card(only front side, the back part need some amendment), still its might have some changes:
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You can only obtain it from Tech Asia counter once we got it ready. The bottom part will be tear off for lucky draw purpose, total 10 lucky drawer will gain the chance to bought LE at normal edition price.

Thats few more goodies if you pre-order it from Tech Asia, everything will be confirm within this few days.

Regards.

Sound like it's coming along nicely, should still be a Mar/Apr release then.

Not Mar/Apr ... Q2, 2008 means around June-August 2008.

Oops. I just can't wait. 

Q2 not quarter 2? april to jun?

heck, if they can release by 2008 i aredi dem happy liao

CHOY!~
ur mouth dun be so busuk... later really 2009....

If Q2... then gives me more time to save money 2 buy PS3. hopefully PS3 is slightly cheaper at that time.

MGS4 Almost Done, Says Kojima Productions

On the latest episode of the Kojima Productions Report podcast, Associate Producer Ryan Payton announced some news that'll warm the hearts of every eager Metal Gear fan the world over: Metal Gear Solid 4 is almost done, and won't slip past the second quarter.

"We are on the eve of entering the bug-checking phase, which means that we're pretty far along," Payton said. Bugs not withstanding (and with a few pieces, such as the opening cinematic, still missing), the game can already be played "from start to finish." While Payton said it's standard practice at Kojima Productions to continue to add and refine features even as close to weeks from finalizing the code, they are now mostly in the bug-squashing phase.

Payton, who was joined on this episode by recently departed 1UP alumnae Mark MacDonald, also assured that MGS4 -- which last year slipped past it's end of 2007 release date into 08 -- would not be slipping again. "We're committed to this quarter-two release date, this release time-frame," Payton said. "Mr. Kojima, of all people, is committed to it, because he really hates to disappoint people. And I know that he is embarrassed by what happened with the 2007 slip into 2008."

That's not to say that a specific release date is set, though, despite those listed by retailers and banding about in Internet rumors. "We're still going back and forth with marketing about when we're going to do the release -- it's going to be a simultaneous worldwide release," Payton said. "It's not going to be the same day, but more like what Halo's done, where it's the same week. We're still trying to strategize it, and make sure it works for all territories. Any date you're seeing is just speculation."

Payton also expressed his hopes that MGS4's second-quarter release will help break the stranglehold the fall quarter has on video game releases. "This could be a big opportunity, you know, second quarter, to prove to retailers and other publishers that you can have a huge hit in those months, that people are willing to play games just as they're willing to go to movies."

And lastly, while it has nothing to do with release time-frames, there was one last bit of great MGS4 news: you'll be able to pause cut-scenes. Rejoice, young, stalwart gamer, for no more will you have to sit uncomfortably through a lengthy, unexpected cut-scene while nature calls.

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