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Kojima: No Hayter In MGSV Because “We’re Recreating MGS”

David Hayter has voiced Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series since…well, forever. But he has been replaced in the upcoming fifth installment.

Many fans are downright irate, but series guru Hideo Kojima has tried to explain why Hayter won't be reprising his role in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain or – presumably – Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes , which evidently is a prequel to MGSV.

After Hayter Tweeted that he wasn't even asked to do the project, fans started clamoring for answers. Kojima tried to provide us with that answer during a recent GameTrailers interview with Geoff Keighley, although some may not like the reply:

"I can say, yes, it will be a new person. I can't say who it is yet. What we're trying to accomplish here is recreate the Metal Gear series. It's a new type of Metal Gear game, and we want to have this reflected in the voice actor as well."

Kojima also implies that this new mystery actor will be the voice for Snake from here on out, and another rumor says that "24" star Kiefer Sutherland has been tapped to play a new supporting character, Ishmael, as well as franchise mainstay Big Boss. So is not getting Hayter to play Snake a deal-breaker for you? Or are you willing to give this new actor a chance?

Related Game(s): Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

If There’s One Fighter Who Needs To Be In PlayStation All-Stars…

It's almost certainly Solid Snake. I mean, you can't get much more iconic in the world of PlayStation, can you?

So it's nice to hear that at the very least, the addition of the legendary Solid Snake to the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale roster is a possibility.

This according to GamerFitNation ; in speaking with Seth Killian at the New York Comic-Con, Killian says trying to put Old Solid Snake in Battle Royale is "something to be looked into." While the team's current focus is on bringing Raiden to the colorful battler, there's no doubt that fans want Snake, too. Raiden is a bad-ass, no doubt about it, but there is no Metal Gear Solid without the main man. And wouldn't he make a formidable opponent in PlayStation All-Stars ? I think he'd be awesome.

I'd want him to be able to blend in, go stealth, and backstab the hell out of everyone. But that's just me.

Related Game(s): PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

Kojima: The Lighting Makes Snake Look Old In Ground Zeroes

"I'm not old! The lighting is just terrible around here."

That's what Snake would be saying right now, apparently. After Metal Gear Ground Zeroes was announced, it seemed obvious that the main character was a little on the aged side, due to his gray hair and beard after removing his goggles.

But in truth, that was just a trick of the eye. On his English Twitter feed , Hideo Kojima confirmed that Snake's hair wasn't gray at all; it was just a "rim-lighting" issue.

"Saw many tweet about Snake in grey hair after taking off the goggle. This is due to the rim-lighting."

He also posted up a picture of Snake with darker-looking hair, and we can sort of see what he means by the lighting. Still, we're going to need an explanation as to both the age of the protagonist and the time of the setting. Can it be a direct sequel to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots ? Or are we looking at a prequel? Either way, though, the game looks downright fantastic so we're not too concerned about hair right now.

Related Game(s): Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes