Konami USA has confirmed to Shacknews that "Hideo Kojima will continue working on Metal Gear Solid games," though the company would not clarify if this meant Kojima would be writing or directing future entries.

During the E3 2010 roundtable discussion with Shigenobu Matsuyama, the producer of Metal Gear Solid Rising, a question was raised about Rising's place within the Metal Gear Solid canon.To this, Mr. Matsuyama's response, via translator, seemed to hint the franchise creator Hideo Kojima might not be done with MGS. Read more »

Harmonix is trying something with Rock Band 3. Along with adding 80-plus on-disc tunes, improving the user interface, and changing up the single-player progression, the developer is attempting to change the landscape of the music game genre entirely.

Not only is a keyboard peripheral being added to the game, Harmonix will introduce something called Pro Mode, which will present a realistic experience on each of the game's instruments. On keyboard, the entire peripheral is used. On drums, cymbals must be hit. On guitar and bass, a new peripheral or a real custom guitar must be used to play as a real guitarist might play. Read more »