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Metal Gear Solid 4's DLC might only be saved thanks to the uncelebrated work of fan preservationists

Metal Gear Solid 4's new re-release in Master Collection Vol.2 appears to reference a fan-made Metal Gear Online project in its files, suggesting Konami relied on the project for DLC.

91.8% of Metal Gear Solid 4 players immediately got the achievement for ripping a statue's privates clean off

Metal Gear Solid 4 players on PC have earned one specific achievement right away, and all I can say is that poor statue.

What new tariff walls in U.S.-Canada trade war mean for the economy's critical metals

When the U.S.-Canada trade war erupted, the market repriced metals and materials stocks and ETFs, but longer-term investors should be wary.

Oakland Metal Sounds Like Greg Wilkinson

If you’ve loved a metal or punk record made in Oakland, California at any point in the past 20 years, there’s a good chance Greg Wilkinson recorded it.

The Nintendo ports of Metal Gear Solid 4 replace the iconic PS3 and PSP in-game consoles with generic variants

With the release of Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 2, it's been confirmed that Nintendo editions of Metal Gear Solid 4 have removed PlayStation references from the game.

Metal Gear Solid 4 wanted players to forget MGS2’s wildest and most relevant plot point, and it worked

Metal Gizmo Solid The post Metal Gear Solid 4 wanted players to forget MGS2’s wildest and most relevant plot point, and it worked appeared first on Destructoid .

How to beat every Metal Gear Solid 4 boss

The various Metal Gear Solid 4 boss fights can be particularly challenging, with each pitting you against a unique enemy that you need to defeat before you can progress further through the act.

7 Metal Gear Solid 4 tips to help you complete your final mission

Having some Metal Gear Solid 4 tips to hand will stand you in good stead, whether you're returning to the battlefield or checking out Guns of the Patriots for the first time.

Christian Metal Band Demon Hunter Sues Over KPop Demon Hunters Trademark

Band alleges trademark infringement, consumer confusion by massively popular animated film

Miss Chile Ignacia Fernández Delivers Crushing Death Metal Performance at Miss World Competition

The beauty pageant contestant performed her band Decessus' original song "The Hollow Descent." Miss Chile Ignacia Fernández Delivers Crushing Death Metal Performance at Miss World Competition Spencer Kaufman

The 10 best Metal Gear games of all time

Here you'll find our ranking of the best Metal Gear games in the almost 40-year history of the iconic stealth action series.

Speedrunner turns one of Metal Gear Solid 4's biggest bosses into a total pushover using the power of Master Collection Vol 2's enhanced framerate

A Metal Gear Speedrunner has discovered that the higher framerate in Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 2 has made one of the series ' most iconic boss fights a cakewalk.

Move over Gamescom, Konami is heading to CatCon and it's bringing Metal Gear Solid-themed cat toys with it

Have you ever looked at your cat and thought, 'I bet they'd love Metal Gear Solid'.

Electrically charged raindrops could be corroding metal with protective coatings

Electrically charged raindrops, a naturally occurring phenomenon, can break down surfaces treated with protective coatings, according to new research published in Nature. This previously overlooked corrosion mechanism highlights the need for a new method of preserving metal objec

Konami reveals Metal Gear Solid cat toys in team-up with huge feline influencer

Konami has unveiled a collection of Metal Gear Solid products made for cats, complete with cardboard boxes designed for feline stealth missions.

Konami Partners With Celebrity Kitty to Release Metal Gear Cat Toys at CatCon 2026

Konami is partnering up with a celebrity kitty named ‘one-eared Uno’ to debut a special Metal Gear cat toy collection available at CatCon 2026.

Metal Gear Solid 4: The Flawed Masterpiece Kojima Didn't Want to Make

With Metal Gear Solid 4 finally arriving on modern consoles thanks to Master Collection Vol. 2, we take a look back at the game's legacy. Was it really just a big cutscene, or is it Kojima's masterpiece?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources Director Courtis Buys $2.9 Million Shares. What Does This Mean for Investors?

The Metals Company Is Riding the Critical Metals Boom. Here's Why I Still Wouldn't Touch It.

Drone Metal Orthodox Priest Guitarist Responds to Fascism, Homophobia Accusations

Father Dionysios Tabakis had recently come under fire for religious blog posts that employed homophobic language, as well as ties to a Greek neo-Nazi organization

Tested: You have to see Sharge’s impressive new metal unibody power bank with display [Launch deal]

Not all power banks are made equal.

Poor liquid metal application almost destroys Asus Zephyrus M16 laptop, eats through the processor lid — paste replacement triples framerates, drops temps, and

Asus has been putting liquid metal on mobile dies used in its laptops for a few years at this point.

Jordan Brand Brings the Air Jordan 3 Mid TD Cleat to the Gridiron in "Metallic Silver"

Summary Jordan Brand is releasing the Air Jordan 3 Mid TD cleat in a sleek monochromatic Metallic Silver colorwayThe design pairs a tumbled leather upper with elephant-print overlays and a gridiron-ready TD cleated outsoleThe model features an Air Zoom forefoot unit and wide stud

Nationwide recall expands to 3.6 million grill brushes after consumers swallowed metal bristles

Labor Day is just around the corner, a day when Americans will be firing up the BBQ grills for the last time this summer.

Drone Metal Priest Father Dionysios Tabakis Addresses Fascism And Homophobia Accusations Ahead Of First-Ever Live Set

In June, Father Dionysios Tabakis announced he was getting ready to play his first-ever live set at Philadelphia's Making Time fest, which goes down next month.

Metal ceramics under AI control: A new approach for calculating the mechanical properties of materials

Researchers from the Skoltech Materials Center have proposed a new approach to modeling the mechanical properties of heterogeneous materials, combining machine learning with active learning on local chemical configurations. The method enables calculations of large systems contain

Waka Waka curls colourful metal into curved shapes for Ribbon furniture collection

Los Angeles studio Waka Waka has designed Ribbon, an undulating furniture collection made from steel and aluminium decorated with saturated colours, for Japanese manufacturer Benex's Eetal project. Eetal, which presented a selection of sheet-metal furniture during design festival

Trump hits back at Carney, threatens to hike auto, truck, metals tariffs to 50% - NBC News

Trump hits back at Carney, threatens to hike auto, truck, metals tariffs to 50% NBC News Opinion | Mark Carney Did What Canadians Elected Him to Do The New York Times What to know about Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods and rising tensions between once close allies WPRI.com Trump

'Low-level' metal traces linked to WA playground closure

Archaeologists in Denmark Discover Rare Fragments of 1,300-Year-Old Clothing Preserved Inside a Viking Age Grave

Researchers found the textile traces on a pair of metal brooches. When the accessories corroded, they released metallic salts that inadvertently preserved the fabric for centuries

Iron Maiden Kick Off 2026 North American Tour with 17-Song Set of Classics: Photos, Video + Setlist

The setlist was culled from eight of the legendary metal act's first nine albums. Iron Maiden Kick Off 2026 North American Tour with 17-Song Set of Classics: Photos, Video + Setlist Spencer Kaufman

Bad Wolves Announce Cover of “Jolene” That Was Intended to Feature Dolly Parton

The country superstar apparently was set to add her vocals to the metal version of her song. Bad Wolves Announce Cover of “Jolene” That Was Intended to Feature Dolly Parton Spencer Kaufman

Greek Orthodox priest and cult musician clarifies views on homosexuality

Father Dionysios Tabakis says his views are those of Orthodox church, ‘nothing more, nothing less’ A Greek Orthodox priest whose home-recorded album of drone metal and religious dubstep has made him a cult figure in experimental music circles has issued a statement in which he ha

Primate-specific regulation of the human glycosphingolipid gatekeeper UGCG

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10927-4 Cryogenic electron microscopy structures of full-length human UGCG, the gatekeeper that dictates the scale and composition of glycosphingolipid diversity, are reported, showing that it uses a metal-independe

Death toll mounts in Nepal and China after Himalayan flood

Television images showed collapsed homes, floating cars and a metal bridge being washed away, while witnesses said the waters engulfed entire villages.

Double Fine made Brutal Legend free for a fitting 666 minutes in tribute to Tim Curry, who played the game's antagonist

In honor of Tim Curry, Double Fine made its heavy metal hack-and-slash RTS Brutal Legend free for 666 minutes.

Jack Osbourne Promises That Ozzy Osbourne Biopic Will Be For the People, Not ‘Artsy, Esoteric’

The late metal god's son said the script for the untitled movie is done and that the search for a director is on.

Innovative etching method for silicon: Higher precision through interlayer

In micro- and nanotechnology, highly precise components with tall, narrow structures (high aspect ratios) made from semiconductor materials like silicon are important. A promising fabrication method is gas-phase metal-assisted chemical etching (MacEtch). In this plasma-free proce

Mastodon’s New Album, ‘Marrow Deep,’ May Be Their ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’

Recorded a week after the death of former bandmate Brent Hinds, the Atlanta metal crew mines their grief for one of their most emotional albums

Acid Bath Bring Their Sludge to New York City with Support from Obituary: Photos + Setlists

The two acts electrified metal fans at Manhattan's Pier 17. Acid Bath Bring Their Sludge to New York City with Support from Obituary: Photos + Setlists Kevin RC Wilson

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cameron Winter At Carnegie Hall Concert Film Is Going On Tour

Last December, while shockwaves from Geese's album Getting Killed rippled through the world, that band's frontman Cameron Winter played what was apparently a momentous solo show at the storied New York venue Carnegie Hall. Winter played songs from his 2024 solo album Heavy Metal

Catalyzing the community: Chemists and Navajo leaders educate on clean water

Many Native American communities in rural areas rely on well water, but the quality and safety of that water can vary significantly. Researchers led by Jani C. Ingram measured levels of heavy metals in well water on tribal lands through a community partnership with the Navajo Nat

"I want to keep pouring my energy into game creation going forward" - Hideo Kojima still wants to make games even at 63

Hideo Kojima - known as the director of the Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid series - celebrated his 63rd birthday recently. Don't worry though, he's not interested in retiring just yet. Read more

Heavy Song of the Week: Down Return with Masterpiece “Blood Oath”

Down return after over a decade with the genuinely perfect Sabbathian doom metal track "Blood Oath." Heavy Song of the Week: Down Return with Masterpiece “Blood Oath” Langdon Hickman

Inside the race to prepare cities for extreme heat

A sea of corrugated metal roofs stretches into the distance across an informal settlement in Makassar, Indonesia.

Billy Strings Joins Cryptopsy At His Ionia Freak Fair

Bluegrass phenom Billy Strings is a bigtime metalhead who came up playing in metal bands, and he seems to have a special affection for Montreal tech-death legends Cryptopsy.

The First Battery Was Inspired By a Dead Frog

In a display case on the lower level of the Faraday Museum at the Royal Institution in London, there’s an unassuming stack of gray metal discs and blotting paper.

Foster + Partners designs retail podium to highlight "precision and modernity" of Norton Motorcycles

Foster + Partners Industrial Design has developed a showroom concept for British motorcycle brand Norton Motorcycles, including sleek metal display stands that present the vehicles like sculptures on a plinth.

Dezeen's favourite furniture and lighting from August

A scrap-metal-and-glass lamp and a bed made from a stack of pillows feature in this roundup of furniture and lighting spotted by design and interiors reporter Jane Englefield over the past month.

Did a goat herder's lucky $200 nugget spark a gold rush in western Kenya?

Prospectors have come to West Pokot county in the hope a gram of the precious metal can change their lives.

Essential Releases, August 21, 2026

Thrash metal, electronic kosmiche, experimental, and more. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily .

Bad Wolves Kicked Off Skillet Tour, Guitarist Departs Over Label’s Decision to Release Dolly Parton Cover

The "Jolene" cover comes out August 31st against the metal band's wishes, now-departed guitarist AJ Rebollo said, while their singer claimed Skillet fan speculation got them booted from a tour.

The AI-Native SDLC Starts with Your Infrastructure

Article URL: https://metalbear.com/blog/ai-native-sdlc-infrastructure/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49508200 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

What It Means to Love Elliott Smith

One of the last videos taken of Elliott Smith shows him at the Fonda Theatre, in Los Angeles. He’s sitting in a metal stacking chair, wearing faded dark pants and a T‑shirt that says i <3 metal, a little slumped

Bitfinex Securities raises $50 million in push to offer tokenized nickel trading

Bitfinex Securities is preparing to list a new security linked to a Luxembourg-based industrial metals platform built around a $1.6 billion stockpile of high-purity nickel wire.

Besieged Qusra residents fear permanent Israeli presence

Israeli forces have installed three new metal gates near Palestinian homes that are under siege in Qusra.

Copper’s record run is sending three clear messages about the state of financial markets today

Copper just hit a fresh record, while one ETF tracking the metal is up nearly 20% in August and on pace for its best month on record.

Spontaneously charged water drops induce corrosion

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10941-6 Experiments have shown that spontaneously charged water drops can damage coatings on metal surfaces, leading to corrosion of the metal.

adidas Reworks the Forum Into a Cheetah Print Square-Toe Loafer

Name: adidas Forum SQ Loafer “Cheetah Print”Colorway: Core Black/Gold MetallicSKU: KJ8219MSRP: ¥19,800 JPY (approx.

Chuwi UniBook Review: A budget rival to the MacBook Neo and Dell XPS 13

Finding a good budget laptop under $500 has always been challenging, and rising component costs have pushed even the most basic models over that mark. Chuwi’s UniBook, for $449, looks tempting on paper, pairing Intel's latest entry-level Core processor with a thin metal chassis,

AHLEM Presents “ECHOES OF LOVE” Eyewear Collection

Summary AHLEM unveils its 17-frame "ECHOES OF LOVE" collection inspired by romantic narratives.The range features hand-hammered metals, 22K gold electroplating, nickel-free bronze.Available now via the brand's website and flagship stores. Los Angeles-based luxury eyewear label AH

AI finds six ways to print rocket-grade alloy on commercial 3D printers

Washington State University researchers used artificial intelligence to find a more efficient, less expensive way to 3D-print a high-performance metal alloy, saving researchers from needing to painstakingly test more than 100 million options.

Lutnick’s intervention in Canada talks draws praise and blame

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick emerged as a champion for U.S. metal producers while the Canadians blame him for moving the goalposts, sources said.

The Nike Mind 001 Brings the Sensory-Node Tech to a Slip-On in "Tarp Green"

Name: Nike Mind 001 “Tarp Green”Colorway: Tarp Green/Light Orewood Brown/Black/Metallic Dark GreySKU: HQ4309-301MSRP: $95 USDRelease Date: October 1Where to Buy: SNKRSThe Nike Mind 001 Women's Pregame Mules are back in a new "Tarp Green" colorway for Fall 2026. The backless slip-

Ahead of Ozzy Osbourne ‘Prince of Darkness’ Haunted House’s Debut at Universal Orlando, Check Out These Crazy Scary Photos

The late heavy metal icon’s son Jack and widow Sharon were heavily involved in everything from story creation to approving scene design.

Nike Kobe 3 Low Protro Prepares for "Pure Platinum" Fall 2026 Release

Summary Nike is expanding its Kobe 3 Low Protro lineup with an upcoming "Pure Platinum" colorwayThe understated design features a light grey build highlighted by metallic heel branding and Armory Blue accentsThe sneaker is scheduled to release in September 2026 for a retail price

Why an announcement from the Treasury sparked a rally in gold and bitcoin this week

Cryptocurrencies and precious metals shot higher, while the U.S. dollar weakened, after the Treasury Department said it planned to double its bond buybacks.

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released.