I guess if this is successful Benson could be back for Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PlayStation 2, 2004) and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PlayStation 3, 2008).

According to Raymond the book should be out sometime next autumn. If you’re interested in the first, check out Amazon.com.

Prior to this Benson also adapted the first two books in the video games series Splinter Cell for Tom Clancy’s brand. Both books made their way on to the New York Times Top 10 Bestsellers list and Benson’s pseudonym, David Michaels, went on to write two more (thus far) Splinter Cell books and launch another Tom Clancy brand based on an upcoming video game called EndWar.

As much as I play games, I’ve never played Metal Gear Solid (which is probably a crime). Almost played the 2004 remake of it for the GameCube called The Twin Snakes, but never got around to it. Played all the Splinter Cell games though – which obviously means nothing to this post.

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The game appears to be a combination of both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. Concept art shows locations including Montenegro, Miami, and Venice (all from Casino Royale) as well as Lake Como (both Casino Royale and Qunatum of Solace), Siena, Austria, and Bolivia (all from Quantum of Solace) – not to mention London and “Outskirts”.

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Thanks to CommanderBond.net for the heads up.

Activision will instead be hosting a “Gamer’s Day” the same week of E3. It’s possible we could see Quantum of Solace then. Maybe. Could be earlier, could be later.

In the good ol’ US of A, we’ll be getting an 80GB PS3 bundle with the new DualShock 3 and Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots for $499.

“Unfortunately, we were never contacted by the publication to confirm information or participate in the story in any way, as we would have confirmed that we do not have the necessary rights to release GoldenEye on Xbox Live Arcade.” – Microsoft Game Studios

There you go folks. Maybe Microsoft should just port Perfect Dark to Xbox Live Arcade instead. Don’t kill me, but as much as I love GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark pretty much had a superior, albeit obviously similar multiplayer experience, it just came later in the Nintendo 64′s lifetime and didn’t get the love that it should have. Perfect Dark Zero didn’t do it any favors either.

Prediction: Next week rumors start up again.

Well, here we go again folks. It would appear that the magazine “Xbox World 360″ has landed an “exclusive” for their next issue in which they’ll reveal an Xbox 360 title and have hands-on impressions. The issue gets released next Wednesday. Just look for a frenzy of rumors to kick up about the game being GoldenEye. Why? The magazine’s website has been releasing pieces of a screenshot to tease their readers and when you jigsaw them around, it’s clearly a screenshot of GoldenEye on the Dam level, but with prettier graphics. Or so we would think. The picture on the right is what one user has thus far put together.

No one doubts the game was in the works. I have screenshots myself to prove that and have shown one to readers of this blog. It’s a question if it will ever see the light of day. I imagine it will. A deal will be made, the question is when… if it hasn’t already. “I think your odds are improving, Mr. Bond.”

“We have nothing to do with a Goldeneye 007 game, I would think that is Nintendo and Microsoft’s deal. Our own Bond game however, from Treyarch is powered by the same technology that made Call of Duty 4 and that, along with Treyarch developers Call of Duty 5 is coming along very nicely.”

So, there you go. If true, Quantum of Solace (which is likely the title) is most definitely a first-person shooter. I actually played and beat Call of Duty 4 (PC) last year. One word: Phenomenal. Check out videos and reviews of that title here.

All hope may not be lost as a deal could still be made, though it’s not an easy situation to solve. Nintendo wants it for their Virtual Console, Microsoft wants it for their Arcade, and both regardless of which way the wind blows wants some money out of it.

The rumor didn’t end there though. Those same “reliable sources” claim the game will come with new updated graphics and a multiplayer overhaul that will allow for online play over Xbox Live. Additionally, Perfect Dark and the first Banjo-Kazooie game, both developed by Rare are also said to be in the works to be released on Live Arcade too.

Rumors. This isn’t the first time this one has made the rounds. I also seem to recall a similar one, but for Nintendo’s Virtual Console. This probably won’t be the last rumor on the matter either.