Before E3 2009, rumors were flying back and forth between blogs and press releases. One rumor that fans and news sites anticipated was the announcement of a new Metal Gear Solid. There was a mention of "lightning" in recent interviews as well, which begged people to question if it would focus on Raiden.

Today at Microsoft's conference the rumors were true for the most part, but no one anticipated the new game, Metal Gear Solid Rising, to be released for the Xbox 360. Kojima refused to comment further on the details of the project, but he has, once again, surprised us all.