Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain announced for PS3, Xbox 360 [Update: announcement, HD trailer, screens]

So The Phantom Pain really is Metal Gear Solid V, surprise! Even though internet sleuths had been piecing together the puzzle ever since The Phantom Pain was announced during the VGA’s, Hideo Kojima and company had really been sticking to their guns up to this point.

But now we’ve got an official trailer coming out of the Game Developers Conference 2013 today, unveiling Metal Gear Solid V with a new trailer, that ties in both the previously announced Ground Zeroes and Phantom Pain.

Footage here looks incredible, and in typical MGS fashion offers up more questions than answers. But it’s nearly 6 minutes long, and totally worth a look.

I’m sure we’ll have more official info shortly, but for now check out the trailer embedded below (thanks to Wario64 for the quick upload to Youtube on this!):

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – GDC 2013 trailer:
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain screens:

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced the next chapter in the METAL GEAR SOLID franchise, METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN, will be released on the Sony PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. To reinforce the announcement and address all the questions fans have been asking all year, Kojima Productions unveiled a brand new trailer for the new title at this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco.

“Following the success of METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS, we have extremely high expectations for METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN,” said Tomoyuki Tsuboi, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “We hope to expand and revolutionize the METAL GEAR SOLID franchise utilizing the FOX Engine, while providing fans the high-quality and immersive experience they have come to expect from Kojima Productions.”

First unveiled in METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER, the new METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN trailer shows the fall of Mother Base and provides visual hints that unveil the connection between METAL GEAR SOLID: GROUND ZEROES and METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN. The trailer also showcases the FOX Engine’s exceptional level of visual quality with seamless integration of gameplay and cut scenes.For the newly released METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN trailer, please make sure to visit: www.metalgearsolid.com.

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN will be released on the Sony PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

For more information on METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN, please visit: www.konami.com