Kojima 'Next' site updated: New countdown, Mysterious Mask

29.05.2009
If you were expecting another countdown from Kojima's last countdown of a countdown, well, turns out you were right. It's another countdown. But, added to the countdown is a brand new image of someone who looks oddly familiar to a certain blonde haired cybernetic ninja from MGS 4, and a link to an entirely new website with a mysterious crumbling mask.

Once more, we find ourselves at the mercy of Kojima and his crew of sadists as they unveil one more countdown (hopefully the last, but I can see them unveiling another big countdown at E3 as their surprise reveal at this point) and a couple of intriguing images. One of which links to an all new website for God knows what, but it sure is pretty and mysterious.

Recently, in the never ending saga of , we were given a glimpse of someone who looked oddly familiar to from the Metal Gear series. Yesterday, a brand new image was revealed featuring a character that looks oddly like "Raiden" as we met him in . Only this time, his eyes are brown (at least one of them is) and he (or she) has new bolts and a bar code on their forehead. Could it be Raiden? Grey Fox? Colonel Mustard in the library with a lead pipe? Who knows? Only Kojima and his crew at this point, and I can almost hear their sadistic laughs now.

The other intriguing element that was unveiled is that the Kojima logo near the bottom right transitions into a mysterious bluish grey mask. When clicked upon, you are directed to a completely , which asks for your birthdate and then shows you the flickering image of a mask which crumbles over time. If the whole thing isn't creepy and bizarre enough, the flickering mask is highlighted with some strange ethereal music. Could this have something to do with Konami's announced Lords of Shadow? Let the brand new stream of theories commence.

One things for sure, Konami and Kojima are pretty excited about their next project, because I doubt they'd put in this much time and effort into frustrating gamers world wide if it wasn't for a good reason. Whatever it is, let's hope it's well worth the wait.

What do you guys think? Raiden? Grey Fox? Sunny? Lords of Shadow? Do you even care anymore?