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The final game from Hideo Kojima at Konami, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain was launched in 2015. As Punished "Venom" Snake, you must get revenge for the loss of your squad in Soviet-era Afghanistan.

Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Franchise
Metal Gear Solid
Platform(s)
PS4 , PS3 , Xbox One , Xbox 360 , PC
Released
September 1, 2015
Developer(s)
Kojima Productions
Publisher(s)
Konami
Genre(s)
Action , Open-World
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language

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