The fans that have been paying attention knew it was coming for a long time, but Metal Gear Online servers are shutting down 12/06/12 at 2:59 PM GMT. Metal Gear Online is the online component for Metal Gear Solid 4 and has had a bit of a contentious run, with some pretty crazy hacking videos for the online service showing up on YouTube.
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Konami posted on their official site,
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"We have regretfully come to a point where players have experienced all that this iteration of Metal Gear Online has to offer.
"It saddens us to announce that we have decided to end online service with the upcoming fourth anniversary of online service."
Metal Gear Online was actually supposed to come to an end last year, but Konami extended it "out of respect for our loyal fans."
And now the time has come. Bummer.
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