Not the most gripping of developments, but notable never the less. Konami has posted the North American box-art for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance on the game's Facebook page, seen above.
Set four years after Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Rising sees Metal Gear's resident cyborg Raiden slice n' dice through metal as well as men. Since his last appearance, Raiden has since gone to work for the private military and security company, Maverick Security Consulting Inc.
Though there will be some stealth elements, what Rising's creative producer, Shigenobu Matsuyama describes as "hunting stealth," Metal Gear Rising is obviously all about the action. Armed with a high frequency blade that can cut through steel like a hot knife through butter, players will use a sophisticated cutting system to command Raiden to hack n' slash through hordes of enemies, and make french fries four different ways. It's this new technique that's in clear display on the game's cover.
Appearances by past Metal Gear characters such as Solidus Snake should also serve to flesh out Raiden's backstory as a child soldier, and his development into the weapon of war he's become.
A demo has been announced for January. GameStop is also offering a Grey Fox ninja skin as a pre-order bonus. The skin is likely one of many more to come, as Rising producer Yuji Korekado has confirmed that the game will have DLC.
If that's not enough, you could also pick up the Collector's Edition of Revengeance, which offers the game, soundtrack, steelbook case, and a sword lamp...thing.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will release for PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 in February.