Metal Gear's grim and competent special ops protagonist Solid Snake was only grim and quiet thanks to strict tech limitations restricting what his creator, Hideo Kojima, could do with him.

"Solid Snake, the protagonist of my debut title Metal Gear (1987), was born as a silent 'tough guy' because of these ...

Kris Holt joined Engadget as a contributing reporter on the news desk in 2018. He has been writing about technology, games, ...