The PC and Steam port for publisher Konami's Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will be arriving shortly, as the dates for their release on PC have been released along with additional information for the hack and slash video game.

This ninth game from the Metal Gear series allows players to control the character of a cyborg named Raiden. This title was previously released only for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 19 February but now the company has said that it will be releasing the game for PC on 9 January. The PC version will consist of three DLC missions - Blade Wolf, Jetstream and VR Missions. This game will also include Raiden's body upgrades like White Armor, Inferno Armor, Commando Armor, MGS4 Armor and Cyborg Ninja. The PC versions will be running at 60 frames-per-second.

Some of the key features of PC version are (DSO Gaming):

Addition of cut scenes to Main Menu, which will also be playable.

Addition of codecs to Main Menu. All codecs can be played.

Addition of Chapter Menu the Boss Stage made especially for Boss battles.

Addition of Graphic Options into the Options Menu, It can be used to change resolution, anti-aliasing. Zangeki is an option that will modify the amounts of cuts that can be made for the game.

Following are the System Requirements for PC version (DSO Gaming):

Minimum:

OS: XP or Vista or 7 or 8

Processor: Intel Core i5 2400

Memory: 2 GB RAM

Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTS 450

DirectX: Version 9.0c

Hard Drive: 25 GB available space

Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

Recommended:

OS: XP or Vista or 7 or 8

Processor: Intel Core i7 3770

Memory: 4 GB RAM

Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 650

DirectX: Version 9.0c

Hard Drive: 25 GB available space

Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

Kojima also announced that the game will soon be available on Steam. "You'll be seeing it pop up on Steam any day now," it said

Pre-Order

The PC version of the game can be pre-ordered on Amazon that is offering a 33 percent discount, after which the game costs $19.99.

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