The awfully embarrassing Spike TV Video Game Awards aired this weekend, complete with a full set of announcements to actually get people to care. Hideo Kojima appeared on stage at the very end of the show in order to reveal new information about the long-awaited Metal Gear spinoff game, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. That's right, the subtitle is revengeance. All jokes aside, the game looks really good, and it's being developed by Platinum Games, the geniuses behind Bayonetta and Vanquish.

Check out the trailer below the jump, courtesy of Gametrailers.

Earlier today, Sony Computer Entertainment's president, Kazuo Hirai, announced the release of a new firmware update for the PS3, version 3.61. Along with this, the Playstation Network will begin to return. As of now, all 50 states are able to connect to play games online using the PS3 or PSP. Sony urges that users change their passwords immediately after signing in. Other features that have returned include the Playstation Network Video Delivery service, Qriosity, the friends list, Playstation Home, and 3rd party services such as Netflix. The store and everything else will return by the end of May, and Sony will be compensating its users with various gifts.

You can all go play Mortal Kombat and Portal 2 online now. You've earned it.