Long read: The beauty and drama of video games and their clouds

"It's a little bit hard to work out without knowing the altitude of that dragon..."

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy.

MGS4 trailer at Leipzig

Five total from Kojima studio.

Hideo Kojima's internal Konami studio, Kojima Productions, will be out in force at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, next month - with five new games to show off.

These include Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots on PlayStation 3, for which we're promised "a spectacular video trailer", as well as new PSP title Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.

MGS fans will also get the chance to check out Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence in person, ahead of its release this October on PS2. It's been out in the US for (ahem) some time now.

Elsewhere, the PSP Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel will be around, as well as Kojima Productions' DS title Lunar Knights, which will be playable.

Having played with solar panels in his Boktai GBA series, this time Kojima's including a "digital climate", where the top screen simulates real weather.

We'll be bringing you our thoughts on all of those and others at Leipzig during the show's run between August 23rd and 27th. Providing we leave the Konami stand at least - they'll have Pro Evolution Soccer on Xbox 360, too.