MGS Peace Walker out June 18

Release date now 'locked' down.

Konami has announced that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Hideo Kojima's next instalment in the Metal Gear Solid series, will be released for PSP and PSPgo on June 18, 2010.

The game had previously been confirmed for release on May 28.

“The Metal Gear Solid series is heading into exciting new areas, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker unites the series' key gameplay elements with even more tactical possibilities," enthused Hideo Kojima, Head of Kojima Productions and creator of the Metal Gear Solid series. "We look forward to recruiting PSP users to Snake's latest mission, as the Metal Gear Solid series returns in a guise that will constantly surprise the player."

The game will support the new adhocParty mode, which connects PSP systems via a PS3, allowing players to use the game's multiplayer mode online.