Konami officially announces Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance as a spin-off of the Metal Gear series focusing on Raiden.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is released worldwide, featuring high-speed swordplay and the protagonist Raiden, a cyborg ninja.
The PC version of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is released, bringing the game to a wider audience beyond consoles.
The PMC World Marshal suffers a massive defeat in a corporate war, leading to widespread corporate instability.
Jack, later known as Raiden, undergoes extensive cybernetic enhancements after his near-fatal injuries during the Shadow Moses Incident.
Raiden joins Maverick Security Consulting as a cyborg operative specializing in high-risk missions against rogue forces.
Private Military Companies gain unprecedented power and influence, destabilizing global politics and leading to widespread conflict.
Raiden is deployed to take down Desperado Enforcement, a ruthless PMC intent on fomenting chaos through illegal activities.
Skull Face makes a failed attempt to destabilize the world using advanced cyborg assassins and manipulations.
Raiden faces Steven Armstrong, a powerful cybernetically enhanced senator and primary antagonist behind much of the chaos.
Raiden defeats Armstrong, ending his plans for a war-driven society and restoring relative peace.
With the collapse of major PMC conflicts, Raiden reflects on the nature of war and his own identity as a cyborg warrior.
