Hideo Kojima, the guy behind the Metal Gear series, had promised a big surprise today and here it is: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will get a cross-over with the Monster Hunter series. (WTF?!, ed.)

The news was unveiled in the latest issue of Famitsu, along with a press conference that was held in Tokyo this morning. The live blog of it can be read over at Andriasang.

The cross-over makes it possible to have Snake take on big monsters like the Tigrex, Velociprey and others, also in the shape of helicopters. The game will also contain a cameo from Felyne, the mascotte of the well-known series.

On April 1st a trailer came online that combined Peace Walker with Assassin's Creed 2 and although everyone thought it was an April Fool's joke, Kojima now confirmed it wasn't. There little further info on that, but the trailer should give you an idea of what to expect.

The Metal Gear Solid cross-over isn't the first one, just think of Ape Escape in MGS3, Altaïr in MGS4 and Snake appearing in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will be released in Japan on the PSP end of this Month. In Europe we can expect it June 18th.

Next up: Mario & Snake at the All-Star Olympic Games!

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