Metal Gear Online
| Metal Gear Online | |
|---|---|
Packaging for the Japanese stand-alone version  | |
| Developer(s) | Kojima Productions | 
| Publisher(s) | Konami | 
| Series | Metal Gear | 
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | PlayStation 3
 
  | 
| Genre(s) | Stealth, third-person shooter | 
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer | 
Metal Gear Online, also known as Metal Gear Online 2, was a stealth third-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 3. Released in 2008, it was an online multiplayer spin-off of the Metal Gear video game series. The starter pack of Online was available worldwide bundled with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, with a standalone release for Japan. The name Metal Gear Online is common with earlier online components for Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. Metal Gear Online's North American and European servers were shut down on June 12, 2012.