The book will cover the concept and design of the sci-fi military action game Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which released on September 1, 2015. The book will include hundreds of never seen before art images from the development of the game. MSRP is $39.99. A limited-edition version of the book, packaged in a tactical slipcase which includes an exclusive art print by Ashley Wood will also be made available. MSRP on the limited edition version was not announced.

The Metal Gear franchise is a series of action-adventure stealth video games, originally created by Hideo Kojima in 1987 and published by Konami. The third Metal Gear game, released in 1998, was Metal Gear Solid, which has spawned its own sequels and prequels. The extremely popular Metal Gear franchise has sold more than 41 million copies as of March 2015.