Iconic Metal Gear Solid actor David Hayter is teasing his return as Big Boss, and naturally, fans are spiralling. "I was in the booth today. Playing a role I’ve not played, since…" reads a tweet from Hayter that was followed up by a gif of Big Boss in Metal Gear Solid 3 Delta: Snake Eater, a remake of Metal Gear Solid 3.

David Hayter was famed among gamers as the voice of Snake in the Metal Gear Solid games, until notorious star chaser Hideo Kojima unceremoniously replaced him with Kiefer Sutherland in Metal Gear Solid 5.

There's a new Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater trailer showing off an extensive array of the game's early cutscenes, and it looks both gorgeous and absolutely faithful to the 2004 original. But there's just something about the old voice acting coming out of the new character models that feels a little bit weird.

Renowned video game voice actor David Hayter is teasing his return to Metal Gear Solid. The last time Hayter played a role in the beloved franchise was in 2010’s Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. David Hayter teases Metal Gear Solid comeback The tease comes from X (formerly Twitter).

Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima controversially replaced Hayter as Snake with 24 star Kiefer Sutherland for 2015’s Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. Hayter last played Snake

Konami has said remaking the first Metal Gear Solid would be much more complicated than its incoming remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.

David Hayter has teased his return to the Metal Gear Solid franchise, revealing that he was in a recording booth on October 3. The actor is well-known for portraying Snake in the franchise but was replaced by Kiefer Sutherland in Metal Gear Solid V.