Konami announces that several older Metal Gear Solid games are currently not available for sale (thanks Game Informer). The company is in the midst of renewing licenses for historical footage in the games, a chore that was apparently put off until the last minute. Word is: "We sincerely ask for your patience and understanding as we work towards making these products available for purchase once again." Here's the milk carton identifying the missing games:

Which products will be temporarily removed?

• PlayStation®3 METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SONS OF LIBERTY HD EDITION
• PlayStation®3 METAL GEAR SOLID 3 SNAKE EATER HD EDITION
• PlayStation®3 METAL GEAR SOLID HD EDITION
• PlayStation®Vita METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SONS OF LIBERTY HD EDITION
• PlayStation®Vita METAL GEAR SOLID 3 SNAKE EATER HD EDITION
• PlayStation®Vita METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION
• PlayStation™Now METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION
• Xbox 360 METAL GEAR SOLID HD EDITION: 2 & 3
• Nintendo 3DS METAL GEAR SOLID SNAKE EATER 3D
• GOG.com METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SUBSTANCE
• NVIDIA® SHIELD™ METAL GEAR SOLID 2 HD for SHIELD TV
• NVIDIA® SHIELD™ METAL GEAR SOLID 3 HD for SHIELD TV

*Some of the above titles are not available in some countries and regions