The Metal Gear franchise has been dormant since Metal Gear Survive, which earned mostly negative reviews and wasn't well-received by fans. Metal Gear publisher Konami has seemingly lost interest in publishing traditional video games for the most part, but fans are still holding out hope that the series will make a comeback one day. And in fact, some recent happenings on social media suggest that Metal Gear fans may have an announcement to look forward to sooner rather than later.

A Twitter account named Tom Olsen recently appeared, claiming to be a Maintenance Technician at the Big Shell. Olsen has remained in character on the Twitter account, making all kinds of tweets referencing Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, which was the game that featured the Big Shell. While this could have been written off as a fan roleplaying or something, the official Metal Gear Twitter account interacted with Tom Olsen, fueling the rumors that this has something to do with a genuine announcement.

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The official Metal Gear Twitter account responded to one of Tom Olsen's tweets and said that the Big Shell would "have visitors" next week. This has led some fans to believe that a Metal Gear announcement of some kind will be taking place next week. What that announcement could be is anyone's guess, but it seems safe to say that if it's real and not just fan theories running wild, it must be related to Metal Gear Solid 2.

Tom Olsen's tweets have continued since the interaction with the official Metal Gear Twitter account. One of the most recent tweets says, "Management must be preparing for something big soon!" Another tweet addresses the Metal Gear Solid rumors that have been drummed up by these Twitter accounts, with Olsen saying that he is not employed by Konami Digital Entertainment, but "would love to send them" his resume.

One of the prevailing theories is that it is all part of an elaborate tease for a Metal Gear Solid Collection announcement. There have been rumors that Konami plans on bringing the Metal Gear Solid games to modern consoles through a collection, not unlike the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection that released last generation. This would allow Konami to get some more mileage out of the Metal Gear brand without running the risk of upsetting fans by making a new game in the series without the involvement of creator Hideo Kojima.

A less likely scenario is that this is a tease for the rumored Metal Gear Solid PS5 remake that some think is in development at Bluepoint Games. Whatever the case may be, fans should find out next week if there's anything to this bizarre Tom Olsen Twitter account and if it actually has anything to do with the Metal Gear Solid series.

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