It's Dire Times If It Means We'll Never See GRIN's Logo Again.

It hurts a little to type this. Not only because we know someone who used to work at Swedish outfit GRIN, but also because of the two games they’ve put out this year, we thought they were both pretty darn good.

Bionic Commando was a clever platform-esque shooter. Sure there were issues with the design, but we certainly had fun playing it. Wanted: Weapons Of Fate was also a really satisfying cover-based shooter that was agonisingly short. Two great games, with a few flaws. Certainly not the type of games that should be closing a studio down.

Sadly, it’s being reported that GRIN’s Barcelona and Gothenburg studios have been closed, with employees at the companies HQ in Stockholm being told not to show up for work.

Rumours coming from those with contacts in the studio are confirming the companies frosty future.

Bionic Commando Rearmed's Trophies Should Be Available Now In The US.

We’ve all been waiting for it (over a year in fact). But today, those of you in the US finally have trophies in your Bionic Commando: Rearmed. Rejoice. The new patch also makes the game a little easier adding infinite lives to the standard difficulty.

No word on the European patch yet but as far as we can tell it’s not out here yet.

Bionic Commando Rearmed's Trophies Are Nearly Ready To Go.

Not long ago Capcom pledged to patch trophies into the popular NES remake, Bionic Commando Rearmed. And those trophies appear to be on their way very soon. An official Twitter account has confirmed that the patch has been approved for the US, and will be approved in Europe within the next few days. That means you’ll have trophies in your Bionic Commando within the next “7 to 10 days”.

This news excites us greatly.

Bionic Commando Rearmed Will Have Trophies Patched In Very Soon.

We have a secret to admit – we started playing Bionic Commando Rearmed (loved it) and then we heard trophies were going to be patched. So we kinda stopped playing it for a while. Sadly we never picked it back up again. That was many, many months ago and we thought all hope of trophy patch was gone. Alas, Capcom have conceded – trophies are on their way.

They cite “brutally constructive” feedback from fans as the reason for the patch. In addition to Trophies, the upcoming patch will offer a few new features, such as a new “Normal” difficulty that grants players unlimited lives and the ability to respawn at the last checkpoint.

Well done Capcom for listening to your fans. Even if – we assume – you did have to endure a few “Crapcom” comments on the message boards. Seriously though, hardcore fans don’t forget things like this.

Bionic Commando Rearmed on Playstation 3, XBOX 360 & PC

Bionic Commando is simplistic genius from the 80’s. I say simplistic because the formula may seem very basic now — but back in the day it was ground breaking. Coupling a swing mechanic with 2D shooting opened up a whole new plain for platforming puzzles. You’d have tow swing and grapple to get yourself up into new areas. One of the most polished, fun and downright exciting experiences that could be found on the NES.

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