Bionic Commando Was Kind Of Fun, But Nobody Gave A Shit Enough To Buy It.

Capcom’s head honcho Haruhiro Tsujimota has told the FinancialTimes that they are to stop commissioning new IP from Western developers after the likes of Bionic Commando and Dark Void flopped. Capcom’s Japanese teams will now focus on new creations, while Western developers will be left handling ports and sequels.

“As a group, the new titles where development was led from abroad didn’t do so well,” he said. Interestingly, Canada’s Blue Castle are still working on Dead Rising 2 — we’re not sure how much confidence they’ll be getting from Capcom’s upper-bodies consistently berating Western development. Though, as a sequel it seems their jobs are secure. For now.

Moving on to Playstation Move, Tsujimota said he wants to see Sony’s business model for the product’s launch this fall.

“If there isn’t a strong business model message from the platform holders about how they will develop [motion controllers] with users, then I don’t think it will go well,” he said.

Sweetness and light from Capcom’s leading man then.

Dark Void on Playstation 3 Review.

Upon finishing Dark Void we concluded that we’d absolutely play a sequel; the fiction and premise are rather endearing. Indeed, the problem with Dark Void is its unpolished execution, which feels a few yards short of meeting its potential.

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Da-Da-Dooo.

Can anyone think of any other songs aside from those by Lady GaGa that use the lyric “just dance” as a central theme? We’re racking our brains here in the PushSquare office but nothing’s coming. Answers on a postcard merci beaucoup.

Yep, if the overly obvious post-title didn’t give it away, we can confirm that Wii-title Just Dance has beaten Modern Warfare 2 to the UK charts top-spot for the second week running. The only real change on this week’s chart is the entry of Dark Void. It came in at number 33. Oooft.

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PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Dark Void.

Hey look, it’s that time of the week again: Mon-day. Despite us incessantly rambling that, yo, this is the busiest first quarter of game releases like, erm, ever, there’s not much to pick from here.

PushSquare’s Playstation Pick Of The Week: Dark Void [US/EU]

Ok, so early reviews haven’t quite been as positive as they could have been, but, yo, Dark Void is still a game about a dude with a backpack. And the protagonist is voiced by Nolan North.

Also:

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, the acclaimed Wii game from late last year, is due to release on the PS2 and PSP in the US this week.

Whadda’re Ya’ Buyin’?

There's A Dark Void Demo Planned For The PSN This Week.

If you like shooting and jet-packs, you probably won’t need a demo of the budget priced Dark Void. But yo, perhaps if you’re still not sure you might consider checking out the taster Capcom have prepared for you on the Playstation Store this week.

Game’s due out on the 22nd.

Delayed But Still Not Far Away, Stay Strong Folks.

Dark Void was a subject to the Holiday 2009-flu. Sure that was a shame. But there’s no need to worry, you won’t have to wait too long for the game. It’s coming January 12th in the USA and the 15th in Europe. That’s not too far into 2010 folks. The game looks like a lot of fun so we’re glad it’s not been held back too long.

Dark Void Just Caught The Holiday '09-Flu, Delayed.

CROWDED FALL GAME SEASON!? WHAT?! REALLY!? We were under the impression every other video game that was supposed to come out in 2009 had been delayed. Well, nearly. Seriously, developers should be citing a “crowded Q1 2010″ as a reason for releasing their games this year, not the other way around.

Still, our rant won’t help Dark Void. Sorry folks, if you were looking forward to playing Dark Void this Christmas, you can’t. Capcom aren’t bringing it out this year anymore. It was due for release the same day as Halo: ODST. Go figure.

Hey game publishers, why don’t you just let Assassin’s Creed II, Halo: ODST and Modern Warfare 2 have all the sales this Christmas. You all seem so fucking hellbent on not giving said games any competition.

Let’s just remind Capcom of the games they’ll come up against in 2010 because of the Holiday ‘09 flu. Splinter Cell: Conviction, Bioshock 2, Singularity, Bayonetta, Red Steel 2, Mafia II, Red Dead Redemption, God of War 3, Heavy Rain, Darksiders, Aliens vs. Predator, and Alan Wake.

Thanks to Joystiq for the list. We’d lost count.