Tag: Capcom - Page 43
News Bionic Commando Rearmed To Receive Trophies Within The Next Few Days
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...
News New Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Trailer Rock, Watch Iron Man Take On Mega Man
This trailer rocks
Not only does it have some dodgy kind of storyline that brings comic books to life but it also depicts a battle for supremacy between Iron Man and Mega Man. Iron Man, Mega Man, same game! Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is such a good game. We can't wait for August.
News Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Heading To The Playstation Store August 13th, Two Weeks Later Than XBOX
Capcom have confirmed that Marvel vs
Capcom 2</a> will hit the Playstation Store this August 13th, two weeks later than the XBOX 360 version. The game will cost $15 in the US. Let's hope that the game lands simultaneously in Europe, we hate to wait months for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.
News Capcom Admit To Seth & Sagat Being Overpowered
We really, really, really hate Seth in Street Fighter IV
We know the final bosses are supposed to be difficult to beat. We also know elitists are probably looking down on us as we talk because they've developed textbook strategies on knocking the dude out. But whatever, we think he's bloody hard to beat. Stupidly hard to beat in fact. Speaking with...
News Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Sells Big Time In Japan
Monster Hunter is big in Japan
Really big. So big is it that Monster Hunter Freedom Unite - the game that just released here in the west - has sold a whopping 3.5 million units since its release in March, of which 1 million units came from the budget "The Best" line. It'll be interesting to see how the game fares in the West. Capcom have...
News Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Now Updated With New Content
Just as Capcom did with the Japanese edition, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite has been updated with free new content today
There'll be free content every Friday for the next few months. Todays content will feature a desert quest for the Daimyo Hermitaur, Tigrex and Plesioth. Just select the download option from the Monster Hunter menu to gain access to...
News New Resident Evil Movie Coming Next Year
Hey who wants more of Milla Jovovich's "Alice" character? Well, really, we'd rather the Resident Evil movies had stuck to their original fiction, but hey, whatever
The Resident Evil movies aren't the worst video game movies ever, and if you detach yourself from the fact that they have absolutely nothing to do with Resident Evil, they're actually...
News Check Out London's Monster Hunter Gathering Hall
We gave you details on the opening of London's Monster Hunter Gathering Hall yesterday
But now we have some shots of the building itself. There are some indoor views here, but look at the front. It's so frigging cool. We're amazed how far Capcom are going with this Monster Hunter thing. It's kinda awesome.
News Capcom Reveal PSone Classics & Digital Download PSP Releases That Are Coming To The PSN
We all love Capcom games right? Good, now that we've sorted that out, we're sure you'll be pleased to know that Capcom are making good on all those promises they made earlier in the year - lots of PSone titles are indeed scheduled to hit the PSN
The entire (PS1) Resident Evil franchise will be heading to the PSN, as will Dino Crisis. The PSP will...
News Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Advert Features Giant CGI Monsters & Forlorn Kids
Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom Unite onslaught continues with this TV ad
It depicts something that's happened to pretty much all of us on the walk home from work/school. You discover a giant footprint on a grass verge and curiously stop to investigate, only to end up standing face to face with a giant thing. It's happened to us twice already this...
News Head To The Monster Hunter Gathering Hall This Friday In London
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G is massive in Japan
We know that, we post about it all the time. In the West - not so much. But that's something Capcom are hoping to change. A big part of the Monster Hunter experience is the community aspect. Meeting up with friends and playing the game together. Capcom aim to recreate that experience in the UK by...
News Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Coming At The End Of July
Shattering reports from almost two months ago, a Tweet from the Capcom Twitter page has dashed hopes of a June Marvel vs
Capcom 2</a> release, instead pushing the game right the way back to "the end of July". So alas, no Marvel vs. Capcom 2 tomorrow guys. You're going to have to wait that bit longer.
News Want Rockman Complete Works On PSone? Impossible, We're 'Fraid!
Capcom have just released the PS1 remake of the original Rockman (a
k.a. Mega Man) on the Japanese PSN. Sadly, it's pretty impossible to get. In order to celebrate the belated release of Mega Man 9 on the store, Capcom is holding a competition for those who purchase the game. Winners can either claim a T-shirt or a download code for the Rockman...
News Gamestop Lists PS3 Retail Collector's Box For Marvel vs. Capcom 2
An interesting listing on Gamestop seems to point to the possibility of a retail box for Capcom's upcoming Marvel vs
Capcom 2</a>. Of course, like other retail editions of downloadable games, there'll be no disc - just a redemption code. Alongside the download code, Gamestop suggest there will be a DVD case, a disc containing exclusive...
News Dead Rising To Not Being Shown Off Until TGS, Skipping PAX & Games Con
Apparently Capcom are still a little freaked by this Swine Flu thing
We wouldn't really know, we haven't read/heard anything about Swine Flu for about 2 weeks now. Whatever, we're sure the media are still trying to scare everyone. Alas, while Swine Flu exists, Capcom Japan won't be travelling around the world. And that means there'll be no showings...
News Japan Get New Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Bundles
Sweet
If there's anyone in Japan without a copy of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, they may be pleased to know Sony are making the game that tiny bit harder to resist with the launch of two new bundles this July. The new Red and Blue PSPs are said "to match the image of the notorious monsters 'Teostra' and 'Lunastra' from the game". Check the red...
News Capcom Aren't Dropping The Playstation Platform In A Hurry
Staycom
Concerned gamers may be getting their panties in a twist over Activision's threats last week, but when asked by worried Capcom fans over the companies future with the Playstation brand, there was a resounding level of confidence from the major third-party publisher's community manager Shawn Baxter:"I don't see that happening [dropping the...
News Capcom's MotoGP 09/10 Heading To The Playstation 3 In March 2010
Recently Capcom acquired the rights to publish the popular MotoGP franchise
In doing so they've put together a new team known as Monumental Games, which features veteran members of the MotoGP development team. Launching in March 2010, MotoGP 09/10 will feature all of the bikes, riders, and tracks from the 2009 championship series, including a...
News Capcom Patching Bionic Commando Rearmed With Trophies Due To Vocal Community
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...
News Check Out Some Lost Planet 2 Co-Op Footage
Lost Planet 2 - now officially confirmed for the Playstation 3 - is going to have some massive monsters and four-play co-op
All of which is demonstrated in the impressive showcase above. Capcom seem to be obsessed with co-op these days. It must be part of the whole "Western" approach. Still, it looks rather fun. Those bosses are enormous.
News Bionic Commando Doesn't Quite Zip Kick Itself Into Consumers Palms, Only 27,000 Units Sold
This is a shame
With Wanted: Weapons Of Fate and Terminator Salvation clearly being GRIN's side-show releases, many expected Bionic Commando to be their big seller; especially when they totally reignited the franchise with Bionic Commando: Rearmed. Apparently not though, as their re-imagining of Capcom's classic only sold 27,000 units in May...
News Lost Planet 2 Coming To Playstation 3 On The Same "Day & Date" As XBOX 360
Given our irritation over a Japanese page yesterday that seemed to hint Lost Planet 2 timed exclusivity, it seems Capcom have finally thought it apt to put the record straight
"Day and Date launch on both platforms is the plan," Capcom PR director Chris Kramer told Joystiq. "Might ship a bit earlier in Japan (like RE5), but...
News Lost Planet 2 May Be A Timed XBOX 360 Exclusive
The debate on Lost Planet 2 rages on
A Japanese site for the game has estimated release dates for both versions of the game - the XBOX 360 version listed as winter and the PS3 version TBA. While this is no confirmation of timed exclusivity by any stretch, it's certainly looking likely. To be perfectly honest we wish Capcom would just say what's...
News Resident Evil Portable Promises "Totally Different" Gameplay
We're constantly excited over new Resident Evil announcements
We may write about Sony, but we are big fans of anything Resident Evil. Thus, hearing Sony announce a new PSP Resident Evil game caused us to squeel a little bit. Who doesn't want new Resident Evil games huh? But details are scarce. So scarce in fact that the words "totally...
News What's Up Europe? This Is Your Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Bundle
With PSP Go's lurking around the corner, we're not sure how well this Monster Hunter Freedom Unite bundle will sell
But hey, the boxart's cool. Alongside a mystic silver PSP-3000 you'll receive: a gold UMD case, a pendant and a sticker to "theme" your new PSP with. Oh and you get a copy of the game aswell! But dude, the boxart. Also,...
News Free Hip-Hop To Be Included With Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Hey, we like the quirky jazz that's in Marvel vs
Capcom 2</a>. But we understand that we're probably the only ones who do. Well the same applies to hip-hop really, but you have to commend Capcom for going out of their and providing an added incentive to buying the PSN download version of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 this summer. They've confirmed to...
News Lost Planet 2 Is Launching "This Winter" According To Its Winter
Were you being kept up at night not knowing when Lost Planet 2 would launch? Don't worry valued reader, we've got your back
According to the official website, the game will launch "this winter" in Japan. Note: winter leads anywhere up to February 2010, and given Capcom's endeavours earlier this year, we'd expect them to skip on the...
E3 2009 Resident Evil Is Coming To The PSP
There's not really much we can say here, as the news was only mentioned in passing, but alas Jack Tretton confirmed at last nights E3 press briefing that Resident Evil is in development for the PSP
It sounds like it'll be a totally new entry into the franchise, and for that alone, we're stoked.
E3 2009 Lost Planet 2 Confirmed For The Playstation 3
Sneaked into Jack Tretton's briefing, he announced that Capcom's Lost Planet 2 would be coming to the Playstation 3 this year
There had been some confusion as to whether the game was an XBOX 360 exclusive; apparently not.
News Street Fighter IV OST Available Now For $10
If you just can't get enough of the Street Fighter IV soundtrack (in-dee-structable), you may like to know that Capcom have released a 2-disc soundtrack of the game
Now you can take the sounds of Street Fighter with you anywhere. The record is available from Sumthing Digital and comes with over 50 tracks from the game.
News Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Viral Marketing Is Pretty Edgy
Check out this viral marketing video for the upcoming Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
It's pretty edgy. It depicts a Japanese foursome trying to escape some terrible monsters but alas the infection is spreading further than Japan. There's a metaphor in there somewhere.
News OPM Fans The Lost Planet 2 On Playstation 3 Flames
Eagle-eyed website GamingFront
net</a> have found an interesting little tid-bit in the new Official Playstation Magazine regarding Lost Planet 2. The game, which Capcom have refused to comment on a Playstation 3 version, has previously been thought to be an XBOX 360 - something which goes against the new found "multiplatform" Capcom...
News Capcom Release List Hints At A Potential Playstation 3 Exclusive
Capcom are making lots of games
They're making 12 for the XBOX 360 and 13 for the Playstation 3. Wait - what? Thirteen - as in one more? Yes, thirteen. There's the slim potential that the said game could be something a little exclusive that Capcom have in store for the Playstation 3, but the more likely suggestion is that they'll once again take the...
News Resident Evil Franchise Nears 40 Million Sales
The Resident Evil franchise has neared the 40 million sales benchmark since the series' inception in 1996
Mega Man has managed 28 million with Street Fighter pushing 27 million. The Super Nintendo's Street Fighter II remains the companies best selling game with 6.3 million copies sold.
News Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Lands On PSN June 29th
Are you excited for Marvel vs
Capcom 2</a> yet? We know we are. We can barely contain our excitement from overcoming our brain and forcing us to dress up like a cross between Mega Man and the Incredible Hulk. Which is why we're so pleased to finally have a release date to focus our attention on: June 29th. Which is in fact a Monday. Whether...
News Spyro Rated For PS3/PSP; Capcom Bringing 20-40 PS1 Titles To The PSN
This is a bit of a double barrel of news regarding the slowly growing PS1 section of the Playstation Store
First up - the ESRB have rated Spyro 2 and Spyro: Year Of The Dragon for release on the US Playstation Store. Of course that doesn't mean they're coming soon - both Klonoa and Vib Ribbon were rated too - but it always means they could be rolled...
News Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Meets Stan Bush & "The Touch"
Banger
Remember that part near the start of the 1986 Transformer's movie where Optimus Prime lands on Autobot city and proclaims: "Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost," and he subsequently transformers, runs over three Decepticons and blasts a couple more? Well, if you remember all that, you'll also remember that it's all heartbreakingly...
News Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Bundle Coming To Europe
Monster Hunter has never quite taken off in the West like it has in Japan
It's literally a cultural phenomenon in Japan. Seriously. Ask the average Western street-dweller about Capcom's Monster Hunter mind, and you might not like the response. It's an attitude Sony hope to change. Speaking with Captivate audiences, almost-ex-SCEE boss David Reeves...
News Fate/Unlimited Codes Coming To PSP As Digital Download
Starting out as an adult visual novel, the Fate series has branched out into other mediums
One such medium is the PSP, on which the upcoming Fate/Unlimited Codes will see a digital-download only release. The game will be available this winter for $29.99 from the Playstation Store.
News Dead Rising 2 Has Multiplayer
It's been a bit on and off for a while, but it was finally revealed at Capcom's Captivate 09 media conference that upcoming Dead Rising 2 will indeed have multiplayer, although details are scarce
Interestingly though, Capcom's Inafune did explain why the game has multiplayer:"We're at a point in game history that you need to have some form of...
News Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Trailer Manages To Get Us Even More Excited
Here's the trailer for the upcoming Marvel vs
Capcom 2</a> on Playstation 3. The first thing to say is: the particular remix used in the video is terrible. Aside from that though, we think it's impossible that we could be any more excited. Who do you guys play as? Gambit, Ken and Jill Valentine here. Word.
News Dead Rising 2 Trailer Is Suitably Hilarious
Here's the latest trailer for Capcom's upcoming zombie slasher, Dead Rising 2
Not content with being absolutely bloody hilarious, it also sports retro piano jazz right next to chugging heavy rock. We hate heavy rock (you know that!) but it sure makes protagonist Chuck Greene look like a badass.
News New Bionic Commando Trailer Reveals Moveset - Zip-Kicking!
As Bionic Commando gets a little closer, we think we can feel a slightly trembling inside our bodies
This is, of course, the effects of anticipation. Readers, the protagonist has a bionic arm(!) - need we say more? This new trailer reveals many of the new moves that will be available to Nathan "Rad" Spencer - including Zip-Kicks. Why do...
News Mavel vs. Capcom 2 Confirmed For Playstation Network, Demo Lands April 30th
As we suspected, Marvel vs
Capcom 2</a> has just been announced for Playstation Network. The game will sell for $15 (roughly £11.99 we assume) and will introduce a new visual filter and online play. The game is being developed by Foundation 9 and has been built from the Dremcast code. A demo has been confirmed for the American Playstation...
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has been labelled Most Valuable Person during the 2008 Famitsu Awards in Tokyo today
According to a snippet from Developmag, the award honours "the person who has contributed to the growth of the games industry, not limited to developers". In other words Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots was...
Rumour Capcom Are Counting Down To A Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 PSN Announcement
Marvel Vs
Capcom 2</a> has already been rated for the PS3 by the ESRB. Eagle-eyed shoppers have also noticed a Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 tournament stick in the Shopto.net database. In fact, all that's left for Capcom to do really is formally announce the game because we're already certain it's coming. Which is where the website www.tu4ar.com comes...
News Championship Mode Coming To Street Fighter IV For Free
There's a Championship Mode coming to Street Fighter IV which aims to make the game just that stage more tense
Best of all, it's going to be free! We're kindly copying an explanation from Kotaku to save our heads from imploding: Here's how the tournaments work in the Championship Mode: Tourneys are divvied up into five different levels, making it...
News Resident Evil 5 "Versus" Mode Available Tomorrow
For those of you who were interested in some more Resident Evil 5, the "Versus" mode will be available from tomorrow (April 7th)
No word on whether that applies to Europe yet, but we'll keep you in the loop as always. The pack will cost a tidy sum of $4.99 (expect £3.99 in the UK) and will add two new multiplayer modes: Slayer and Survivors. In...
News Dead Rising 2 Has Multiplayer And Thousands Of Zombies
Capcom claim that there will be 6000 zombies on screen at any one time in sequel to zombie-em-up Dead Rising 2
Apparently, this claim will be true for a multiplayer mode. Practically a confirmation, but there are no more details to talk about yet. We'll have to wait and see. However, Capcom have claimed that there will be over 800 different clothes...
News Resident Evil 5 "Versus" DLC Is Delayed In Japan
Resident Evil 5 is getting some DLC that lets you play against each other
Why you'd want to bother playing competitively in a Resident Evil game, we've no idea. But the DLC is coming and will let you do just that. The "Versus" pack was due out this week in Japan, but obviously something has gone awry as it's now slated for a release on...
