That’s right people. If arcade and bar owners or anyone who wants to trick out their basement shitter with a new Street Fighter IV cabinet has to fork over somewhere in the neighborhood of $80K. Technically each unit goes for roughly $22,000 according to a story on MTV Multiplayer. But Capcom requires all purchasers to order a minimum of four units. Read the rest of this entry »
Street Fighter IV does not yet have a console release date as the coin-op version creeps its way into a few select arcades. Capcom continues to whet the appetite for the latest in their long line of fighters with video clips. This particular clip features Zangief versus one of the new guys, the masked and nimble El Fuerte. Check the video after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan “Rad” Spencer will make a comeback in the next-gen update of Bionic Commando from Capcom. The only bad news is that the release date is a solid “when the game is effin’ ready.” The build I saw prior to even E3 looked solid. The game combines some Spider-Man-esque swing mechanics with Gears of War-style shooter action. If you’re wary of death-by-platformer games you’ve got little to worry about. “There’s no penalty for falling,” Capcom PR rep Tim Ng told me during my demo, “Unless you drop into water. Bionics are kind of heavy.” Hey if Star Trek scientists can’t cure male pattern baldness why should futuristic cyborgs be able to do the breast stroke? Read the rest of this entry »
What’s not to love about a little free DLC? This week’s giveaway features a pair of upgrades to classic series in the Capcom family: 1942 Joint Strike and Bionic Commando Rearmed both for XBLA. All you have to do to enter to win is caption the photo after the jump. The best caption wins. And yes, “best” is a very, very subjective term.
Congrats to Modded for winning a copy of Top Spin 3 for last week’s contest.
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Patrick Klepek over at MTV Multiplayer posted some comments by Capcom’s producer on Street Fighter IV, Yoshinori Ono stating his surprise at the choices gamers were making while playing SF IV at Comic-Con. Of the four new characters Abel was the hands down favorite. “With all due to respect to him, he’s a great character, but honestly we thought Crimson Viper would be a big hit here,” said Ono. “We got a lot of marketing data and a lot of advice from our US branch in creating that character. She was kind of custom tailored for the States and we thought people would like her.” In other words, Capcom figured a female character with a massive rack would test well. And they’re right, she probably does. Read the rest of this entry »
One of Capcom’s oldest franchises–dating back to the Nintendo Entertainment System, Bionic Commando has enjoyed a long life on consoles, handhelds and even mobile phones. Now gamers are getting a double dose of action with two separate games launching: Bionic Commando Remake for Xbox Live Arcade and Bionic Commando Rearmed for PC and next gen consoles. Read the rest of this entry »
