Somebody somewhere was kind enough to provide this early look at Capcom’s upcoming answer to Left 4 Dead, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. This trailer focuses on the team for the Umbrella corporation, I assume Capcom will release a couple more trailers before the end of E3 focusing on the other sides of the fight.
Capcom with has reached a new level in their port lust, according to the new issue of Famitsu, Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil Code Veronica are making their way to the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, in some form. Whether these will be quicky ports like Resident Evil 2 on Gamecube and Archives on the Wii, or if they’ll be more substantial upgrades like Resident Evil Remake for Gamecube is yet to be seen.
In any case, these are two of the best Resident Evil games ever made, it goes 4 > 2 > Veronica for those of you not familiar with the series. No matter how sloppy the ports, at least we can rest easy knowing that there’s no way they’ll be any worse than the shame of the series Resident Evil 5.
The gameplay is looking much more interesting in this trailer, mostly due to the unveiling of the seconary characters. Mermaid girl should be the main non-dog character instead of the ugly boy.
According to a 4Gamers interview with members of the Nier staff, Cavia as we knew it no longer exists. The developer of offbeat original games like Nier, and Drakengard, and outsourced projects such as the Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles, and Darkside Chronicles games has been dissolved by parent AQ Interactive. It seems all is not lost, as parent company AQ Interactive will take on Cavia’s staff members. What will become of them in the future is unclear as until now AQ Interactive has not been a developer of games directly, but a holding company, parent to XSeed, Artoon, and until now Cavia.
We join with the fans of Cavia’s unique games in hopes that their staff members will continue to produce games filled with incest, and transgenered heroines in the future under the AQ Interactive name.
Capcom today announced that they have shipped 1 million copies of Super Street Fighter IV. A huge success for this budget release upgrade to Street Fighter IV in an otherwise struggling fighting genre. Now this number is purely shipped to retailers not sold to customers, which Capcom is notoriously good at considering the <30k selling Bionic Commando shipped 500,000 copies to retail.
A new ZX? New 8-bit or 16-bit downloadable? Nope! A Mega Man Starforce/BattleNetwork crossover for DS. Oh well maybe next year.
GRIN managed snag the licenses to make Wanted, and The Terminator video games, and got the privilege to create the new Bionic Commando for Capcom, and they quickly failed with all three. Failing in this expensive HD world has consequences, and today it is rumored they are cutting 160 jobs! That’s out of apparently 230. It’s a shame for the people now out of work, but they should have made better games, and probably less of them.
The long awaited 8 bit sequel is here.
WiiWare
Mega Man 9 (CAPCOM, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Cartoon Violence, 1,000 Wii Points): Mega Man fans, the wait is over! The classic Blue Bomber that debuted in 1987 is back with the ninth installment in the classic series. It’s a new adventure for Mega Man done in an 8-bit style-graphics, music and gameplay are all like you remember them.
PLÄTTCHEN twist ‘n’ paint (Bplus, 1-8 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): PLÄTTCHEN twist ‘n’ paint is a crazy, challenging puzzle shooter that delivers more than 100 hours of fun, supporting up to eight players simultaneously. Guard the birth of ZeLeLi and free them from the menace of the evil black Shadow Plättchen. Play as one of the countless FantasyMEs and fight as an astronaut, butterfly, car or football against sharks, cowboys, asteroids and skulls in numerous, fabulous fantasy Worlds. Use items and multipliers in combos to fight yourself to the top of the high scores and find the perfect way to solve a level. Go wild in three completely different game modes of PLÄTTCHEN twist ‘n’ paint with more than 300 levels. Twist cooperatively with your friends or compete through many multiplayer modes.
Virtual Console
Super Dodge Ball (NES, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points): In Super Dodge Ball, you take control of the USA Dodge Ball team and travel the world in an effort to become the best dodge ballers around. Step onto playing fields in countries all over the globe and use a combination of normal and super shots to help take down your opponents. But be careful, as some destinations have surfaces that can affect your footing. Manage the team as you think best, and swap out characters with other players that better fit your playing style. Two players can enjoy a head-to-head game or play a spirited round of Bean Ball, a six-character free-for-all. Three difficulty levels are available (Easy, Medium, and Hard); which one you choose will depend on your skill and courage. Do you have what it takes to lead Team USA to the ultimate prize and win the world championship of dodge ball?
Vectorman (Sega Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Animated Violence, 800 Wii Points): In the year 2049, mankind is forced to abandon an over polluted Earth and seek out other planets for colonization while the mechanized Orbots stay behind to clean up the mess. When the Orbot leader, WarHead, starts blowing a few circuits and causes a war among the mechanical brethren, a sludge pilot named Vectorman is the only one willing to step up and fight him. You’ll morph into a speeding train, a power drill, a mechanical fish and a mighty dune buggy in this action-packed adventure. Equip yourself with weapons, pick up morphs and power-ups to defeat WarHead, and restore peace on Earth.
Capcom wants to “surpass Mega Man 2″ by going back to the basics, and holy shit does it look fucking amazing. It will have NES style sprites, music, sound, cutscenes and gameplay!
Robot Masters will include:
Galaxy Man
Jewel Man
Magma Man
Concrete Man
Hornet Man
Plug Man
Tornado Man
Splash Woman
These are from the upcoming Dreamcast 2 game CG animated movie.
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