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The Nintendo Download ends the year on a high note with the release of Terry Cavanagh 's indie darling VVVVVV on the 3DS eShop, adding a 3D twist to the game's already twisted gravity platforming. More »
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With classics like the original Tetris, Metroid II and Blaster Master released in recent weeks, Nintendo's eShop has been a retro cornucopia for 3DS owners. Capcom's announced that they're adding another old-school title to the download store with the impending debut of 1992's Game Boy version of Bionic Commando. You'll be able to grab the monochromatic adventures of Nathan "Rad" Spencer next week. More »
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Tony Holmsten, formerly of Sweden now living in Japan, has been working as a video game artist since 2002 at two of Sweden's biggest studio's, Battlefield developers DICE and the now-defunct Grin. More »
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Jeffrey Cruz took Capcom's "Captain Commando", from the old school Arcade / NES era, and gave him a more modern look. More »
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For some, the inclusion of DRM - "digital rights management" which prevents copying - is a provocative act. That makes requiring an online check-in for a game with no online component, like Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2, both perplexing and obnoxious. More »
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Gametrailers got a three-minute look at Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 due early next year from Capcom. Packed with gameplay, fans should get a good idea of the game's innovative new features which, of course, include jumping. More »
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This is how you bring down the Megacopter in Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 - hang on its undercarriage, blast away at the engines and then - jump on a plunger so it shits out a clown car? More »
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No sadly, not the monkey man. A photo from Capcom's office Halloween hijinks (above) shows Mike Haggar on a monitor. The Final Fight character looks like he's in a stage from the forthcoming Marvel vs. Capcom 3. . More »
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Capcom, fresh off months of sluggish sales, is keen to make more video games. More video games might mean more sales! More »
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After not one, but two Western-developed sales blunders, Capcom is planning to stick with its home turf. More »
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Last year was a rough year. Just ask Osaka-based Capcom. The game company, which is best known for the Street Fighter series, sales profits down. Way down. More »
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Jay Pavlina recently released a sensation of a video game, a remix called Super Mario Bros. Crossover that allows gamers to play Super Mario Bros. as the heroes of Mega Man, Metroid and Castlevania. Other legends almost made it in. More »
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The man behind Mega Man is very busy these days. More »
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The man behind some of Capcom's biggest video game creations is now in charge of personally assuring that all of the developer's titles are hits. More »
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Yesterday 2K Games panicked some gamers with news that the turn-based tactics series X-Com will return as a first-person shooter. What other classic video game franchise have had their genres changed, and how did they weather the transformation? More »
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A few weeks ago, I did a feature on a company that's responsible for game logos and box art. Today, then, I thought we'd look at something similar: a company that does box art and marketing material. More »
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This is Grapple Buggy, shown here in Boston at PAX East by Nathan Fouts, the almost-solo developer behind Xbox Live Indie game Weapon of Choice. You can tell which classic Nintendo Entertainment System games he loves. More »
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In a Q&A session held earlier this week, president Haruhiro Tsujimoto became the second high profile Capcom employee this month to get all negative when it comes to the company collaborating with Western studios. More »
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This begins with the standard demo sequence of NES Bionic Commando, but hang in there. Not only do you get the final level but - after the credits - Master D's exploding cranium, rendered in Lego brick. More »
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While some people cling to the belief that you could wring some enjoyment out of Bionic Commando, like blood from a cold, heavy stone, most people ignored it. Didn't buy it. Why was that, Capcom? More »
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It's official. No more gold teeth will be added to that gruesome smile, as GRIN, the Swedish developer responsible for games like Bionic Commando, Wanted: Weapons of Fate and more is closing its doors due to "an unbearable cashflow situation." More »
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Poor GRIN. For a little while there, people were excited with the games the Swedish devs were putting out! Then they went and released some awful, awful games. And now they're on the brink of oblivion. More »
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Bionic Commando came, underwhelmed, then whimpered off quietly into the night. Didn't really perform as hoped/expected. But just how did it perform? Capcom's latest earnings report has some numbers tucked away that may be of use. More »
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Nathan Spencer is back and he's pissed, as Capcom's remake of Bionic Commando attempts to grab PC gamers where it counts - Steam and retail. More »
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While the console versions of Bionic Commando fell a little flat, Capcom must be hoping that the PC version - which now has a release date- is able to swing a little higher. More »
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As seen on Capcom. For reference, see here. More »
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You may have heard. Capcom's Bionic Commando revamp has tanked, and tanked in a big way, selling only 27,000 units during the month of May. Which begs the question: why? More »
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Despite swinging into retail stores amidst a flurry of hype, nostalgia, and relatively kind reviews, Capcom's Bionic Commando failed to capture big numbers at retail, pushing only 27,000 units in its opening month. More »
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A fighting game blow-out. An EA surprise. As always, some notable omissions. And an NPD-PD PlayStation bump! For your May NPD gaming sales armchair analysis, consider the following: More »
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Breaking up is hard to do, but video games can help. Here are five 2009 titles that'll get you through the five stages of grief. More »
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Sweden-based developer GRIN is said to be the latest game studio hit by cutbacks, as multiple sources have told Kotaku that the Bionic Commando and Terminator: Salvation dev has laid off more than 100 staffers. More »
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Capcom and GRIN spring Nathan "RAD" Spencer from prison, dust off his shiny metal arm, and turn him loose against the forces of evil in Bionic Commando, the sequel to the original NES classic. More »
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Anyone with a dad over 50 has gotten the proctologist story, which strives to make the most florid description of ass pain imaginable while bragging that he's still a tough bastard and survived it. More »
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Heather Mills, the one-legged ex-wife of Paul McCartney, was apparently approached by Capcom to appear in Bionic Commando. Mills, prime UK tabloid fodder, reportedly asked for a six-figure-sum and demanded to be the game's star. More »
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The launch trailer for Capcom's Bionic Commando does an amazing job of making me forget anything negative I've said about the game in the past. More »
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With Bionic Commando due to hit consoles next week and Capcom trying to maintain their absurdly high standard of schwag, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised when this arrived in the mail. More »
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You may have seen part of this art before, but according to developers GRIN, the piece you've seen is only half-finished! So they were kind enough to pass along the finished version. More »
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Funny thing, that Bionic Commando demo. Here's a game with quite a complex control mechanism, but instead of using the demo to teach you that, they just drop you into a multiplayer match. More »
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Capcom released a bionic handful of new screenshots for Bionic Commando today, just in case you'd forgotten what the game looks like right before it launches. More »
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Still deciding whether or not to download the Xbox 360 multiplayer demo for Bionic Commando? Perhaps this video will help you decide. More »
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