Kotaku: Lost Planet

How One Fistfight Influenced a Lifetime of Video Games

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 16 May 2011 11:40:00 EDT

"I was all bloody," Keiji Inafune said recently. The game developer, best known for titles like Dead Rising and Mega-Man, was recalling a time before he made video games, the time he was in junior high school, growing up in one of Japan's toughest areas and getting punched. More »

Once Upon a Time Capcom Only Made Sequels

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 09 May 2011 05:00:00 EDT

Former Capcom developer Keiji Inafune said recently at Ritsumeikan University that there was a time his old studio had a rule that 70 or 80 percent of games were sequels and the rest new games. New games weren't usually approved—something Inafune hinted to Kotaku in 2006 when he said Capcom rejected both Dead Rising and Lost Planet. [ファミ通] More »

Metal Gear Solid 4, Lost Planet, Yakuza Shown In PSP2 Form

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:00:00 EST

The PSP2—or the NGP, as its currently codenamed—may be powerful enough to play PlayStation 3-quality games. At today's coming out party for the next-generation PlayStation Portable, Sony and friends showed just that. More »

Capcom's Founder Would Like You To Guzzle This

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 04 May 2010 02:00:00 EDT

Osaka-based game developer Capcom is known for...developing games. The company's boss now has a side business, though. Let's drink to that. No, literally. More »

Lost Planet 2, Chillin' on a Street Corner

Owen Good — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EDT

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E.D.N. III is thawing out in Lost Planet 2, and so are the game's cases, encased in ice blocks on Massachusetts Ave. in Boston. As seen by Kotaku reader Edward D. More »

Japan Getting Lost Planet 2 Xbox 360 Bundle

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:00:00 EDT

On May 20, sci-fi action game Lost Planet 2 will be released in Japan. Know what that calls for? More »

Lost Planet 2 Action Figures Suit Up For A Giant Bug Hunt

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:00:00 EST

Japanese toy manufacturer Kotobukiya announced yesterday the release of a line of figures based on Capcom's Lost Planet 2. No giant bugs, sadly, but there are Vital Suits. More »

Lost Planet 2's CES Screens Stick To The Formula

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:30:00 EST

Perhaps mistaken that the Consumer Electronics Show going down in Las Vegas this week is all about giant bugs and robot suits, Capcom have released some new screenshots for upcoming shooter Lost Planet 2. More »

Lost Planet 2 Screens Show The Belly Of The Beast

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

You know, Capcom, you should quit trying to sell Monster Hunter in the West. Just stick with Lost Planet. It does the giant monster thing, only with guns and robots, which is all people really want. More »

Lost Planet Movie Has Nothing To Do With Lost Planet Games

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:30:00 EDT

So, Capcom, David Hayter and producer Avi Arad are making a Lost Planet movie. If it followed the plot of the games, there'd be robot suits, and there'd be giant bugs. But then, it's not following the plot of the games! More »

Lost Planet 2 Demo Emerges From A Giant Bug Next Week

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EDT

Next Wednesday, Capcom will be giving Xbox 360 owners a taste of Lost Planet 2's fist-bumping, bug-hunting co-operative mode by releasing a demo. More »

Three Capcom 360 Platinum Hits, One Box

Mike Fahey — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:20:00 EDT

What would you do if Capcom bundled together Lost Planet, Devil May Cry 4, and Dead Rising into one release at a lower price? Capcom is hoping you'd buy it. More »

Some New Lost Planet 2 Screens For You

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:20:00 EDT

It's Comic-Con time. That means, perversely, it's time for video game news and video game media. Early out of the gates are these Lost Planet 2 screenshots. And yes. There are both mech suits and giant bugs. More »

New Lost Planet 2 Screens

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:30:00 EDT

While there were giant bugs in the first Lost Planet, all I remember are snowstorms and robot suits. Looking at these new screens of Lost Planet 2, it's OK, Capcom, I get it: in the sequel, there are giant bugs. More »

Fan-Made iPhone Wallpapers Look Familiar

AJ Glasser — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:20:00 EDT

Surprisingly, there's more than just Street Fighter in this lineup of fan-made Capcom wallpapers. Mega Man, Duck Tales and Lost Planet feature prominently plus some games I'm not even sure I can name. More »

Capcom Investigating Other Platforms For Lost Planet 2

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:00:00 EDT

We're fairly sure that Lost Planet 2, despite its press release's decidedly pro-360 slant, will not be exclusive to the Xbox 360. Capcom's Jun Takeuchi today only further reinforces that belief. More »

Capcom & Valve Practically Giving Lost Planet Away

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:30:00 EST

Did you hear? Lost Planet 2 is coming! Time for some cut-throat marketing, which this week comes courtesy of Capcom & Valve's Lost Planet sale on Steam. More »

New Dead Rising And Lost Planet Mentioned, Might Be Multi-Platform

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:30:00 EST

In an interview in the upcoming issue of Famitsu, Capcom exec Keiji Inafune mentioned new Dead Rising and Lost Planet games. More importantly, he talked about the games going multi-platform. More »

Lost Planet Is A Big, Big Movie

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:30:00 EST

The Resident Evil movies were B-grade stuff. The upcoming Street Fighter movie does not look promising. But Capcom are making more movies, and Lost Planet is one of them. And on that, they are not messing around. More »

Lost Planet Movie Confirmed

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:30:00 EDT

MGS actor and Hollywood writer David Hayter said, a few weeks back, that a deal to bring Lost Planet to the big screen was "not entirely confirmed yet". Is now! Variety are reporting that the project's a done deal, with Warner Bros. to distribute, former Marvel pictures boss Avi Arad to produce and Hayter to write. Capcom will be contributing at least some, if not all of the money for the movie, though there's no word on a release window. Expect more info at Capcom's E3 event tomorrow. More »

Lost Planet The Movie By Solid Snake Is Just Shy Of Confirmed

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:40:41 EDT

The voice of Solid Snake says that the film adaptation of Capcom's Lost Planet is this close — you can't see, but my fingers are but a hair's-breadth apart — to being confirmed, pending a deal with Warner Bros. That deal, David Hayter says, is "just closing" but "not entirely confirmed yet" according to a report from IGN. More »

Somebody Wants To Make A Lost Planet Movie?

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:20:00 EDT

Yesterday's episode of Evil Avatar's podcast featured as a special guest David "Voice of Solid Snake" Hayter. They got chatty, they talked Metal Gear, but something else they talked about was Hayter's other line of work: as a Hollywood writer. Over the year's, Hayters worked on movies like X-Men 1 & 2 and the Scorpion King, and he's even at work on the upcoming Watchmen flick as well. Seems he's also in discussions with both Capcom and Warner Bros to write a screenplay for a Lost Planet movie. Interesting choice, Capcom. Can't say I enjoyed the game too much, but the setting could work as a flick, especially if it's pitched at the Chronicles of Riddick end of the budget/market. More »

Capcom To Announce "Or Something Like That" Soon?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EDT

Bionic Commando Wii? Unannounced. Lost Planet Wii? Ditto. "Or Something Like This?" Will be announced soon. Via a Q&A with Capcom's Christian Svensson. Read on: More »

Bionic Commando, Lost Planet Comic Books Comin'

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:40:48 EDT

Capcom has partnered with Devil's Due Publishing—apparently I'm out of the comic book publisher loop—to introduce a series of comic book titles based on properties like Bionic Commando and Lost Planet. The video game publisher already has a line of comics based on the Street Fighter universe published by Udon, who in turn is providing artwork for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. More »

How's Lost Planet Colonies Lookin'?

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 02 May 2008 03:30:00 EDT

Don't know why Capcom bothered with all these. There's 14 shots of Lost Planet: Colonies here, and they really only needed to send one, because when you show Frank West in naught but his Capcom-flavoured undies, we kinda get all distracted... More »

Capcom Buys Tenchu Devs

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:30:00 EDT

Capcom announced over the weekend that they've bought K2 Studios, best known for their work on the more recent, more rubbish Tenchu games, as well as Valhalla Knights . That's probably not the reason for the purchase, though: K2 also did some outsource work for Capcom on Lost Planet, and are also helping SNK with the latest Samurai Shodown. The move's aimed at making Capcom's "game development activities more efficient and speedy", while "Capcom also believes that pursuing a business strategy based on closer ties with K2 will help increase the value of the entire Capcom Group". And hey, who are we to argue. More »

Lost Planet: Colonies Trailer

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:30:00 EDT

On the off chance you're still excited about this after learning it's just a spruced-up re-release of the budget line original, here's a trailer for Capcom's Lost Planet: Colonies. As you'd expect, both snow and battles against large monsters feature prominently. More »

Capcom Focus Testing Secret Game

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:45:31 EDT

Over in San Francisco, Capcom is focus testing what appears to be a new Xbox 360 game. The Capcom Flickr set has images of the focus test with the TV screens blacked out. Those bastards! More »

Lost Planet: Colonies Xbox 360 Achievements Sneak Out

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:30:00 EST

Capcom's announcement of Lost Planet: Colonies shouldn't be a surprise to anyone when it hits next week. The trademark was filed last Spring and the ESRB rating hit last month. Yesterday, the Achievements for the Xbox 360 expansion (sequel?) to Lost Planet: Extreme Condition were leaked, posted, then pulled by Xbox 360 Sync. They don't tell us too much about the game, other than that it would appear the game may have a serious multiplayer focus. We'll know soon enough. More »

Lost Planet 360 on the Cheap at Circuit City

fdemarco — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:00:00 EST

If you have been lagging on checking out the frozen landscapes and giant bugs of Lost Planet now is your chance to do it cheap! This week Circuit City is listing Capcom's Lost Planet (360 version) for the low, low price of $19.99. According to the pages I checked, the offer is only available through the website and not available for in-store pick up but you may want to check your local store just to make sure. I must admit I am way behind the tip on this game, but I just got a copy for the PS3 that I am anxious to try out. My skills with shooters have improved vastly since BioShock so perhaps I can get through this one without too much embarrassment. More »

Capcom, Please, Enough With The Mandatory Installs

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:30:00 EST

What do Devil May Cry 4, Hot Shots Golf and now Lost Planet on the PS3 all have in common? They all feature mandatory 5GB installs. And two of them are from Capcom. Seriously, Capcom, what's the deal? Devil May Cry 4 you could explain because it's new and it's shiny, but a 2006 port that ran just fine on the 360? Cop-outs aren't fun. Neither's not making this kind of thing optional. More »

Lost Planet Returns To PSN. After being...

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:30:17 EST

Lost Planet Returns To PSN. After being yanked from the PlayStation Store for unspecified technical "issues" earlier this week, the PlayStation 3 demo version of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition makes its way back online. If you missed the multiplayer taste the first time, or you're bored of this week's other offerings, hit up the PlayStation Store for your download. More »

PS3 Lost Planet Demo Yanked Due To Technical Problems

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:20:00 EST

Normally this would be the part where I ask you how you're all enjoying your PS3 demo of Lost Planet, but hey, not many of you were, and that's the whole point of this post. No sooner had the multiplayer demo launched on the PlayStation Store last week than complaints started coming in from users unable to connect to lobbies and get multiplayer games going. Obviously these problems were widespread enough for Capcom to pull the demo entirely, and even if you have got the game working, sorry, the servers are down too until a new version of the demo's released. Not the best of news for Capcom, then, but at least they seem to be able to see the funny side of things. More »

Lost Planet Colonies Rears Its Head Again

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:20:40 EST

Capcom's Lost Planet Colonies, trademarked by the publisher last Spring, has just been rated by the ESRB with a T rating for the Xbox 360 and PC. That's right, PlayStation 3 owners, you may have to settle for the port of the former 360 exclusive for the time being. Even though Capcom has made no definitive announcements about a follow up to the original Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, execs have said "there will be more on Lost Planet for sure." More »

Lost Planet PS3 Gets Exclusive Character

Mark Wilson — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:30:49 EST

PlayStation 3 owners will be rewarded for their patience in waiting for Capcom's release of Lost Planet. In addition to some pretty decent but imperfect graphics, PS3 owners will get the extra playable characters from the PC version (Joe, Mega Man, and Frank West) as well as one character no one in the whole world has ever gotten to play—Snow Pirate Luka. More »

Lost Planet PS3 Trailer

Brian Crecente — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:00:03 EST

There's been plenty of side-by-side comparisons of the Lost Planet screens for the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3, but not a whole lot of high-def video to actually see stuff in motion. This Japanese trailer for the PS3 version of the game, while packed with tons of cut scenes, at least gives us a glimpse of this version in motion. More »

Lost Planet 360 And PS3 Head To Head

Mike Fahey — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:20:11 EST

Over at Videogamer.com, they've taken the PS3 Lost Planet screens Capcom released late last year and has put them together for a head to head comparison against screens form the Xbox 360 version to see which comes out on top. Personally I preferred system comparison shots back when it was Atari 2600 versus Colecovision, when the differences were a lot less subtle. Still, there are marked differences between the two, with the 360 coming out on tops in the motion blur and lighting departments, while the PS3 version takes top honors in the "being on the PS3" category. More »

From Snow Pirate To Storm Shadow

Mike Fahey — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:20:51 EST

Sure, everyone is hanging on the edge of their seats for the latest Street Fighter movie casting news, but where's the GI Joe love? Look no further than the SF company itself, Capcom, who in a recent blog post revealed that Korean-born Japanese TV star Byun-hung Lee would be playing Cobra ninja Storm Shadow in the upcoming live action film, opposite Ray Park's Snake Eyes. Lee is a familiar face to Lost Planet fans, as said face was the model for the snow pirate mech pilot. He has also starred in various films, including Joint Security Area - one of the top grossing Korean films of all time - and the upcoming I Come With The Rain, starring alongside Josh Hartnett and Casey Jones. An interesting choice of actor, though I just can't see him in the role. Get it? Ninja humor. Just laugh. They're watching. More »

Developers Make PS3 Look Bad, We Don't

Mark Wilson — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:40:11 EDT

Just a quick note to our lovely readers (mostly the fanboy segment) after I posted this bad PlayStation 3 screenshot from Lost Planet yesterday. When we complain about bad ports—something notoriously affiliated with the PS3—why would that mean we're coming down hard on the PS3? On the contrary, because we believe the PS3 is difficult to program for but plenty powerful, we (but mostly I) hate to see bad versions of games come to the system. It screws PS3 owners who are paying full retail price for a game that's often already had a price drop on other systems. More »

Handy Capcom Gamers Day Wrap Up

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:40:00 EDT

There was enough Capcom news to fill a megaton sized shipping crate, including the announcement of Street Fighter IV, Bionic Commando and a Wii port of Okami. GameTrailers has a handy wrap up on everything that went down during the company's London Gamers Day, including an update on when we can expect more on Resident Evil 5. More »