Lost Planet: Extreme Condition PC goes live today on Steam at 3pm PDT. Experience the multiplayer mayhem that made Lost Planet a platinum seller on the Xbox 360, on your PC! Some of us here at Capcom will be online and in-game once the game goes live today, so come join us.

And, dude! It has mechs. ‘Nuff said.

Now go on. Shoo! Get Lost!

Not satisfied with simply playing Leon S. Kennedy in the recently released Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition, some people want to be him. How? By having a Leon S. Kennedy Mii, of course.

Spotted over on showmii.com is this Mii of Leon S. Kennedy. It does kind of look like him, except you can’t pose your Mii’s in the various stylishly cool poses that Leon is always pictured in.

The original Mega Man, sans awesome box art, is now available on Nintendo’s Virtual Console in the European territories. Though some consider Mega Man II the best in the series, see what started it all with this late 80’s classic, offering 7 stages of megabusting platform goodness, all for the cost of 500 Wii Points (Which means you’re lucky, because if it came with the box art, it’ll should cost a lot more!).

From now until June 27th, you can pre-order Lost Planet: Extreme Condition PC on Steam and get 10% off the $39.95 purchase price. Please note that this offer is only good if you pre-order a digital copy through Steam, and not through our Capcom online store, which is the place to go if you wish to order a boxed copy instead.

The Lost Planet Map Pack 3 is now available for download from Xbox Live Marketplace. Map Pack 3 includes three brand new multiplayer environments, the lush jungles of Ruins, the dark caves of Ice Drop, and the unique 8-bit look of Lost Technology, all for only 400 Microsoft Points.

Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition shipped to stores across the country yesterday, with the game popping on the shelves of some stores already. If you don’t feel like searching the shelves for a copy, you can hop on the Internet Channel and point your Wii Remote over to our Capcom Online Store and order it for $29.95 and have it delivered to your doorstep.

Hey, gotta save all your energy for hunting zombies!

Brian is running a poll over on the Digital Blog asking for your favorite Puzzle Fighter characters to compile into a Xbox 360 Gamer Picture Pack and for Dashboard themes, in time with the imminent release of Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.

Hop on over now to the Digital Blog and throw in your vote in the comments.

My vote is on Dan!

From the “Great Games that Time Forgot” file: Some high-quality CyberBots
head-to-head matches from Mikado (via Go For Broke News).

1. Warlock vs Blodia
2. Blodia vs Swordsman
3. Warlock vs Tarantula
4. Jackal vs Blodia
5. Blodia vs Swordsman
6. Vise vs Blodia
7. Blodia vs Jackal
8. Vise vs Swordsman
9. Warlock vs Swordsman
10. Blodia vs Vise

… With The North American Release Of Mega Man® II For Mobile

LOS ANGELES – June 14, 2007 – Capcom Interactive, Inc. is bringing the blue bomber back to the mobile platform with the North American release of Mega Man® II. Considered by many fans and critics to be the best game in the series, Mega Man II casts players as the robotic Mega Man in adventure spanning 14 high-flying side-scrolling levels.

“Mega Man is one of the most popular franchises in the history of gaming and its legacy to Capcom incalculable,” said Midori Yuasa, President, Capcom Interactive, Inc. “For a game to be worthy of the title ‘Mega Man’ it has to meet a certain standard. We believe Mega Man II for mobile lives up to this standard, and delivers a fantastic play experience for the gamer on the go.”

Throughout the game, players will encounter eight robot masters dubbed Metal Man, Flash Man, Quick Man, Bubble Man, Heat Man, Wood Man, Air Man and Crash Man each armed with a unique signature weapon. After defeating a robot master, Mega Man can then use the captured signature weapon against the remaining robot masters to devastating effect. In addition to the eight masters, players will have to fight several incarnations of the nefarious Dr. Wily before the final showdown with the mad scientist.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the beloved Mega Man franchise. To date, the series has generated more than 100 titles, the most of any Capcom brand, with sales of more than 26 million units worldwide. In addition to the mobile title, Capcom Entertainment will also release Mega Man Star Force™ and Mega Man® ZX Advent for the Nintendo DS™ system later this year.

About Capcom
Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment. Founded in 1983, the company has created world-renowned franchises including Resident Evil®, Street Fighter®, Mega Man®, Breath of Fire®, Devil May Cry® and the Onimusha® series. Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company maintains operations in the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany, Tokyo and Hong Kong. More information about Capcom and its products can be found on the company’s web site at www.capcom.com.

Since its establishment in November of 2005, Capcom Interactive, Inc. has published several mobile games based on Capcom’s celebrated intellectual property, including 1942, Ghost n’ Goblins, Mega Man and Resident Evil®: The Missions, to commercial and critical acclaim. For additional information on the company and its offerings, please visit www.capcommobile.com.

There’s a long pause near the beginning that borders on uncomfortable, but be patient and you shall be rewarded with a pretty awesome hand-drawn Mega Man animation.

Spotted on Kotaku.

Shoryuken.com has available the first set of videos from the Capcom Vs. SNK 2 finals of the recent EVO East 2007 competition. Here’s what you’ll see from the videos of the 25 matches that are available for either downloading or streaming through YouTube.

• Multiple Groove representation: see high level C, A, P, and K Groove action!


• Watch how West Coast P-Groove master Albert “Jal” Nguyen punishes his opponents with Parries!


• See Arturo rage his way to crazy finishes with K-Groove!


• Marvel how Sanford defies CvS2’s defensive style with his Magneto-like rush-down Ken!


• Witness Nestor’s masterful use of Roll Canceling that leads him to victory!


• Observe Justin Wong carefully picking his opponents apart!


• Crowd noise means you get to hear all the drama of the Justin/Nestor finals!


• So many crazy and intense last second finishes!!

Click on the image to hop over to Shoryuken.com and see the videos.

Over on Brian’s Lost Planet blog, there is news of the imminent release of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Map Pack 3. This map pack includes 3 brand new maps: Ice Drop, Ruins, and my favorite, Lost Technology (An awesome 8-bit looking map).

Ice Drop

Ruins

Lost Technology

As pretty as these screenshots are, they just don’t do justice to how beautiful these new maps really are, so hop on over to the Lost Planet blog for fly-through videos of the maps as well.

CNET Australia recently conducted an interview with Jun Takeuchi, the producer of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition for the PC. They discussed, among other things, the prefered control schemes, sales expectations and issues with porting to DirectX 10.

CNET.com.au: Did you face any problems moving Lost Planet to DirectX 10?

Jun Takeuchi: Yes, there were plenty of obstacles we had to overcome when moving Lost Planet to DirectX 10. As far as I know, no other DirectX 10-compatible titles existed. One of the first problems was getting our hands on DX10-compatible motherboards, which were still a long way from being widely available and most of the drivers were not up to date. These things did cause some headaches when we were first getting started.

You can read the rest of the interview here.

Brian’s Capcom Digital Blog now has up a hi-resolution Super Puzzle Fighter II HD Remix wallpaper featuring Ken and Ryu for you to download.

Brian also let’s slip that the release date for SPFIIHDR is sometime next month.

Grab the wallpaper from the Digital Blog.

Before there was the Dante you know and love from the original Devil May Cry, there was Dante and Virgil, Dante’s evil twin brother. Explore an earlier chapter in Dante’s history with Devil May Cry 3 and experience the same fast-paced action that has become a signature of the Devil May Cry series.

A Capcom classic, Devil May Cry® 3: Dante’s Awakening Special Edition is now available on Valve’s Steam digital distribution service for $19.95.

First Japanese Video Game Company Signs on to Offer Multiple PC Games Through Valve’s Leading Digital Distribution Platform

SAN MATEO, Calif – June 12, 2007 – Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, and Valve® today announced an agreement that brings a collection of Capcom’s current and future PC games to Valve’s Steam digital distribution service. Under the arrangement, PC versions of Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition, Onimusha® 3, Devil May Cry® 3: Special Edition, Super Puzzle Fighter™ II Turbo HD Remix, and future PC titles will be made available via the leading online distribution platform. Capcom is the first major Japanese software publisher to sign on with Steam.

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Our customer service department is alerting us to a potential conflict between the latest PSP firmware, version 3.5, and Capcom Puzzle World (most notably Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo) that may cause the title to crash.

This issue appears to be similar to the same issues that we experienced previously with PSP firmware versions 3.3 and earlier, which was fixed with firmware version 3.4.

We are aware of this issue, and are working with Sony on possible fixes as quickly as we can.

I’m jealous. Not only does our breathens in Japan get to play the upcoming MMO Monster Hunter Frontier, they also get these wild and wacky, not to mention tasty, promotions to boot. Capcom Japan is working with Pizza Hut and Glico ice cream to give buyers who purchase their real food with in-game quest rewards. Now I’m hungry.

Thanks Kotaku.

Go For Broke News! is a simple site but an amazing clearinghouse for the latest and best in competitive fighting game videos from around the world. This week they launched a special “Capcom-centric” videos page. The videos are updated constantly, and feature top players from across the planet, playing on a variety Capcom fighting titles, old and new, popular and relatively obscure.

Check it out here!

Brian has posted images of what Akuma will look like in HD up on his new Digial Blog. This time, he also shows us a couple of frames of animation as well. Click on the image to hop to Brian’s post.

Just noticed over on the Lost Planet Blog that the Battlegrounds map is now up and available for download from Xbox Live Marketplace, and best of all, it’s free. Download one of the best Lost Planet multiplayer maps and join in on the mayhem!

That Brian, he sure likes to blog (That’s him in the picture, in his “Ready to Blog” pose). Not only does he already have a Lost Planet Blog, he now has another one: The new Capcom Digital Blog.

Well, technically, both blogs are already “digital”, as in, made up of pixels and bits, but the new Capcom Digital Blog ain’t about that. It will be the place to go for information and insider looks at Capcom’s downloadable content and games, such as the upcoming Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo Remix, Rocketmen: Axis of Evil, and Talisman.

From now on, it’ll also be where you’ll find things such as the Ken sprite from SSF2THDR that was leaked last week in our forums, so be sure to stay tuned to the Digital Blog for all the news, first!

You can now hop on Xbox Live and download some sweet new content for both Dead Rising and Lost Planet.

First, Dead Rising now has three free new costumes for Frank available: The “Pure White Suit”, “Stripe” and “Accountant”. In addition, 2 new themes and picture packs are also available.

For Lost Planet, you will also find 2 new themes and picture packs, in addition to the upcoming free release of the Battlegrounds multiplayer map.

Both the Dead Rising and Lost Planet themes are available for 150 MS points each, while each picture pack will be 50 points.

Now that we know that an Onimusha movie is in the works, the first big question that I’m sure came to mind was, “Is Takeshi Kaneshiro going to be in it?” After all, Samanosuke Akechi is already modeled and voiced by the well-known half-Taiwanese and half Japanese actor. It would only make sense, right?

Well, Onimusha fans, you can now let go of that breath you’ve been holding. According to aintitcool.com, Onimusha’s director-to-be, Christophe Gans, has confirmed (With an “Of course”) that Takeshi Kaneshiro will indeed be in Onimusha.

Via aintitcool.com.

It’s common knowledge that when you put racing stripes on your “Rice Rocket”, it automatically gives you an extra 5 horsepower. But who needs horsepower when you can have the power of a God? That’s probably what inspired the owner of this Forza Motorsport 2 player, and obvious Okami fan, to this customized paintjob for his Ferrari.

Via forzamotorsport.net Forums.

Team Empire Arcadia was out in force at the EVO East: East Coast Championships this past weekend, and in addition to wrecking some serious shop, they also took the time to take some pictures and provide a nice breakdown of the weekend’s highlights from an East coast perspective.

Check it out HERE.

It sounds like the Mega Man 2 theme song, but I can’t be quite sure, what with it actually having lyrics, and the… yelling. Oh the yelling.

Previously, the popular Lost Planet multiplayer map, Battlegrounds, was available only to owners of the Collector’s Edition. However, come June 7th, we’re opening up the map for all players to download, free (And who doesn’t like free?).

Click on the image below for the obligatory screenshots.