We have uploaded to our Flickr archive a ton of new We Love Golf! and Zack & Wiki screenshots and art, many of which are brand new. Click on the images below to go to the respective collections.

Zack & Wiki

We Love Golf!

Check out two unreleased pieces of art for Byrde and Armstrong along with some new screens from the U.S. release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations. Click HERE!

I got the chance to check out the Resident Evil: Extinction movie premiere at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino last week along with several of my Capcomer colleagues. We had a RE: The Umbrella Chronicles kiosk onsite to demo the game to movie premiere attendees who were universally impressed by the ease of play with the Wii remote. I was able to take a bunch of pictures of the event and surroundings and made mental notes of a bunch of observations to share with you all:

Alices come in all shapes and sizes: Sony pulled an eye-catching PR stunt by parading an unending line of “Alices” throughout the casino floor.

Hollywood premieres love candy: There was literally a mountain of candies, popcorn, sodas, and other libations for all to partake before the movie started.

Zombies can be sexy: I was surprised by a new breed of zombies at the after party which featured scantily clad models with spray-painted camouflage and zombie makeup over their bodies. Don’t remember seeing those in the movie!

There’s exclusive and then there’s “Exclusive”: Even if you were lucky enough to get an invite to the exclusive after-party, there was a separate after-party in the pool area of the hotel where bodyguards blocked the way of ‘civilians’ from mingling with the likes of RE movie stars Ali Larter, Ashanti (with boyfriend Nelly), and Mike Epps or attendees like Pam Anderson and Sylvester Stallone (“Yo”).

As for the movie, I had a blast and perhaps enjoyed it more than my fellow Capcomers, but I’ve always had a fondness for zombie flicks of any kind (in a prior existence, I used to go by the moniker of Dr Zombie). The movie was much faster-paced than the prior 2, and it was a relief to have most of the movie occur in the daylight instead of the dark, claustrophic feel of the prior two movies. Whereas some may think the creators went too far astray with Alice’s new ‘super’ powers as well as the ‘super’ zombie breed that are now super fast and strong – it provided for some new (faster) action scenes that kept the movie rolling along. Lots of fun scares and some memorable lines makes this a good popcorn treat. I would rank this just below the original and better than RE: Apocalypse. Even though this is the ‘final chapter’ of the trilogy – the ending of the movie makes it super obvious that there’ll be more Alice action to come!

For another Capcom staff report from Seth Killian, click here!

I got to check out the Resident Evil: Extinction movie premier last weekend and it was a blast. They rolled out the red carpet right through the gaming floor of the beautiful Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.

In addition to the stars of the film, including Ali Larder, Oded Fehr, and Ashanti, other celebs I spotted cruising around included Pam Anderson (unmissable), Nelly (not Furtado, just “Nelly”), and Sylvester Stallone. Mila Jojovich was also there of course, but extremely pregnant, so she kept a low profile.

I did spot her in the Planet Hollywood lobby buying something from the convenience store (possibly a machete), flanked by a profoundly unamused looking security guard with one of those cool secret service wires. Who’s he talking to on the other end of that wire anyway? I wonder sometimes if they are even talking to anybody at all, or if the wire is just an efficient way of communicating “I am basically a professional can of whupass, so please note that in your calculations if you’re thinking about trying something funny” (where “funny” means pretty much anything apart from existing quietly somewhere outside of the security perimeter).

The Ridiculously Gigantic Bodyguards award, however, went to the Ashanti/Nelly entrance. How big were they, you ask? They were so big that you could actually see gravity bending around them, and Nelly and Ashanti standing together were invisible behind just one of them. I was just happy neither one was sitting next to me, and needless to say, nobody tried anything “funny.”

Despite all the celebs, the biggest star of the night was… a gigantic pile of candy. After they took your ticket and you came off the red carpet, you were ushered inside what looked like a traditional theater lobby, with posters, exciting bits of flair, random neon signage, etc. There were girls flanking the entrance with martini glasses full of green and red drinks, trays of baffling hors d’oeuvres featuring an obscure pink paste on tiny slices of bread, and, in the middle of the room… a giant pile of candy.

The effect of this giant pile is hard to describe. Why was it so exciting? Because movie candy is BETTER than regular candy. I don’t mean it tastes any different, or that they sell something you can’t buy at any ordinary convenience store. It’s just that it’s behind that big glass counter and costs $5 for no reason, so you know it’s the very BEST candy on the planet. If I were to come upon a giant pile of candy in the road, possibly from one of those overturned candy tankers you hear about on the news, I would be excited, but not extremely excited. “Free candy? Whatever!” I would say. As a full-powered adult, I can afford 75 cents for some Junior Mints whenever I want, so free candy has lost its special childhood attraction.

Well, free regular candy has lost it’s attraction. Free movie candy is still enough to drive me wild, and apparently I’m not alone. Pam Anderson is excitement, but free movie candy was just thrilling. People were falling all over themselves for the stuff, with shorter attendees even asking me nicely whether I could reach some of the higher candy after the most easily-grabbed stuff was gone. Overall the people in attendance were an interesting mix of Hollywood types and slack-jawed yokels that appeared to have won some kind of radio call-in promotion. I told myself I was closer to the Hollywood types than the yokels, but then I saw the 12 boxes of candy stuffed into my pockets and had to reconsider.

The after party was up on the Planet Hollywood roof deck and required some kind of separate ticket. I’m not sure who was getting in, but the scrub-to-Hollywood ratio seemed to have dropped up there. Apparently zombies aren’t very sexy, so the women staffing the event took their fashion cues from the “post-apocalyptic” theme instead (remember, apocalypse = sexy, rotting flesh = unsexy). There were some zombie-esque characters on stilts, those “I don’t move” human statues, and lots and lots of women ranging from servers in black halter tops and hotpants, to post-apocalyptic dancers in dirty prom dresses and gas masks, to thinly veiled strippers, topless in full-body camo paint.

The showing itself got straight to the point. No speeches and no trailers—just lights out and on with the main event. Apart from the unusually large amount of rustling sounds from everyone opening a ton of free candy, it was a great theater—very loud and a lot of good energy from the crowd.

The movie itself was fun. It’s not exactly Cocteau’s “Beauty and the Beast,” but I had a great sugar buzz going and found myself smiling and wincing right through to the end. The movie ended up #1 at the box office in its opening week, so maybe that speaks for itself? Some surprising deaths, cool finishes, and great action sequences. Turn off your inner critic, grab some Goobers, and check it out.

I’ve been fortunate enough to attend the Tokyo Game Show several times over the years, but this is the first time that I’ve ever had to spend a few days working at the front desk of a company booth at the show. This turned out to be both good and bad. Good, because I managed to hook up with a surprising amount of media people at the people (talking with media people is a large chunk of what I do here at Capcom) as well as managed to spend time chatting face-to-face with a number of Capcom Japan compatriots that I usually know as little more than an email address or a voice on the phone. Bad, of course, because I had to spend a few hours standing on a concrete floor in the hot sticky Tokyo air, and I am a lazy, lazy man. Mostly, I’m happy that I only had to work on the “business days” (Thursday and Friday), and not the insane free-for-all that is Saturday and Sunday at TGS.

I have several pics of the Capcom booth that I consider “before” and “after.” The before shots come from Thursday and Friday, before the sea of Japanese gamers washed up against the steely shores of Capcom’s booth. The after pics are from 30 spazmotic minutes I spent swimming against the tides of humanity to document hour long lines for DMC4 and Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles play sessions, not to mention similar lines for We Love Golf! and Kobyashi-san’s other game-in-progress, Sengoku Basara 2.

The main focus for the booth this year was, unsurprisingly, DMC4. We’ve been regrettably quiet on this title for most of the year, breaking new gameplay footage in the Spring, a light sprinkling of deviously short trailers here and there, and 360-playable code at the European Games Convention in August. However, the DMC team pulled out a new 3 minute trailer for TGS that was positively jaw-dropping, featuring hot Dante vs. Nero action, new bosses, new characters, all sorts of quick glimpses of new levels and gameplay, etc., all delivered in high definition on a 20’ screen. This new trailer will be delivered to Xbox Live Marketplace and the PS3 store in a few weeks, so you will be able to bask in the rosy glow of high definition video from the comfort of your own home. There was never a moment when the 30+ game stations running DMC4 were not occupied, including the ones in the Microsoft and PlayStation booths. The DMC4 section was a bit restrained, with ranks of game stations set up in two rows, and a city backdrop from the game that was similar to the one we had at E3.

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (henceforth typed as REUC, to the relief of my fingertips) was shown in a dialed-out creepy mansion-flavored area that sported columns and checkered floor patterns similar to RE 1, as well as guttering chandeliers and campaign girls (aka “booth babes”) decked out in REUC shirts, camo shorts, camo high heels (where does one go to purchase camouflaged high heels?) and Zappers galore. The area was dark and spooky and felt much like a haunted house attraction and rang with the sounds of co-op gunfire. We really should have had wandering zombie dudes jumping out to freak out gamers. Damn, next year…

TGS marked the first public showing of We Love Golf!, the superfun golf game being developed by Camelot Software for Capcom. The Camelot team’s past experience designing games like Mario Golf, Mario Tennis and the original Hot Shots Golf is obvious from the gameplay and design of the title. With assistance from the helpful orange shirted campaign girls, most folks were up and putting with the Wii Remote in moments. The booth area felt much like a Japanese golf range, with green “grass” flooring and a very mellow lighting scheme. The We Love Golf! portion of the booth sort of felt like an island oasis of sanity amongst the Crazy-Crazy! Funtime! Exploding Frenzy that is TGS.

Zack and Wiki is quickly becoming one of my most favorite Capcom games. There’s really nothing else like it out there, and the dedicated area matched the game’s kooky pirate spirit perfectly. The campaign girls working the Z&W area had a jungle explorer look, which matched the giant idol and treasure trove tucked away within the play area.

Other notable areas in the Capcom booth included the small GTA: Vice Cities Stories section (Capcom distributes the game in Japan) and the Moto GP zone that had suits and boots from actual Moto GP riders. Samurai-flavored action game Sengoku Basara 2 had a pretty large chunk of space next to the REUC mansion, which housed a giant metallic samurai statue, as well as plenty of kiosks running the PS2 game. Basara may or may not come to the US, but it is becoming an increasingly large franchise for Capcom in Japan. Recently, the arcade division there announced a Basara fighting game, and there’s even going to be a Basara festival in Tokyo in late October. Oddly, the game has a sizable percentage of female players (over 50%), which was obvious from the amount of women lined up to play during the show.

During my time at the Capcom booth, I was able to watch several presentations, which is incredibly helpful in getting to know the various game producers, as well as being able to see first-hand what elements of the various games the actual creators think are important enough to hammer home to a consumer audience. As in most TGS booths, a large part of the overall floor space was dedicated to the stage and 20’ screen, from which Capcom ran hourly… shows? Interviews? Presentations? I’m not sure how to even define these events accurately. At the start of each session, a hottie campaign girl would come on stage, accompanied by one or more members of a game team. The hottie would then usually conduct an interview, asking a series of questions about each game or franchise, while video would run on the screen above and behind them. Sometimes, a larger group would come on stage, such as the host of Japanese comedians who came out to demo Zack and Wiki while producer Takeshita-san offered gameplay suggestions and hints. Mega Man producer Horinouchi-san (who is cool enough to sport a blonde topknot and the rad nome de game “Hori-ken,” which sounds like a Street Fighter special move) was accompanied onstage by Mega Man – the same Mega Man that appeared at Comic-con in San Diego this summer. The costume, at least, not sure who was inside.

On a side note, Capcom’s campaign girls won a TGS show award for best costume design. I’m not sure if I’m allowed to say who, but a top member of Capcom’s development was undoubtedly very pleased by this, as he personally designs the campaign girl costumes almost every year. “Campaign girls” are so called because they are considered to be part of the marketing campaign around a game. Sounds a lot less trashy than booth babe, too. True story: there are officially approved poses for the girls; they must strike one of them for any picture they pose for.

For even MORE coverage on all things Capcom at the 2007 TGS, click here!

Just yesterday over lunch there were discussions on GnG being one of the best, yet one of the hardest, games ever, and today I find it combined with another candidate for “Best Game Evar” (Though much easier). Staticreator has, true to his/her name, created a cool Mega Man vs Ghosts N Goblins Flash game. The remixed GnG music accompanying the game is also top notch.

Check it out by clicking on the image below.

Really amazing new stuff from DMC4 here. Kobayashi-san has REALLY upped the ante with this title. Check out Dante powered up with the Gilgamesh gear and some of the amazing in-game demon killification HERE!

Need more bitey, virus-ridden monkeys in your life? Then Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles is the game for you. Check out some brand new screenshots HERE!

Here at the vast and palatial Capcom estates, we spend most of our time looking at lolcats and giggling maniacally. The other part of our days are spent playing Ace Attorney and waiting around for Caturday. With Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations just around the corner we got to thinking: Ace Attorney, lolcats, Ace Attorney, lolcats… hrm. Like chocolate and peanut butter, we think these are two great tastes that taste great together.

PRIZES: Everyone who enters will receive a coupon code for 10% off pre-orders for the new Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations at the Capcom Store. The top 3 placers will also receive Ace Attorney plush toys and a limited-edition Ace Attorney poster signed by Ace Attorney producer Minae Matsukawa. In addition to the signature, the poster also includes a special note from Matsukawa-san. I’d tell you what it says, except 1) that would ruin the surprise 2) they appear to say different things 3) I can’t read Japanese. In addition to the above, the first-place winner will also receive a copy of the new Ace Attorney game.

Contest begins at 12:01 AM Eastern Standard Time (“EST”), Friday, September 28, 2007 and ends 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST), Friday, October 26, 2007.

DESCRIPTION OF CONTEST: Using any Ace Attorney imagery or screenshots, modify the pictures and add text as you like to make us laugh. We’ll review the entries with our scientifical lolz-o-meter, and choose our favorites.

HOW TO ENTER/REQUIREMENTS: Submit your images and text to contest@capcom.com Please provide your name, address, phone number, and email address. Up to three (3) entries are allowed per person; only a person’s first three (3) submissions will be evaluated. Although you may submit up to three (3) entries, each person can win only once.

WINNER SELECTION – Capcom will evaluate all the entries and will determine three (3) winners. Winners will be selected on or about November 3rd from all eligible entries received. By participating, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these official rules and Capcom’s decisions. Winners will be notified by email. All federal, state and local taxes, insurance, licensing, registration and title fees are the sole responsibility of the winner.

PRIZES/APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (ARV) in U.S. Dollars.

Ace Attorney signed poster (ARV $0.00). Ace Attorney plush toy (ARV $0.00). Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations game (ARV $29.99).

Total ARV for the Contest is $29.99. No prize transfer or cash substitution allowed except at Capcom’s sole discretion for any reason and only then for prize of equal or greater value.

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YTMND makes me laugh until it hurts waaaaaay too much for a site basically full of animated gifs. It’s also home to a bunch of Phoenix Wright fans. Enjoy some of their collected absurdity HERE

Japan’s Computer Entertainment Software Association recently held their Japan Game Awards 2007 during this year’s Tokyo Game Show that took place from September 20-23rd and Capcom was able to walk away with multiple awards.

Monster Hunter Freedom 2, a PSP title that to date has sold over 1.4 million copies in Japan, was awarded the esteemed Grand Award as well as the Award for Excellence by the CESA. In addition, Okami, and our platinum hit, Lost Planet, also receive the Award for Excellence. Meanwhile, Dead Rising’s global mass appeal allowed it to capture the Global Award.

The Tokyo Game Show attendees chose as recipients for the Future Awards, given for highly anticipated games, Capcom’s Devil May Cry 4, Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes and Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure.

We at Capcom feel very honored and thankful for the recognition and will strive to continue to bring top notch games to video gamers around the world.

They may both be pretty-boys, but Dante doesn’t need a giant sword to bring the noise. Okay, he does have a giant sword, but it’s not AS giant. Check out the poll HERE. Go Dante!

Here is my first foray into the world of hand modeling, and from the looks of it, I’m ready to take the hand modeling world by storm! This Zack & Wiki treasure chest is a “stress reliever”. It’s made of foam and meant to be squeezed as hard as you can whenever the situation calls for it. Me? I like this shwag a lot. Finally. A chest I can actually touch and squeeze at my leisure without incurring the wrath of HR…

Gaming blog Kotaku managed to catch up to the very busy Hironobu Takeshita, producer of Zack & Wiki and the recently announced We Love Golf!, during the Tokyo Game Show. Takeshita-san lends some insight into interesting topics such as how the name for Zack & Wiki was arrived at, and the fact that he hasn’t actually played any golf!

To start he said that Treasure Island Z was out because they couldn’t secure the international right to the name because of the book. They went through almost two hundred other names before settling on Zak and Wiki.

Click on the links below to read the interviews.

Zak & Wiki Producer Talks Puzzles, Name Changes and Family Fun.

We Love Golf Creator Does Not Love Golf

Exciting new images of Trish and fan-favorite Lady in all of their Devil May Cry 4 glory! Check them out HERE!

Our buddies at UDON have a new blog with some fun details about their various projects, including lots of Street Fighter art, manga, etc. Check it out here.

GameTrailers.com recently posted two new Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law trailers, depicting the Investigative gameplay and the Courtroom Drama gameplay. Check them out by clicking on the links below.

Courtroom Drama Gameplay.

Investigative Gameplay.

So Tokyo’s a little far away and you can’t attend in person. While we can’t give you the sweaty nerds and sexy booth babes, we can offer you, as compensation, all the sweet Capcom trailers, screenshots, and other assets we are releasing at this year’s TGS for your consumption, including a brand new Devil May Cry 4 trailer featuring new brand new footage, and screenshots from the recently announced Wii title, We Love Golf!

After you’re all buckled in and ready, scroll down for all the goodies!

First off, the screenshot madness! Click on images to see the full Flickr archives.

Devil May Cry 4

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

MotoGP 07

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

We Love Golf!

Zack & Wiki

And last but certainly not least, it’s the new Devil May Cry 4 Trailer!

Sengoku Basara X (better known in the US as “Devil Kings”), Capcom’s recent foray into the 2D fighting game realm, has been showing up in some Japanese arcades for surprise testing. Here are some down-and-dirty shaky-cam videos, courtesy of on-the-spot youtube user milafi.

Racketboy has a great rundown of some of the best in current-gen 2D action, and of course Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix leads the pack.

To whet your whistle for what we’ve got coming next for SSF2T HD Remix updates, take a look at the handy flickr pool they’ve made of all the posted art assets from the game.

The mysterious Turbo2k5 is back with another hot hit: the infectious ode to Chun Li’s lightning legs, “YupYupYup.”

This was sent to us by Gamestop manager Brandon Willey. We heard a lot of stories about this incident and Brandon was nice enough to take the time to write it up. As a bit of background, Capcom attends the annual Gamestop managers conference in Las Vegas, to give them the lowdown on what we’ve got out and what’s coming next. We also offered everyone a tasty can of REVIVE as a “promo” for the upcoming Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. Here’s what happened next, in his own words (thanks Brandon!):

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Does Umbrella Exist? A True Story
By Brandon Willey

It was finally time to leave and I was incredibly tired. Our annual Gamestop Conference had just concluded the previous night and I had been partying all night long. I mean, who wouldn’t? This is Las Vegas! The city that never sleeps! I woke up too late for breakfast so I didn’t have time to caffeine up on coffee, but that wasn’t a problem because I still had my can of “Revive” that the Capcom vendors had given the managers [for the forthcoming Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles].

We were told it was a new energy drink and a gift from the Umbrella Corporation for all our work at making the Resident Evil franchise a success. I was a bit skeptical. I mean, who really wants to drink something made by the Umbrella Corporation known for procuring the T-Virus which “Revives” dead cells? With over 5,000 people who got a can of this product, all from different parts of the United States, what a perfect ploy for Umbrella to spread an outbreak! But, in all honesty, I was being stupid. I let my imagination get carried away. Umbrella doesn’t really exist, right?

Needless to say, I couldn’t keep my eyes open on the bus to the Las Vegas airport so I decided to drink it. Within a few minutes I could felt a lot more energized and focused. The can is inconspicuously black, with the words “REVIVE” printed in bold vertically down the can in bold orange. Just under that is Umbrella’s logo and name. Looking around on the bus, I noticed that almost all of the other managers had brought their cans of Revive with them too. They were stuffed in carry on bags, small luggage cases, and even in the pockets of clothes. My guess is that almost everyone partied last night and was all expecting to need an energy boost at some point this morning.

As my bus arrives at the airport terminal, I spot a few of my friends checking in their baggage. I do my best to hurry and catch up with them but I have to stop every few seconds because my leg is itching like crazy. Having an incredibly overactive imagination for someone my age, the first thing I think of is being infected by “Revive” and start silently cursing Umbrella… only to realize a few seconds later that its just my eczema flaring up from the heat. I chuckle at the strange coincidence and rush to catch up to the others at the security checkpoint. This is where my imagination goes wild.

It’s common knowledge now that when boarding airplanes that TSA does not allow liquids onboard, well this little detail seemed to be forgotten today. Near the front of the security checkpoint are hundreds of cans of “Revive” on tables and in bins, confiscated from the managers. Is it coincidence that the majority of us would try and bring these drinks onboard? Are they singling out “Revive” and searching for it in our luggage? Does TSA know something I don’t? No way… I’m just extra paranoid today due to lack of sleep.

As I approach the metal detectors preparing to go through, one of my friends is accosted by a TSA officer about the contents of his bag. They reach in and pull out 3 cans of “Revive” and give him a dirty look. He shrugs his shoulders and tells them he forgot he had them. Just as this is happening, another TSA officer approaches with a cart full of “Revive” and dumps the cans in a large bin labeled “Biohazard”. Now… my heart is racing. Why would they throw what obviously is a harmless soft drink into something as extreme as a “Biohazard” contamination bin?! Are these drinks safe?! Why won’t my leg stop itching?!

At this point, my imagination has gone berserk. Should I try and regurgitate my drink? Should I warn everyone not yet to security to not drink it? Should I amputate my itchy leg to stop the spread of infection? It took about half an hour before I came to my senses and remembered that Umbrella doesn’t exist and that I’ve played too many video games. Maybe I should see a doctor about hysteria. Once again chuckling to myself over my stupidity, an announcement is made; it’s time to board my plane. I begin walking towards my boarding gate when a television in the lobby starts to play a commercial for the new Resident Evil movie. The horror instantly returned.

Resident Evil: Extinction takes place… in Las Vegas. The city is completely wiped out and over run by zombies. I don’t think I even need to say anything more.I am now convinced that there is no way this could be a coincidence. All I could think about on the flight home was a checklist of three things I need to do: Learn how to use firearms, study botany to correctly mix herbs, and find the one can of “Anti-Virus” a soft drink.

Immersive Golfing Experience and Flexible Tee Times Thanks to the Wii Remote™

SAN MATEO, Calif – Sept. 14, 2007 – Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced a partnership with Camelot Software Planning to develop We Love Golf!™ for the Wii™ home video game system. Best known for developing Hot Shots Golf and the Mario Golf series, Camelot has a proven track record of creating entertaining, successful sports video games. This latest title transforms the Wii Remote™ into a virtual set of golf clubs, creating the most immersive golfing experience available off the greens. Capcom plans to release We Love Golf! in North America in 2008.

“Camelot’s pedigree in this genre, coupled with Capcom’s creative expertise, is a virtual hole in one,” said Nique Fajors, vice president, marketing, Capcom Entertainment. “Combining an already great game concept with the exciting innovations possible on the Wii is a winning formula for an amazing experience for gaming and golfing fans.”

We Love Golf! presents a realistic golfing experience with a fresh new spin, incorporating the Wii Remote’s unique motion-sensing functionality. Players will use the controller to choose clubs, line up shots, swing and even add a touch fade or draw with a flick of the wrist. Just as on a real course, gauging wind conditions, correct club selection and careful reading of the greens are all essential for victory. A variety of game modes, multiple characters, and unlockable content will provide endless hours of putting heaven.

ABOUT CAPCOM
Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, handheld and wireless devices. Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games, including best-selling franchises Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Devil May Cry. Capcom maintains operations in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Tokyo and Hong Kong, with corporate headquarters located in Osaka, Japan. More information about Capcom can be found on the company web site, www.capcom.com.

Capcom, Resident Evil, Mega Man and Devil May Cry are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd., in the U.S. or other countries. Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom U.S.A., Inc. We Love Golf! is a trademark of Camelot Co., Ltd. Wii and the Wii logo are trademarks of Nintendo. ©2006 Nintendo. All rights reserved. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

GameTrailers.com has up a new video featuring a Japanese family playing Zack & Wiki for the first time. Their reactions are great, and really shows how much fun Zack & Wiki can be for a whole group of people, regardless who’s actually playing.

Click on the image below to go view the video.

The Zack & Wiki site has been updated with a game trailer, as well as 5 new fun activities for all ages to enjoy. There’s the Hidden Bunnies game, where you search for bunnies hidden within the picture. Complete an image of Zack by playing the Connect the Dots game, or color in your own version of Zack & Wiki with Quest for Color. Then find your way out of the Treasure Maze. Finally, you can also print out your very own Pirate Hat!

Check them all out on the Zack & Wiki site!

Not only are the old platformer Mega Man games some of the best games ever made, most also sported extremely memorable music (Mega Man 2 remains my personal all-time favorite). Many Mega Man fans can often be spotted on various music sites or YouTube, recreating their version of their favorite themes.

Today’s theme comes to us from Mega Man X. It’s the Storm Eagle theme from two YouTube videos, one featuring a remixed version, and one featuring a user playing an almost perfect electric guitar rendition. Check them out below.

Which Harvey Birdman? Why, the Attorney at Law, of course. Check out some new views of the (quasi) legal hilarity coming to PS2, PSP, and Nintendo Wii HERE!

Here is a collection of new screenshots from Umbrella Chronicles, as well as art of Jill and Chris. You can check them out on our Flickr archive by clicking on the image below.

Don’t know how this one slipped through our extensive web of Google Alerts, but back in August Shock Till You Drop posted an article of their visit on the set of Resident Evil: Extinction. It’s a great read, with snippets such as this one about Ali Larter, who plays Claire Redfield:

Unlike Jovovich (Who plays Alice) and the others, all of Larter’s scenes are in the back of the truck, which means she gets to miss out on the claustrophobia induced antics as she instead takes part in what it turns out is the number one occupation on a working film set: Waiting. “She’s become the leader of this convoy,” Larter, who is not yet in costume as she waits for her scenes, says of her role in the story. “She’s incredibly strong and patient. She plays a different role to everyone in the convoy; let it be a mother to someone, a best friend. She finds what everyone needs and I think when you’re in this desperate a time that keeps hope alive for everyone. It’s really about searching and just keeping everyone together and alive.”

Besides the article, they have also post not one, not two, not three, but four new clips from the upcoming movie. Links to the article and movie are below.

On The Set.

Be sure to watch this clip, and this one too, and don’t miss this one, and finally this last one.

London – 6th September 2007 – Capcom is thrilled to announce a new partnership with The Centre for Fortean Zoology [CFZ] the only professional scientific and full-time organisation in the world dedicated to ‘crypto-zoology’ – the study of unknown animals. Capcom is sponsoring the CFZ on a full scale Monster Hunt expedition to South America in association with its record breaking title ‘Monster Hunter Freedom 2’.

The expedition aims to locate and collect giant Anaconda specimens with reports coming in of locals seeing the indigenous snakes as big as 40 feet long – twice as large as they’re supposed to be – in nearby swampland. The CFZ hope to collect some young specimens and bring them back to their new zoo facility in Devon.

Monster Hunter Freedom 2 is a non-stop epic hunt-or-be-hunted 3rd person action adventure game and continues the Monster Hunter series with more content and options than ever before. Gamers increase their play skills as they battle through breath-taking environments, gathering rare flaura and fauna and seeking out mystical beasts whilst battling against bloodthirsty monsters in some of the best graphics ever seen on PSP system.

And just like in Monster Hunter Freedom 2, the expedition aims to look for evidence of a real life monster – the mythical ‘Di-di’, a feared South American devil described as a hairy apelike being with scythe like claws and is believed responsible for the deaths of hundreds of cattle who were found with their tongues ripped out. The CFZ believe the beast may be a surviving species of ground sloathe thought to have been extinct for over 10,000 years.

The expedition will take place over two weeks this November and will be made up of the CFZ specialist team of Monster Hunters as well as the London Metro Newspapers own intrepid reporter, Oliver Stallwood. The team will be taken on a journey deep into the South American jungle by a shamen guide and will be posting daily blogs and footage of their adventures via their satellite enabled phones at http://cfzguyana.blogspot.com/. The last blog posted on a CFZ trip to Mongolia attracted over 70,000 unique impressions a day, the team hope to exceed that figure this time round.

The Monster Hunter franchise has become a cultural phenomenon in Japan with Monster Hunter Freedom 2 notching up over 2.4 million sales since its release this April and holds the title of fastest ever selling game on the PlayStation portable console.

Other Monster Hunter Freedom 2 Facts from Japan –

• Owners range from 8-50yrs old with an average age of 22.6 yrs old


• Owners of MHF2 spend on average 2-3 hours per day playing the game


• Owners have spent on average between a total of 200-300 hours playing the game since its release 6 months ago. However, some have clocked up an impressive 1000 hours


• An impressive 51.5% of MHF2 owners bought a PSP specifically to play MHF2


• Regional tournaments in 5 key cities attracted a total of 15,000 participants, but many had to be turned away due to oversubscription. Close to £100,000 of MH merchandise was sold at these events. Pictures are available on request.

Monster Hunter Freedom 2 releases in Europe on 7th September 2007 exclusively for Sony PlayStation Portable system.

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.

Capcom, Mega Man, Resident Evil, Onimusha, Devil May Cry and Breath of Fire are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd., in the U.S. or other countries. Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom U.S.A., Inc. “PlayStation” and the “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox and the Xbox Logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries and are used under license from Microsoft. All rights reserved. Tomb Raider and Lara Croft are registered trademarks of Core Design Ltd. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

This Friday from 11:30-1:00pm PST, you’ll have a chance to play Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix on XBOX Live against the glorious “Team Capcom.” Including such luminaries as Frank, Alicia, Sven, Seth, and Brian, there may also be an appearance by Chris T., the self-proclaimed “official Capcom Puzzle Fighter champion.”

Brian has graciously allowed us to rack up the losses on his gamertag, so look for “BadBoodah77” on XBL and try to take it easy on us.

See you Friday!

Slaving away at Capcom HQ is thirsty work. The worst part is that Cokes from our vending machine are 35 cents each (which isn’t cheap, since they pay us in Zenni). Fortunately for the thirty-five cents-less employees, there IS plenty of this stuff, and it’s FREE. I’m not sure what it is exactly, but who can keep up with all the crazy energy drinks getting released these days anyway?

Delicious!

A few lucky Capcom staffers made it out to the Las Vegas premiere of Resident Evil: Extinction at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Click here to check out their report and pics!

CollegeHumor finally has the new episode of Street Fighter: The Later Years up. Stop reading and go watch by click on the link below.

CollegeHumor.com

The official Zack & Wiki site has been updated and the Download and Screenshot sections of the site are now live. Check it out!

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