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Rockstar’s next-gen opus Grand Theft Auto IV is getting the budget treatment in Japan with news that the Capcom published title is to be ushered in to the PlayStation Best discount range. Kotaku reports that that the new version will be released on August 27th and will cost YEN 3,900 …
Read More »JAPAN: Monster Hunter gets PSP bundles
Sony has announced that hugely popular multiplayer action RPG Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G is to be bundled with the PSP-3000 in two packs heading to Japanese retail. Available in both red and blue flavours, the packs will include a copy of the game and the current version of Sony’s …
Read More »Staff cuts at Wii developer Bionic Games
Company denies 'dispute' with Capcom, assures layoffs were due to normal dev cycles
Read More »MCM Expo expands London show
MCM Expo at Excel London will ramp up its capacity by expanding the show hall by 2,000 square metres, MCV can reveal. The event, which is scheduled to take place on October 24th to October 25th, is set to feature a large contingent of publishers, including Ubisoft, Capcom, Tecmo Koei …
Read More »Monster Hunter Gathering Hall opens in July
Capcom will open The Gathering Hall, the UK’s first and only dedicated Monster Hunter gaming centre, this July. The area will be dedicated to Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, the latest instalment in the long-running PSP RPG series that outsold all other games in Japan last year. The game debuts on …
Read More »Capcom and Sony unite for PSP bundle
Capcom has united with Sony to bring a PSP bundle to retail promoting the latest entry in the Monster Hunter series. The bundle will include the new Mystic Silver PSP-3000, a copy of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, and a Monster Hunter-branded PSP carry-pouch, screen wipe and branded skin that fits …
Read More »Resi PSP is totally different
Publisher Capcom has pressed the big red button on its pre-release hype for the already hugely anticipated Resident Evil Portable for PSP, claiming that the game is a radical departure from any other title in the series to date. Other than the fact that it exists, details regarding Resident Evil’s …
Read More »Capcom taking Resident Evil to PSP
E3'09: Brand new game in popular horror franchise coming to Sonyâ??s handheld
Read More »Capcom prepared to move Resi development to western studios
Company states it is â??opening itself upâ? to developers outside Japan
Read More »Monster Hunter creator: Western studios could learn from Japanese devs
...but Capcom's Ryozo Tsujimoto sees there is plenty the East can take from the US and Europe
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