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The Shop Contest, it’s for breakfast now! Our call for entries for new game-themed cereals produced another raft of strong entries, including two from the same commenter, a first.

Update: I apologize for the deleted comments in the original post. This was an erroneous double post and unfortunately the only one the system let me call back was the first one, which most people had commented in. Unfortunately I can’t rescue or transfer those comments. Original post follows.

Ordinarily I don’t like to put more than one ‘Shop from the same commenter in, but arrow_six’s Bran Turismo was worthy. He later topped it with Elite Wheat Agents. I had to include both. arrow_six takes our (nonexistent) first prize for excellence.

smash_bro really thought outside the cereal box with his GameStop advertisement of great deals on used cereals – using ones the community had created. But vernon_v’s Kellogg’s vs. Capcom is my personal favorite. More than that, it’s a game that simply must happen.

Again, here are your 20 best from last week. We’ll have a new subject tomorrow.

Adam Brunsdon
ajnewman
Alan SexPants Chen
arrow_six
arrow_six
Burning
gofunaki22
Gym Master Alex
Kobun
Madpotator
mrjoeyyaya
nasserkun
Rear Admiral Meatwad
sc4ld
silferjam
smash_bro
Snufkin
tzibo
vernon_v
zekeknight

When Street Fighter IV lands on the iPhone in March, it won’t be as full-featured as 2009’s console versions. Then again, it won’t cost $50, either.

Capcom confirmed today that there will only be eight fighters available in the handheld version of the game, those being Ryu, Ken, Guile, Blanka, Chun-Li, Dhalsim, M. Bison and Abel.

A reduced roster comes with a reduced price, however, with the game set to retail for $10. Not a bad deal considering the graphics and all, but that control scheme is going to take some work…

Street Fighter 4 iPhone release details revealed: $10 in March with eight characters [GamePro]

Capcom’s latest motorcycle racing sim for Xbox 360, PS3 on track to kick off real-world 2010 season; demo due prerelease.

With MotoGP 09/10, Capcom set out to realign the game’s traditional holiday release window with one that better coincides with the start of the season. So the publisher was up front with the fact that the game would be out in March when it initially announced the game back in June 2009. Today, Capcom announced a specific race day for MotoGP 09/10, saying the game would be available in North America for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on March 16.

The doctor will see you shortly.

As its name implies, MotoGP 09/10 will pull its data from both the ‘09 and ‘10 racing seasons. Initially, the game will contain bikes, riders, tracks, and liveries from the 2009 season. Shortly after the game’s release, Capcom will add in content from the 2010 season, including new tracks, team updates, and bike classes, as a free downloadable update.

Developed by Monumental Games, MotoGP 09/10 will include a career mode in which players can manage their crew, hire staff, and compete in races in pursuit of a MotoGP championship. The game will also feature online multiplayer that lets players compete with up to 20 other racers from around the world. MotoGP 09/10 also packs a free-play-style arcade mode, as well as online leaderboards and a spectator mode.

Capcom plans to release a demo for the game through Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network before its official launch. For more information, check out GameSpot’s previous coverage of MotoGP 09/10.

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I received a special Saturday delivery package from Capcom today.

Inside a blue boxing glove clutching a red rose. Sound familiar?

Either Capcom is trying to tell us something about Dudley coming to Super Street Fighter IV, or they have a wicked mad crush on me. I’ll take either.

As announced yesterday in Tokyo, Gears of War characters Marcus and Dom will be coming to the Xbox 360 version of Capcom’s Lost Planet 2.

Three screens have been released of the Gears character in their Lost Planet 2 setting. To see the characters in motion, check out the trailer Kotaku posted that announces the Lost Planet 2 collaboration with Gears of War.

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Capcom’s online action-role-playing franchise will attempt to boost the Xbox’s flagging Japanese fortunes this summer with a PC MMORPG port.

When Capcom changed Monster Hunter Tri from a PlayStation 3 exclusive to a Wii exclusive, the stated reason for the change was the “high development cost of titles for PS3.” Development for the Xbox 360 is apparently not quite as expensive, as Capcom today announced that it would be bringing the Monster Hunter series to Microsoft’s console.

Monster Hunter Frontier was released for the PC in Japan in 2007.

That said, Monster Hunter’s debut on the 360 won’t be an all-new game. Instead, Capcom is porting over a pre-existing PC massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Monster Hunter Frontier. Released in 2007 in Japan for Windows, the title will launch on Xbox Live this summer in the island nation. According to gaming blog Kotaku, the game will have a ¥1,400 ($15) monthly fee on top of an Xbox Live Gold subscription, and will enter closed beta testing in May.

Unfortunately, Capcom did not reveal any further information on the game other than its Japanese launch plans. Whether Monster Hunter Frontier will ever arrive on Western 360s is still unclear. Despite repeated entreaties, Capcom never exported the PC MMORPG outside of Asia.

After debuting on the PlayStation 2 in 2004, the Monster Hunter franchise has become a particularly profitable franchise for Capcom in Japan. After the series spawned a sequel on the PS2 and debuted on the PSP, the company said it was “growing into the flagship products of Capcom.”

Newer installments have been similarly successful in Japan, where Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for the PSP racked up 3.5 million sales. Most recently, Monster Hunter Tri for the Wii topped the Japanese sales charts and managed to sell a million copies in its first month and change on shelves.

The series’ debut on the Xbox 360 represents the latest in a long line of attempts from Microsoft to build the console’s business in Japan. The system launched there in December of 2005, but started slowly. Microsoft targeted sales of 1 million Xbox 360s well within the system’s first year on shelves, but only managed to make that milestone last April. The 360’s start was so sluggish that Microsoft saw fit to “re-launch” the system, heavily promoting Japanese-developed role-playing games like Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon.

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Having pulled some of its heaviest hitters out of the busy Q1 release calendar, Capcom is ready to reassign those titles to an entirely new part of the calendar, one that hasn’t been getting nearly as much attention as its numeric predecessor: Q2. Monster Hunter Tri was already announced for April, but now Super Street Fighter IV will join it on April 27th in North America and April 30th in Europe. New characters, new combos, and the return of the smash-a-car bonus stage (see pic!) are highlights of the not-yet-priced though sure-to-be affordable followup.

Lost Planet 2 is more “sequel” than Super Street Fighter IV-style expansion. The co-op focused third-person shooter offers “larger-than-life bosses” and four player co-op over Xbox Live or PlayStation Network, and you’ll be able to take it up on that offer on May 18th in both North America and Europe. That leaves us some room in the June video game budget, if any publishers are looking to take advantage of the rest of Q2.

Super Street Fighter IV dated April 27; Lost Planet 2 on May 18 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Capcom confirms enhanced version of survival horror shooter is still on track for March 9 release stateside following push of Sony’s new motion-sensing gamepad.

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Capcom’s latest IP has no competition in this week’s releases down under.

It’s extremely slim pickings this week for new games in Australia, with only one title making a debut. The Bermuda Triangle has always been a convenient location for a science-fiction plot, and the mysterious area serves as the catalyst for sending Dark Void’s protagonist William Augustus Grey into an alternate universe where humans are fighting for their survival. Thankfully, scientist Nikola Tesla, who also ended up in the parallel universe, arms Grey with a jetpack, which makes swapping between ground and air-combat the big mechanic of the game. Dark Void is being published by Capcom and will be out on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this Thursday.

Stay tuned to AU Shippin’ Out as the next few weeks hold some pretty big releases, including Mass Effect 2, Dante’s Inferno, and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars.

January 14, 2009
Dark Void (PS3, 360)

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After numerous trailers for the upcoming Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition’s zany costumes, Capcom has finally released a trailer focusing on both of the extra DLC story chapters. “Lost in Nightmares” takes place before the events of Resident Evil 5 and includes a mansion inspired by the setting of the very first RE game. “Desperate Escape” takes place during the end of Resident Evil 5, as Jill and Josh race to save Chris and Sheva from the endgame’s exploding volcano.

With Jill serving as the “main character” for the additional content, the Gold Edition expansion looks like a genuine sequel, a la Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Most importantly, we’re glad to see Jill’s masterful unlocking skills put to good use in this trailer. The first batch of RE5 DLC will be available on February 17.

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Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition looks like a sequel in new trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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