This week saw the release of Bionic Commando, Bionic Commando Rearmed, East India Company and a few other games. The Weekend Deal is 50% off on all Relic developed games.
Steam has listed both Bionic Commando and Bionic Commando: Rearmed on their service as available for download. Capcom's title's are offered individually as well as together in the BC Pack at a discount.
Sir Paul McCartney's ex contacted the publisher offering to promote the game, and demanded a six-figure fee and also suggested that a character based on her should star in the game. The producers, having finished the game, were apparently not keen and called the deal off.
Bionic Commando Rearmed has set the "gold standard" for downloadable games, the game's producer has claimed.
In an interview with VideoGamer.com, Ben Judd said that gamers now only want to die "once or twice" in games.
If you're the owner of a PC with a single-core processor and are having problems running Bionic Commando Rearmed, a patch has been released that should take care of the problem.
GamingShogun writes, "Bionic Commando Rearmed, the modern remake of the classic game, was just released on the Xbox 360 LIVE Arcade. Today, however, it has been released for PC gamers to purchase and download as well, via GamersGate! Bionic Commando brings the classic into the modern age with 2-player co-op as well..."
Kotaku writes: "And not any ace, says Bionic Commando producer Ben Judd in his ear wax shirt, but a "fucking ace". At a small event for the launch of Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Judd said that the downloadable title was doing way better than it had been targeted. "There were people at Capcom who told me not to make this game," Judd said. While BC:R is doing well, Judd says that it won't do nearly as well as the upcoming 3D version, which has apparently gotten a recent control tweak to make the game less frustrating."
Videogamer writes: "Capcom has gone some way to calm PC gamers angered by recent news which confirmed Bionic Commando Rearmed will be $5 more expensive on PC.
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Gearoid Reidy of bioniccommando.com writes: "Finally! It gives us great pleasure to officially announce that Bionic Commando Rearmed will launch worldwide from next week. Here are those all-important dates and prices: "
Capcom Producer Ben Judd led a panel of folks who were each somehow involved with Bionic Commando and/or Bionic Commando Rearmed this evening at the San Diego Comic-Con. During the gathering, the crew showcased the trailer from E3 and went through the things that they wanted to keep in the Bionic Commando remake (cheesy dialogue, control mechanics, and the music) and what they wanted to dump (namely, the unforgiving gameplay that demanded perfection).
DarkZero: It seems Bionic Commando Rearmed has finally got a date, and should hit XBLA on August 13th. The news comes direct from Xbox Japan as they've let slip the date on the games splash page on their official site. As of yet it has not been confirmed if the game will hit US and Europe on the same day, but it is very likely to happen as most big games are usually released on the same day worldwide.
DarkZero: Famitsu have reported that Bionic Commando Rearmed, a game which was expected to drop on 360, PS3, and PC very soon has being hit with a delay. No solid reason was given for the delay, but due to the games mature rating some believe it could be running into problems getting certified to be made available for download. This however has not been confirmed by any of the parties involved.
Destructoid writes: "Ask producer Ben Judd what two things Bionic Commando fans think made the game great, and the first will be the game's swing mechanic. The second, as he puts it, "will no doubt be a certain dictator's head exploding."
Eurogamer writes: "Bionic Commando producer Ben Judd has told Eurogamer to expect elements of the re-imagined XBLA, PSN and PC game, Bionic Commando Rearmed, to fill out the back-story of next year's 3D game.
Bionic Commando's side-scrolling revival, coming to the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Store, gets a Mature (M) rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). Bionic Commando Rearmed won't reach the wide audience it was originally intended for. M Rated downloadable games are the minority on the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Store.
Simon Viklund, creative director at Bionic Commando Rearmed development studio Grin, has hinted that we should see the time relatively soon.
"The final date for completing Bionic Commando Rearmed is closing in," he posts on the company's official blog.
"We're stabilizing the game and polishing all the details now, and soon this product of almost a year of late nights and hard work will ship to a digital distribution channel ...
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Capcom Producer Ben Judd writes:
Gamers won't have to dig deep into their pockets to play GRIN's upcoming Bionic Commando remake this May.