God Hand

Today Sony via the PlayStation Blog announced its new PlayStation Network promotion. Titled “Only on PSN,” the blog post highlighted multiple downloadable offerings like this week’s Eufloria and Rochard, plus the Infamous 2 DLC Festival of Blood. And tucked away at the bottom, given barely a mention was the real big news: Starting tomorrow a handful of underrated PS2 games will be available for download, including staff favorites like Odin Sphere and God Hand...

Capcoms Christian Svensson comments about the possibility of a remake for the 2006 cult-hit action title for the Playstation 2, God Hand.

Examiner: In 2006, Capcom released a wacky action Playstation 2 game titled God Hand. Despite mixed review scores, it became a cult hit. Don't expect Capcom to continue publishing God Hand games in the future, however.

Hideki Kamiya, Atsushi Inaba, and Shinji Mikami resurface with new game development studio. Shortly after Capcom announced the dismantling of Okami developer Clover last year, it was revealed that two of the studio's big names--Viewtiful Joe producer Atsushi Inaba and Devil May Cry director Hideki Kamiya--had already left the company in search of fresh challenges. They appear to have found one, as the pair are listed on the Japanese language site for upstart developer Seeds, along with fellow Clover veteran and Resident Evil creator, Shinji Mikami. While Kamiya and Inaba had left Capcom entirely, Mikami last year was still working for Capcom as a contracted producer.

As of today, the studio behind Viewtiful Joe, Okami and God Hand is no more. Clover Studio was shuttered by main shareholder Capcom. At a Board of Directors' meeting was held, and it was decided that Clover should dissolved. The reason? According to the Capcom IR release: Clover Studio Co., Ltd. has met the goal of developing unique and creative original home video game software, however, in view of promoting a business strategy that concentrates management resources on a selected business to enhance the efficiency of the development power of the entire Capcom group, the dissolution of Clover Studio Co., Ltd. has been raised and passed at a Board of Directors' meeting.

Wednesday 23 August 2006 We're starting to get the feeling that God Hand is some immense practical joke we haven't been let in on yet: an unlikely enough PS2 action game to begin with, with every new movie it becomes more surreal. Click the movies tab above for smack-talking, high-kicking hero Jean's latest run-ins with Wild West banditos, girl gangs, gorilla wrestlers, Shaolin monks, and vicious carnival performers. God Hand is a supreme slice of Japanese weirdness - to the extent that it's

God Hand combines a hard boiled atmosphere with humorous elements in a comical, violent action game directed by Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil 4) and produced by Atsushi Inaba (Phoenix Wright). The official God Hand Homepage is now online.

Capcom has let loose an updated release list for some of their upcoming titles. August 2006 - Dead Rising (Xbox 360) September 2006 - Okami (PS2) September 2006 - Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins (PSP) September 2006 - Mega Man ZX (NDS) September 2006 - Capcom Classics Mini Mix (GBA) October 2006 - Power Stone Collection (PSP) October 2006 - God Hand (PS2) October 2006 - Capcom Puzzle World (PSP) October 2006 - Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded (PSP) November 2006 - Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2 (PS2/Xbox) 1st Quarter 2007 - Lost Planet (Xbox 360) 1st Quarter 2007 Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All (NDS)

Capcom has pulled the wraps off God Hand, its latest urban-themed beat-'em-up for the PS2. It stars Jean, a mumbling hero who's inherited the Hand of God, and is now entangled in a series of deadly scraps with those seeking out the source of the power that he's tapped into. Put simply, it's a rowdy 3D fighting game that's livened up with some brutally colorful and violent effects when Jean puts his heavenly digits into action, filling the screen with dazzling light and crumpled faces. We've