Seven new maps to be unleashed.

For fans of Capcom's icy shooter, Lost Planet, more game is always a good thing - particularly when multiplayer maps are involved. Capcom plans to offer downloadable multiplayer map packs for Lost Planet. The first map pack will cost 400 Microsoft Points, with pricing on the following packs to be determined later.
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The NPD Group released its North American sales estimates for January 2007, and the results painted a positive outlook for the future of original IPs on the Xbox 360. Taking the top slot this month on the console (ahead of sales juggernaut, Gears of War) was Capcom's Lost Planet: Extreme Condition. Lost Planet was released early in the month to good reviews, and went on to be the top-selling game of the month across all platforms.
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Capcom is working on a sequel to the recently released Lost Planet for Xbox 360 and PS3, an anonymous blogger with claimed industry contacts has reported. The unknown poster, who identifies himself only as a caricature named Bruce Kelly, apparently learned of the sequel, entitled Lost Planet Wars, from a contact "close to the happenings at Capcom." But the report doesn't offer any further details like genre or rough release ... » Read More

Has Battlestations: Midway done enough to hold onto top spot, or has Lost Planet gone back to the top?
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The $40 million dollar game is set to receive two new multiplayer maps on March 9, with five more slated to arrive on the Xbox Live Marketplace later in the year. The first map pack is comprised of "Radar Field," a facility that promotes close quarters combat, and "Island 902," a seaside area littered with bridges and underwater sections.
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Capcom have the contents of the first discharge Planet map pack for 360 disposed. These are probably soon downloadable for 400 points (4.65 euro) on Xbox live download Marketplace and contain 2 new multiplayer maps: Island 902 and Radar Field.

On 9 March a Lost Planet tournament will be held in which 120 gamers will take place in the survival mode against each other, organised by Capcom. The Lost Planet update will be delivered the 10th of March in Japan and hopefully we will get it here soon too.
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Despite how well received both Dead Rising and Lost Planet have been, turns out Capcom wasn't exactly sold on the games when they first came to the table. Longtime Capcom designer Kenji Inafune -- yes, the same guy who came up with Mega Man -- has evolved into more of a producer these days and was responsible for selling Capcom management on both games. They didn't bite, he says during an incredibly candid interview with Capcom community mogul Brian Dunn...
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A big part of the problem for game makers is that once they've put in the work they need to find an audience to enjoy it. Doing this can cost more than you may think. Much more.

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How Lost Planet Found an Audience

Snow and bugs are a big part of Capcom's shooter but money may be the most important ingredient of all.

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A big part of the problem for game makers is that once they've put in the work they need to find an audience to enjoy it. Doing this can cost more than you may think. Much more.

Consider Lost Planet: Extreme Condition. Capcom recently said it had shipped more than a million copies worldwide of its snowy shooter for the Xbox 360. The game itself cost Capcom $20 million (£10.2 million) to make, and according to an article at Forbes.com the company spent another $20 million on getting the word out...
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Capcom has held onto the No. 1 spot in the UK all-formats software chart for the second week running as Xbox 360 exclusive Lost Planet continues to prove popular with consumers.

FIFA 07 and Pro Evo 6 are also still riding high, but swap places this week as Konami's offering rises one place to No. 2.
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Lost Planet: Extreme Condition campaign cheats now available.
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According to today's Forbes profile on the company that published Keiji Inafune's epic shooter, Capcom is in deep about forty million bucks getting Lost Planet out the door, on store shelves, and into the minds of gamers.

Forbes details Capcom's executive VP of publishing in North America and Europe Mark Beaumont and his efforts to shake up the company's marketing. In the case of Lost Planet, advertising and awareness came to a cool $20 million. Combined with a $20 million development budget and you'll see where that $60 you plop down goes.

So where did that twenty mill go? Theater advertising, the two Xbox Live demos, TV spots, community funding-it all costs money. Apparently, a lot of money.
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In continuing efforts to respond to the needs of the Lost Planet community, the development team is currently preparing an update that will add additional multiplayer features, as well as fix a few minor bugs/exploits discovered post-release.

This update is currently scheduled to go live for all Lost Planet players around the globe on or about March 9 and includes the following updates and fixes ¿
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Xbox 360 exclusive Lost Planet tops the all-formats software chart this week, pushing World of Warcraft expansion pack The Burning Crusade down into fifth place.
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Level six breaks away from the traditional snow pirate enemy and introduces a new human adversary - the suited-up commando. These corporation-backed soldiers take a bit more oomph to down, but with smart weapon planning and, of course, our handy guide, this perpetually hazardous level should be no problem at all. The moment you round the first corner, the music will kick up and you're gonna have a flock of soldiers chasing you down. If you keep your distance though, you can probably off at ... » Read More

So it's day one on this frozen wasteland of a planet and you're already eager to cheat? We don't blame you. With so many oversized insects and power-mad snow pirates running around, it's understandable to search for a leg-up. That's why we're here - starting today we're bringing you all the details you'll need on each level of this explosive adventure, including all of the target marks. This week we're bringing you levels one through five, then on the 19th we'll wrap it all up with ... » Read More

We were lucky enough to have Lost Planet's Jun Takeuchi (producer) and Kenji Oguro (director) drop by our offices last week. Before we let them go, we begged them to share a few of their favorite tricks and secrets with us. Boy, did they deliver. Hidden taunts (including the truly humiliating ass slappery below), swinging a full 360 degrees on your grapple... and more. These have never seen the light of day outside Capcom's offices, and now we're bringing them directly to you for use in your ... » Read More

As you sit there in your basement, living room, or basement reading the insightful and witty commentary we at GamesRadar produce for you on a daily basis, do you ever wonder about the men and women behind the magic and wonder? Who throws the lightning, who rolls the thunder? That's right, we like to rhyme. And as tempting as it is to follow "rhyme" with one of the six thousand words that rhyme with it, we won't do it. Because we know when to hold 'em. Now, since you wanna know, we've brought ... » Read More

50 Billion Zombies and One Million Snow Pirates Can't Be Wrong

Capcom today announced that both Lost Planet: Extreme Condition and Dead Rising for the Xbox 360 have each shipped over one million units worldwide. These numbers make Capcom the most successful Japanese software publisher producing games for the Xbox 360. Lost Planet has shipped one million units worldwide following its December 21 release in Japan and subsequent January 12 release in Europe and North America, while Dead Rising has done the same since its release last summer.
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The official story: "Microsoft does not comment on rumors or speculation." -- Microsoft rep. As for Capcom...see below

What we heard: It's no secret that Microsoft wants to break into the Japanese game market--badly. When the Xbox 360 launched in late 2005, it allocated a third of its launch stock to the island nation--where half of it gathered dust on store shelves while bored shopkeepers stood by picking their noses.

Microsoft has also tried the software approach, hiring Japanese game-design legends such as Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi and Space Channel mastermind Tetsuya Mizuguchi to make Xbox 360 exclusives. Unfortunately, the latter's first effort, Ninety-Nine Nights, fizzled on both sides of the Pacific. However, the former's debut, Blue Dragon, fared as well as an Xbox 360 game can in Japan, given the platform's limited base. It sold more than 80,000 units in its first four days on the Japanese market last fall.

Still, Microsoft hasn't spent tens of millions in Japan to eke out modest hits. So the fact that it might opt to acquire a major Japanese publisher seems perfectly plausible, given its near-bottomless bank account. Thus was spawned this week's top rumor, which had Microsoft buying Capcom, the developer-publisher behind the Resident Evil series, outright.

Sure, it makes sense. Capcom has made two critically acclaimed Xbox 360 games, Dead Rising and Lost Planet: Extreme Condition. (Look for the latter's review on GameSpot later today.) And Microsoft is flush with cash--$35 billion in reserves as of last summer, according to Reuters. So why not drop a relatively small chunk of change to take on Sony and Nintendo on their home turf?

However, plausibility does not equal reality. And in this case, the reality is that, for the time being, Microsoft is not buying Capcom. Apparently this latest orgy of speculation is an ancient rumor, resurrected by a Japanese blog pr...
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Capcom has one hefty post-holiday gift ready for you gamers living in the San Francisco area. On Thursday, January 11, Capcom is hosting a gigantic Lost Planet launch party at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center and oh yeah, its open to the public. Thats right. You can rub elbows with fellow gamers and the developers of the game from 8 PM to Midnight if youre in the Bay area. When youre not getting nerd sweat all over the controls trying to blast aliens to bits, youll be able to ... » Read More