Much like I’m primarily interested in the Peace Walker remake for the PS3 in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid collection headed to both systems, I’d pick up the Devil May Cry re-releases only for the third iteration, Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening Special Edition, the US remix of the originally JP-only, crushingly hard Devil May Cry 3. I played the heck out of that game back in the day, so maybe I could claw most of my way to a Platinum trophy if I gave it a shot.

In the second half of our double header podcast post today, Fourhman and Haygood talk about the decision by Capcom to use a single save game that cannot be deleted, meaning that things unlocked will stay unlocked.  Is it a big deal that only one person can unlock this stuff, or for this style of game it does not matter as much?  We also talk about the idea that this is solely being done with this title to remove the option of trading in the game, as the game would in a sense, be broken for a future owner, as everything would be unlocked.

We also have a quick discussion on the idea of Wii U for people and if it can be successful as well as the recent Supreme Court decision on California’s violent video game law.

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We just received a new trailer from our friends at Capcom from their upcoming sword and sorcery title, Dragon’s Dogma.  In this new trailer, our heroes are in the throws of battle with some creatures, when a high and mighty Griffin decides to join in on the fun.

While some have called this game a response from Capcom to Elder Scrolls, I think the combat in Dragon’s Dogma is looking far more dynamic in nature, as you are actually interacting with the Griffin while in combat, jumping on it, while stabbing it, and all the while it is taking you along for the ride.

Check out the full trailer below. 

It seems that the War on Horror is underway in preparation of the Resident Evil Mercenaries 3DS, and we have a news broadcast that seems to show how bad the war is actually going for the heroes that are featured in the game. 

Yes, Capcom has put together a rather amusing live action news briefing that intersplices video from RE: Mercenaries 3DS.  In the report we get information on how bad the War on Horror is going and that the Mercenaries are going to have to save humanity from the violence.  Of course, nothing can be completely normal in the Resident Evil universe, so you might want to watch the full video below to see what happens to our dilligent reporting crew.

Also, we have some new screens from Mercenaries 3DS featuring Rebecca Chambers, one of the characters that can be used in the game.

Every year, Capcom throws out the welcome rug to press for their annual Captivate event, this year held in sunny Florida.  Unfortunately, Capcom continues to lose my invitation in the mail to Captivate, but they still managed to get us the press release on all the new announcements they have for games in 2011, and they are pretty good announcements.  Frank West makes his triumphant return, Street Fighter IV is back, again and a new IP is announced.  Continue on past the jump for the full lineup.

Now we already knew about things like the Resident Evil releases, the new Silent Hill game and Asura’s Wrath, so I will not go into too much detail with those.  Instead, let’s get to the stuff that was newly announced.

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record

While most people liked Dead Rising 2, most people seemed to be wanting one thing from the game – more Frank West and less Chuck Greene.  Well, your wish has been answered as Dead Rising 2: Off the Record will tell the tale of Fortune City from a different perspective.  Yes, we will once again play Dead Rising 2 as fan favorite Frank West, with all of the systems and weapon mechanics that were found in Dead Rising 2, as well as the photography items that were in the original Dead Rising.  Dead Rising 2: Off the Record will be coming to PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 this Autumn.

Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition

Okay, forget what you had heard about the previous versions of Street Fighter IV being the definitive versions of the game, as the soon to be released Arcade Edition is the true definitive version.  Okay, we all knew another Street Fighter IV game was to be expected, and this time, it is taking all of the characters you know, plus adding additional characters that were in the arcade version of the game, as well as rebalancing some characters and adding the Replay Channel.  If you already own Super Street Fighter IV, you can get the Arcade Edition as DLC.  However a boxed retail copy is coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 in June, with the PC version arriving in July.

Dragon’s Dogma

This is a new IP from the dev team that brought us Resident Evil 4 and Devil May Cry 4, and it is being built using the MT 2.0 Framework engine, which powers games like Resident Evil 5 and Lost Planet 2.  Dragon’s Dogma will be set in an open world environment that will allow for lots of exploration, while doing combat with all sorts of evil creatures and people.  Your goal is to quest forth and look for a mysterious dragon that you must kill.  You will not be alone as you have two other party members tagging along with you.  One would assume that the title will have co-op, but nothing was mentioned at the time of this press release regarding that tidbit.  This title is set for release on Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2012.

And that was it for the new stuff.  There was more on the Code Veronica remastered edition along with all the other Resident Evil stuff, but nothing that was totally new.

My exposure to the Resident Evil franchise has been rather cursory, as I never really owned a console to play the games, and they never really looked that interesting.  My views changed with Resident Evil 5, which I found to be an interesting title.  Of course, this makes me a heretic with the fanbase, but hey, to each their own.

Capcom has released a nifty little video celebrating 15 years of the Resident Evil franchise.  We see quick flashes to the past entries in the series, but fans will love the halfway point where we get some sneak peeks at the upcomign Resident Evil games, including RE: Mercenaries 3D, the Code Veronica HD remastering, the RE4 HD edition and a quick montage from RE Revelations.  The trailer ends with a quick snippet from RE Operation Racoon City.

Take a gander at the video after the jump.

With the 3DS rapidly approaching, we have a couple of new trailers and a handful of screenshots for Capcom’s upcoming title on the platform, Super Street Fighter IV 3DS.  The first trailer shows off the new television commercial that is heading into distribution for the game, showing off the combat, while highlighting the 3D effects.  The second trailer is a little more in depth, showing the different features, options and setting that can be used in Super Street Fighter IV 3DS, including the much anticipated Street Pass battle function.

Super Street Fighter IV 3DS is set to ship March 29th, 2011 from Capcom exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS platform.

Super Street Fighter IV 3DS Edition

Super Street Fighter IV 3DS Edition Menus, Options and Features Trailer

Marvel vs Capcom 3 is almost here, so it’s about time Capcom dropped the information on who the final boss in the game will be. It’s Galactus. Wait, is Silver Surfer in this game? That would be epic.

Enjoy these screens while you’re waiting for MvC3‘s February 15th release date.

Source: Capcom

Okamiden‘s coming to Nintendo DS on March 15th, and to promote the release, Capcom’s going to be giving us more to look at every week leading up to it. The first batch of stuff here is about some of the new characters the game will introduce. You can watch a Ryo gameplay video on Facebook here, and Capcom describes the characters as follows:

Ryo
This demon is the sum of all those who lusted after worldly pelf. At some point this demon traded the pursuit of riches for human souls. He is always calculating the best ways of luring new souls to his clutches, and will use any means he can to obtain them including lending out souls in order to collect a fatally high interest.

Shiranui
The grandfather of Chibiterasu, an incarnation of Amaterasu, the sun-god-turned-wolf in Ōkami.

Isshaku
The grandfather of Issun, he played a big role in expelling Orochi over 100 years ago.  Once the companion of Shiranui (the incarnation of Amaterasu at that time), he watched helplessly as Shiranui sacrificed himself for the sake of Nippon.

Shakuya
The spirit of the sacred tree, Konohana, and watches over Kamiki Village.  She gives advice to Chibiterasu in an effort to save Nippon from the evil that has attacked the land once more.

Source: Capcom

Today we got a handful of new screenshots for the soon to be released Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds title, this time focusing on two new character additions – Jill Valentine and Shuma-Gorath.  Most gamers are probably very familar with Jill Valentine, one of the stars of the Resident Evil series.  She is here to combat foes with a vengeance as we can see with the screenshots below.  As for Shuma-Gorath, I honestly had to look up who he was, as I do not read a lot of Doctor Strange.  However, Marvel vs. Capcom fans will probably be very aware of him and his attacks from the second entry in the Marvel vs. Capcom series.

Hit the jump to check out more of the screens featuring both Jill Valentine and Shuma-Gorath after the jump.  Marvel vs. Capcom: Fate of Two Worlds is set to arrive on February 15th, 2011 from Capcom.