Tag: Bionic Commando
News Keiji Inafune On Working With Grin And The Failings Of Bionic Commando
"Things got really messed up between the two companies," Keiji Inafune explained about the relationship between Capcom and Grin
Inafune was discussing the troubled development of the Swedish companies (not that) terrible Bionic Commando reboot for PS3 — a game that eventually helped shutter the company entirely. The game wasn't helped by its...
News Capcom Give Up On Western Development For New IP
Capcom's head honcho Haruhiro Tsujimota has told the FinancialTimes that they are to stop commissioning new IP from Western developers after the likes of Bionic Commando and Dark Void flopped
Capcom's Japanese teams will now focus on new creations, while Western developers will be left handling ports and sequels. As a group, the new titles where...
News Agonisingly GRIN Are In Big, Big, Big Trouble
It hurts a little to type this
Not only because we know someone who used to work at Swedish outfit GRIN, but also because of the two games they've put out this year, we thought they were both pretty darn good. Bionic Commando was a clever platform-esque shooter. Sure there were issues with the design, but we certainly had fun playing it. Wanted:...
News Bionic Commando Doesn't Quite Zip Kick Itself Into Consumers Palms, Only 27,000 Units Sold
This is a shame
With Wanted: Weapons Of Fate and Terminator Salvation clearly being GRIN's side-show releases, many expected Bionic Commando to be their big seller; especially when they totally reignited the franchise with Bionic Commando: Rearmed. Apparently not though, as their re-imagining of Capcom's classic only sold 27,000 units in May...
Rumour Swedish Developer GRIN Layoff 100-160 Staff
In somewhat disheartening news following the releases of Bionic Commando, Terminator Salvation and Wanted; Swedish developer GRIN are rumoured to have laid-off 100-160 of their staff
The firm, which has offices in Sweden, Spain and Indonesia, is rumored to be in the process of shuttering its Gothenburg and Barcelona-based sites. We'll have a review...
News New Bionic Commando Trailer Reveals Moveset - Zip-Kicking!
As Bionic Commando gets a little closer, we think we can feel a slightly trembling inside our bodies
This is, of course, the effects of anticipation. Readers, the protagonist has a bionic arm(!) - need we say more? This new trailer reveals many of the new moves that will be available to Nathan "Rad" Spencer - including Zip-Kicks. Why do...
News Bionic Commando Dropping In May
Capcom's Bionic Commando reimagination was originally planned for release around now
With Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5 already planned over the next couple of months Capcom have decided to spread their releases somewhat. That means Bionic Commando is now firmly written on the calendar in biro for a May release.
Today Capgod announced that they are aiming for a February release of Street Fighter IV in the US (and probably Europe)
This means a number of amazing things: We will be playing Street Fighter IV on our PC, XBOX 360 or PS3 around this time in 4 months. Capgod (ok I'm going to stop with that now) will be releasing one awesome game for each of the...
