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Capcom Lays Out Upcoming Release Dates

Super Street Fighter IV in April, Lost Planet 2 in May.


Also: box art! 
Also: box art! 
After delaying a few games into less-specific release windows during some financial reporting earlier this month, Capcom has nailed down a few dates and windows for some of its upcoming products.

Super Street Fighter IV will hit on April 27 in North America and April 30 in Europe. A collector's edition of the game is planned, at least for Japan, which is said to at least contain a soundtrack and a trailer collection.

Lost Planet 2 is due on May 18. According to Kotaku, Capcom's Japanese event--which teased some sort of collaboration with Microsoft--revealed that Marcus Fenix and other characters from the Gears of War universe would make an appearance in the Xbox 360 version of the game.

Monster Hunter Tri is on for April in both North America and Europe, with retailers reporting a more-specific date of April 6. The game will be released in a bundle with the black version of the Classic Controller Pro for $59.99. Both the game and the controller will also be available separately.

'What do you mean I can't pre-order Monster Hunter Frontier? Don't you know who I am?'
'What do you mean I can't pre-order Monster Hunter Frontier? Don't you know who I am?'
Final Fight: Double Impact, the downloadable collection of both Final Fight and Magic Sword, is listed as a Spring release for both PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.

Also out of Japan, Capcom confirmed that Monster Hunter Frontier, which had previously appeared on the PC, would also be making its way to the Xbox 360, but that's still only for the Japanese market. No North American plans for that have been announced. Don't hold your breath.
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I am interested in some Lost Planet 2 but that's about it.

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@Video_Game_King said:

" Wait, why are they bundling Final Fight with Magic Sword? As I recall, the game wasn't that good. If anything, bundle it with Final Fights 2 & 3 and call it Final Fight Complete Collection. "

It's certainly an odd choice of game to bundle it with. I agree. 
 

The Japanese box art look way better. I hope a PDF becomes available, or that Europe get the Japanese cover. I hate bad box art with a passion, especially bad SF box art. 
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Yay for more bad NA boxart.

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@PufferFiz said:
" @Xeiphyer said:
" @PufferFiz said:
" @alexl86 said:
" A Japan-only release for the 360? That's... odd. "
also considering it is just a port of a 2007 game with and subscription fee, I don't expect this to go well. "
The game is pretty cool, they have the 'you can play for free until a certain point' style. It'd be great if an updated version of the game came out over here. "
Capcom made a statement saying There is no plans to bring MHF to the west. "
I know =P Thus the 'it'd be great' part =(
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I don't know, there is just something wrong with that old-school-silver-colored "SUPER" in the background...it doesn't seem right :/...

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@Abyssfull said:
"Looks like its becoming an all stars game for all the popular 3PS characters. "
Lost Planet is the new Uncharted 2 multiplayer.  But I refuse to believe any Cog can move their torso independently from their pelvis.
 
@Video_Game_King said:
" Wait, why are they bundling Final Fight with Magic Sword? As I recall, the game wasn't that good. If anything, bundle it with Final Fights 2 & 3 and call it Final Fight Complete Collection. "
Stop making sense. >_<  Magic Sword in the arcade is pretty good though. I'd put it one notch above Knights of the Round.
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Is this the big capcom x microsoft announcement? Weak.

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Wait, why are they bundling Final Fight with Magic Sword? As I recall, the game wasn't that good. If anything, bundle it with Final Fights 2 & 3 and call it Final Fight Complete Collection.

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I just wanna hear about the new characters

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The street fighter box-art doesn't look too bad... it's decent...

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First we have Wesker cameoing in Lost Planet now the gears of war crew?? Looks like its becoming an all stars game for all the popular 3PS characters.
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I wont like, that SSFIV box art looks like shit.  Thank god the game is going to be awesome though.

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@Dan_CiTi said:
" Man the japanese cover art for SSFIV is so much better. 
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WAY better.
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MONSTER HUNTER ON 360 OR PS3 WOULD BE BEST THING SENSE SEX!!!!

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Man the japanese cover art for SSFIV is so much better. 

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@Jiujitsuka said:
" What about DEAD RISING 2? "
 ^^^^ THIS
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That SSF4 boxart is weaksauce.

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april 30th for ssf4... 3 more months >_< thats a lifetime!

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What about DEAD RISING 2?

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@Xeiphyer said:
" @PufferFiz said:
" @alexl86 said:
" A Japan-only release for the 360? That's... odd. "
also considering it is just a port of a 2007 game with and subscription fee, I don't expect this to go well. "
The game is pretty cool, they have the 'you can play for free until a certain point' style. It'd be great if an updated version of the game came out over here. "
Capcom made a statement saying There is no plans to bring MHF to the west.
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@thecleric said:
" you forgot about Afro Samurai being in SSF4 "
That was Kotaku's incorrect translation. Gonzo, the animation studio behind Afro Samurai, is doing the animation for SSFIV.
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Sorry Street Fighter but the only game that exists to me on that date is Red Dead Redemption. You missed out on that one, Capcom.

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I love how awful the SSFIV box-art looks.

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WHY THE FUCK WON'T CAPCOM RELEASE MONSTER HUNTER ON A SYSTEM WITH DECENT ONLINE CAPABILITIES IN AMERICA.

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@PufferFiz said:
" @alexl86 said:
" A Japan-only release for the 360? That's... odd. "
also considering it is just a port of a 2007 game with and subscription fee, I don't expect this to go well. "
The game is pretty cool, they have the 'you can play for free until a certain point' style. It'd be great if an updated version of the game came out over here.
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  Yeah, that SSFIV box art is garbage.

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No matter how many Gears characters they put in Lost Planet, it's never going to be as big or as good.

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That's terrible box art.

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@alexl86 said:
" A Japan-only release for the 360? That's... odd. "
also considering it is just a port of a 2007 game with and subscription fee, I don't expect this to go well.
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Damn near May, that sucks. New goal, make SG before Super! FML

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April is going to be tough on my wallet: SSF4 AND MH3? /cries

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A Japan-only release for the 360? That's... odd.

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you forgot about Afro Samurai being in SSF4

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SSFIV - Worst box art I've seen in a LOOOONG time.

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GET HYPE!!!

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Looking forward to all those. 

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Don't make Haggar piledriver a bitch.

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No words on Dead Rising 2? =/

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Threre's a Monster Hunter MMO? God help us. 
 
Anyways, April 27, that's fairly soon! Get hyped. That's what the kids are saying nowadays right? That Gears stuff in Lost Planet 2 looks really weird.

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Gears of War in MY Lost Planet 2?  It's more likely than you think.

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Also: box art! 
Also: box art! 
After delaying a few games into less-specific release windows during some financial reporting earlier this month, Capcom has nailed down a few dates and windows for some of its upcoming products.

Super Street Fighter IV will hit on April 27 in North America and April 30 in Europe. A collector's edition of the game is planned, at least for Japan, which is said to at least contain a soundtrack and a trailer collection.

Lost Planet 2 is due on May 18. According to Kotaku, Capcom's Japanese event--which teased some sort of collaboration with Microsoft--revealed that Marcus Fenix and other characters from the Gears of War universe would make an appearance in the Xbox 360 version of the game.

Monster Hunter Tri is on for April in both North America and Europe, with retailers reporting a more-specific date of April 6. The game will be released in a bundle with the black version of the Classic Controller Pro for $59.99. Both the game and the controller will also be available separately.

'What do you mean I can't pre-order Monster Hunter Frontier? Don't you know who I am?'
'What do you mean I can't pre-order Monster Hunter Frontier? Don't you know who I am?'
Final Fight: Double Impact, the downloadable collection of both Final Fight and Magic Sword, is listed as a Spring release for both PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.

Also out of Japan, Capcom confirmed that Monster Hunter Frontier, which had previously appeared on the PC, would also be making its way to the Xbox 360, but that's still only for the Japanese market. No North American plans for that have been announced. Don't hold your breath.