There's no time for introductions! We have too much stuff to tell you to contain in one measly blog post...
Bionic Jam now on sale!
As previously mentioned here on the site, Chris Kline, aka Vertexguy, recently took the stage at the Iron Man of Gaming event to perform an all-new rock remix of the Bionic Commando theme. You can purchase the song at our good friends Sumthing Digital right now, and the song will be up on iTunes very shortly, both for the low, low price of $0.99!
You can get a 30 second preview of the Bionic Jam over on the Bionic Music Player to your left – and we’ll have an exclusive video of the performance up here very, very shortly.
Vertexguy is a true guitar hero and when you see (and hear) him in action, you’ll understand why. If you like guitar skillz, as many people said in your recent poll, then you’ll love this one (and if you don’t, then just get the hell out of here and don’t forget to close the door on the way out).
PSN Features and Medals Revealed
We’ve been running our mouths all over the web recently, most notably at this post at PlayStation.blog. Of course, regular readers of the site will already know about the Remote Play feature Ben talks about in this post, but we’re also showing off some characters, weapons and the “Medals” that PlayStation owners can expect to see.
For owners of other platforms, we’ll have some more info on other Achievements and Medals right here on the community site very shortly, and also in other spots across the web (with special information for the Xbox 360 users - we certainly haven’t forgotten about you guys!)
The People vs Bionic Commando
Meanwhile, in a very similar location, we’re also running a little competition / Q&A over at the European PlayStation Community.
We’re opening the floor to posters to ask 3 questions to the developers GRIN, and the 10 people who have their answers chosen and responded to by them will also walk away with a sweet Bionic Commando t-shirt. Of course, you guys here at the BC community site can ask us anything anytime, if you don’t mind getting the patented Ben Judd “solid perhaps” as an answer.
Finally, Ben Says
“These next couple of weeks are gonna be big one. There’ll be some major comic-based announcements pertaining to Comicon and we are revealing a lot of new information around the net.
With all this information we may need to have little Gearoid working double time to get those blog posts up. So keep your eyes peeled and your blog-commenting-fingers ready!”
Unfortunately, I (Gearoid) am off to E3 shortly so we will have to get Ben to deliver the messages by carrier pigeon or something. Also, I do prefer to be referred to as "space-efficient".
Look forward to a ton of BC-related info shortly!
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Bionic Jam
WOW! (Gets iTunes ready for the download) So, the big gaming week is closing in fast, and all I can say it "Please please please.... more Bionic Commando info!"The good news is...
That it's likely impossible that BC:R comes out when I'm on vacation since 1942 is coming out on that week (jul 24). However, I find it very unlikely that Capcom/Microsoft would release BC:R either the week before or after the release of 1942. Which is a real bummer if we have to wait till the end of August (given the time difference between the release of Commando 3 and 1942).Anyway, that's a great shot of Haley on the Playstation blog; the artwork for this game is incredible. As well as our first glimpse at area 6, I think. Looks very battleshippy.
I'll likely buy Bionic Jam as soon as it's out on iTunes. Always liked vertexguy, but housethegrate will always be my #1 vg artist.
Keep up the great work guys!
Hiding in a cardboard box on a computer....
I am greatly anticipating any new BC related news, still need to get that podcast on to my mp3 while no one is looking.!
EPIC PHAIL
NOOOOOOOOO ITS TOOOOO ROCK D: IT DOSENT WORK AT ALLAlright
The bionic jam is ok but i way prefer the true version. Anywase i cant wait for more Bionic news and announcements.Someone needs to put the ol' kibosh on...
all these foRK sticks from other game sites that keeping posting seemingly random, phantom release dates for BCR. I don't think I'm alone that this is not only annoying, but just kind of silly. I should probably just unplug my computer for a couple of months and be pleasantly surprised that some cool new games have come out. Hell, I've got a couple o' books I need to finish up anyway. Bloody forking fiddlesticks!!Too bad Komoto, the Ponz likes
As a longtime and hardcore Chris Kline fan, I really, really, REALLY like The Bionic Jam. Reason: It made my head explode when I first heard it, and I even said that on his MySpace page. Oh my. If I had a PS3, I'd even be getting the game he helped make, PAIN. It looks pretty interesting, and was well hyped before it came out.Don't worry
@KOMOTO -- We've got that version as well but we aren't releasing it until later. We've got techno, rock, and orchestrated... so if you liked the original BC music you won't be disappointed. We have something for everyone.I LOVE THE ROCK VERSION but....
I love this version it rocks so damn hard....ROCKS SO HARD, but still I want a version done entirely in the sound-effects of a grown man beating his wife.BCR is Sumthing Special
First, thanks for turning me on to Sumthing Digital. I'd never heard of it before the BCR soundtrack. How did you guys come across it and decide to use it? Down with DRM!Second, as to the medals, they sound awesome. I never cared for achievements and such and found it odd when sites listed them for fans to gleefully pore over before a game's release; however, these struck a chord with me. BC is all about honing your mastery of the tight gameplay until it becomes an art form. Eventually, you end up doing acrobatics just for the sake of showing-off (to yourself, if necessary). These medals will give us an excuse to put those fancy maneuvers to use. The one announced medal sounds very Metal Gear. Was that your inspiration? Will other medals be homages to other famous gameplay styles?
I must apologize.
Ben I feel I need to apologize for the morons that post on the Playstation blog. They need to add a feature to filter out all the idiots that are under 13.Hey I'm going to post my idea here just in case you don't make it through four pages of "Will there be trophy's" comments. If you want to add it later why not do an addon with extra challenge rooms or something (like the original version that I can put on my PSP) and charging another $4.99. Put the trophy support in that. Win win. Just a thought.
I'll have the original worn out by the time the Next Gen is done, so any addon content would be cool too.
Week 5000 (Weak 5000)
I appreciate the interaction between the team and the fans... but cmon... at least speculate... if BC:R ends up coming out a week(weak week) before BC to beef the release... then you've totally betrayed everyone... at which point you will have severed all goodness that you have established here (albeit thats a lot to destroy as everyone seems to enjoy the interaction..even if they are misled)... appease the fans... kick out BC:R ... if you're worried about a heavy release week affecting sales... you don't have to... currently... but wtf... (copying and readying for another post next week) ... hugs and kisses.. .hurry the f up...on another note...
It might be easier if you had a forum set up bulletin board to vent... at least then we wouldn't have to be on topic...although the Cmon release it already thread might take up all your disk space...wow
...to be read... it might be easier if you had a bulletin board set up to vent..at least then we wouldn't have to be off topic of every post...although the "cmon release it already" thread may take up all your disk space... (also it might be nice to be able to edit your posts) :)SchwannyT
..Yeah, I hear ya! Add on content would be awesome for BCR in the future! Extra challenge rooms would be a great idea!..kinda like how N+ did with additional room packs.Also a quick question for Ben. Does the multiplayer -vs- mode for BCR have bots that you can play against being its not online?? Just wondering because I would sure love to play multi every nite but it may be hard to get 3 other people over to the house to do that every nite. Would adding bots (if not available) be a hard thing to do in future via a patch?? Take care, and have a productive weekend!
loki
A forum is coming soon, says our resident decepticon Gearoid.I would just chill about the release date, man... The 9/30 one floating around on the net is fake. Unless you hear it here or somewhere on Capcom, it probably isn't real.
Possible Release
@Ben Judd- I just want to know if we are still looking at a possible release of Bionic Commando: Rearmed by July, or will it have to be pushed back thanks to all of these occuring events? An answer I would also like is a random release with no warning in July, but I know that releases are on a weekly basis. I would just like to get it before AugustP.S. When are the weekly releases? I.E. Mon-Tues-Wed Etc.
XBox's Major Nelson announces the week's releases on Mondays on his blog.
FAQ
A'ight chilled on the release date.. one other thing you might want to throw up is a faq compilation from the comments QA... there has been quite a bit of info tossed around buried in the trenches...@lokimantis
E3 is right around the corner... I wonder if you'll hear something about it there...It will definitely not be September 30th. I can promise you that.
Ben
@SwannyT
Don't worry about the guys over at the PS Blog. You can't win 'em all and right now Trophies are the new thing that everyone wants. Unfortunately, there IS a reason why they aren't implemented from day 1 and that is because no one got the technical specs yet. So as far as I know, almost all 3rd party software released in the near future will need to implement trophies later... it takes a while for these new feature to settle in.We'll see if when the scores hit, that changes some people's minds.
Ben
Relief
Well that makes me feel a little better I guess. The only reason I brought it up even though I know everybody else has at one point or another is because theres only so much hype I can handle for something before it gets old, and I just didn't want that to happen to something as great as Bionic Commando. But at least you gave the Sept. 30th cap. Thats nice to know.Do you know if you will be in the E3 show on G4, or is it based on them? I just don't want to accidentally miss it.
JUST TELL US ALREADY!
So we can expect a release date finally for BC:R @ E3? I certianly hope so, because I whole heartedly agree with lockdown375. The hype machine for this game has been running too long. The last we were told, this game was coming out in July, even though it was supposed to come out in May. Another delay on this game and I'm going to start losing interest. A sad thing to think about.Release Date
You will know an exact release date by July 30th and there is a good chance that the release date is announced at E3 so keep your ears peeled... (ears peeled??)Woot
I give kudos to Ben's last comment here. He gave a straight answer. Awesome.Just a crazy thought: What if Egoraptor, of Awesome series fame over at Newgrounds, made a Bionic Commando Awesome? It boggles the mind.
We'll be watching on E3 week. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a trick up someone's sleeve, but I'm keeping my expectations purposefully low. That way, I can be pleasantly surprised.
Lol
Well I'm running out of things to use for comic value... So i'm just gonna say HELL YA WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE for a release date....lol, seriously even though that could be taken as sarcasm I'm actually really happy and excited.Whoa Now...
I think we need to calm down a little bit. Nothing against Ben's word or my trust in him, but it is possible that the date could still be pushed back, due to some wild problem out of nowhere.I am hoping that it will be out (Fingers crossed) next wednsday, but thats my optomism kicking in. I'm a little nervous when you say "You will know an exact release date by July 30th" because it makes me think of that day or a possible date afterwards, in which case I was hoping for a sooner release dat, but that's my pesimism kicking in there. I do apreciate the direct answer.
Can you tell me exactly whats wrong that the game has been pushed back this far? Is there a blog or something explaining the issue?
Sorry if I'm sounding impatient.
???
Also, what's an Egoraptor?@lockdown
The game was pushed back because of submission process/cert issues. Ben has explained it many times on the various podcasts.On another note of injustice, this week's game for Weds is some silly Crossword game on XBLA.
MS could totally fool us and pull a E3 zero-day game like they did with Doom, but Braid has recently left certification and I have a feeling that game will get the E3 "Buy it on Monday!" treatment.
Something that may be amusing only to me is that if BC:R isn't out before comic con, I wonder how that multiplayer tourney Ben wants to do will turn out when nobody has played the game yet. I predict much hilarity.
@dvincent
I didn't know about the tourney. thats good to know, makes another reason for a sooner release all the better.orchestrated
really??? Ben Judd you are my new hero!!!@Komoto
Why stop now? You've got that double/triple post skill down pat! Although we would appreciate it if you posted in triplicate on other sites as well to generate hype! You could be like an honorary "Promotion Commando" for us...It's a thought!
^^^^^
lolGlad you understand..
Glad you understand the stupidity of most posters.. *blink*.. on the PSN blog.But is there any chance for addon content for BC:R? Extra challenge rooms, new levels, Trophy support, online multiplayer (and that is just off the top of my head ;)), or has all development stopped on this?
@ Gearoid Reidy
Hey,I saw you on G4 at the Microsoft event. Gotta say wish I saw more on BC but Resident Evil 5 looks great also.
@ Ben
Thanks for the straight up answer I appreciate it. No more questions...Same here.
I also heard Gearoid on the event and went, "whoa! oh right translator..forgot." Missed most of the RE5 Video due to connection issues though :(I'm looking forward to hearing more on BC and BC:R in the coming days. Maybe a new trailer for BC showing off some more story? that is the one thing I feel we've yet to delve deeper into.
In other news, I'm getting pretty excited over Megaman 9 as well. If I may I would like to speak to Capcom directly for a moment: NEVER STOP BEING AWESOME YA HEAR!
Thank you.
I've yet to download the bionic jam, hold on.......there, I'll let you know what I think of it later.
@lockdown375, Search Youtube for "Egoraptor". He makes some simple yet funny animated shorts about various games including: Metal gear, Mario, Sonic, Prince of Persia, Megaman etc.
i saw Gearoid too
@Gearoidyeah i was reading something online and i then i was like Hey thats Gearoid talking. (i was expecting a bigger afro)
Why did yall get cut off so soon? so we could watch a bird sh*t on a little kid WTF. wat happened? Jun Takeuchi looked super pissed he like walked off before it was done almost.
@Ben Judd
i could do that and i think i will! super posting skills away!YESSS!!
That new trailer for BC is f*****g great!! The swing mechanic looks awesome and I cannot wait to master it to bring it into the multiplayer arena! Looks to be an epic game indeed.Also, there seems to be a bug with the site, we can't see our names anymore. :( It just has to break while Gearoid is at E3!
OMFG!!!!!!!!!! NEW VID ON XBOX LIVE
Guys, that new vid rocks flipping hard!!! Omg it looks awesome... Did you guys notice the SNEAK PEAK of the classic outfit? Looks bad ass (although I'm still gonna play with the new Nathan, looks better to me). And the spin move... WTF THE FLIPPING TOP DOWN SPIN MOVE IS BACK!!!! wow Ben, you guys really got some surprises up the sleave man! anyone that saw the greenhouse swing demo, then the new one on XBL, should be totally psyced about BC:3D OMFG... I don't like the fact you guys been keeping these videos to yourselves... GIVE THEM TO US!!!! LMAO!! wow that made me CRAZY!!! WOOOOOOO HAAAA!!!OMFG!!!!!!!!!! NEW VID ON XBOX LIVE
Guys, that new vid rocks flipping hard!!! Omg it looks awesome... Did you guys notice the SNEAK PEAK of the classic outfit? Looks bad ass (although I'm still gonna play with the new Nathan, looks better to me). And the spin move... WTF THE FLIPPING TOP DOWN SPIN MOVE IS BACK!!!! wow Ben, you guys really got some surprises up the sleave man! anyone that saw the greenhouse swing demo, then the new one on XBL, should be totally psyced about BC:3D OMFG... I don't like the fact you guys been keeping these videos to yourselves... GIVE THEM TO US!!!! LMAO!! wow that made me CRAZY!!! WOOOOOOO HAAAA!!!Nesto326
Impressive!
I drooled at the latest trailer of the... current gen BC. Looks amazing! I'll admit, when the first bit of news was released about this game, I was skeptical, but I've been completely won over! And the skin for the original R.A.D. Spencer looked flawless. You guys really know your [Shoot]!/JAW DROPS
OMG OMG OMG the rad spencer skin Looks so clean and crisp in 3D. That new xbox download was INSANE!!! did anyone else see the arm???? ANYONE??? ANYONE????? It was Glorious!