For those not in the known: watch as I turn back the tables of time with this funky, scratchy mix (supply your own beats). About a week ago, Fragcast’s Genki Rocket posted an image of the recently released Okami box-art for the Nintendo Wii, and pointed out one particularly interesting observation: the bloody thing’s got an IGN watermark! Capcom acknowledged the mishap, and has already started offering free replacements to those folks who were perhaps emotionally scarred from this depreciable error or just couldn’t stop laughing.

But it’s not quite over yet! Split-Screen’s Gopal Sathe decided to do some box-art sleuthing of his own, “out of random curiosity” he says. What he found was a Gamespot watermark inside the instruction booklet of Capcom’s Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. Gasp! What stunning revelation, that be! So now the question begs itself to be asked: what bored internet lollygagger is gonna sift through his entire collection of Capcom games to check and see what other enlightening mysteries have been left unnoticed for all this time? Only time (and Imageshack) will tell for sure.

Thats what our friends at 1UP are saying. After being the recipient of some multi-platform games which were, umm, let’s just say, not on par with the other versions, it feels great to finally hear some good news. Here is what Shane Bettenhausen had to say while comparing the demos on the Xbox 360 and the PS3:

Capcom brought the game in, we got to play it, both the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360 versions. First thing I noticed, the PLAYSTATION 3 version is better.

Bryan Intihar chimes in on the situation,

It’s funny. You can tell, this game is built for the PlayStation 3, but moved over to the Xbox 360. As of right now, I think the PlayStation 3 version is better. I saw like screen tearing in the Xbox 360 version. Even like, when you were playing it, it felt better on the PlayStation 3.

Bettenhausen comes back with,

With the triggers on the DUALSHOCK 3/SIXAXIS, it’s easier to pull of the moves on the PlayStation 3 versus, the Xbox 360 controller.

Well, we can take this with a pinch of salt since its just a preview.

Now all we have to do is sit back and watch while the Interwebs explode with frenzied chants of “Teh internet is teh biazed!” …or whatever it takes to start a whole new battle in the console wars. Either way, I love my PS3.

More bad news for our resident Devil May Cry fanboy. Releasing a couple of new screenshots for the stylish slasher title at the Gamer’s Day convention, developers Capcom surreptitiously dropped the bomb that the game, initially scheduled for a Fall 2007 release, will now be pushed back to February 2008. While no reasons have been confirmed for the delay, most believe that this is a direct result of the multiplatform title trying to ship simultaneously for the Xbox 360, PS3 and the PC.

Devil May Cry 4 is set to feature both Nero and Dante as playable characters, with hotties Trish and Lady confirmed to make appearances. The game is also touted to have a number of new gameplay features including the Devil Bringer, an Exceed System as well as a completely revamped combo system. We’ll leave you to enjoy these new screenshots as we try to coax our good friend out of ending his miserable existence, even as our wallets let out a little sigh of relief. As if it wasn’t enough that he’d just had his heart broken with the Perseus Mandate demo. Poor little guy.

Hit the jump to check out the new screenshots.

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With Capcom dropping the goods on Dark Void, their upcoming sci-fi action adventure game, at the latest Gamer’s Day event, the first trailer for the game has silently made its way through to GT some time back. All set to make its appearance on the PS3 and the Xbox 360 sometime next year, this God of War-meets-Lost Planet-meets-Battlestar Galactica game promises a good round of third person shooting, GTA-esque hijacking and flying gyroscopic flying contraptions and jetpacking across treacherous floating platforms in space. Hmmm… I’m sold, I suppose.

Nothing says “committed” like changing your stance every couple of months. Originally announced as an Xbox 360 exclusive before winding its way onto the PC a couple of months back, Capcom has now announced that the frozen shoot-em’-up Lost Planet: Extreme Condition will now be made available for the PS3 as well.

Announcing the much anticipated Street Fighter IV and a new sci-fi action-adventure title called Dark Void, Capcom dropped the weak little bomb that Lost Planet will be made available on the PS3 sometime next year, and will bundle all the extra content and characters from the PC and the Xbox 360 versions.

Hmmm, so like every other major multiplatform game before it, it looks like PS3 owners are being left to stand outside in the cold yet again as they wait for another port job from the PC and the Xbox 360. Wonder what happened to the first party exclusives…

[via CVG]

For those that were eagerly watching the three empty “Coming Soon” boxes on Capcom Japan’s TGS website, the details have finally been unveiled. Remember how said they have strong franchises and they will be dropping a bomb on us, well, they dropped a bomb damp squib all right. For all those who were expecting news on Dead Rising 2 or Dead Rising with a co-op mode and an enhanced save system for the PC, weep knowing the fact that the new announcements are actually for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Arcana Heart and MotoGP, all for the dying PS2. No Inafune, no Frank West, no zombie killfests in sprawling malls set in small, forgotten American cities. We’re still praying for some word on Dead Rising 2 / Dead Rising PC at TGS, not to mention a hint of a playable demo for Devil May Cry 4 on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PSN, but as of now, all our hopes have been dashed to little bloody pieces on the jagged rocks of reality.

Capcom is on a roll these days with Lost Planet, with the PC versions tons of free content that Xbox 360 owners have had to pay through their noses for, and then some more. The new update and map pack, currently available through Gabe Newell’s personal mint, or Steam, includes four new multiplayer maps, a chat system and DirectX 10 enhancements and will be downloaded automatically the next time you launch the Steam client. Here’s the official word from Valve on the new content:

The update includes:

• Four new multiplayer maps. Map Pack #2 includes Battleground (an abandoned town scattered with rubble from ruined buildings), Lost Technology (a tribute to 8-bit games), Ruins, (ancient ruins set amidst a lush jungle), and Ice Drop (a glacier with plenty of peaks, nooks, and crannies)
• DirectX 10 enhancements. Specialized DirectX 10 Geometry Shaders improve overall visual quality through better depth of field effects and improved motion blurring and fur shading.
• Chat system. A new chat feature includes four default messages that can be sent to other players from the game lobby or while playing.

Have fun!

New Maps, Features for Lost Planet: Extreme Condition [SteamPowered News]