[Image: Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers]

Looks like somebody up there (or down here) finally decided to have some pity on Indian gamers without an Internet connection, a credit card, a Play-Asia account and oh, about 3 weeks of patience. Or in some cases, way longer. After having ignored the country for a long time, except for Lost Planet: Extreme Condition on the Xbox 360, Jap videogame giant Capcom have tied up with local distribution giant Milestone Interactive to bring all their upcoming and back catalog titles to the country.

While the distribution would initially stick to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PSP platforms, Milestone says they would also be offering PC and PlayStation 2 titles somewhere down the line. The back catalog, which currently includes hot property such as Dead Rising, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition and Devil May Cry 4 will be available starting this week at stores all over the country, with newer games such as MotoGP ‘08, Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5 being available in accordance with the international street dates for these titles.

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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]

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]