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The Memory Card .63: Auf Wiedersehen!

"The Memory Card" is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time. I have witnessed a multitude of vide...
GRIN shuts down

GRIN’s situation was as dire as recent reports indicated. Following several office closures and heavy layoffs, GRIN announced that the studio is no more. In a somber message on its official...
Bionic Commando PC finally hits retail, Steam

Bionic Commando -- the new one, not Rearmed or the NES classic -- is now available for PC at retail stores and Steam for $39.99. Actually, scratch that. If you pre-purchase from Steam, you can sa...
Bionic Commando patch is up, makes PS3 owners girlie men

Yesterday it appears that a patch was released for Bionic Commando: Rearmed over PSN. The update is a bit of a mixed bag, unless you're a total wuss and can't beat the game as it is. See it does ...
GameStop now selling Bionic Commando for $19.99

"It's worth checking out to play with the swing mechanics and to see the game's impressive visuals," Conrad wrote in the Destructoid review of Bionic Commando, "but I wouldn't reco...
Top Ten Gaijin Games: Bionic Commando Edition

[Destructoid's Japanese correspondent, 50ft. Samurai, takes a look at last week's "Gaijin" game sales in Japan.]As reported here on Destructoid a couple weeks back, Bionic Commando mana...
Ironic Commando: Is Japan the last hope for Bionic Commando?

[Destructoid's Japanese correspondent, 50ft. Samurai, reports in on how Capcom's Bionic Commando is faring in Japan.] Bionic Commando, as you have heard, did not exactly set the world on fire. De...
Bionic Commando swings on by, sold only 27,000 copies

Perhaps you saw what we thought of Capcom's Bionic Commando. We didn't give it a terrible score. It's just that it wasn't anything special to us. It didn't commando our attention, you might say.I...
Bionic Commando: Rearmed is cheaper now, we promise

Microsoft’s Deal of the Week (for real this time) is Bionic Commando: Rearmed. Starting today through the rest of the week, the 2008 Xbox LIVE Arcade title is available for 400 Microsoft Po...
Bionic Commando multiplayer leaderboards are live

Web-based leaderboards for the multiplayer arm of Bionic Commando are now live and functional. Over the weekend, Capcom’s Seth Killian updated his Capcom-Unity blog and noted the working st...
Review: Bionic Commando

Bionic Commando is a game I think very few of us ever saw coming. Sure, the NES game is a classic and very popular with American audiences but it had been so long that it was hard to imagine a fo...
Heather Mills demanded to star in Bionic Commando? (Update)

I greet this story with some skepticism, because it comes from Britain's most popular tabloid dishrag The Sun (which I won't be linking to), and if you follow UK "journalism" at all, yo...
Bionic Commando: Rearmed available for 400 Points (Update)

Microsoft’s latest Deal of the Week is relevant, guys.  For this week only, you’ll be able to download Grin’s Bionic Commando: Rearmed for 400 Microsoft Points instead of t...
Bionic Commando sequel already a go?

The new Bionic Commando hasn't even hit shelves yet but in this day and age games have sequels before they're even created. So how do we know that we might be getting a sequel to Bionic Commando ...
Bionic Commando: Rearmed on PSN is now half price

Starting today and continuing on until May 21, the PlayStation Network version of Bionic Commando: Rearmed is going to cost only $4.99. At that price, you'd have to be borderline crazy not to get...
Bionic Commando: demo hack and multiplayer video

Bionic Commando demo time limit got you down? Now there's a work-around that lets you invite your friends into a match, create a private match, change time limit to your liking, and even just exp...
Capcom on PC: Resident Evil 5, SFIV, Bionic Commando

We tip our hats to Capcom for all of the PC love. They've been pretty serious about bringing their games to Windows PCs, and that comitment continues with some of their biggest franchises, all co...
Nathan Spencer tries his robotic hand at middle management

Last time, Nathan Spencer was working for the fire department. Unfortunately, he was a little too rough at his job and killed a poor little kitty. Out of a job, Nathan searched for a new place to...
16-bit era homage best part of Bionic Commando demo

Capcom dropped its multiplayer demo for Bionic Commando today, exclusively on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. I have to admit, I couldn't spend more than 10 minutes with the thing. That mostly had to do w...
It's a bird! It's a plane! Wait, it's ... Bionic Fireman

No, really. I couldn't make this kind of stuff up if I tried. Hit the jump to watch a clever little viral video from the fine folks at Capcom, who thought it might be worth a laugh to see Nathan ...
UK Dtoiders get hands-on with Bionic Commando at Capcom

[Editor's note: Capcom UK held another Gamer's Day last week and four UK Dtoiders attended the little event. Check out what they think of the game. -- CTZ] Capcom have had a good year so far with...
Resident Evil 5 gave Bionic Commando its 'M' rating

You've probably never wondered why Capcom's latest Bionic Commando game is rated M, but we're going to tell you anyway because the story is quite interesting. According to the publisher, the reas...
Bionic Commando multiplayer demo coming to Xbox LIVE

Capcom has announced today that a demo for its upcoming third-person re-imagining of the classic Bionic Commando will be coming to Xbox LIVE in the coming weeks. The demo will focus on the g...
Destructoid exclusive: Bionic Commando concept art

There comes a time in every person's life where they get the inclination to lop off an arm, replace it with a kick-ass bionic one, and save the world. Luckily for the mothers of arm owners everyw...
Bionic Commando 'Lab' video shows bionic arm action

I love borderline viral stuff. Today, Capcom released a new trailer for Bionic Commando. It’s called “Lab Report #001” and it’s probably the coolest thing we’ve seen...
Console versions of Bionic Commando hit retail on May 19

Yesterday, Capcom announced that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Bionic Commando -- a non-Spiderman, graphically enhanced version of the classic -- swings to retail on May 19 this year...
Capcom-flavored VISA cards make spending money fun!

Here's a novelty item for those of you who can't get credit cards but love spending money. Capcom has issued some rather funky pre-paid VISA cards, emblazoned with lovely images from Resident Evi...
Capcom news flood: Street Fighter IV DLC, Bionic Commando release date and more

Capcom just dropped a bomb of information on us, so we'll lay it all out for you in an easy-to-read format.Capcom announces a Street Fighter IV expansion pack. Free at launch, this pack will incl...
Frank West gets Radd: Bionic Commando cosplay spotted in Dead Rising Wii

Just yesterday, that Wii-loving bad boy Brad Nicholson posted some hot news on an interview with Capcom stating that Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop will have more outfits that the original. Sad ...
This is my life: Playing Capcom's videogames at a nightclub with an open bar

The other night, I got a chance to finally get my hands on Resident Evil 5 and play through Bionic Commando's multiplayer again at Capcom's Winter Multiplayer event in San Francisco. If you remem...
WiiWare not big enough for Super Street Fighter II or Bionic Commando: Rearmed

Despite Capcom being one of only a handful of third party developers to have done the Wii any sort of justice, bitchy Wii owners love accusing the company of not caring. Apparently, Capcom is obl...
Grapple yourself some amazing items by preordering Bionic Commando

Okay, I don’t hear any Internet squeeing yet. You must not be looking at the above picture hard enough. Do you not see the classic Bionic Commando box art front? Have you not noticed the 8-...
Bionic Commando vs The Polycraft

[video]111386:720[/video] A gameplay video for the upcoming Bionic Commando found its way into my willing hands today. Here you can see the well-armed protagonist facing off against a machin...
TGS 08: Capcom schools Japan with new 'swing tutorial' area for Bionic Commando

Personally, I've played GRIN's next-gen Bionic Commando at no less than three press events. Each time it's like deja vu, with the playable areas either extremely similar or exactly the same, only...
TGS 08: Bionic Commando coming out early 2009

Kotaku spoke with Capcom’s Ben Judd at TGS today where they confirmed that Bionic Commando will be coming out in early 2009. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. We told you back in August ...
Bionic Commando: Rearmed sells 130,000 copies in first week

Ben Judd probably looks just like that right now. He's updated the Bionic Commando: Rearmed blog with some numbers relating to the success of the game and it's pretty staggering. 130,000 copies s...
When I was your age: Bionic Commando Rearmed vs. Bionic Commando

Maybe you have fond 8-bit memories like I do, of a time when a "good cinematic" was an image of face with a flashing mouth and a jump button was a luxury. Or maybe you don't, and I have...
HEY STUPID FACE: This is how you play the new Bionic Commando

The kind folks at Capcom have put together an idiot-proof guide to the new Bionic Commando game for those of you who need pretty pictures to explain everything. We have explained the controls for...
Brand new Bionic Commando trailer shows off the multiplayer

[video]100232:189[/video]Excuse me while I have a retro squee … SQEEEEEEE! That fact that Capcom is using the old school Capcom start up noise again is beyond amazing. As for the trailer...
Bionic hands-on with Bionic Commando's mulitplayer

There I am, standing on top of a building holding a sniper rifle and looking down on the adjacent roofs below me. Bionic Yellow has just burst into a zig-zag running pattern upon noticing that th...
Destructoid review: Bionic Commando Rearmed

The NES version of Bionic Commando isn't exactly the first title that comes to mind when people think of their favorite NES games. While it still holds a warm place in the memories of many retro ...
Bionic Commando: Rearmed won't be heading to Steam

Despite beliefs to the contrary, it has been announced that Capcom's Bionic Commando: Rearmed will not be distributed to PC gamers via Steam. It was pretty much a given that Valve's service would...
Capcom to charge more for Bionic Commando Rearmed on PC

Next week marks the release of Capcom’s 2D Bionic Commando remake, Bionic Commando Rearmed. Rearmed adds bigger boss battles, two player co-op, and several multiplayer modes to the classic ...
Even more behind the scenes footage of Bionic Commando: Rearmed

[video]98164:119[/video]Here's Capcom and GRIN's second making of Bionic Commando: Rearmed video.This time around, the emphasis is on how all the best aspects of the original Bionic Commando were...
RUMORTOID: Does Bionic Commando: ReArmed have a release date?

The Japanese Xbox 360 website has added a page for Bionic Commando: Rearmed and it has a date listed on it! Or, rather, it did have a date listed on it. Sometime within the two hours it took me t...
E3 08: Video Interview with Bionic Commando's Simon Viklund

Simon Viklund is living the dream. Not only is he the composer for the upcoming 3D Bionic Commando title, but he is the composer and creative director of Bionic Commando Rearmed as well. With all...
What a dog eating a melon has to do with Bionic Commando Rearmed's 'M' rating

Ask producer Ben Judd what two things Bionic Commando fans think made the game great, and the first will be the game's swing mechanic. The second, as he puts it, "will no doubt be a certain ...
CAPTIVATE 08: Bionic Commando next-gen multiplayer announced

Staring up at flat panel screen playing an announcement trailer for Bionic Commando's multiplayer mode, the game's producer Ben Judd sarcastically told me he didn't know what I was talking about ...
Bionic Commando Rearmed soundtrack available for purchase

We've been keeping an ear out for the Bionic Commando Rearmed music, as we knew that this update is getting a new sound to match its new looks. Now Capcom sends word that the soundtrack is now av...
Exclusive: Preview of Bionic Commando Rearmed 'Stage 5' music!

 If you're anything like us, you're as hyped about Capcom's upcoming Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network re-imagining/remake, Bionic Commando Rearmed. So when Capcom's Ben Judd gave ...
Capcom bears the bad news: No Bionic Commando for the Virtual Console

While Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the release of Bionic Commando: Rearmed, what are the chances of the original version hitting the Virtual Console? ...
Bionic Commando: Rearmed's multiplayer in video form

A handful of videos showcasing Bionic Commando: Rearmed's multiplayer modes have been uploaded courtesy of GameVideos. The clip above is more or less a synopsis of the multiplayer, while the vid...
Bionic Commando: Rearmed remixed tracks are hot

Those that know me know that I really dig videogame music and their remixes, especially when they come from older games. Destructoid reader Mabec knows what's up. He sends word that new Bionic Co...
SFII HD Remix and Bionic Commando for XBLA won't suffer file size restrictions

Many people have been worried that the Xbox 360 versions of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Bionic Commando: Rearmed would be lower-quality titles compared to the PlayStation 3 and PC ...
Capcom Digital Day 08: Bionic Commando: Rearmed will retail for $10

Capcom had Bionic Commando: Rearmed up for demo at the Digital Day event but were only showing off the challenge stage. They were timing the bloggers and journalists to try and beat a challenge s...
Create a level for Bionic Commando: Rearmed and it could be featured in the game

Capcom has a cool new contest going on right now that involves you designing a challenge level for the upcoming downloadable game, Bionic Commando: Rearmed. Whoever comes up with the best design ...
GDC 08: Initial impressions of Bionic Commando

I think GDC took place in Bizarro World this year. Forget all that San Francisco talk -- that is just PR spin to throw everyone off the scent. How else can you explain my slight disappo...
GDC 08: Hands-on with Bionic Commando: Rearmed

Last week at GDC, as a large handful of the Dtoid crew was crammed into an amazing Capcom hotel room playing the incredible Street Fighter IV, I was fawning over a playable version of B...
Surprise, surprise: Bionic Commando to have achievements on the PS3

Speaking to Eurogamer, Ben Judd reassured the crew that Capcom was doing their best to make sure that PlayStation 3 owners wouldn't feel like they were left out in the cold, achievement wise, whi...
Bionic Commando Wii Petition contest update: Awesome fan made sprites

This community never ceases to amaze me with it's awesomeness. You wont find this sort of creativity and "can do" on the C-blogs of other gaming sites. Wait, that's right. You wont actu...


 
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