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Videogaming news on the internet appears to have ground to a halt today, so here’s some new Dark Void art. Get it after the break.

It’s the first we’ve seen on the game since GamesCom. Looks as though sack cloth is en vogue dans le Void, non?

The Airtight adventure still has no date.

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Capcom wants you to get a gold jetpack for Dark Void when you preorder from GameStop.

There is even a special website set up here, and a video parody making fun of Cash for Gold commercials while telling you all about the deal.

Video is below, game’s out next year for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Thanks, Joystiq.

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Part two of a developer blog for Dark Void has popped up over on the game’s official website, according to Capcom Unity.

In it, the developers talk about the changes being worked on in the game, including the new “hover up” ability.

“Unlike the obvious appeal of rocketing around with a jetpack, “hover” might not immediately sound sexy, but if you think about it like a game designer, it’s actually pretty revolutionary,” says Capcom Unity. ”

“Being able to hover up (or down, or left, or right) basically makes every part of every area accessible. It adds a lot of fun, but also creates a lot of challenges in terms of creating level flow, maintaining difficulty, etc.”

Looks like you have to be a community member to view the video, but all it takes is an email address.

Game’s out in January for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Dark Void’s delay into January had nothing to do with competition, said the game’s associate producer Shana Bryant, but instead it was because Capcom’ wanted to add more polish and a new feature.

The new feature is called Hover up, and was just added to the game a week ago.

What it does, is allows your character to use the jet pack to not only fly, but hover around environments adding new strategy to the game. This ability will have its own meter, letting you know how much longer you can hover, showing depletion and refilling.

According to Bryant, the developers are “play testing it and balancing it now”.

Loads more info on this and the rest of the game is over on Kotaku.

Originally set to go head-to-head with Halo: ODST on September 22, Dark Void was recently delayed into the game-munching, er, void that is “Q1 2010.” Now, though, it’s got a release date: January.

North Americans can expect the high-flying shooter on January 12, while Europeans will have to wait a few days until January 15.

Shacknews has a new trailer to celebrate the release date’s announcement. We’re not saying you need to check it out, but we think you get the idea.

Capcom has announced its GamesCom line-up for Cologne.

Here’s the list of games that will be on-hand:

• Lost Planet 2,
• Monster Hunter 3
• MotoGP 09/10
• Spyborgs
• Dark Void
• Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Ultimate All-Stars

Sounds like good times to us, and we will be there.

Full press release posted after the break.

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Capcom has announced the delay of Dark Void into Q1 2010, which retailers had on schedule for a September 22 release – the same day as Halo 3: ODST.

The delay was made, according to the company’s community director Chiris Kramer, “in order to get the game out of the crowded fall game season.”

“The move will be great for the game and for gamers,” he told Joystiq. “Less competition in the market (curse you, Halo!), more time for polish.”

Joystiq was quick to point out though, that Q1 2010 is when Splinter Cell: Conviction, BioShock 2, Singularity, Bayonetta, and Red Steel 2 are to be released, along with a possible Mafia II, Red Dead Redemption, God of War 3, Heavy Rain, MAG, Darksiders, Aliens vs. Predator, and Alan Wake.

Capcom has released its schedule along with a list of treats it will be providing to attendees at Comic-Con next week.

There will be tournaments, the Japanese game developers and loads more.

Here’s the list:

Games Featured

• Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth­ (never-before-seen demo)
• Lost Planet 2
• Dark Void
• Tatsunoko VS Capcom Ultimate All-Stars
• Marvel vs. Capcom 2
• Resident Evil: The Dark Side Chronicles
• Fate/Unlimited Codes

Panels

Capcom will be hosting four panels throughout the event, complete with full Q&A sessions:

• THURSDAY, JULY 23 – 3:15–4:15 CAPCOM 2009 Lineup – Join Capcom’s premiere producers as they present sneak peeks at the most anticipated games of the year featuring Jun Takeuchi ( Lost Planet 2), Morgan Gray ( Dark Void), Daryl Allison ( Spyborgs), Motohide Eshiro ( Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth), and Masachika Kawata ( Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles). Moderated by Capcom-Unity.com’s Seth Killian, see exclusive gameplay footage and behind-the-scenes making-of features followed by a Q&A session! Room 6BCF

• FRIDAY, JULY 24 – 2:30–3:30 CAPCOM Fighting Games – Capcom fighting fans unite as our game producters present first looks at the hottest new fighting games for the year featuring Rey Jiminez and John Diamonon ( Marvel vs. Capcom 2), Kazuhiro Tsuchiya ( Fate/Unlimited Codes), and Ryota Niitsuma ( Tatsunoko vs. Capcom). Moderated by Capcom-Unity.com’s and SFII Champion, Seth Killian, see exclusive gameplay footage and behind-the-scenes making-of features. Plus, we’ll pull a couple fans onstage for an impromptu Marvel vs. Capcom 2 tournament to show off your mad skillz and earn big Capcom prizes! All followed by a Q&A session! Room 5AB

• FRIDAY, JULY 24 – 5:00-6:00 LOST PLANET 2 – Capcom presents an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at one of the most anticipated games for the PS3 and Xbox 360 featuring premiere producer, Jun Takeuchi direct from Capcom Japan, joined by Frank Filice and Shawn Baxter of Capcom. Moderated by Capcom’s Francis Mao, see exclusive gameplay footage and making-of features. Plus, we’ll pull a couple fans onstage for an impromptu Akrid hunting session to win some exclusive Capcom prizes! All followed by a Q&A session! Room 2

• SATURDAY, JULY 25 – 10:00-11:00 How to Get a Job in the Video Game Industry – Capcom presents a comprehensive panel of video game industry insiders who will share their story of how they got into the business, what types of career opportunities are available, and most importantly – provide tips and leads to the audience for their own entry into the industry. Featuring Cliff Bleszinski, Lyle Hall, Mona Hamilton, Francis Mao, Ruben Langdon, Karen Dyer and Shana Bryant. Moderated by Christian Svensson. Includes an indepth Q&A session Room 2

Booth information and what’s in the Capcom Store can be found through the break.

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Capcom’s confirmed to VG247 that Dark Void will be a simultaneous ship for both PC and console.

Unless we’re very much mistaken, this is the first time the company’s matched SKUs in this way.

The Airtight Games project – which was looking mighty fine in its E3 videos – will release on PC, PS3 and 360 in 2009. There’s no specific date as yet.

The firm’s stepping up its PC efforts significantly this year, with computer versions of Street Fighter IV, Resident Evil 5 and Bionic Commando all on the slate.

Capcom’s released another Dark Void dev diary, as you can see after the break, this time detailing flight and vertical combat.

It really is vertical. As in, straight up. And the flight sequence tech really does look good. Fingers crossed.

PC, 360 and PS3. No date on it yet.

Thanks, BigDownload.

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Dark Void allows you to be a pilot that slips through “the Void” into a parallel dimension and the soundtrack and visuals are awesome, apparently.

Joystiq seemed pretty enthralled with its hands-on at E3, and said that the gameplay “reaches levels of freshness few games are able to tap into.”

The screens and video sure do look nice at any rate.

Capcom and Airtight say it will be out for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 sometime this fall.

It has been announced that Capcom will attend GameOn! London this year.

Games available for the public to try out include:

• Dark Void (Xbox 360)
• Lost Planet 2 (Xbox 360)
• Marvel vs Capcom (PSN)
• Original Resident Evil (Wii)
• Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles (Wii)
• Spyborgs (Wii)
• Tatsunoko Vs Capcom (Wii)

“We are delighted to be part of GameOn,” said Stuart Turner, head of Capcom UK marketing. “It gives us a chance to show off our forthcoming titles for the first time to the UK public at a fresh new exciting event.”

The event will be held on June 20-21 at London’s Olympia exhibition halls.

Press release through the break.
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Capcom’s released a decent-sized dev diary of Airtight’s Dark Void, featuring a distinctly older-looking Keiji Inafune and showing a good chunk of CG and in-game footage. It’s after the break.

Story – You play a pilot that slips through “the Void” into a parallel dimension. Think Bermuda Triangle.

Looking good. More from E3.

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Capcom plans to release its future titles on Steam the same day as retail.

Speaking with ButtonBasher, Capcom VP Christian Svensson told the site that Dark Void and Bionic Commando will be available on Steam at the same time as retail, as the company is taking digital distribution “very seriously.”

Svensson also said that more DLC for Resident Evil is being considered, however “there’s nothing to announce by any stretch,” despite the forum thread requests for it being “hundreds of posts long.”

Via Joystiq.

Capcom has revealed the goods it will be presenting to attendees at E3 this year.

Here’s what being shown:

• Dark Void (PS3, 360, PC)
• Lost Planet 2 (currently 360, PC)
• Dead Rising 2 (will be “behind closed doors”)
• Spyborgs (Wii)
• Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles (Wii)
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP)
• Marvel vs Capcom 2 (digital release for PS3, 360)
• Fate Unlimited Codes (digital PSP release)
• Street Fighter IV (PC)
• Bionic Commando (PC)
• Mega Man Star Force 3 (DS)
• Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil (Wii)
• Capcom Mystery Game #1 (playable in booth)
• Capcom Mystery Game #2 (announced at a press conference)
• Capcom’s mobile group, Capcom Interactive

Loads of stuff to be seen, plus members of Capcom Unity will be on hand at the main booth to interact with.

Fun times.

The CAPTIVATE embargo just lifted, revealing impressions on Dead Rising 2, Lost Planet 2 and plenty me. Don’t trawl the web: we’ll do it for you. We’ll add everything as it appears.

Lost Planet 2

• Eurogamer preview
• Eurogamer screens
• Eurogamer.fr boss battle trailer
• “Downloadable Lost Planet 2 demo at E3″ (Eurogamer)
• Lost Planet 2 Demo Announced, PS3, PC Versions Possible (Kotaku)
• IGN jungle combat trailer
• “Capcom: We’re only working on 360 Lost Planet 2″ (NowGamer)
• Unity details
• IGN preview

Dead Rising 2

• Eurogamer preview
• Kotaku impressions
• “Dead Rising 2 does have multiplayer” (Eurogamer)
• Eurogamer.fr screens
• 1UP preview
• IGN preview

Dark Void

• Eurogamer hands-on
• Eurogamer.fr gameplay trailer
• Eurogamer.fr announce trailer
• Eurogamer.fr screens
• Eight direct-feed IGN videos
• Kotaku impressions

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

• Eurogamer preview
• Eurogamer.fr screens
• Destructoid trailer
• IGN preview
• Kotaku impressions

Spyborgs

• Eurogamer screens
• Eurogamer.fr trailer
• Gamespot hands-on
• IGN preview
• Kotaku impressions

Resident Evil Archives

• Eurogamer screens
• “Resident Evil Wiimake out this June” (Eurogamer)

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite

• Eurogamer.fr screens
• “Sony plans major Monster Hunter push” (Eurogamer)
• PSP Bundle and Demo Announced (Kotaku)

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

• Eurogamer.fr screens
• Eurogamer.fr trailer
• “Ace Attorney Investigations Hits North American DS This Winter” (Kotaku)

Battlestar Galactica composer Bear McCreary has signed on with Capcom to pen Dark Void’s score.

The upcoming action-shooter’s McCreary first game, and he’s very excited.

“When I got the call from Capcom to work on the music for Dark Void, I jumped at the chance to do it, considering my love for Capcom games,” he said.

“I have been looking for the opportunity to compose a game score for a long time, but I’ve been waiting for the right one. Dark Void’s epic story and unique gameplay drew me in immediately and I have had a lot of fun working on the project.”

Game’s out this year for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Press release posted below.

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Capcom’s released a new bit of concept art for upcoming actioner Dark Void, this one including the USS Cyclops, a real life ship that vanished in the Bermuda Triangle in 1918.

The ship disappeared with all 306 passengers: apparently it shot through into “the Void”.

There’s no date on the game – which features aerial and foot combat and exploration – as yet.

More through there.

Capcom’s posted some unreleased Japanese footage of early Dark Void jetpack environments on its blog.

Look and laugh. It’s Wednesday.

Capcom’s put the site live for Dark Void, the upcoming Ed Fries sci-fi thing.

The Airtight game’s a mix of “fast-paced vertical combat mixed with on-foot action,” apparently, and is planned for PC, 360 and PS3.

Thanks, Kotaku. Movie after the break.

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