Sometimes you see something in a game you love that makes you start laughing uncontrollably at how weird or goofy, or just plain fun, it can be. Then you may move on with your day and seldom think about it; OR… you make the wackiest possible video about it! Just like this tribute to the Sharq Byte Lance in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate :

Alright, alright; you should stop re-watching this for the seventeenth time now… if you can! The tune played in the video is actually a cover of a Hatsune Miku song and it’s so upbeat and fun it matches perfectly with the goofy tone of the whole piece.

Anyways, the original video was posted on NicoNico , so if you have an account there, make sure to give it a click , but I’ll leave with you my favorite shot, that highlights just how creative this group was. Check it out: they made it seem like the hunters were grilling a shark just with in-game actions!

Well, that’s that. Have a great weekend!

We’ve been having a lovely time showing off the combat in  Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition these past few weeks via our livestreams and press coverage, but we understand not everybody has an hour a week to sit around and watch Vergil gameplay. For those such people, we’ve whipped up a handy, abridged overview of Vergil’s basic combat mechanics. Hit the jump to see! 

If you  do have a little free time, you can also catch up on our Vergil livestream at the links below.

Vergil Stream (Part 1)
Vergil Stream (Part 2)

*Please be aware that all footage was captured with Turbo Mode ON. This is an in-game mode which increases all gameplay speed by 20%.  

Last month you voted on which GBA game would kick off “Mega May,” and the result is a secret no longer!

Right now you can pick up Mega Man & Bass on the Wii U Virtual Console, with another GBA Mega Man title to follow each Thursday in May.

For those who missed this title back in 2003, you can play as Mega Man or Bass, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Bass, for example, has that highly useful diagonal shot and a dash, while Mega Man retains his signature slide and chargeable Mega Buster.

It’s a colorful, interesting entry that many missed during its initial run, so give it a look on the (North American) Wii U eShop.

Check back next Thursday for more Mega May, and also check out Nintendo’s Mega May landing page !

Tune into our Twitch channel today at 4pm PT to get an in-depth look at the flashy combat stylin’s of Trish!

Trish offers accessible but deep combat that eliminates the need for weapon switching, while still giving her four weapons and a robust move set with which to create stylish “combositions.” Feel free to use that term. 

Hope to see you there!

Vergil Stream (Part 1)
Vergil Stream (Part 2)

Full streaming schedule

Round 4 of the #DmCStyle Tournament brought out the Vergil players, it is clear that they, much like Vergil himself, meant business. Once again, it is my honor and privilege to present to you this week’s Top Ten. Voting begins now!

Unfortunately, the members-only poll widget is still on the fritz (our web team is aware and working on it), so here is how you can vote:

• Send me a private message here on Capcom Unity with the name of the person you’d like to vote for.  

OR

• Leave a comment on this blog post with the name of the person you’d like to vote for.

As always, the person with the most votes will be declared a Finalist, thereby securing an awesome prize and qualifying to go on to the Final Round. 

Finalists: We will contact you shortly after the results are presented! Your prize and Finalist slot will be contingent on your responding to confirm your name/address/console of choice.  

Full tournament rules

Top Ten:

• Michellegun201
• Kosdestroy101
• extel3045 225
• Dante Deve Morire
• Terminator165
• DiosX
• Dan
• mariotaz
• Zeno Xyorean
• Team McGirk Long

VOTING DEADLINE: Friday, May 8 ^th at 12:00pm (noon) PT

The Finalist will be announced here on the blog on Friday alongside the rules for the Final Round, so be sure to come back!

Something very special has happened today, guys, and I hope you’ll join me in celebrating. The long-thought-not-likely-to-happen release of PlayStation sleeper-charmer The Misadventures of Tron Bonne as a PSN PSone Classic has in fact happened!  Pick it up on the North American PSN Store today and play it on your PS3, PSP, or PS Vita.

To give a little background, TMOTB first hit North American store shelves in 2000 with a limited run, quickly becoming a rarity and skyrocketing in value. A quick eBay search yesterday yielded several incomplete copies of the game going for more than $100. A sealed copy can go for more than $400. I know there are lot of people—even Mega Man Legends fans—who missed this one when it released UGGGHHH FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, so it’s totally awesome that you can now pick it up for six bucks and even play it on the go. That’s what these rereleases are all about!

For the completely uninitiated, TMOTB is sort of a spin-off of a spin-off, building on the charming world, aesthetic, and characters of the Mega Man Legends games from a new angle: leaving MegaMan Volnutt and the Caskett brigade on the sidelines, the game focuses instead on the travails of beloved anti-heroine and “air pirate” extraordinaire Tron Bonne, who must take on a variety of missions to earn money to pay off her brother’s astronomical debt.

Gameplay is divided into several diverse mini-campaigns, each with completely different mechanics—some RPG-inspired, some adventure-inspired, some puzzular, and some very akin to the explosive action of the mainline Mega Man Legends games. All of this is tied together via a delightful central hub—the Gesellschaft airship (ironically the cause of the Bonnes’ debt in the first place)—where Tron can chat with, train, and recruit her lovable, motley army of Servbots. Servbot management is a highly addictive element that takes a cue or two from Japan’s well-established sports management genre and truly sets this game apart as a unique classic.

Given this game’s quality and rarity, I personally feel like this may be the most deserved classic rerelease out there, so I really hope people pick it up , enjoy it, and spread the word. 

You might have heard this already but in case you didn’t:  Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate  has shipped over 1 million units in the West! And as a token of our appreciation for all your support, we put together this awesome Theme for your Nintendo 3DS’s dashboard.

The theme features a selection illustrations of various weapons from the game as well as a key piece from the game’s soundtrack. It is FREE and will be up on the Theme Shop until June 30th, so make sure to get it now.

Oh, and here’s a nice little video you can share with your friends. 😉

Last week we finally started streaming  MH4U with our retail version of the game, and a brand new hunter; even cleared all HR1 key quests and got to HR2!

This week, we continue that journey, and will hopefully get to HR3. Tune in to  twitch.tv/capcomunity at 4pm PT  to join the stream and chat with us. We’ll also post the Gathering Hall ID once the stream starts, for those that are also going from HR2 to HR3. See you then!

The results are in for #DmCStyle Tournament Round 3’s community vote ,  and we have our next Finalist! Today’s well-deserved “congrats” goes to   SteeleSerpent ,  who pulled in 42% of the voting pool. Kosdestroy101 and Anderson tied for second place, each pulling in 25% of the vote, with Mariotaz in third pulling in 8%.