If you like the idea of a more vertically varied combat, then you’re gonna love hunting a Kecha Wacha!

Hello~!

One of the biggest features in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is how it opened up the combat options to allow for faster vertical movement and better use of terrain when thinking up your hunting strategy. Now how about a monster that uses this same feature to hunt you?

Well, it’s important to note that all MH4U monsters make use the uneven topography in the game, but the Kecha Wacha has a few unique tricks of its own. For example, let’s say you’re standing on a ceiling of vines looking for the right opportunity to jump down and attack your prey. The Kecha Wacha can use its long arms to swing around underneath you and surprise you by pushing its way through the vines.

On the other hand, if the Kecha Wacha is also on top of the vines, it can grab a bunch of them and shake them vigorously under your feet causing a temporary stun that leaving you open for a potential deadly strike.

Kecha Wacha concept art

This Fanged Beast might look a little playful, but if it gets angry, it’ll cover its eyes with its ears, becoming invulnerable to both Flash Bombs and Sonic Bombs. Yep, hunting this beast is no monkey business!

One angry-looking Kecha Wacha (actually in rage mode)

Here’s some of the equipment you may craft after felling this beast:

Blademaster armor

Gunner armor

Great Sword

Hunting Horn

Missed any of the previous monster spotlights? Here they are:

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate comes out on the Nintendo 3DS early 2015.

Archie’s Mega Man saga rolls on with issue #39, which hits stands on Wednesday July 16th. As usual, we’ve got a duo of preview pages plus fresh looks at the cover + its variants. Check ’em out!

The epic DAWN OF X crossover reaches its penultimate chapter, and things are heating up in both PAST and FUTURE!”DAWN OF X” Part Three — “A Hint of Things to Come”: Mega Man, Pharaoh Man and Bright Man—trapped and at the mercy of a long lost Wily Weapon!  Can Dr. Light find a way to stop it, or is this the end of Mega Man’s story?  And what will robot-hating Xander do in a future filled with reploids? Featuring all-new cover art from the legendary PATRICK “SPAZ” SPAZIANTE and a pixel cutscene variant cover from mega-artist RYAN JAMPOLE!

Script: Ian Flynn

Art: Ryan Jampole, Jamal Peppers, Gary Martin, John Workman and Matt Herms

Cover: Patrick “SPAZ” Spaziante

Pixel Cutscene Variant Cover: Ryan Jampole

On Sale: 7/16

32-page, full color comic

$2.99 U.S.

The biggest and baddest tournament of them all happens this week. Ultra SFIV will be making it’s EVO premier as nearly 2,000 players descend upon Las Vegas to battle it out for the right to call themselves “the best in the world.” 

For those of you who won’t be there in person, fear not as you’ll be able to watch the action unfold on the Capcom Fighters channel starting tomorrow morning at 8am (PDT). The top 64 to top eight will also be happening later in the day on the official EVO channel starting at 6pm (PDT). 

You can also check out the official EVO channel earlier in the day to catch other fighters that may be going on at the same time and to watch UMVC3 pools on Saturday. 

I can’t wait til tomorrow. Let the games begin!!

Ready for EVO 2014 this weekend? Whether you’re training nonstop for the tournament or working hard to make sure your Friday is free, you should take a few minutes and take a look at this awesome collection of  Street Fighter II fan art, specifically created by Brazilian fans/artists !

This collaborative project was to gather 17 tribute art pieces from 17 different artists focusing on 17 individual characters… why the number 17, I don’t know, but it totally works and the end result is a varied selection of characters rendered in vastly different styles. Definitely hit up their Tumblr page to check the full list out.

Here are some of my favorites below (as well as the hilarious He-Man  Masters of the Universe crossover with Ken  Masters above):

You’ll also notice various references to Brazilian pop and internet culture throughout some of the pieces, so feel free to ask anything in the comments; I can talk all day about that stuff. 😉

via Capcom Unity Brasil

We’ve got a deep fondness for Bionic Commando around these parts, and we’ve already done throwbacks to the NES game , the remake of the NES game , and the 2009 gritty reboot . But today we want to look at the first-ever  portable Bionic Commando game, which came out on the Game Boy back in 1992.

Easily mistaken for an inferior port of the NES game, this version actually features a variety of innovations and exclusive content, plus a fun new art style. Join us on Twitch   at 4pm PT! 

If you’re a fighting game fan like myself, then there’s no doubt that you will be tuned into EVO this weekend. Did you know however, that if you purchase an EVO 2014 subscription ticket the proceeds go to a great cause? That’s right, EVO and the NYU Game Center have teamed up once again to provide the EVO Scholarship. 

To find out more information on how this scholarship works, you can head here and for more information on the NYU Game Center, go here . So why not subscribe this weekend? Not only will you get cool Evo exclusive emoticons, you’ll also be helping out someone in need.

Today I bring you another announcement regarding the Lost Planet 3 migration.

As previously mentioned , the migration of the online service for Lost Planet 3 (PC Version) is nearing completion, and a downloadable update is scheduled to go live on STEAM this Thursday, July 10 ^th at 1:00am PT. The migration to a new server will unfortunately reset MULTIPLAYER leaderboards and the CINEMATIC GALLERY. CAMPAIGN difficulty will also default to Normal difficulty.

Please note that Item Sphere related achievements for which the unlock conditions have already been met in the current save data, will be unlocked upon importing the save data to Steam Cloud and accessing the Item Sphere. Campaign related achievements, including those related to difficulty will need to be acquired by replaying through the campaign. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Info regarding the PS3 version

Please be aware that the Xbox 360 version of Lost Planet 3 will remain unaffected.

For those Lost Planet 3 users who already have Save Data and would like to take advantage of the Steam Cloud and Steam Achievements, please follow these instructions for importing Save Data to Steam Cloud.

1. Right click on Lost Planet 3 under the Steam Library.

2. Select properties.

3. Select SET LAUNCH OPTIONS from the GENERAL tab.

4. Enter the following line without quotes, and then select OK.

“ImportGS=YOURGAMESPYPROFILENAME.profile”*

5. Start Lost Planet 3.

6. Select MULTIPLAYER from the main menu.

7. Confirm that your data has been imported via RECORDS in the MULTIPLAYER menu, or the Progression Sphere in a game lobby.

8. Upon confirmation, select EXIT GAME.

9. Erase the line entered in Step 4.

Note, Steam Cloud data will continue to be overwritten by previous save data upon starting the game if this line is not erased.

10. Start Lost Planet 3.

* Step 4 line example and notes:

1. In an example in which the GameSpy profile name is “Capcom”, the line to be entered without quotes is “ImportGS=Capcom.profile”.

2. Please take care to enter all capital and lower case letters properly.

3. For those users who wish to confirm their GameSpy profile name, it can be found as a GameSpyProfileName.profile file in the following local address:

Documents\My Games\LostPlanetGame\LostPlanetGame\SaveData

Hey, Gregaman is streaming  Dead Rising 3 (PC) today , but I  have the giveaways!

Get tickets for today’s raffle for this limited edition  Dead Rising 2 t-shirt , made in collaboration with iam8bit for a live event! Again, it’s a rare item, so I only have ONE, and the size is small.

Back side

PS: Gregaman not included.

Tune into Twitch once again this Wednesday at 4pm PT for more live gameplay of  Dead Rising 3 for the PC. Last week we had our pal William on as a guest to show off how the game runs on a higher-end PC and field some of your technical questions. This week we’ll be taking a look at the  lower end, for those of you whose equipment may not be the latest and greatest. 

Don’t let that dissuade you from tuning in though–the game still looks and runs great! 

If you’ve got an Xbox 360 and enjoy ducks, devils, or punching a guy, you’ll want to be sure and check out the sale currently going on on Xbox LIVE!

DuckTales Remastered  – $14.99 | $5.09
Devil May Cry 4 – $19.99 | $4.99 
Street Fighter X Tekken – $39.99 | $9.99 

Such savings!

As we head into EVO weekend, odds are many of us are brushing up on our fighting skills and wondering, “hey what if I really sat down and tried to learn this stuff?”

Could this be the year you really hunker down and  learn about SF, and fighting games in general? Improve your game and try to understand why  certain moves and matchups work they way they do? SRK has posted a great (and free!) digital book by Patrick Miller that aims to make that process as easy as possible.

Head here for the book and to SRK for the author’s thoughts on why he made the book  and  why it’s so important to him. tl;dr version – fighting games are great, learn them, bring fresh players into the mix and make things even  more  exciting.

UPDATE: Our stream archive is now on YouTube !

Did you get your  Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for iOS ? Want to play online with us?

Good news then: we’ll be live today at  3pm PT over at our  Twitch channel . You can also quest with us at  Room #123,123,123 – that should be easy to remember, right?

For those still on the fence about getting this title, check out:

5 awesome things about MHFU for iOS + pictures of my cat!

MHFU for iOS launch post + awesome review scores  

And here’s the stream archive: