— WARNING! Lot’s of GIFs ahead —

From swords covered in molten lava to hammers that are just a dragon’s head,  Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate ‘s got the badass weapon design department covered.

But sometimes you just want to prove your worth by hunting with a set of utensils! Check out some of the weapons in  MH3U that are straight-up every day items.

Oh, and here I am experimenting with GIFs again . I’ve made GIFs for ALL of these, so be sure to click the given links to see them all.   EDIT: by popular demand, I’ve put all the GIFs here, so no more need for clicking links. 😉

Glutton Tools – the traidional Fork & Knife

Stewbry Stirfoils – hey, ladles actually hurt!

Cornpopper – a Gunlance that really “pops”

Frozen Speartuna – you shouldn’t play with your food

Usurper’s Tremor – Zinogre’s bike frame, ’nuff said

Hairtail’s Hairblade – you shouldn’t be playing with your food v2

Sharq Byte – “you’re gonna need a bigger boat”

Black Coffin – creeeeeppyyyy… and the sound it makes? *cringes*

Seahorse Harp – what does a seahorse sound like?

Voltage Verve – note the analog pipes, making it a totally feasible instrument

Vicello Nulo – this one is a bit flashy, but still very much a big cello

Hunter Rifle – a regular rifle

Empress’s Garden – a sniper rifle

God’s Island ( GIF ) – some sort of musket

Gourd Shot – a gourd, which is actually gun in this game; makes sense, right?

Type 46 Gunflage I – Niblesnarf’s grenade launcher-looking gun

Vulcannon – I’ve got nothing

Hope you enjoyed these, but let me know what you think because I’m thinking of doing more stuff like this (GIFs!) in the future. =)

For today’s Throwback Thursday livestream, we’ll be exploring one of the most creatively distinct games of all time–Grasshopper Manufacture and Capcom’s Killer 7 (PS2 version).

This surreal action-adventure puts players in the respective shoes (and bare feet) of seven skilled assassins. Horror, action, and political intrigue await! Tune in on Twitch at 4pm PT today.

Meanwhile, you can discuss your Killer 7 memories and theories in this thread .

Since Decapre’s release, there’s been a  good amount  of  footage of her in action . Cool attacks aside, a question that comes up often is “who is Decapre?” and “why does she look so similar to Cammy?” Those questions and more are answered in this week’s Ayano blog.  

Hey everyone, Tomoaki Ayano here!

Last Sunday we were finally able to reveal Decapre to the world! From the producer, Sugiyama-san, showcasing her gameplay on Hagi Toko!, to the vids Combofiend has released there’s plenty of media to check out so that you can get a feel for this new character.

We plan to talk more about her play style and abilities in the future, but for today we’d like to explore her story.

For those not in the know, Decapre is a clone of Cammy. At a quick glance she does look like a scary Cammy with a mask.

This is the main poster. We’ve brought out the aura around her braids and her claw is glowing, perhaps reflecting the owner’s intent. And check out the background—are those dolls in those capsules?! Speaking of capsules, there was something similar in one part of her opening movie.

Decapre was also inside one of these capsules. Could this be where the cloning process takes place? The mystery deepens.

Is this Cammy as a kid? It looks like she’s talking to Decapre. We can guess that the two have met before in the past.

Kid Cammy doesn’t quite have the stern look that she’ll eventually develop. She looks much more innocent!

However, it seems that Decapre harbors an intense hatred towards Cammy. What could have happened between the two?

Speaking of angry, when you look at her development sketches, it seems she’s mostly either screaming of frowning. And what’s with that scar underneath her mask?!

Despite being Cammy’s clone, her facial expressions differ quite a bit and she feels younger in general. Just who is she? And what will happen between her and Cammy?!

Perhaps the opening and ending movies might just shed a little light on the subject.

…to be continued!

Even though Decapre has movements similar to Cammy’s, she has her own unique set of special moves, and she primarily uses her dagger in attacking. With its reach, it will probably give her an advantage in mid-range battles.

Since she’s fundamentally a charge character, the key to using her effectively will be finding ways to attack while storing up charge.

Rapidly pressing the punch buttons causes her to run forward while attacking with her blades. This could be a good way of moving forward while storing charge!

This is a charge character who is quite different from the likes of Bison and Vega.

In the future we’d like to take a closer look at her moves, but that’s it for today.

See you again next week!

Happy Birthday  Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate !!! It was released in the North American market exactly 1 year ago, so let’s celebrate!

Remember our plans to party and hunt all day (FOR TWELVE STRAIGHT HOURS!) this Friday, March 21, 2014 ! And what about that image above? A quick tease of our awesome giveaways. Tune in to our stream to find out how to learn. All other details can be found right here .

Save big on Street Fighter shirts, plushies, games and more for a limited time with the Spring Sale going on at the Capcom Store ! Check it out before it’s too late.

If you’ve been playing games / watching anime / generally living since the ’80s and ’90s, odds are you have a few favorite voice actors, or are at least aware of how prevelant some actors can be across these mediums. Since Mega Man has spanned cartoons, toys, games and more, he’s amassed quite a stable of well-known VO-ers – and this helpful video summarizes much of them into six minutes!

How does Sugar Ray tie into Mega Man? If you don’t already know, it’s pretty bizarre and worth watching just to discover for yourself. Didja know they also had a song on the ’90s Mega Man album, which is also home to this amazing piece of music:

Enjoy!

We finally got some of those cool “Welcome to Los Perdidos Hell” signs in the office, and I wanted to give you guys a bit of a closer look since they’re really pretty finely detailed and the stock image on the store may not completely do them justice (better pic after the jump).

Plus, they’re currently marked down to $19.95! Go buy one for your man cave, lady lair, or, uh, zombie zone!

Note the fine embossing on the part of the sign that would, in real life, be embossed! Also note the bulletholes, cracked paint, and other miscellaneous apocalyptic gunk. Perfect for your gaming room or any other location you think of as hell on earth.

Ah, March 1996. The Nintendo 64 was mere months away, Twister was about to delight audiences around the world with its impressive effects and brand new Van Halen song , and – perhaps most relevant to this blog post – the first zombie dog burst through a creepy mansion window.

To celebrate this 18th bday, RE.net is offering up three new (and free) items for RE Revelations. You can log on between March 22 and April 3 to redeem these items.

Enhanced Python: Serpent (Level 46, Slot 3)

A trusty ally, especially for the second half of Raid mode.

Unlock with present code [resident].

Great all-around performance: Revelator (Level 31, Slot 5)

A balanced weapon for just about any situation.

Unlock with present code [evil].

-CUSTOM PARTS-

Speed is power: Fire Rate 4

Most of the time you’ll want to unload as quickly as possible, and for that there are few boosts as effective as this part.

Unlock with present code [eighteen].

Make your own luck: Critical 5

Critical hits can help you escape difficult situations, and this part can help bend those odds in your favor.

Unlock with present code [years].

An Agent’s best friend: Damage 5

Can be attached to any weapon for an easy firepower boost.

Unlock with present code [anniversary].

All these items should be pretty helpful in the middle-ranges of Raid Mode, so if you’ve hit a wall, perhaps these will be the boost you need!

There’s also an EX3 event happening soon for RE6, plus additional Revelatons online events so hop on over to residentevil.net & check ’em out.

What if your favorite Monster Hunter monsters were…  REAL !

So some of our folks here made a quick trip to Japan and took a day to cruise around Universal Studios Japan and pretend to look frightened at the sight of these mechanical, but totally REAL, beasts!

Hopefully  Monster Hunter  will one day be as big here as it is Japan, just so we can get these attractions on western theme-parks, like this  Resident Evil maze.

Life-size Tigrex looking fierce

Some super rad Universal Studios Japan themed equipment

Rathalos taking a break from ruling the Real skies here

Adorable USJ Felynes!

Some sort of bag or pouch thing, made to look like one of the new weapon classes in MH4U

Speaking of MH4U, say hello to Gore Magala…

After you kill it, you can make this mean-looking Bow!

Eternal Eradicator – a classic Great Sword from the Freedom days

Now here’s something you could take home… a 1/10 scale Tigrex! Actually, I kinda doubt it’s for sale… =/

A Monster Hunter themed Food Truck, where you can buy “Well-done Steak The Great” and…

“Monster Hunter Drink The Great” – no I did not make these names up!

This GIF is a little bonus for you guys… also my first GIF! D:

WAIT, THERE’S MORE! To conserve your browser and data usage, I’ve put the remaining 12 pictures on this gallery. You’re welcome. =P

So what do you think? Definitely something worth waiting in line for, right? 😉

And other slightly deceiving pictures to make the heart sing!

No, this isn’t Mega Man taking on Mushroom Man’s stage, it’s actually from a newly-revealed Smash Bros. stage , and it’s something we haven’t seen in any of the Wii U screenshots  thus far.

Based on the amazing Super Mario 3D Land, Smash designer Masahiro Sakurai also revealed that the level will (side)scroll and takes two minutes to see in its entirety. See the rest of Sakurai’s thought’s below or o n the Miiverse . 

F ew things on Earth are more wonderful than this image

::UPDATE:: Sorry guys, a perfect storm of unforeseen circumstances necessitates that we extend the event for another 24 hours. Round 2 of the event will now close at noon PT on Tuesday, March 25th. Sorry for the inconvenience. 

All right Strider players, time for Round 2. This time’s the same as Round 1 except for platform. We’ll be challenging those playing on Steam to top our Friend-filtered leaderboards for fastest completion time on Normal mode. 

How to Enter:

Step 1:  Add our CapcomUnity profile as a Friend on Steam.

Step 2:  Comment on this post below OR send me a private message on Unity giving your Steam account name. This is how we know who to badge on Unity.

Step 3:  Complete  Strider ‘s main game on the Normal difficulty. Do this before Monday, March 24th at noon PT to qualify.  Your completion time will show up on our Friend-filtered leaderboard. 

The player with the fastest completion time will receive a rare and awesome Strider scarf, pictured above. All other entrants (which means clearing the game and showing up on our leaderboard!) will receive the Strider Leaderboard Showdown badge. 

And that’s about it! Winner will be announced shortly after the event closes next Monday. Good luck!

The new and final Dead Rising 3 side story, “The Last Agent,” is out now! This final installment features Brad Park, a ZDC agent who must discover the terrible truth behind the zombie outbreak. Included are a new vehicle, six new weapons, and of course, more GamerScore and PP that carry over to your main game. Trailer and screens after the jump!