UPDATE: Due to the massive amount of comments (thanks for the goodies, John D), we have disabled the comments section of this post to keep things running smoothly.
First of all, happy two year anniversary PlayStation Blog!
So to celebrate, we’re going to make good on a promise we made a while back. After all of the constructive (sometimes, brutally constructive) feedback from the community, Capcom USA and GRIN decided to go back to the lab and work on an update for Bionic Commando Rearmed. But wait, it gets deeper. Not only are we adding trophy support (that’s right son), those over-delivering, son-of-a-guns got a little crazy and are offering a bit more:
New “Normal” difficulty setting. In this setting, the following changes are made:
- When you die, you respawn at the last solid ground or checkpoint
- The level Albatross B was cut
- The ability to reel out the cable when hanging or swinging to its full length
- If the player swings into a wall, they will no longer disconnect and be thrown away from the wall. Instead, they will keep connected and reel in
- Unlimited lives
Super Joe Machine Gun bug fix:
- When upgraded, the weapon also becomes more powerful in addition to the larger clip
- Fixed for all difficulty levels.
I hope all of you recognize the important role you play in helping us make better games. Our dialogues on PlayStation Blog and the Capcom Unity forums were the primary motivators for this update, and as long as this open communication is done constructively, good things can and will happen (Honestly, all the Eff Crapcom stuff didn’t help the process, lol). We may not be able to follow through on every request from the community, but I guarantee you, we are listening. Thanks to all of you for the feedback and the involvement, please keep it up!
So, to recap, the score is:
Vocal PS Community – 1
Vocal Capcom Accountants – 0
When does the update go live you ask? Well, it’s currently in QA, so it should be available real soon.
RMGL-T2BL-GHAE
4AF7-CJBE-2AK2
CAPH-5ABH-NNR5
9GQC-QPBM-MCEF
K279-2CB8-AD4P
Friends?
Warm regards,
John “Hiero9D3” Diamonon
P.S. The magic numbers are 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1250, 1500, 1750 and 2000. Same rules apply. No consecutive posting but you can post more than once. PM me if your comment lands on these numbers. You get a choice of Flock, BCR, 1942, Age of Booty, Mega Man 9 or SFHD Remix. Enjoy!
(Average: 4.74 out of 5)
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Delriach | June 18th, 2009 at 10:01 am
MWhahaha! I <3 you John
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:05 am
I <3 U 2 Delriach. And if you’re a dude, in a totally hetero, brotherly way.
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Here are the winners of the contest. Thanks for breaking the blog!
250 – Dammenion
252 – Kassatsu
500 – Ninjatuned
502 – DrPirate
503 – sweepyx
750 – craazy
1000 – Dammenion
1250 – eksMAN
1500 – MattyF
1750 – the_miyamoto
2000 – confomax
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SlashZaku | June 18th, 2009 at 10:04 am
I LOVE YOU MAN. Downloading BCR right now :) Big Kudos to John, GRIN, and Capcom :)
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:07 am
LOL..right on.
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devildog820 | June 18th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Hopefully this includes the challenge room crash fix? John? Please? :)
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:08 am
I’ll ask the PD guys about this.
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cyclohexene | June 18th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Nice
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linebeginstoblur | June 18th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Trophies are nice, but you know what’s necessary? The bug that crashes the game while saving. PLEASE tell me you’re addressing that! :D
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:08 am
I’m not familiar with that, but let me look into it.
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DrPirate | June 18th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Sweet! Will replay and right after, I’ll definitely go buy Bionic Commando
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hoofrog | June 18th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Thanks for the update.
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StrykerIsland | June 18th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Awesome, finally I can go back in and finish this! It was too hard for me before, I was so ashamed. :p
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:08 am
You weren’t alone.
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Prem-aka-Prince | June 18th, 2009 at 10:07 am
lol nice one, way to show them how ‘beyond the call’ means more than just ‘what we were hoping for’ ^^
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Delriach | June 18th, 2009 at 10:07 am
I hope I can get a 1942 code. Only game I don’t have from Capcom aside from Rocketmen… and nobody wants that!
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:09 am
Don’t hate on Rocketman…he was just misunderstood.
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StrykerIsland | June 18th, 2009 at 10:08 am
The end of your post confuses me John. What are you referring to with the numbers?
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:10 am
You must not follow my blog…people will tell you.
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Returners | June 18th, 2009 at 10:08 am
Nice very nice capcom
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Argnoth | June 18th, 2009 at 10:08 am
wow, just when I gave up hope that I’d have a reason to play through this again. Way to go John! <3 BCR
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:10 am
Thanks Capcom USA PD for making this a reality…and thank this community as well…
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alexbhp | June 18th, 2009 at 10:08 am
Awesome… I just got the NEW Bionic Commando
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:11 am
now you can have the cool Rad skin!
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outcelgeist | June 18th, 2009 at 10:08 am
Sweet!
Now just port Dead Rising over to PS3 then you and I will be cool Capcom… We’ll be real cool.
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Armstrong | June 18th, 2009 at 10:08 am
YOU DA MAN JOHN!
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:11 am
NO, U DA MAN.
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CrashSpyro | June 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Holy crap. Swerve of the year.
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LokeSTL | June 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Thanks John! Now time for people to put their money where their mouth is. I expect to see the new BC’s sales numbers jump after the Patch drops.
And if you are feeling generous John, hit me with a code for Flock on the Capcom-Unity site. :)
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:12 am
Deal is a deal..lol…
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carno_US | June 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
wup I want flock plzzz
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Stallone1993 | June 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
What are those codes? I punched em in and nothing happened
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:12 am
u snooze u lose
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DrPirate | June 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
@ 10, I own every capcom game except 1942, hopefully I can score it today :D
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Stallone1993 | June 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
What are these? RMGL-T2BL-GHAE
4AF7-CJBE-2AK2
CAPH-5ABH-NNR5
9GQC-QPBM-MCEF
K279-2CB8-AD4P
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:13 am
random letters and numbers???
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singhjeet29 | June 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
lol JD, one of these again eh. You really know how to get this PSB community riled up.
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alexbhp | June 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
So If I hit post 250 I get a code for BCR? Oh Man…. My productivity at work is officially at 0%
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:14 am
don’t worry, i consistently run at about 22%
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evolgenius | June 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
This is awesome! Thank you so much.
And eff all the haters; the new Bionic Commando is awesome so go buy it. Unless you’re afraid of a little challenge mixed in with your fun, of course.
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BlindsideDork | June 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
I am curious on if the Trophies are crazy hard MM9.
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ShadOforce | June 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Where’s Fat Princess?!! Argh!
At least give us a release date.
Remember this?:
“Will have a confirmed date for you soon!”
Yeah.
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tolkienfanatic | June 18th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Boo. All the codes were taken by the time I got here T_T
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Edgeward34 | June 18th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Awesome!
Question, what exactly is Albatross B? Is it the section with the flipping platforms? I hope not because it’s my favorite part, despite the massive frustration it initally gave me.
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St_Chilango | June 18th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Oh man sweet! I got this during the $4.99 deal and im so glad i did. Now i got insentive to finish the game!
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Dramlek | June 18th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Awesome! I’ve had that game for a while and never got to play with it. Now it seems I finally will :)
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:14 am
cool! did u wait for trophies?
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enewtabie | June 18th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Holy crap..I bought this on 360..Gonna get it on PS3 now. Thanks Capcom and sorry about the NPDs on the next gen version. Bad month for a release against UFC.
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LokeSTL | June 18th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Oh how I love these races!!!
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KIDamazin | June 18th, 2009 at 10:10 am
What are the codes for? Free BCR? Anyways, great news! You betta give us trophies. -.-
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:15 am
HUH??????
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carno_US | June 18th, 2009 at 10:11 am
thanks a lot for the patch, too bad about bionic commando sales, but rearmed was amazing, I would love another reimagined classic done by grin
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devildog820 | June 18th, 2009 at 10:11 am
The save corrupting bug reported by linesbegintoblur is the same bug I was referring to. When you exit challenge rooms (sometimes), the game crashes and corrupts your save file.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/06/18/new-bionic-commando-rearmed-update-includes-trophies-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-232120
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SlashZaku | June 18th, 2009 at 10:11 am
@20
I punched in the last one (when I saw there was only 1 comment at the time) and redeemed a voucher for BCR which was why I was so happy.
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majiesto | June 18th, 2009 at 10:11 am
This is awesome! Cannot wait for the update
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Revolutionary | June 18th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Awesome.
I was actually holding out on my Rearmed purchase because of the trophy patch (didn’t want to go through the game twice).
I’ll definitely be buying it once the patch comes out – no reason not to, now!!
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HighLuxury | June 18th, 2009 at 10:12 am
AWESOM pic John.
Seriously, that describes all sorts of win for us trophy… er, sluts :D.
Will gladly pull BC back in and complete it for the trophies Ive been waiting for so long.
Also getting Bionic Commando PS3!… sorry to hear about the NPD though :(
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Stallone1993 | June 18th, 2009 at 10:12 am
I tried all the codes when this blog post went up…all done already?! jesus.
There were only 2 comments when i tried. John i deserve something at the very least :P
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:16 am
uh, nice try?
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INTVGene | June 18th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Excellent news! Thanks Capcom!
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dappaute | June 18th, 2009 at 10:12 am
damn i know imma miss the 250..i never win anything anyway
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OmieeZF-LIVE | June 18th, 2009 at 10:13 am
yes baby
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alexbhp | June 18th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Does BCR unlock anything different on Bionic Commando (Bluray)?
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:17 am
YES IT DOES!!!
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SirTrigalot | June 18th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Yes. Even though I beat it already, I sure don’t mind playing it again for them trophies and unlimited lives
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Tr3p1dat10n | June 18th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Man, the people on PS Blog are fast at those code redemptions!
Had you announced the patch when the game was $5… *sigh*
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Mtmoney07 | June 18th, 2009 at 10:13 am
those codes lasted every bit of 2 seconds….some of you guys have no life!
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eksMAN | June 18th, 2009 at 10:13 am
awesome!
and
if one lands on said magic number, how do we pm you?
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xaos | June 18th, 2009 at 10:13 am
That’s pretty spectacular of you guys; wow. I just hope it doesn’t encourage some of the more, uh, abrasive folks to assume that their tactics are always the way to go ;)
John Diamonon replied on June 18, 2009 at 10:17 am
Like I said, that almost killed the project..
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