March 18th, 2008 Seth Killian
This week the crew stirs up headlines by taking cheap shots at the voice acting in revered classic, Resident Evil 1. Featuring Voice Director Kris Zimmerman and Voiceover Manager (what’s that?) Chip Beaman.
The Top Secret podcast goes on location at the voice recording session of Bionic Commando in Hollywood, California, as we talk to Soundelux VO manager Chip Beaman, and the Voice Director of Bionic Commando, Kris Zimmerman. We find out what it takes to make a game sound great, and explore the mixed past of Capcom voiceovers.
Check out this week’s show and all the past episodes here!
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March 6th, 2008 Chris Tou
Throughout history, not many have been able to lay claim to the moniker of “Super”. There’s (Super)man and a mustached guy named Mario. The Bionic Commando blog has news of the return of the fairest of them all, Super Joe. Players will be able to experience Joe’s superness in both 2D and 3D. First in the upcoming 2D Bionic Commando Rearmed and then the 3D Bionic Commando, as the boss of Nathan Spencer. The image above is the handsome devil himself looking none-the-older despite debuting in 1985.
To celebrate the announcement of the return of Super Joe, the Bionic Commando site also has a very cool “History of” page up, giving you a detailed history of the previous Bionic Commando games, all the way back to 1985. Definitely be sure to check it out!
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March 4th, 2008 Seth Killian
I was lying about the turntables, but the microphone was for reals. The Bionic Commando podcasting crew is back again, and they seem to have tricked the sublime Minae Matsukawa into appearing on their show. Please note: I was planning to spare you yet another “Objection!” joke, but I see the temptation was too much for our podcasting crew to resist. Here’s the lowdown on this week’s show!
There can be no objections to this week’s special guest - the producer of the Ace Attorney series, Minae Matsukawa! To coincide with the release of Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice, Matsukawa-san will be talking about the development of the popular handheld series, being a female producer in Japan, and the future of the series. She’ll also be deciding which lucky listener will win signed AA goods taken straight from the evidence locker.
As if Matsukawa-san herself weren’t enough, they’re also giving stuff away for the best listener-submitted question. Check it out:
- 1st Prize - A Gyakuten Saiban 4 (Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney) t-shirt, signed by Matsukawa-san, with a signed Gyakuten album!
- 2nd Prize - A Gyakuten album signed by Matsukawa-san, as well as a limited edition promotional DVD for Gyakuten Saiban 4
- 3rd Prize - A limited edition promotional DVD for Gyakuten Saiban 4
Listen to the show here. Do it for extreme justice.
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February 26th, 2008 Chris "Kramez" Kramer
For those not in “the industry,” as we call it (to our everlasting shame), GDC is the annual gathering of the supernerds; the be-all, end-all mecca for the men and women who actually crank out these special, magical treasures we shamelessly refer to as “product” in marketingland. Last week, Capcom crashed the 2008 Game Developers Conference in a big way. While coders were getting their code on across the street at the Moscone Center, a few Capcom staffers set up basecamp at the St. Regis Hotel, ensconced in a lovely suite that contained both flavors of Bionic Commando as well as the first two Street Fighter IV arcade machines to hit the US. It was three days of pizza, video games and high energy. More follows, so come along with me to reminisce about last week… Read the rest of this entry »
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February 21st, 2008 Chris Tou
We’ve started a couple of “official” groups on Facebook (Which by now, everyone and their grandmother’s cousin should have an account on). Next time you’re on Facebook, be sure to also drop by and show your support for Capcom and Bionic Commando by becoming a fan of the groups on Facebook!
Becoming a fan is easy. You can either click on the links above, or search for either Capcom and Bionic Commando after logging into Facebook. While you’ll get various results for them, the one you’re looking for is of the type “Game” and should have “Become a Fan” as an available option (As opposed to “Join Group” for the others). After becoming a fan, you’ll by default receive notices on any updates we make in regards to the group, making it easy for you to keep up on the latest Capcom and Bionic Commando news.
Be sure to share the fandom with your friends on Facebook as well. The more the merrier!
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February 19th, 2008 Seth Killian
The Bionic Command podcast is back, bringing you more of the best in games-y gaijin to wash up on Japan’s shores:
It’s two gaming media veterans for the price of one: podcast legend and “Gaming Jesus” Mark MacDonald, and the founder of localization company 8-4 and longtime Japan resident John Riccardi, join us on the show, discussing the games industry in Japan and abroad. We’ll also be talking about the Alpha version of Bionic Commando, and debating the price point for Bionic Commando Rearmed.
Incidentally I ran into Mark last week in Tokyo, and as far as I could see none of that stuff is true–in fact I thought he smelled delightful.
The team also has a poll asking whether people would prefer to pay 10$ or 15$ for Bionic Commando Rearmed. While I’m guessing the results will be incredibly close, I’m personally voting 15$ because a) the game is that good b) I dislike others and want them to suffer.
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February 14th, 2008 Chris "Kramez" Kramer
In college, I had a short stint working concert security with StaffPro, aka “those dudes with the yellow jackets who throw you out of rock shows when you do stupid stuff.” My first gig was a Faith No More/Metallica show at Shoreline. AWESOME! I was getting paid to stand around and tell people not to be idiots while watching two amazing bands rip it up for a hometown crowd. I went on to see FNM many more times, as well as some of Mike Patton’s other bands, like Mr. Bungle. These days, Mike is doing a lot of VO (voice over) work, both for games and movies, as well as creating music that stretches across, past, over and through just about any boundary or style you could think of, then makes some up just for good measure.
Mike recently hooked up with some of the Bionic Commando team in San Francisco to record initial VO for BC, and the guys grabbed some shots. Gearoid (pronounced Ger-road, not like Metal Gear) has details on the session over on the official BC blog.
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February 7th, 2008 Seth Killian
Ben Judd’s Bionic Commando podcast is back. This week the team locks horns with subhuman infidel Ryan Payton:
Two podcasts collide as Capcom’s Top Secret goes up against Konami’s Kojima Productions Report! The assistant producer at Kojima Productions, Ryan Payton, tells us about Metal Gear Solid 4 and working with Hideo Kojima, while we choose the worst and hardest classic games to play through this year, and deliver the official response to the petition calling for Bionic Commando on Wii!
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January 30th, 2008 Seth Killian
Since these were smuggled out of the Bionic Commando skunkwerks (insert Bothan spies ref here), I was only able to get the glossy prints, which have in turn been photographed for you. You could call this a lot of things, but let’s call it “keeping it real.” I mean hey, you read scans from magazines all the time, right?
Cool stuff regardless, and provides great insight into the overall style of what’s to come. Check it out here.
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January 23rd, 2008 Seth Killian
In this installment, Ben Judd speaks with the dashing Simon Viklund (pictured above, shamelessly attempting to curry the favor of Inafune-san by wearing a Mega Man shirt), director of the much-anticipated Bionic Commando Rearmed.
Simon Viklund, the Director of Bionic Commando Rearmed, joins the podcast today to tell us all about this fantastic return to side-scrolling action. Everything you want to know about Rearmed is right here. The multi-talented Simon also makes all of us feel worthless in comparison, as he discusses the music in Bionic Commando, where he is the Sound Director.
The new podcast is here! Be sure also to check out the BC team’s Bionic Commando developer blogs, which give you some great behind-the-scenes stuff from multiple perspectives including Capcom Japan and Capcom Europe, as well as Swedish developer Grin’s take on things.
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