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Why it's called Lost Planet 3 despite being a prequel
It must be hard to maximize your reach to gamers when there's a "3" in the title of your game. What if I've never played the first two games? How am I expected to understand all of the references and deep, established lore? It's quite the pickle for those looking to come into any established franchise without prior experience.In the case of Lost Planet 3, it's a pretty interesting prospect. It's the third installment in a fairly polarizing series – either you love Lost Planet or you don't – from a relatively unknown developer who hasn't shipped that many games.%Gallery-156930%
Devil May Cry, Lost Planet 3 media come into view
While Resident Evil 6 took center stage during Microsoft's E3 presser, Capcom was quick to send out some new media for two of its other big titles here at E3, lest you forget them: Devil May Cry and Lost Planet 3.
Capcom CEO wants shorter dev times, faster Devil May Cry turnaround
Capcom Chairman and CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto told investors of the company's plan to "reduce the time needed to develop major titles from the usual three to four years to only two and a half years," as part of a briefing on the fiscal year 2011 financial results earlier this month."Speeding up development will probably raise the cost," he said. "But creating quality content will be vital to Capcom's ability to survive by overcoming intense global competition. We will make substantial investments to develop this content."President and COO of Capcom Haruhiro Tsujimoto added to the CEO's comments in his own address, saying the company's plan is also "to increase [DLC] sales from 2.8 billion yen in the past fiscal year to 3.5 billion yen in the current fiscal year." The COO also noted that the upcoming Resident Evil 6 will release approximately three and a half years after Resident Evil 5, and Lost Planet 3 will launch after a two and a half year development cycle, both in a shorter time span than with past games.He added that DmC Devil May Cry will require five years of development due to a decision to switch to an external developer, with the end goal of creating new games in the series every two and a half years. With DmC Devil May Cry shipping in 2013, that equates to another game in the series in 2015.
Lost Planet 3 footage drills our weak spots
Capcom released some new gameplay footage of Lost Planet 3, accompanied by some quotes from German press. Spark Unlimited's sequel alternates between almost Dead Spacey third-person skulks through atmospherically underlit hallways, and first-person assaults on aliens while inside a giant mech suit.There's also an emphasis on attacking an enemy's "weak spots" (joints, basically) with a big drill arm that actually makes us kind of sympathetic to the alien.
Capcom projections: Resident Evil 6 sells 7 million, DmC does 2 million
Capcom has laid out commercial projections for its biggest upcoming games, and expects Resident Evil 6 to sell seven million copies. Resident Evil 5 sold almost two million in its first six months or so in the US alone.Resident Evil 6 is just one of four big titles in the pipeline from Capcom. The Ninja Theory reboot of Devil May Cry is expected to sell two million, and this month's launch of Dragon's Dogma is expected to yield a total of 1.5 million units sold. Finally, the recently announced Lost Planet 3 – which is in development at Spark Unlimited – is expected to sell the least of the bunch, with 1.4 million copies.
A moment found in Lost Planet 3
A new series of Lost Planet 3 screens posted to the Japanese website shows plenty of shooting, fleeing, and facing down terrible Akrid monsters. But it also shows this sweet, personal moment, as a guy in bulky armor relaxes and chats over a nice cup of Future Coffee.%Gallery-154263%
Lost Planet 3 coming in 2013 from Spark Unlimited
The proverbial lid on Capcom's annual Captivate news has lifted over the past 12 hours, with trailers for Devil May Cry, Resident Evil 6, and now, Lost Planet 3 surfacing. Wait, that last one's not an announced game! Hot dog! Spark Unlimited (Legendary, Call of Duty: Finest Hour) is putting together a third Lost Planet for Capcom, heading to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in "early 2013." It seems Spark is ditching the sultry locales of Lost Planet 2 for the frozen wastelands of the first game, at least as far as this trailer is concerned. It also seems there'll be some sort of a giant storm to deal with during your return trip to Capcom's misplaced orb. Expect a full, "official" announcement from sooner rather than later.%Gallery-152818%
