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Okami HD draws near with October 30 release date
Capcom announced an October 30 North American release date for Okami HD, with Europe following the next day. The remastering of the already beautiful 2006 game hits PlayStation Network next month for $19.99, and comes with Move support. HexaDrive (with Capcom's assistance) is the studio in charge of the 1080p update, with Rez HD sitting pretty in the Japanese studio's résumé.Capcom sends us a new trailer and screenshots to commemorate the announcement. If you deem your eyes deserving of a treat, feel free to check them out.%Gallery-166110%
Capcom media megapost: Resident Evil 6, Lost Planet 3, Remember Me and more
Capcom just left a massive pile of trailers and screenshots on our doorstep, and rather than breaking them down into a bunch of tiny, annoying posts, we figured it'd be more convenient for you at home to bunch them all together into one big cornucopia of media consumables. Mediumables, if you will.Above and below, you'll find a gameplay trailer of Remember Me, as well as a corresponding gallery. Then, after the break, you'll find trailers and screenshots from pretty much everything else Capcom has going on for a while: Lost Planet 3, DmC: Devil May Cry, Resident Evil 6, Street Fighter X Tekken Vita, Okami HD and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD.%Gallery-162365%
Here's another taste of Okami in HD
If the latest screens of Okami HD didn't fill you up, this short clip of the Ryoshima Coast from the game might do the trick. Go straight to Capcom Japan's upload of the video to get lost in its glorious HD visuals. Okami HD will land on PS3 in Japan on November 1 for $19.99.
Wolf down some new Okami HD screens
You'll get your first opportunity to play Okami HD at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend. But if you can't make it – or even if you can, and want something pretty to look at before you get there – here's a small gallery of new screens.
Okami HD developed by Capcom and Hexa Drive
Joystiq has confirmed that Okami HD, a touched-up and brushed-down version of Clover Studio's beautiful Zelda-like adventure, is being developed in collaboration between Capcom and Hexa Drive.Remastered versions of classic games don't always enhance or preserve the experience properly, so we've come to scrutinize the pedigree of the companies that make them. Hexa Drive's most relevant resumé item happens to be an excellent Xbox Live Arcade update to another vibrant and cherished game: REZ HD.The Japanese studio is headed by Masakazu Matsushita, who worked as lead programmer on Capcom's Devil May Cry 3 and then Lost Planet. Hexa Drive also partnered with Square Enix while developing a slice of Parasite Eve for PSP, dubbed The 3rd Birthday.Okami HD is coming to PSN (with Move support) this fall for $20 – that's about 17 hours of game for every dollar, if we remember correctly.
Okami HD vs. Okami SD
We usually see an HD port of a beloved classic as what we remember the original looking like. Sure, Okami has always been this beautiful, right? Well ... it turns out that, looking back, the PS2 version was almost as hazy as our memory.%Gallery-158823%%Gallery-158828%
Okami HD to paint a picture on PS3 this fall
If you missed out on Okami or the DS sequel, Okamiden, Capcom's upcoming re-release may suit your needs. Okami is currently being remastered for the PS3, with full 1080p HD graphics and PlayStation Move support.This is all according to the latest issue of Famitsu, as revealed by Twitter sleuth Sinobi (translated by Andriasang). This Okami remaster is planned to launch on November 1 in Japan, for ¥3990 ($50).Update: Capcom just sent out a press release confirming the news. Okami HD will launch on PSN this fall, replete with PS3 Trophies and optional PS Move support. It will be priced at $19.99.
