Was your avarice for discounted PC games not sated by Steam’s Perils of Summer sale? Capcom’s currently running a 72-hour promotion, knocking over 50 percent or more off the prices of a handful of the company’s PC titles.
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Select Capcom PC games on sale for 72 hours
Dark Void may have met with a cool reaction critically, but it’s been temporarily granted a new feature that might improve people’s impressions: costing ten dollars. Through June 1, the PC version of Airtight Games’ jetpack-packed action game is available for just $9.99 on Games for Windows Live . A price like that skirts the boundaries between “rental” and “purchase” — it’s cheap enough that you can basically get it just to screw around with the jetpack and not feel bad.
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Dark Void $10 through Games for Windows Live this weekend
Capcom has made a real attempt in recent years to break down the firewall between western and eastern development, something it’s still struggling with if “sluggish” sales in 2009 are any indication. But according to a recent report (warning: PDF link) circulated to investors, the company’s still refining its approach and hopes to “create games faster by using a hybrid approach combining internal and outsourced development.” According to the strategy report, that will translate to more new franchises from the company, — something it hasn’t had much luck with lately, with Bionic Command o , Dark Void and Spyborgs all failing to perform exceptionally well either critically or at retail
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Capcom fiscal 2011 strategy: Shorter dev cycles, more new franchises
We know we’ve already been diligent in keeping you abreast of the status of Bear McCreary’s epic soundtrack for Dark Void , so consider this our penultimate update on the topic: The game’s score is now available to download through iTunes , Amazon and a number of other retailers. It’s very, very good . If you have some extra cash lying around, and enjoy the occasional non-lyrical musical offering, you should purchase it post-haste.
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PSA: Dark Void soundtrack now available on iTunes, Amazon
The Rocketeer raconteurs at Capcom have announced downloadable content for January’s critical crash-and-burn, Dark Void . Dubbed “Survivor Missions,” the pack allows you to “relive key events” from the third-person shooter, modified by increasingly difficult waves of enemies and a points multiplier.
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Dark Void plugged with ‘Survivor Missions’ DLC next week
Filed under: Podcasts We’ve got a packed show this week with some details on our PAX East plans, some very non-embargo breaking impressions of Mass Effect 2 , a Tip of the Week, and a brand new feature called “Spoiled Rotten,” where we’ll have a secret chat about a game exclusively for people that have solved that particular tape. First up
Though Capcom’s jetpack-infused action title Dark Void may be getting universally panned by critics , one element of the game seems to be garnering praise from reviewers: Its Bear McCreary-composed soundtrack . Thanks to an announcement from music publisher Sumthing Else Music Works, we now know when said soundtrack will get its own release: February 9. Unless, of course, that’s when Modern Warfare 2 ’s soundtrack gets released, in which case they’ll probably push it back a little bit
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Dark Void soundtrack taking off February 9
We didn’t love Dark Void , but with an average metacritic score of 59 , it looks like the review sites just laid into Capcom’s latest franchise attempt, despite its cool premise. The highest score so far actually comes from Playstation: The Official Magazine , which gave the game an 80. Here’s what other outlets thought of Dark Void : Game Informer (70/100) : “Unfortunately, the shining strengths of the game are buried underneath a thick layer of rust that only the thirstiest of air-junkies should bother chipping through.” [Feb 2010, p.95] 1UP (C+) : “It begins with a fantastic introduction to flight, and ends with an all-out aerial dogfight followed by a suitably epic boss battle
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Metareview: Dark Void
Dark Void is a great first date, but a terrible marriage. As our numerous previews will attest, this jet-pack-toting third-person shooter makes a fantastic first impression, with its breath-taking air battles and pounding score
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Review: Dark Void
As the developers at Airtight Games would put it, Dark Void is really an underdog story. You’ve got these people, downtrodden and stuck in The Void, trying to overcome what seems like insurmountable odds
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Dark Void dev diary all about the underdog
