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Monster Hunter Frontier Not Confirmed For The West
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jan 26
By Brian Ashcraft Capcom issued the following statement to Kotaku: "Monster Hunter Frontier is an online multiplayer action RPG currently only available in Japan and other Asian territories. Originally released in 2007 for the PC, it has now been confirmed that Monster Hunter Frontier will be released...
Super Street Fighter IV dated April 27; Lost Planet 2 on May 18
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Jan 26
By Christopher Grant Having pulled some of its heaviest hitters out of the busy Q1 release calendar, Capcom is ready to reassign those titles to an entirely new part of the calendar, one that hasn't been getting nearly as much attention as its numeric predecessor: Q2. Monster Hunter Tri was already announced f...
Xbox Japan's Big Capcom Announcements Are...
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jan 26
By Brian Ashcraft PC title Monster Hunter Frontier is coming to the Xbox 360. It was announced at the Xbox Japan event today in Tokyo. A closed beta test will begin this May in Japan. Initially, there will be a PC server and an entirely new server. The goal is to eventually integrate the servers.
What Is Xbox Japan's Big Capcom Announcement?
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Jan 25
By Brian Ashcraft Monster Hunter Tri Originally announced for the PS3, the Wii game did not sell as well as hoped. Capcom has shown the ability to port games from the Xbox 360 to the Wii (Dead Rising, anyone?), so porting an HD version to the Wii could breath more life in the title.
Capcom Outlines Plans For Growth
Original at Nintendo World Report
• Sat, Dec 26
Capcom, both Wii exclusives, seem to fit the first and second part of the strategy. Monster Hunter Tri, another Wii Exclusive, matches up well with the ... New Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Wii TrailerCubed3 all 2 news articles »
Lost Planet 2, Super Street Fighter IV, Monster Hunter Tri pushed past March
Original at GameSpot
• Tue, Dec 22
• 6 related articles
Capcom of Japan today delayed Lost Planet 2, Super Street Fighter IV, and international launches of Monster Hunter Tri for the Wii out past March. ... Launch of Capcom's Lost Planet 2, Super Street Fighter IV, Monster Hunter Tri ...TopNews United States
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Capcom pulls Super Street Fighter IV, Lost Planet 2, Monster Hunter 3 from Q1 2010
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Dec 22
By Richard Mitchell According to an investor document (PDF) posted by Capcom Japan today, several major titles have been moved from the company's fiscal fourth quarter, which ends March 31, 2010. The delays, which appear to be worldwide, include Super Street Fighter IV and Lost Planet 2, in addition to the N...
Amazon Japan's ten best selling games of 2009
Original at Destructoid
• Wed, Dec 16
Resident Evil 5, Tales of Vesperia (PS3) and Yakuza 3 made the cut. Oh, and Monster Hunter 3. You can't have Japan without Monster Hunter.
A snippet from Monster Hunter Vendetta
Original at larrycorreia (WordPress)
• Sun, Dec 13
By correia45 Recently Toni Weiskopf from Baen suggested that I needed to post some snippets of upcoming works. Monster Hunter Vendetta is the 2nd book in the MH universe, and will be released in Fall of 2010. This is from the unedited version. “When monsters have nightmares, they’re dreaming about us.”...
Opinion: Happy Thanksgiving, and writing update
Original at larrycorreia (WordPress)
• Thu, Nov 26
By correia45 Monster Hunter International MHV will be out next year, I don’t have an official date. Then Alpha after that. Then TGC, probably in 2011. Then the next MH Owen novel shortly after TGC #1. MHV is done. MHA is in progress. TGC:HM is done. MH? is in early scripting. I’ve got a lot of writing to do.
Monster Hunter Tri's Tsujimoto Talks Encouraging Social Behavior Through Realism
Original at Gamasutra
• Mon, Nov 23
by Staff Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise has been explosively popular in Japan, but hasn't had the same kind of success in the West. ... The Ways Of A Monster HunterGamasutra all 2 news articles »
Monster Hunter Tri Preview: Army of Four
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Nov 19
By AJ Glasser Monster Hunter is all about the multiplayer, which is why I think it never really took off on PSP in the US the way that it did in Japan – American PSP owners are just too selfish for the buddy system. But how does that impact that actual monster hunting?
Capcom: The Best Third-Party at Cross-Platform Support?
Original at NintendoDS Advanced
• Fri, Nov 6
Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, and of course, Monster Hunter 3, none of which are showing up on the high-definition platforms. IMO, Capcom is the third-party ... and more »
PSP Weekend Warrior: bouncing blobs, delicious demos, and damnable delays
Original at Qj.net
• Sun, Nov 1
By Ryan F. Things were pretty quiet on the PSP blog this week. Some good news still managed to filter through, though. There's a new Monster Hunter entry in the ...
Monster Hunter spin-off announced for PSP
Original at Qj.net
• Mon, Oct 26
By Karl B. The success of Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G pretty much ensures the eventual release of another PSP entry in the franchise. During the Monst...
Japan Snaps Up A Lot More Pokemon Heart & Soul [Sales Get]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Oct 16
By Michael McWhertor 15. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) 16. Minna no Sukkuri (PSP) 17. Blue Dragon: Ikai no Kyoujuu (DS) 20. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii) 22. Valhalla Knights Elder Saga (Wii) 23. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 24. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4 (PSP) 27. Winning Post 7 2009 (PSP)
No Graphical Complaints From This Wii Developer [UPDATE]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Oct 1
By Stephen Totilo The Wii isn't the most ideal platform for making the most beautiful graphics," Tsujimoto, producer of the Japanese hit and U.S.-bound Monster Hunter Tri, told me as we sat down for an interview in Capcom's media suite at the 2009 Tokyo Game Show. "You can can [make them] within the limitation...
How To: Monster Hunter 2 Freedom 1TutorialOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, Jun 5
By rss@youtube.com (knighttrey13) Author: knighttrey13 Keywords: knighttrey13 monster hunter tutorial freedom Added: June 5, 2009
How To: Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Tutorial Trailer 1 www.elperroinvisible.comOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, May 31
By rss@youtube.com (Hendrickrg) Author: Hendrickrg Keywords: Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Tutorial Trailer 1Capcom PSP Perro Invisible elperroinvisible.com Added: May 31, 2009
How To: Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Tutorial Trailer 2 (p.e.)Original at YouTube
• Thu, May 28
By rss@youtube.com (XboxFront) Author: XboxFront Keywords: MonsterHunterFreedomUnite Tutorial Trailer2 Added: May 28, 2009
'Monster Hunter Freedom Unite' (PSP) Developer Interview
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Wed, May 27
• 4 related articles
CA With over 500 hours of gameplay and previously unreleased monsters, weapons and missions, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is set to be the biggest game of the series so far. Via Ad-Hoc functionality, players can experience the social gaming phenomenon ...
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How To: first 10 min of MONSTER HUNTER FREEDOM UNITE DEMO (psp) opening, control and jobsOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, May 23
By rss@youtube.com (Dag0nauta) Author: Dag0nauta Keywords: monster hunter freedom unite capcom CG intro opening jobs controls tutorial felyne gameplay task psp playstation first 10 min minutes Added: May 23, 2009
Review: Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce (Single Player)
Original at Cinema Blend
• Fri, May 22
It feels like Omega Force took a few ideas from Monster Hunter, and it's for the best. Once you start the quests and begin killin' dudes, you'll notice that most of them now drop items that you can collect to beef up your character. ...
Encyclopedia Gigantica: an online Monster Hunter resource
Original at Destructoid
• Thu, May 14
Florida Capcom enlisted the help of the top four Japanese Monster Hunters in the world to help create this online resource, packed with tutorials, oveviews, and background on the Monster Hunter universe. The goal here is to prime westerners for the upcoming ...
How To: MHF2 Purple Gypceros - The Purple Poison MenaceOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, May 5
By rss@youtube.com (Need2now) Author: Need2now Keywords: The Purple Poison Menace Gypceros long sword kill easy tutorial MHF2 Monster Hunter Freedom Added: May 5, 2009
PSP Review Phantasy Star Portable
Original at Play.tm
• Mon, May 4
Judged without thoughts to the series' history, Phantasy Star Portable is a decent stab at crafting an action RPG for the PSP. Its item collection/level grinding nature and weak story telling will perhaps point it more towards the Monster Hunter end of ...
How To: MONSTER HUNTER FREEDOM 2: HR 6 Dual Tigrex WalkthroughOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Apr 29
By rss@youtube.com (Vaoris) Author: Vaoris Keywords: Monster Hunter Freedom MHF2 Walkthrough Playstation Portable 2G 2nd PSP Tigrex Guide Help Added: April 29, 2009
How To Take Upskirts In Monster Hunter Frontier [Maximum Risky]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Apr 9
By Brian Ashcraft In a tongue-planted-firmly-in-cheek article titled "The Way To Take The Screenshots You Want ~ What a Pantsuful world ~", Enterbrain editors give readers a primer on how to take risky pics of fellow players' underpants in PC massively multiplayer online role-playing-game Monster Hu...
HowTo : RathianOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, Apr 3
By rss@youtube.com (PSPNorth) None Author: PSPNorth Keywords: MHF MHP MHF2 MHP2nG mhf mhp mhp2ng mhf2 Rathian Monster Hunter Freedom Portable monster hunter portable rathian fangen catch wie fange how to green dragon dual sword dopepelschwerter Doppelschwerter cool guide Added: April 3, 2009
Review: "Retribution" solid but unspectacular on PSP
Original at Inside Bay Area
• Thu, Apr 2
CA The PSP needs a "Pokemon" title — something synonymous with the hand-held. In Japan, that signature game has become "Monster Hunter," but over in the States, nothing really has caught on. Instead, what the PSP does have is a solid stable of titles ...
Monster Hunter Freedom 2
Original at Pocket Gamer
• Sat, Mar 28
UK Honestly, I was mad reading this review being an avid Monster Hunter player but then I got to this line: "The game easily exceeds 30 hours of play with its 250-odd quests." and it all makes sense to me now. Clearly you haven't played the game enough to ...
PSP Review - 'Phantasy Star Portable'
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Wed, Mar 25
CA For comparison purposes, the game is a lot like the Monster Hunter games, where you go and complete various quests to help the story progress. Phantasy Star Portable is more focused on action too, although you can ditch the side activities, ...
How To: Monster Hunter - Nivel 2: Asalto al Nido del WyvernOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Jan 18
By rss@youtube.com (MonsterHunterTV) Monster Hunter - PS2 Author: MonsterHunterTV Keywords: monster hunter frontier freedom tutorial buscar raw meat carne cruda finding dind search monsterhuntertv mhf mh mhp mhp2 mhp2nd mhp2ndg elcholachica Added: January 18, 2009
Why Monster Hunter Is So Damn Popular In Japan
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jan 13
By Brian Ashcraft Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise is huge in Japan. Outside Japan? Not so huge. There must be reasons for that. There are, apparently. One of the biggest reasons seems to be the game's ad hoc network play. For Monster Hunter, this type of play is so popular that friends often meet up just to play M...
MH3 EXCLUSIVE PICS AND HANDS ON REVIEWOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Jan 12
By rss@youtube.com (ViLeDeth) I tried the new Monster Hunter 3 (Tri) and its awesome! I totally got lucky to be picked out of a bunch of beta testers to test it out!! Check out the links in vids for more stuff!! Keywords: MH3 wii psp MHF MHF2 MHP2G MHP2 Monster Hunter how to beat Rathalos Kutku Yian Garuga Teostra Lao Shan Lun...
These Are The Ten Stories That Blew Japan's Mind [Kotaku Magu]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Dec 26
By Luke Plunkett 1. Capcom 2. Nintendo 3. Square Enix 4. Microsoft 5. Sony 1. Hideo Kojima 2. Ryozo Tsujimoto (Monster Hunter) 3. Tomonobu Itagaki 4. Akihiro Hino (head of Level-5) 5. Masahiro Sakurai (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) 1. Old Snake 2. Mario 3. Felynes (Monster Hunter) 4. Mega Man 5. Professor Layton
Monster Hunter 3 Semi Review (Wii)Original at YouTube
• Sat, Dec 20
By rss@youtube.com (osgames) this is my review ant thoughts on monster hunter 3 for wii being released in 2009 enjoy more info here (best site) http://monsterhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Keywords: Monster Hunter Tri Wii Nintendo Capcom Rjfire Osgames Ohsnappro Cool Game Play Trailer 2009 2008 Wikia wiki
How To: [PSP] Dos Gypceros Morado RC7 Monster Hunter 2ndGOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, Dec 18
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How To: MHP2G mini simple marathon ( custum quest )Original at YouTube
• Fri, Nov 21
By rss@youtube.com (link3951) i started to get borred of normal quests so i decided to try MHP2G quest editor the result is freaking awsome here is one of the quest i do if you have any question on how to use quest editor or you want to create a quest leave a comment here or in my channel or send me an e.mail enjoy
Hands On: Monster Hunter 3 Will Please Fans
Original at Wired
• Sun, Oct 12
By Jean Snow TOKYO -- The Monster Hunterseries is a Japanese phenomenon, and to prove it, there was just no way to play Monster Hunter 3for the Wii unless you had the patience for hour-long waits, and that was during the business days. Image courtesy Capcom
Monster Hunter International 2: Opening Quote Contest
Original at larrycorreia (WordPress)
• Sat, Sep 6
By correia45 That was the quote that kicked off MHI. It actually has nothing at all to do with the story, but it was that quote that gave me the general vibe I needed to put together several ideas that I had into one coherant plotline, that I eventually turned into Monster Hunter International.
Opinion: First Impressions: Monster Hunter Freedom
Original at Untitled
• Wed, Sep 3
By Invader Dem A friend of mine had mentioned the Monster Hunter series quite a bit. So as I wrapped up CastleVania, I went to GameStop to get another game so that my PSP didn’t collect dust. Unfortunately, the two games I was aiming for were either gone or too expensive. (Gotta’ maintain a budget for my future...
Anyone For The Lifetime Sales Of Some Capcom Games?
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, May 26
By Luke Plunkett 02. Resident Evil 2 (January 1998, PS, 4,960,000) 04. Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (September 1999, PS, 3,500,000) 09. Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (February 2007, PSP, 2,150,000) 19. Resident Evil 4 (January 2005, GC, 1,600,000) 38. Monster Hunter Freedom (December 2005, PSP, 1,150,000)
MHP 2ndG: Famitsu Survey The Hunters
Original at PSPHyper
• Sat, Apr 26
By Thien Sales of the series so far TitleSystem/Release DateFirst Week SalesTotal Sales (as at April 6th)Monster HunterMar 11, 2004 (PS2)120,640288,559Monster Hunter GJan 20, 2005 (PS2)128,051237,393*Monster Hunter PortableDec 1, 2005 (PSP)118,3171,088,038*Monster Hunter 2Feb 16,...
Monster Hunter 2G Ships 1 Million In 6 Days
Original at DigitalBattle
• Wed, Apr 2
By Brian Lockhart Capcom has just another title in their portfolio worth bragging about, as Monster Hunter Portable 2G, has shipped 1 million copies in just 6 days in Japan alone. Certainly a large feat all unto itself. Obviously we’ve known for a long time that as far as Japan is concerned, Monster Hunter is t...
Monster Hunter Freedom 2 Released, Where Are The Lines?
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Aug 28
By Luke Plunkett Monster Hunter Freedom's incredible graphics, deep gameplay and compelling multiplayer quests represent the very best that the PSP system has to offer," said Mark Beaumont, executive vice president, officer and head of Capcom consumer software publishing in the Americas and Europ...
Scary: Ashcraft At Monster Hunter Rally
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, May 3
We're finally ushered in the exhibition hall. Going in, I knew this was a MHP 2nd rally. There will be players competing in Monster Hunter, footage shown from the game and MH goods like stuffed animals. In short, it's Monster Hunter and that's it. A large sword. Monster Hunter art.
Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto talks about Monster Hunter Freedom 2
Original at Qj.net
• Sun, Apr 15
By Karl B. There are changes aplenty that differentiates Monster Hunter Freedom 2 from the second Monster Hunter title for the PS2. Monster Hunter Freedom 2 does include a lot of the content found in Monster Hunter 2 , but Tsujimoto emphasizes that it's nothing like a port. "It does feature a lot of tha...
Capcom Interview: Monster Hunter Freedom and the future of PSP
Original at Qj.net
• Sat, Mar 24
By Enrico S. Capcom, which created the hit Monster Hunter Freedom on the PSP, was recently interviewed by IGN regarding their game and their outlook on the future of the PSP. With regards to Monster Hunter, it first seemed that Capcom really decided to focus on the graphics of the game. However, after he...
Updates on Monster Hunter Freedom
Original at Qj.net
• Wed, May 10
By Karen R. Monster Hunter Freedom was a big hit in Japan. In 13 days, we will see if the game will appeal to Western gamers as well. Building upon the success of PS2 originals Monster Hunter and Monster Hunter G (which was released only in Japan), Monster Hunter Freedom will include new quests, addition...