Capcom is preparing for San Diego Comic-Con 2009 next week with lots of fun stuff including games, panels, more games and a bunch of silliness. Games being features at Comic-con this year include Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (with a never-before-seen demo, says Capcom), Lost Planet 2, Dark Void, Tatsunoko VS Capcom Ultimate All-Stars, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Resident Evil: The Dark Side Chronicles and Fate/Unlimited Codes. Capcom will be situated in Hall G in booth # 5113, Wednesday, July 22 – Sunday, July 26.
There you’ll be able to catch events like tournaments for Tatsunoko VS Capcom Ultimate All-Stars and Marvel VS Capcom 2 and 8 free Monster Hunter Freedom Unite quests that you can download if you bring your PSP and your game to the booth.
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EA prepares for Comic-Con
Electronic Arts revealed the titles that it will showcase at San Diego Comic-Con International from July 23 - 26, 2009. Located at booth #5213 in the San Diego Convention Center, EA will showcase ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Battlefield 1943, Brutal Legend, Dante’s Inferno, Dead Space: Extraction, G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, The Saboteur and Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Part of the booth will also contain a retail corner with unique EA merchandise for sale (details on that merchandise can be found at www.easpecials.com).
In addition to its booth, EA will host the ‘EA Gaming Lounge presented by Xbox 360′ at the Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter Hotel (401 K Street, San Diego, California 92101) that will run from Thursday July 23 to Sunday July 26. The ‘Gaming Lounge will be open from 2pm - 9pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday 6/25; 12pm - 5pm on Sunday. Show-goers will be able to get hands-on play with Dragon Age: Origins, Battlefield 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Left 4 Dead 2. On July 22nd, EA will also host a press-only preview showcase from 11am - 5pm.
Finally, several EA’s development teams will be participating in the panels as well:
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Nexon America details Comic-Con plans
Nexon America’s presence at Comic-Con Inext week will consist of a preview of the soon-to-be released title, Dungeon Fighter Online, as well as contest giveaways and models dressed in Dungeon Fighter Online garb to entertain conference attendees.
Nexon is also taking part in the Gaming University booth (No. 5135) and will have models in Dungeon Fighter Online costumes handing out thousands of disks that include $5 worth of Nexon cash as well as clients for its online titles, Combat Arms, Mabinogi and MapleStory. The disk will also have the new game trailer for Dungeon Fighter Online. Comic-Con attendees will also have a chance to win four Razer Tarantula keyboards as part of an on-site sweepstakes at the Gaming University booth.
Nexon will be making daily presentations (1:00 pm) where fans can learn more about Dungeon Fighter Online. The presentations will be conducted by Robert Welkner and Hailey Bright, the hosts of the popular weekly gaming talk show, COIN-OP TV LIVE. Welkner and Bright will give fans a first look at this new title which pairs arcade action with the features found in online role-playing games. Attendees who stop by the booth during the presentations will have a chance to receive an exclusive Dungeon Fighter Online T-shirt as well.
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Sessler’s Soapbox: The importance of Indie games
The latest edition of Sessler’s Soapbox on G4TV.com deals with the importance of indie games, a topic that is near and dear to my heart. This week Adam talks about how the industry really needs to embrace the indie scene and the star developers it is producing, or at the very least learn from it. He also plugs two events he’ll be taking part in during Comic-Con next week. You can check it out below.
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LucasArts prepares for Comic-Con showing next week
Comic-Con will kick off next week in San Diego and game companies will be there in full force alongside reps from the comic book, entertainment and anime industry hawking their wares and showing off their latest products. One of those game companies hoping to make a splash is LucasArts, which plans to showcase seen products in various ways.
LucasArts will be offering hands-on demo time with Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes (Xbox 360, Wii) and LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (Xbox 360) for the first time at its booth. Key members from the development teams will also be on-hand to answer questions, be interviewed and walk through both titles.
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Bayonetta coming to Comic-Con
Everyone seems to be enamored with Sega’s and PlatinumGames’ upcoming action game, Bayonetta - even Scott Jones seems to be in love with it (read his E3 preview). Sega sees the writing on the wall and is bringing the game front and center in San Diego next week for Comic-Con. At Comic-Con 2009 in the San Diego Convention Center, SEGA’s Bayonetta video game will be given the star treatment with a a variety of events and activities including a developer panel, game demos, a live action model, and an attendee cosplay contest.
The hands-on demo portion of Bayonetta’s Comic-con presence will take place July 23 - 26 from 9:30am - 7 pm on all days (except 9:30-5pm on July 26) at the SEGA Booth #5229. Sega will also feature Iron Man II, Planet 51, and Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing.
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Free Monster Hunter Freedom Unite quests at Comic-Con
If you are a fan of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and you plan on bringing your PSP to Comic-Con next week, then you’ll get a pleasant surprise from Capcom: 8 free quests. Capcom plans to make the San Diego Comic Con 2009 convention special by giving Monster Hunter Freedom Uniteowners 8 large quests.
Capcom reckons that gamers will also want to bring at least two memory sticks because 6 will fill up one stick pretty easily. Size aside, these quests will offer something for both novice and hardcore Monster Hunter fans; 4 of the quests are suited for beginners and the rest are geared towards more experienced players.
These free quests are just the beginning: every Friday from now through 2010, new quests will be available for download for Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, according to Capcom. Everything from challenge quests to event quests will add continuous hours of free play to the game.
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Capcom is preparing for San Diego Comic-Con 2009 next week with lots of fun stuff including games, panels, more games and a bunch of silliness. Games being features at Comic-con this year include Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (with a never-before-seen demo, says Capcom), Lost Planet 2, Dark Void, Tatsunoko VS Capcom Ultimate All-Stars, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Resident Evil: The Dark Side Chronicles and Fate/Unlimited Codes. Capcom will be situated in Hall G in booth # 5113, Wednesday, July 22 – Sunday, July 26.
Electronic Arts revealed the titles that it will showcase at San Diego Comic-Con International from July 23 - 26, 2009. Located at booth #5213 in the San Diego Convention Center, EA will showcase ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Battlefield 1943, Brutal Legend, Dante’s Inferno, Dead Space: Extraction, G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, The Saboteur and Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Part of the booth will also contain a retail corner with unique EA merchandise for sale (details on that merchandise can be found at 
If you are a fan of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and you plan on bringing your PSP to Comic-Con next week, then you’ll get a pleasant surprise from Capcom: 8 free quests. Capcom plans to make the San Diego Comic Con 2009 convention special by giving 