GamesLatest: Microsoft x Capcom announcements galore

In today's press conference, Microsoft announced that they'll be bringing out Capcom's massive hit series Monster Hunter on the X360. Monster Hunter Frontier was originally a PC game launched in 2007 with a heavy MMOesque emphasis on gameplay where 4 hunters (aka players) unite in order to take down huge monsters (aka bosses).

[Montrealien]

Monster Hunter on the 360? that`s pretty big news right there. For Japan 360 owners anyways.

[Montrealien]

heater? come on, that`s so 2007.

I`m guessing this is the account that is not banned from the gamerzone? Is it me, or are the N4G anonymous trolls getting stale, no new material.

[Kamikaze135]

It's already been out since 2007 on the PC.

[deshon09]

but this deal is fail you have to buy a 60 $ game and have to pay 15 bucks a mouth
i don't care what system you have paying for a game after u pay for it is a rip off

[Myst]

How so? Sometimes it helps pay for other things such as server maintenance, technical staff, etc. Monster Hunter Frontier on PC in Japan is pay to play it's no different here, but if I remember it's hooked in with Live. So if I bought gold, I'd also be paying for Frontier which in my opinion is cool in a way even though I have no use for gold.

So most of all depending on what the costs are being used for it can be a good thing. Monster Hunter frontier, has a big update almost every month, at least it did last year or so. Weapons tweaked ( balanced ), new monsters and even events so it's not so bad. Though I will agree with you that some games that make you pay shouldn't because nothing gets done to them for the longest until a lot of complaints are filed.

[colonel179]

no exclusives any more...

yeah right!

I hope Monster Hunter 4 comes to the PS3

[Godmars290]

I'd like to see Monster "Tamer" or "Trainer." Give people the option of being able to capture as well as kill. Turn them into mounts to hunt even bigger monsters.

Step up the game CAPCOM. Don't just keep redoing it.

Edit@Below:
Yes D4RkNIKON: I want a Pokemon that can be used as riding and flying mounts that you have to worry about eating you if you mistreat them.

I want AI pets you can use in virtual environments, not battle props you keep in balls.

Imagine a mission where you have to wrangle a heard of creatures for a meat vender that in turns is part of a process that turns a small village on the boarder into a proper city. Having to tame a wyvern in order to hunt a dragon that's always high in the sky or nesting atop a mountain.

[D4RkNIKON]

lol godmars wants a pokemon game for teh hardcore.

[Bnet343]

Monster Hunter Online was never an exclusive. It is on PC. Also, they already made an exclusive on the Wii called Tatsunoko vs. Capcom.

[KratoOwnsAll]

Yay, a 3 years old PC port with monthly payment. ;)

[Montrealien]

I agree, its like having a 5 year old game with better graphics.

[Alcon Caper]

one thing we all must remember:

ستؤمن لهم الكثير من الحشود الإضافية. أما فيما سيكون لهذه الخطوة تأثير على السوق اليابانية ولو من الجانب الدعائي لمايكروسوفت، أو فيما إذا كنا سنحصل على هذه اللعبة خارج السوق اليابانية، فلم يتم إعلان ذلك بعد، غير أنه ونظراً للنجاح الذ360 أحرزته على ، فيبدو أن ذلك سيكون وارداُ بشكل كبير.

[CrazyOrange]

did you understand that?
It mean that due to its popularity its undoubtly will come to the west.

[JOLLY1]

Yeah, what Alcon said...

[Alcon Caper]

my arabic is rough, but i think it says that God of War 3 is coming to the 360...

[CrazyOrange]

no not at all, its talking about Monsters Hunger and due its popularity in japan its highly expected to be also released on the west due to the 360 success thier.

and this wasnt written by arabic guy it was translated using google translate, thats why its not clear

[Myst]

Hopefully they will have that 8-player monster hunting quest that the pc version of frontier has.

[dredgewalker]

Monster Hunter 360 or PS3 makes more sense than being on the Wii. I hope Capcom also brings this to the PS3 since i felt abandoned by Capcom when MH3 went to the Wii, but seeing MS and Capcom make a deal i guess it won't happen. It takes a different kind of gamer to love the Monster Hunter series. Me, my brothers and their friends usually hang out and play MH for the psp all night long.

[divideby0]

pay for Live, pay to play a game...sorry...no way

(same goes for PSN, if they are thinking the same)

[Kalowest]

PSN will stay free, but you will still have to pay the monthly fee for the game.

[likedamaster]

Final Fantasy XI can be played with a silver account. Monthly is still $15 for the game, though.

[frogdefdaa]

Alcon is just quoting from the arabic translation of this news:

..Whether this will have significant impact in the Japanese market for Microsoft remains to be seen. Whether we’ll get MHF outside of Japan hasn’t been announced yet, but given the relative success of FF XI on X360, this certainly seems like a good possibility.

[tunaks1]

its cool the 360s getting MH, but there porting MH Frontier which was available since 2007, and i hear its the worst one,
well MH3 April can't wait

[jack who]

Famitsu reports from the event, players need to purchase Hunter Life Course Coupons to log online. Each ticket costs 1,400 yen ($15) and is good for 30 days of Monster Hunter Frontier Online plus 30 days of Xbox Live Gold. On PCs, Monster Hunter Frontier Online costs 1,400 yen alone. Basically, Microsoft is giving away free Xbox Live Gold with every Monster Hunter Frontier Online subscription. Expect to see a lot more Japanese Xbox 360 owners logging on to live this summer.

[washingmachine]

wow,payn a yearly fee plus mmo fees,think ill stick with ps3 and at least if we have to pay for mmos thats all we have to worry about lol.

[Arnon]

There hasn't been an MMO on the 360, yet where they make you pay for Gold + the monthly fees. Silver members can play MMOs as well.