It’s time once again to cash in on some hot Xbox LIVE special price offers, and this week a whole collection of Xbox LIVE Arcade games created by the fine folks at Capcom (and its development partners) have been marked down.

As usual, these price reductions are only available to Xbox LIVE Gold members, and for one week (the deals are rescinded on April 18th), so get in on price cuts on Mega Man 10, Marvel VS Capcom 2 and more!

Here’s the full list:

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Major Nelson has announced that Bionic Commando: Rearmed is this week’s Deal of the Week.

If you are an Xbox Live gold member, you can download Bionic Commando: Rearmed for 50% less this week. The title normally costs 800 Microsoft Points but is available for 400 Points now for one week only.

For more information about this title head over to Xbox Live.com.

The Major has announced that this week’s Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week is none other than the 2D Bionic Commando remake/reimagining, Bionic Commando: Rearmed on Xbox LIVE Arcade, just in time for the release of its big sibling, Bionic Commando!

“The classic 8-bit side-scroller reports back for duty in a stunning remake, complete with all-new HD graphics and features that puts 2D gaming back on the map!”

Previously available for 800 MS Points, Xbox LIVE Gold members can now buy the game for 400 MS Points.

Get to it!

The biggest news from the US and European PlayStation Stores this week is the Bionic Commando: Rearmed price drop, now available for $4.99 and £4.99 respectively.

There’s some new full games, the usual assortment of Rock Band and Guitar Hero: World Tour downloadable content (DLC), game videos and themes, as well as game add-ons for, amongst others, PAIN, Street Fighter IV, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift and Dynasty Warrirors Gundam 2.

The full list of content now available on both the European and US PlayStation Stores follows below:

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Capcom has announced that Bionic Commando: Rearmed will go on sale for one week on the PlayStation Store.

The game will be available for $4.99, instead of the normal price of $9.99, to promote the new Bionic Commando game which launches on the PS3 and Xbox 360 on the 19th of May.

Bionic Commando: Rearmed is an enhanced remake of the 1988 NES version and promises not to disappoint. According to Producer Ben Judd, there will be some cross-operable content between the two games so it’s well worth checking out.

Source: PlayStation Blog

Hot on the heels of Capcom’s announcement that Bionic Commando Rearmed scored 130 000 digital sales in just 7 days, here is a Q and A with the games producer Ben Judd.

Bionic Commando Rearmed is Capcom’s remake of the classic 1988 NES game. The game is on Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network and on PC.

If you want the low-down on DLC and new levels, what makes the game better than the original as well as co-op play and achievements, check out the discussion below. Thanks once again to the Xbox Community Network for the interview.

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Bionic Commando Rearmed passed the 130 000 digital sales mark in just seven days.

Bionic Commando producer Ben Judd announced the sales figure on the game’s website, commenting “That may not seem impressive compared to package titles that sell in the millions but compared to other digital titles that is a friggin JUGGERNAUT!”

Bionic Commando Rearmed is Capcom’s remake of the classic 1988 NES game. The game is available for 800 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live, for $9.99 on the PlayStation Network and costs $14.99 on PC.

The remake of the original 2D action-platforming classic on the NES, Bionic Commando: Rearmed has finally made its way to PAL territories via the PlayStation Network. It’s available now for £6.99.

The ‘hook’ of this particular game is the ability to use your grappling arm to reach different areas, as well as using it during combat and to solve puzzles, all while shooting up baddies and bosses. To celebrate the release, an awesome trailer has been unleashed unto the world to show off the explosive, action-packed nature of the game. Recommended watching.

Capcom has confirmed that a challenging demo for Bionic Commando Rearmed will be available at launch.

Capcom’s John Diamonon confirmed this on SCEA’s PlayStation blog, along with the fact that the game will have trophy support in the near future. They are working on making the trophies retroactive, until then collect medals which act like trophies.

Diamonon also answered gamers’ questions on the game’s remote play functionality (exclusive to PS3 version) and offline multiplayer and co-op modes so head over to the blog for more information.

Bionic Commando Rearmed launches on the PlayStation Network this Thursday for $9.99. For more launch details head over to our previous coverage.

Capcom has stamped official release dates and prices on its popular 2D side scrolling game, Bionic Commando Rearmed.

Bionic Commando Rearmed will arrive on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, the 13th of August, and will cost 800 Microsoft Points. And just to let you know, Xbox 360 owners can look forward to a worldwide release of the game.

The game will hit the PlayStation Network one day later on the 14th of August, but only for North American gamers. It will cost $9.99. The European date is to be confirmed while Japanese gamers can grab it on the 13th.

The PC version will be released worldwide on the 14th of August for $14.99.

Capcom’s Gearoid Reidy ended the announcement with this message. “Apologies to the many fans out there eagerly awaiting the release of Rearmed for being unable to confirm these dates for so long and leaving you in the dark, because when we announced the date this time, we wanted to be 100% sure you were getting the right information.”

Bionic Commando Rearmed will be available to download in North America in mid-August.

This is the latest word from Capcom, who confirmed that Bionic Commando Rearmed will hit Xbox Live Arcade on the 13th of August for 800 Microsoft Points and the PlayStation Network on the 14th of August for $10.

For now the release dates are for North America “for sure,” so it looks like Capcom is not yet certain whether the game will be released across PAL land on the same dates.

Bionic Commando Rearmed is GRIN’s remake of the 1988 NES original. The game will retain its 2D side scrolling gaming but will feature reworked graphics and introduce co-op and competitive multiplayer modes.

According to Capcom’s Kramez it is “one of the best digital games you will ever play” and “you’re more than going to get your money’s worth out of this particular title.” There you have it, straight from the horses mouth.

Capcom has announced that Bionic Commando Rearmed has been delayed and will no longer meet its May launch target. No new release date has been announced yet.

Bionic Commando Rearmed is the downloadable remake of Capcom’s 1988 classic NES action game. It will be released for the Xbox 360 on Xbox Live Arcade and the PS3 on the PlayStation Network.

According to the ‘Communicator’ section of the game’s official website, Bionic Commando Rearmed will not be making its scheduled May release. It goes on to say “All we can tell you is that the game is done and is more awesome than pure liquid awesome. Our troops right now are in the trenches, battling with bugs and submission procedures.”

Developed by Grin, Bionic Commando Rearmed promises “intense 2D side scrolling, shooting and grappling action.” The game will feature new visuals (including dynamic shadows, particle effects and environmental damage) and weapons as well as online rankings, a musical score that has been reworked and a new two player co-op mode.

Unsurprisingly game play will be focused around the use of the bionic grappling arm. By completing parts of the game players will be able to unlock new content and information about characters and plot of the new Bionic Commando sequel coming later in 2008.

Capcom recently posed a question to the Bionic Commando community: how much would you pay for Bionic Commando Rearmed? Users could choose either $10 or $15 and the answer was a resounding $10.

Capcom’s Ben Judd explained that Capcom was actually wanting to see “whether people would be willing to pay more to support high-quality 2D gaming.” Although 83% of people voted for $10 while 17% voted in favour of $15, there was also a “huge number of user comments that [Capcom] received, where a majority were suggesting they would pay $15 or even $20 for the game.”

Judd also noted that “2D games are a bigger risk (no, they are not necessarily cheap to make. BCR has plenty of 3D models and uses much of the same tech and physics as the 3D version) because they are a harder sell.” In addition “since the title will have to do quite well at that price point to break even (no, I’m not going to give you a specific number), I guess we have to roll the dice and see where they land. Besides, I’d rather fail having created the best game I could, even if the end result doesn’t justify 2D games like this in the future.”

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Capcom has exceeded Microsoft’s 150MB Xbox Live Arcade game file size limit. Microsoft is allowing Capcom to do so to ensure “complete feature and graphical parity” between Bionic Commando Rearmed and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.

Capcom’s US blog confirmed that Microsoft was making a “very special exception” for Bionic Commando Rearmed and Super Turbo HDR.

According to the post by Capcom’s Chris Kramer, the producers and the public had voiced concerns that the XBLA versions of these two games “may not be as super-duper as the PS3 versions.” “Specifically, we had been concerned that the 1080p resolution art for SSFIIT HDR would not fit onto Xbox LIVE Arcade” and “that the 360 version of BCR might not have the same hi-res textures as the PS3.”

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