Hi Everyone,

It’s Rich from Capcom here with some exciting news about another PS3 exclusive for Lost Planet 2. Hot on the heels of the Monster Hunter skin announcement earlier in the week we now have more very special guests making their presence felt on the PS3 version of Lost Planet 2…

E.D.N.III is a harsh place, a planet where you must fight against vicious akrid and the hostile elements. It takes a particularly double hard bastard to take on these odds and they don’t come much tougher than the Helghast Assault and Helghast Scout troops.

The most feared units from Killzone now get to take on Lost Planet 2’s pirate factions and the deadly giant Akrid. These skins will be available to download for free on PSN from the end of June.

I also wanted to say thanks to all of you who posted comments on my last post. In answer to the question from LAClennell, yes, Frank West is also available in the PS3 version of the game!

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Hi Everyone,

It’s Rich from Capcom here to share my excitement at today’s release of Lost Planet 2. Yipee!

The sequel to Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions has seen massive changes take place across the planet of E.D.N.III. We think we’ve got climate change issues? Earth has nothing on this place! The snow has melted across the planet to reveal all kinds of hostile environments in which you will have to adapt and do battle. The local Akrid creatures are also still as angry as ever . . .

As well as changes to the environment the game has also seen massive advances for the sequel. The multi-player mode for the game sees you and three mates work together through 6 massive levels battling rival pirate clans, akrid creatures and massive (and I really mean MASSIVE) bosses. To help you take on all these enemies there is a huge array of weapons and Vital-Suits which amounts to some seriously hard firepower.

There’s also a huge level of customisation in the game with which you can create your own unique pirate and unlock weapons, power ups and emotes. You can then take your own character into the online multiplayer modes to unleash some serious pwnage. PS3 owners will even be able to customise their characters using the Rathalos Armour from Monster Hunter in a download exclusive to the PlayStation3 which will be available in late May.

There will be more announcements about Lost Planet 2 on the PS3 to follow! Happy hunting . . .

Happy hunting all!

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Hello all,

It’s Rich from Capcom here to let you know that you can download the brand new multi-player demo for Lost Planet 2 from PSN today.

The multiplayer demo gives you the opportunity to take on all challengers on the Jungle map in 2-16 players versus mode. You’ll also get a taste of the extensive customisation that is in Lost Planet 2 and be able to try out some of the many, many weapons that are in the game as you hunt down your friends and strangers in the death-match mode. If you download the demo you will also access a unique weapon when you play the full version of Lost Planet 2!

You can check out the below trailer to get a taste of the huge level of customisation that is available to your own personal pirate in the game. As well as the large arsenal to play with you can customise the look of your pirate (with some quite frankly, crazy options), change your special abilities and even select unique in game emotes (once again, some of these are mental).

If you haven’t yet tried out the co-op demo for Lost Planet 2 where you and three friends can take on the mighty Gordiant Akrid you can download this today for both the PS3 and XB360.

Keep your eyes peeled for more information and trailers on the game in the coming weeks on the PS Blog. In the meantime you can head over to www.lostplanet2game.com to satiate all your Lost Planet 2 needs. . .

Happy hunting!

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Jeff and Chris from the US Blog recently took a trip down to Capcom HQ to talk about Lost Planet 2. I thought you might appreciate seeing their tag-team interview with Brian Keltner, from Capcom PR, and Shawn Baxter, from the Capcom Community team, as they discuss the game’s multiplayer.

While I’ve got you here, this seems like the perfect opportunity to tell you about Capcom Europe’s head-to-head demo challenge. We’ve been given 16 early access codes for the Lost Planet 2 demo to hand out to you guys. Here’s how it will work: there will be two teams of 8 each from PlayStation.Blog, TheSixthAxis and the Capcom Europe community.

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Don’t worry, Europe isn’t being left out. This Lost Planet 2 demo will be out on the European PlayStation Store on the same day as in the US – September 24th. Here’s Capcom’s Brian Keltner to tell you more about it.

Hello PlayStation Blog! Capcom is offering PlayStation 3 owners a chance to experience a piece of the Tokyo Game Show action from the comfort of their own living rooms this year by offering the Lost Planet 2 demo available exclusively for download from PSN starting the first day of the show. Beginning September 24, PS3 owners will not only be able to engage in the frantic battle against the enormous G-Type Akrid, the boss Akrid of the episode 1, but will also get the exclusive experience of two additional missions in an online co-operative extermination of the Akrid of E.D.N. III.

Throughout the demo players will run into Akrid ranging from small (in Lost Planet terms) to enormous, as they fight to collect the precious thermal energy contained within the Akrids bodies in order to heal themselves, their friends, and power the armored Vital Suits. Utilizing a number of weapons from machine guns to missile pods and rocket launchers scattered throughout the environment, teams of four players can join up via the PlayStation Network and clear three mission objectives with friends, giving them a glimpse into the jungle of E.D.N III.

In order to promote cooperative gameplay, players can share life-giving thermal energy amongst injured members of their squad while new support weapons allow teammates to boost attack and defense capabilities. Additionally, the new dash feature allows players to sprint for short distances, bringing greater speed to combat.

The true firepower of Lost Planet comes from the heavily armed and armored robotic Vital Suits as they return in greater numbers and variety than the first game. Players now have the ability to hold up to three players as they make their way through varied environments in the game.

Lost Planet 2 is the first game to make use of Capcom’s updated proprietary game engine, MT Framework 2.0. Rendering dynamic lighting in beautiful massive environments, previous versions of MT Framework have been used on games like Resident Evil 5 and Devil May Cry 4.

For those new to the world of Lost Planet, Lost Planet 2 takes place on the planet of E.D.N. III, 10 years after the events of the first game. Terraforming efforts have melted the icy terrain of the first game and given way to revealing lush tropical jungles and harsh deserts. Players will enter this new environment and follow the exploits of their own customized snow pirate on their quest to seize control of the changing planet.

Capcom is also releasing the newest trailer on PSN the same day as the Lost Planet 2 demo. Previously only having shown the jungle and city environments, the new TGS trailer gives you a glimpse of the new desert environment and even bigger Akrid than seen before.

We hope you enjoy the demo and newest trailer! Make sure to look for more news and information about Lost Planet 2 coming over the next few months to the PlayStation Blog!

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