CAPCOM TITLES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2009

January 5, 2009 - Capcom will release six titles across a variety of videogame platforms in the first half of 2009 according to a press release issued by the company this morning. PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows PC and Nintendo Wii will all receive multiple titles from both established franchises and new IPs.

Street Fighter IV, the latest in the over 25 million selling franchise, will release February 17 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 with the Windows PC version to arrive at a later date. Also coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is Resident Evil 5. It is slated to hit retail on Friday the 13 in March. Bionic Commando still has no specific release date, though it is listed as coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the first half of the year.

The Nintendo Wii will receive two games, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop and MotoGP. The latter motorcycle racing game uses the Wii remote as handle bars and will arrive in March. Chop Till You Drop is based on the Xbox 360 hit, Dead Rising, and will hit Wii on February 27.

Rounding out the release lineup is Flock, a digital download game for the Xbox Live Arcade, Windows PC and PlayStation Network. Flock is slated for "early 2009" and tasks players with controlling a UFO that herds animals to its mothership.

No word yet on an update to the PowerStone franchise, but I haven't lost hope.