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The folks over at Siliconera dissected the newest Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate footage to hit the web and noticed something unique in the footage that the series hadn’t previously seen. At around the 3:35 mark, it looks as if the character has multiple speeds to recover from being knocked down, similar to that of the recently released Ultra Street Fighter IV. Another feature to appear in this video are auto-chat which provide the ability to communicate premapped phrases with your party. Check out all this and more in the video below and let us know what you think!

Capcom is suing Koei Tecmo over a patent infringement, and Sankei has some of the details.

Here’s what we know:

– Capcom is suing due to the patent infringement in games such as Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends
– A total of 49 other titles are involved
– Suit is for 980 million yen (about $9.43 million)
– Lawsuit says Capcom filed a patent back in 2002 that involves a function that lets you acquire new content by combining an existing game with another piece of software
– It appears that Capcom is effectively referring to the idea of expansion packs, and the concept of importing content into the new version of a game
– Likely covers expansion discs as well since the patent was filed in 2002
– Another patent mentioned in the report is a controller-vibrating notification feature when enemy characters are nearby
– Capcom claims that the patent infringement “has greatly contributed to the sales” of Koei Tecmo’s titles
– Koei Tecmo has seen a profit of about 9.73 billion yen in total sales
– Capcom wants to acquire around 5 – 10% in license fees
– They’re also demanding the suspension of sales on several Tecmo Koei titles

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Amazon is the first to open pre-orders for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, and it looks like reservations just kicked off today. You can place an order here.

Capcom put up a new post on its official blog today detailing the improvements made to Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy.

For the 3DS release, Capcom improved the game’s graphics, implemented 3D, re-mastered the sound effects and background music, and improved the translation. Of course, there’s a Japanese language option as well.

Head past the break to learn more about Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy’s improvements.

Capcom has started to reveal some of the titles it intends to showcase at this year’s Tokyo Game Show.

Perhaps the biggest news is that The Great Ace Attorney will be featured at the expo next month. Attendees can watch footage in a special theater room, and Capcom will be giving out a postcard set.

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and Gaist Crusher God are also a part of Capcom’s TGS 2014 lineup. It additionally seems that Forbdiden Magna and Bakumatsu Rock Ultra Soul from Marvelous will be featured as partner titles.

You can find Capcom’s TGS 2014 website here.


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