Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom 2 Receives Grand Award Press
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September 25th, 2007 Press Release 3-1-3, Uchihiranomachi, Chuo-ku Osaka, 540-0037, Japan Capcom Co., Ltd. Haruhiro Tsujimoto, President and COO (Code No. 9697 Tokyo - Osaka Stock Exchange) Capcom’s Monster Hunter Freedom 2 receives Grand Award - Capcom titles receive most awards of any maker at the Japan Game Awards: 2007 - We at Capcom are proud to announce that “Monster Hunter Freedom 2” has received the esteemed Grand Award as well as the Award for Excellence at the “Japan Game Awards: 2007”. The awards program is sponsored by the Computer Entertainment Software Association for the recognition of outstanding titles in computer entertainment software. The awards ceremony was held at this year’s Tokyo Game Show which took place from September 20-23. “Monster Hunter Freedom 2” is a ‘hunting action’ game that puts the player in the role of a fearless hunter roaming a great expansive world tracking down gigantic fearsome beasts. Players can tackle the adventure alone or join friends over ad-hoc mode for team cooperative action. Since its release, Monster Hunter Freedom 2 has become an extremely popular PSP® title boasting sales of over 1,400,000 copies in Japan since its release in February of this year (as of September 21, 2007). We are also very proud to announce our newest title in the “Monster Hunter” series, “Monster Hunter Portable 2G”. With this title, we will continue to endeavor to bring this exciting series to the ever-increasing audience of Japanese Monster Hunter fans. In addition to “Okami”, “Lost Planet Extreme Condition”, which sold more than a million copies in U.S. and Europe, also received the Award for Excellence in the Games of the Year Division; while Dead Rising was recognized for its extraordinary global impact with the Global Award.”Devil May Cry 4” , “Sengoku BASARA 2 HEROES” and “Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure” were chosen by Tokyo Game Show attendees as the recipients of the illustrious Future Award, accenting the high anticipation users have for Capcom products. As always, Capcom will continue to strive to bring quality products to an ever-increasing number of video game players around the world. 【Awar d Winning Titles】 ■Games of the Year Division 〔 Gr and Awar d 〕 Monster Hunter Fr eedom 2 G e n r e : Hunting Action P l a t f o r m : PSP® Re l e a s e Da t e : February 22, 2007 〔 Awar d for Excellence〕 Okami G e n r e : Nature Adventure P l a t f o r m : PlayStation 2 Re l e as e Dat e : April 20, 2006 Lost Planet Extr eme Condition G e n r e : Action Shooting P l a t f o r m : Xbox 360, PC Re l e a s e Da t e : December 21, 2006 (Xbox 360) July 12, 2007 (PC) 〔 Global Awar d – J apanese Pr oduct 〕 Dead Rising G e n r e : Zombie Paradise Action P l a t f o r m : Xbox 360 Re l e a s e Da t e : September 28, 2006 ■Fut ur e Division Devil May Cr y 4 G e n r e : Stylish Action P l a t f o r m : PS3®、Xbox360、PC Re l e a s e Da t e : Planned for early 2008 (PC version to be decided later) Sengoku BASARA 2 HEROES G e n r e : Stylish Hero Action P l a t f o r m : PS2、Wii R e l e a s e D a t e : Planned for November 29, 2007 (Japan) Zack & Wiki: Quest for Bar bar os' Tr easur e G e n r e : Action / Puzzle P l a t f o r m : Wii Re l e a s e Da t e : Planned for October 15, 2007 (Japan) ※ "PSP", "PlayStation®2" and "PLAYSTATION®3" are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Co., Ltd. ※ Microsoft, Xbox, the Xbox logo, Xbox 360, and the Xbox 360logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. ※ Wii is a registered trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd. Inquiries regarding the above information may be directed to: Capcom Co., Ltd. Public Relations Office (Tanaka or Tamai) (Address) 3-1-3, Uchihiranomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-0037, Japan (Tel)+81-6-6920-3623 (Fax) +81-6-6920-5108 .