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The final week of the month brings a classic game franchise to the PC along with a historical strategy game and a downloadable movie-based brawler:

Bionic Commando: Capcom brings this third person action game to the PC (it was released to consoles last May) with developer GRIN re-imagining the classic 2D sci-fi side scroller as a more serious title. Swing across both blasted out cityscapes and more natural settings with your bionic arm which doubles as a powerful weapon against enemies.

Capcom released their long awaited Bionic Commando re-imagining for consoles last May. However the game received average reviews and reportedly slow sales. So the excitement for the upcoming PC version has slowed somewhat. If you are still interested in checking out the PC port for the game we have some final release dates for you.

The Capcom Unity Twitter site has revealed that the game (developed by GRIN) will actually ship to stores on July 17 in Europe (that's a week from this Friday). However we here in the US will have to wait a bit longer; the game ships to stores here on July 28. You can check out the game's system requirements after the jump:

They seemed to be one of the most successful independent game developers around. Now rumors have hit the Interwebs that European based developer GRIN has been hit with mass layoffs, which might include the shut down of two of its development teams.

Kotaku is reporting through unnamed but "multiple sources" that between 100 and 160 GRIN team members are affected by the layoffs. In addition two of the company's development teams (one in Barcelona, Spain and the other in Gothenburg, Sweden) will be shut down, according to the report. In addition the company's headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden have alledgedly let go of 30 team members.

GRIN has released three games inside of three months; the movie based Wanted: Weapons of Fate (released in late March) and two games this month; Terminator Salvation and the console versions of Bionic Commando (the PC version is scheduled for July).

Gallery: Wanted: Weapons of Fate

Gallery: Bionic Commando Screenshots

Gallery: Terminator Salvation

This trailer provides fans with an action-packed look at the new Bionic Commando, set to release tomorrow (May 19th) in North America and May 22nd in Europe.

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An old lady gets taken out by a bionically thrown newspaper. Yes, this Bionic Commando video is everything you think it is.

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Bionic Commando proves that there are tons of things that can be done using a giant mechanical arm. This third Lab Report video demonstrates some of the finishing moves the main character, Spencer, can pull off against some heavily armed adversaries.

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Fans of game music scores are familiar with Sumthing Else Music Works, a music publisher that has released numerous game sountracks CDs, including the Halo series and others. Today publisher Capcom announced a new deal with Sumthing Else that will bring several of Capcom's game music soundtracks to consumers.

The games include titles that will be released for the PC including Bionic Commando, Street Fighter IV, Dark Void and Resident Evil 5. The deals include both physical CD distribution as well as digital sales of the soundtracks. There's no word yet on when the new Capcom game music soundtracks will be released.

As we get closer and closer to the launch of the revamped E3 show in early June, publishers are starting to release some hints as to what they will be showing at the LA Convention Center. Capcom's blog site has posted up a list of the game they will be showing at the event, including Dark Void, Lost Planet 2, and (behind closed doors) Dead Rising 2. PC ports of Bionic Commando and Street Fighter IV will also be shown and Capcom plans to announced two more games at E3 (one of which will be playable at their booth)

Meanwhile Paradox Interactive has announced that it will be showing three games at their E3 exhibit space; the fantasy sim game Majesty 2, the strategy title Hearts of Iron III and the historical strategy-sim title East India Company. In addition Paradox will reveal more info on upcoming projects at the show.

This video is a radical departure from the stream of Bionic Commando gameplay trailers that were released in recent weeks. You'll need a certain brand of humor to appreciate this one, specifically if you enjoy imagining everyday scenarios with a bionic arm.

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Everyone gets a bionic arm with Bionic Commando multiplayer. This video demonstrates some of the bionic smackdown moves you'll be able to pull off against your opponents when the game releases later this month.

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