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Ewe can download the Flock soundtrack for free

by Richard Mitchell { May 28th 2009 at 1:00AM }

Capcom is just on a roll with these soundtrack releases lately. Yesterday we got both Resident Evil 5 and Street Fighter IV and now the publisher has released the Flock soundtrack. It's like the company has gone completely baaaalistic. Don't feel too sheepish about downloading it either. At 46MB, it's not very ewemongous. Even better is its shear lack of cost. That's right, it's udderly free, and you can't bleat that.

Flock at $10 not a baaaa-d deal on Amazon

by Alexander Sliwinski { Apr 22nd 2009 at 11:00AM }

Gamers who have sheepishly avoided action-puzzler Flock can toss the 1200

($15) fiscal requirement off the cliffs at Dover, now that the game is $10 on Amazon. We can't lambast such a good deal. Ewe owe it to yourself to check it out -- because at $10, you're not being fleeced.

Gallery: Flock (XBLA)

X3F TV -- XBLA in Brief: Puzzle Quest Galactrix, Flock!

by Richard Mitchell { Apr 8th 2009 at 5:30PM }

It's an XBLA double puzzler this week with both Puzzle Quest Galactrix and Flock! landing on Microsoft's download service. Galactrix is a traditional puzzle game laced with the trappings of an RPG, while Flock! is more of a logic-based affair that has players herding animals into a spaceship. Both seem to be decent games and both will cost you significant scratch, with Galactrix costing $20 and Flock! clocking in at $15.

Watch the latest episode of XBLA in Brief and see if either one piques your interest.

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This Wednesday: Galactrix Flocks things up on XBLA

by Richard Mitchell { Apr 6th 2009 at 3:30PM }

The good news: Flock and Puzzle Quest: Galactrix are both headed to Xbox Live Arcade this week. The bad news: They will cost you not only an arm, but also a leg to obtain. Flock clocks in at 1200

, while Galactrix will set you back two Hamiltons (aka 1600

). If you can live without a couple appendages -- what with computers doing everything these days, you probably can -- you can enjoy the space-faring successor to Puzzle Quest and ... erm ... a UFO-enabled herding sim. Herding is more fun than it sounds, trust us.

Gallery: Flock (XBLA, PSN, PC)

Gallery: Puzzle Quest: Galactrix (XBLA/DS/PC)

Blanka makes a cameo in Flock

by Jason Dobson { Apr 6th 2009 at 10:05AM }

Street Fighter's Blanka is joining in on Flock's animal herding antics. Capcom confirms that the electrical Amazonian will be an unlockable in the upcoming overcute strategy game, rolling and crushing anything in his path. Check it out in the embedded video after the break!

Capcom isn't saying exactly how to get at the chartreuse brawler. However, we imagine it won't be a secret for long once Flock abducts our free time this week over Steam on April 7, XBLA on April 8 and finally PlayStation Network on April 9.

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Lock up your sheep, Flock arrives April 9

by Jem Alexander { Mar 25th 2009 at 9:45AM }

Flock's PSN release date has finally been confirmed. The game will be out the same week as its PC and Xbox 360 counterparts, although, thanks to Sony's Thursday update policy, it will be lagging a day or two behind. PS3 owners can look forward to chasing sheep, flattening crops and tipping cows on April 9th. We've been looking forward to this game ever since we first saw it at E3 last year, so we're very glad to get our hands on it soon.

Video: A Flock for all seasons

by David Hinkle { Mar 6th 2009 at 7:50PM }

Flock is drawing closer and closer to release, and to tide us wannabe UFO drivers over, Capcom has kindly sent us a new trailer. It focuses on the different seasons found in the game, but also shows us one of the game's power-ups in use, as well as the environmental interaction we've come to anticipate from the title. It's enough to get us through another overcast day.

Gallery: Flock (XBLA, PSN, PC)

Days of Arcade promotion coming to XBLA March 18; Lode Runner, six other titles coming soon

by Griffin McElroy { Mar 5th 2009 at 12:35PM }

Xbox Live figurehead Major Nelson recently updated his blog with the titillating announcement of a six-week long promotion titled the "Days of Arcade." Similar to last year's "Summer of Arcade" event, the promotion will kick off March 18 with the release of Hasbro Family Game Night, with the following five weeks bringing a number of highly anticipated titles to the Marketplace, including The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, Flock, Outrun Online Arcade, Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, UNO Rush and Tozai Games' remake of Lode Runner.

Aside from Game Night, we won't know which games are coming which weeks until Major Nelson announces them on the Mondays preceeding their Wednesday releases. However, as the keen-eyed mathmaticians among you have already noticed, with seven titles dropping in six weeks, one XBLA Wednesday will bring us a double dose of downloadable distractions. We've already canceled our Spring Break excursion to Cabo San Lucas in a fit of breathless anticipation.

Trophies: Flock

by Andrew Yoon { Feb 25th 2009 at 2:49PM }

Ready to farm ... with UFOs? Flock! is a brand new PSN game from the creators of Lemmings. Check out the Trophies here.

View Trophy List | Visit Trophy Portal

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Flock to probe sheep in April on PC, PSN and XBLA

by Dustin Burg { Feb 24th 2009 at 8:50PM }

Capcom and Proper Games' Flock will be bringing its animal herding on PC, PSN and Xbox Live Arcade in time for April showers. That's a little later than its targeted January release, but who are we to hold a grudge?

IGN reports that Flock will release on PC on April 7, then roll out to XBLA on April 8, and will debut on PSN Thursday, April 9. No word on the title's pricing, but with the current economy and wool prices continuing to drop, we think it's in Capcom's best interest to offer it at a value-price.

A new Flock trailer for now, Ultimate Ghosts and Goblins later

by Joystiq Staff { Jan 14th 2009 at 10:05PM }

Capcom has released a new Flock trailer via the PlayStation Blog. Yes, it's as adorable as you'd expect. Just in case you've forgotten they also take the time to reiterate that the game will feature over 55 levels, 2-player co-op, a level editor, trophies and custom soundtracks. Hopefully we'll be seeing the game release pretty soon.

Retro PSP fans will also be glad to hear that Ultimate Ghosts And Goblins will be released on the PSN Store this week for $19.99. Check out PSP Fanboy for the official trailer.

Flock trailer and screenshots are herd'tastic!

by Dustin Burg { Jan 9th 2009 at 9:15AM }

With the excitement that is CES, Capcom felt the need to show off more of their upcoming (think February) Xbox Live Arcade release Flock. And how glad we are they did.

Galleried below are twenty-five new Flock screenshots that show off some icy new terrain as well as a homemade crop circle or two. Speaking of crop circles, the latest Flock trailer (above) not only shows how fun it is to make them, but how their creation helps the sheep herding process. We'll admit, this game looks too fun.

Gallery: Flock (XBLA)

Capcom reveals Q1 releases for Europe, North America

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jan 5th 2009 at 10:45AM }

Capcom Europe revealed today -- and reiterated in a few cases -- the release schedule for its titles in the first quarter of 2009.

February TBA - Flock (XBLA/PSN)
February 20 - Street Fighter IV (X360/PS3)
February 27- Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (Wii)
February 27- Neopets Puzzle Adventure (Wii/DS/PC)
March 13 - Resident Evil 5 (X360/PS3)
March TBA - MotoGP (Wii)
Q1-2 TBA - Bionic Commando (X360/PS3)

All these dates are believed to be official European release dates. We're currently awaiting Capcom US to release its own list of dates (if it even plans to do so). We'll update if anything changes.

Update: Added Capcom's North American information after the break.
Update 2: Bionic Commando will not be hitting Europe in March. The timetable is the same as the US: in the first half of '09.

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Qore Episode 7 is free

by Andrew Yoon { Dec 3rd 2008 at 1:49PM }

For those that you haven't jumped into PS3's video magazine, Qore, you'll have your chance this week. Episode 7 will be available on the PlayStation Store this Thursday -- and best of all, it'll be free. This month's issue will focus on Skate 2 (read our preview here) and Flock. A Killzone 2 theme will also be included with the issue.

We're wondering if subscribers will get an extra issue appended to their purchase, considering this issue is free for all. If not, annual subscribers can at least celebrate their exclusive access to a Flock demo.

PSN, XBLA, PC puzzler Flock wool be out in January

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Nov 26th 2008 at 4:15PM }

Though much of his PlayStation Blog post is spent ram-bling about Tuesday's PSN release of Street Fighter II Turbo Something Something HD, John Diamonon sneaks in a quick release window for Capcom's forthcoming downloadable puzzler, Flock. Baah-ring any unforeseen delays, it seems the shear excitement will commence in January -- a good way to avoid the holiday rush, which is usually mutton but trouble for low-profile titles.

We're sure to have herd more by the time the game releases on XBLA, PSN and PC, but for now, ewe would be right in grazing an important question: How much will it cost? Unless Capcom wishes to avoid a proper lambasting, players are almost certain to get it on the sheep.