Those of you looking to dive into Capcom's Lost Planet 3 when it releases next week can now also look forward to the game's official soundtrack which is being released in a two volume set via composer Jack Wall's own record label, Lost in Sound Records, and is scheduled to be available on the same day as the game.

Prepare to get Batty as team EBC breaks down the reveal of Batman: Arkham Origins! Plus, Microsofts' disconnect, Far Cry 3’s Blood Dragon, The AVGN Adventure Game, Lost Planet 3 Delayed, and much, much more! Send up the bat signal, we’re answering the call on this edition of gaming’s most brutal video game podcast!

Lost Planet fans are going to have to wait a little bit longer to get their hands on the latest installment of the series as Capcom has ever-so-subtly revealed that Lost Planet 3 has been delayed.

Grab your winter coat, Capcom has sent word that The extreme conditions that characterized the Lost Planet series return, harsher than ever before, with the release of Lost Planet 3 across North America on June 25 and in Europe on June 28. The latest chapter in the Lost Planet series will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

We haven't seen a new game in the Onimusha series since 2006. But it's not for lack of interest from Capcom. In fact, rumors are starting to surface that a new game in the series is on the way from a Western developer.

The Cologne, Germany games gathering has some high profile titles on its list of public previews and promises more "world premieres" to come.

"Jim is a blue-collar, working class dude.  He's not a Space Marine, Marcus Fenix-type.  He's very much like, 'look, I've got a family to feed, I came here to do some work, get some hazard pay.  If something gets in my way, I'll deal with it.'"

That's Lost Planet 3 Producer Andrew Szymanski on the game's protagonist, Jim, a character Capcom and Spark Unlimited are banking on to ground the game and provide a contrast from previous Lost Planet titles.

"We're really trying to make him a sympathetic character."

I asked Mr. Szymanski what he felt was newest with LP3 as compared to the previous two Lost Planet entries, what was going to pleasantly surprise the player.  His immediate response was as you read above, which should tell you how important 'Jim' and his relatability are to the title's development team.

Capcom of Japan gives us another look at next year's Lost Planet 3 with a batch of new screen shots from the Spark Unlimited-developed game. It's a fresh look at the people, places, things and Utility Rigs of the Lost Planet prequel.

Interested parties can expect the following in this seventh episode of The Side Mission Briefing podcast:

Housekeeping:

-A new 'Listener Feedback' segment is debuted, featuring comments from last week's podcast post as well as my twitter feed.

-More mystery noises from Mike McWhertor are examined.

-An update on the show's quest to get an RSS feed.

-A story involving a great deal of urine is relayed.

The News Roundup:

-The focus this week is on news stemming from PAX East and Captivate 2012, including plenty on Borderlands 2, Resident Evil 6, Lost Planet 3, Super TIME Force and more.

-Michael also reveals his favorite single thing from PAX East, which will remain secret until you listen.

As was the case in the Resident Evil 6 trailer post, the lion's share of relevant information for Lost Planet 3 is contained within MM's original post on the game.  So be sure to head there and get learned up.

As for this trailer, I enjoyed it a lot.

I especially enjoyed the Mech v. Crab-creature battle, and now have a dangerous craving for clarified butter.

Here's to hoping Capcom and developer Spark Unlimited have their act together on this one.

Lost Planet 2, while pretty, was not received well by critics, posting combined scores in the high-60's.  That was a Capcom-developed title.  Faring even worse in the critical aggregate were Spark's entries in the current gen:  Legendary and Turning Point: Fall of Liberty.

Lost Planet 3 currently has an early 2013 release window attached.