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News Sengoku Basara Producer Hints at Series' Return in 2018
Hopefully it heads West
Hands up if you know Sengoku Basara. Just a few of you? The people with the anime avatars? Okay, so it's not the most popular action series ever, but the property has pumped out some enjoyable hack and slashers over the years. Sadly, the Japanese series hasn't made it overseas in quite some time. The last instalment we got...
News No Loot Boxes in Monster Hunter: World, Dev Says It Wants the Game to Be Rewarding
"We want people to have the experience"
It doesn't really come as a surprise, but Monster Hunter: World won't have loot boxes or microtransactions. Yay! We're particularly happy about that because it means we won't have to set aside the time to moan about them when the game launches early next year. Speaking to GameSpot, series producer...
News Frank West Can Dress as Jill Valentine, Amaterasu in Dead Rising 4
Morrigan, Viewtiful Joe, and more
Considering some criticised Dead Rising 4 for taking itself a little too seriously at launch, Capcom has gone out of its way to prove that it’s still capable of keeping its tongue firmly in its cheek. This new roster of Capcom Heroes costumes for upcoming PlayStation 4 port Frank’s Big Package is insane,...
PGW 2017 Resident Evil 7's Not a Hero DLC Gets Trailer and Release Date
A familiar face
Resident Evil 7’s upcoming DLC Not a Hero received an official trailer today at Paris Games Week. The DLC has a planned release on December the 12th this year -- and lucky for us, it’ll also be free to download as a bonus. The DLC will see beloved Resident Evil veteran Chris Redfield make a return to the...
PGW 2017 PlayStation Plus Members Get Monster Hunter: World Beta in December
Beastly
Following on from the game's latest trailer, Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter: World will be getting a beta in December, and it'll be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers. Nice! "Take on Three Epic Monsters and Quests in the Exclusive Beta this December and Equip Special Gear from Lethal Hunter Aloy," reads the press...
PGW 2017 Monster Hunter: World Adds Playable Aloy from Horizon, Only on PS4
And the game still looks amazing
So, Monster Hunter: World still looks bloody brilliant. We got our latest look at Capcom's upcoming title during Sony's Paris Games Week 2017 press conference, and although the trailer's well worth a watch for the sheer amount of beastly action, the real surprise comes at the end. Indeed, the video reveals...
News Resident Evil 7 Sneaks Past Its Sales Target Several Months Late
Better late than never
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, one of the better games of the year in this author’s humble opinion, has ghosted past its sales target – albeit several months late. Capcom had expected the title to sell four million units by 31st March, but according to the survival horror’s website, that accolade has only just been...
News Zeku Seems Like a Super Entertaining Addition to Street Fighter V
The age game
Zeku, the latest addition to Street Fighter V's playable character roster, has caught the eyes of fans thanks to his stylish design and interesting playstyle. Fortunately, if you've wanted to see more of the age-changing ninja in action, you can get a good look at him in the gameplay trailer that we've embedded above. And yes, we...
News Zeku the Ever-Changing Ninja Joins Street Fighter V's Roster This Month
What a Guy
Street Fighter V’s final Season 2 character Zeku will join the stage of history [Wrong series – Ed] on 24th October, publisher Capcom revealed in Singapore earlier today. The character – who was Guy’s moustached trainer in Street Fighter Alpha 2 – is being billed as the “ever-changing ninja”, and it appears that his...
News Dante, Cammy Cameo in Dead Rising 4's Capcom Heroes
Sissel from Ghost Trick, too
Dead Rising 4: Frank’s Big Package will see protagonist Frank West dressing up as a variety of classic Capcom characters – including Dante from Devil May Cry and Cammy from Street Fighter. The bonus costumes – unlocked at arcade cabinets scattered around the open world – will augment you with each hero’s...
News Blind Street Fighter V Star Is an Inspiration to Us All
Sven Van de Wege uses sound effects to win at major tournaments
Wow! Just, wow! We struggle at Street Fighter V with 20/20 vision, but Sven Van de Wege is able to play without seeing anything at all. A brilliant interview by Red Bull reveals how he uses sound effects to visualise the moves of his opponents – and he’s gotten so good that he...
News Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite's Monster Hunter Slays from 17th October
Black Panther and Sigma also arrive
So, was Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite’s DLC done months ago? That’s the pervading rumour surrounding Capcom’s clumsily constructed brawler – and given how quickly Monster Hunter, Black Panther, and Sigma are being added in, we tend to believe it. Regardless, all three characters will be made available...
News Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Announced, All Updates Will Be Free for Existing Owners
Capcom's finally done something right
And here it is, the official announcement of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. As the Amazon leak suggested earlier today, the reworked package will feature an Arcade Mode as well as a bunch of other improvements and additions. It also includes all of the Season 1 and Season 2 characters. Arcade Edition launches...
Rumour Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite's Budget Was Less Than Street Fighter V DLC
Extra fighters were finished months ago
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is out and it’s pretty disappointing, which means that it’s now time for the inquest to begin. And right on cue, industry sleuth Liam Robertson has uploaded a video outlining some of things that went wrong with the crossover brawler’s development. The information apparently...
News It Looks Like Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Is Real
And yes, it has an arcade mode
Last month we reported on a potential retail leak of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, and now the package has appeared on Amazon. At this point it's pretty safe to say that this thing is real. The product page lists multiple features: Arcade mode
Review Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (PS4)
The cycle repeats
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen was one of the standout action role-playing games of the last generation, with an emphasis on 'action'. Indeed, Capcom's Western fantasy-infused tale offered up a breathless combat system -- a deep and very customisable combination of light attacks, heavy blows, and special abilities. It was the...
News Dead Rising 4 Will Feature 'Fan Requested' Improvements at Launch on PS4
Plus a new game mode
Capcom has announced that it'll be updating the Xbox One and PC versions of Dead Rising 4 on the 5th December, a date that also marks the game's release on PlayStation 4. As such, the various improvements that the developer is making will be there at launch on Sony's console. Apparently, Capcom's looking to...
Hands On Monster Hunter: World Is Already a Game of the Year Candidate
It's that good
Oh boy! Monster Hunter: World is good. Like, potentially Game of the Year winning good – and that’ll be some feat considering that it’s slated to launch in January. Indeed, having spent a good 45 minutes with the title thus far, we suggest you let your scepticism for this PlayStation 4 instalment slide – it’s everything...
News Monster Hunter: World's Character Creator Looks Sublime
Felyne fine
We have a Monster Hunter: World hands on going live this week and it’s gushing. The long and short of it is that you should be very excited for Capcom’s console-based animal slaughtering sim. And it just keeps getting better, too: this clip fresh out of the Tokyo Game Show demonstrates the release’s mind-bogglingly in-depth...
News Here's 40 More Minutes of Monster Hunter: World on PS4, This Time in English
Feature creature
So, who wants more Monster Hunter: World? We've already seen plenty of footage off the back of Tokyo Game Show 2017, but if you've still got a hankering for some beastly battles, then check out PlayStation Access' EGX 2017 livestream archive, which we've embedded above. This is the English version of action role-playing...
TGS 2017 Watch Capcom's Entire Monster Hunter: World PS4 Presentation
Features a lot of brand new gameplay
If you're eager to see more of the superb looking Monster Hunter: World, then you may want to get stuck into Capcom's Tokyo Game Show 2017 presentation, which we've embedded above. The video's about 50 minutes long, but it features a lot of fresh gameplay footage, including a look at one of the title's hub...
TGS 2017 Here's 24 Minutes of Glorious Monster Hunter: World PS4 Gameplay
Out and about
Who's up for a good look at Monster Hunter: World, then? Straight out of TGS 2017, Japanese publication Famitsu has uploaded over 20 minutes of PlayStation 4 gameplay footage -- and it looks fantastic. The video features the game's desert area and plenty of combat. Remember, Monster Hunter: World isn't very far away at all -- it's due...
TGS 2017 Resident Evil 7's Not a Hero Looks Like Brilliant Free DLC
Seeing S.T.A.R.S.
Chris Redfield’s back – and so are his burly biceps. Okay, so actually the legendary BSAA agent may not look quite as ripped in Resident Evil 7’s universe, but he’s still able to Shoryuken the Moulded like they’re not even there. In this first gameplay footage of the title’s Not a Hero add-on pack, we see the former...
Rumour Street Fighter V Arcade Edition Launches on PS4 in Early 2018
Does it do what it says on the box?
Well well well, what do we have here? As spotted by eagle-eyed NeoGAF user oldmario, UK online retailer ShopTo has a product page for Street Fighter V Arcade Edition on PlayStation 4. Could Capcom be gearing up for a re-release of the highly divisive brawler? It's something that's been speculated since Street...
Review Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (PS4)
Marvellous?
For a publisher seemingly in need of a success story, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite should be the very definition of an easy win. Indeed, since Marvel vs. Capcom 3 launched, the comic book brand has become an unstoppable force in theatres, with multiple movies becoming record breaking blockbuster hits. And that’s ignoring the fact that...
TGS 2017 Monster Hunter: World Launches Worldwide on PS4 in January 2018
Gets a stunning trailer, too
Monster Hunter: World got a release date during Sony's Tokyo Game Show 2017 press conference -- the good news is that it applies worldwide. Even better news is that we don't actually have long to wait at all: it launches for PlayStation 4 on the 26th January 2018. That's a little over four months away!...
News Okami HD Paints a Pretty 4K Picture on PS4 This December
Here's the trailer to prove it
Earlier today, Okami HD was confirmed for a PlayStation 4 release in Japan, and now, as predicted, Capcom has announced that it's coming West this December. We've embedded the remaster's first gameplay trailer above, so be sure to give it a watch if you want to see how the classic is holding up these days. We've also...
News Capcom Confirms Okami HD Is Coming to PS4
A pretty picture
Ah, the official announcement is finally here. After being recently rumoured and then rated, Okami HD has been confirmed by Capcom for a PlayStation 4 release. According to the latest issue of Japanese publication Weekly Famitsu, it's hitting the Land of the Rising Sun just before Christmas, on the 21st December, and it'll...
News It Looks Like Okami HD Really Is Coming to PS4
Remaster gets rated
There was a rumour swirling around last month that Capcom is preparing to bring Okami HD to the PlayStation 4. The possibility didn't sound too far-fetched then and it seems even more probable now, as Gematsu notes that the Korean rating board has rated the remaster. When games usually get rated like this, an official...
Review Resident Evil: Revelations (PS4)
Pier pressure
With Capcom seemingly hell-bent on releasing every modern Resident Evil game on the current generation of consoles, it was only a matter of time until Resident Evil: Revelations made its appearance. Originally released on the Nintendo 3DS in 2012, the title has gone through a number of remasters and received a variety of changes and...
Rumour Resident Evil 7's Not a Hero DLC, Post-Game Expansion Launch in December
Gold edition also incoming
According to a thread over on NeoGAF, the latest issue of Famitsu contains new information on the upcoming downloadable content for Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. The Not A Hero DLC, which will star Chris Redfield and is free to all owners of the base game, is set to release on the 14th December according to the leak. Along...
News Xbox One Exclusive Dead Rising 4 Repackaged for PS4
A big one
Xbox One exclusive Dead Rising 4 will be gift wrapped and dropped down the PlayStation 4’s chimney this Christmas, as Frank’s Big Package has been announced for Sony’s system. Essentially a repackaging of last year’s festive foray, the undead decapitating title will include all of the add-on packs and bonus content that wound its...
News The Web's in Love with the Way Street Fighter V's New Fighter Walks
Walk this way
We said that Street Fighter V’s latest challenger looked great in her reveal trailer – but we had no idea how great. Available now, Menat is a fortune teller with some pretty unique orb attacks. But more interesting than that is the way the purple haired prescient walks. Check this out: In fact, the forecasting fighter’s...
News How Much Better Does Dragon's Dogma Look on PS4?
Hot stuff?
So, what does the PlayStation 4 remaster of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen look like? Go back to the PlayStation 3 original these days and honestly, it hasn't held up all that well. It's still got an attractive dark fantasy art style and some neat environmental design, but graphically, it's definitely lost its once decent sheen...
News Street Fighter V Newcomer Menat Looks Like an Interesting Addition
Crystal baller
Street Fighter V’s new crop of characters have been hit and miss, but Menat certainly makes an intriguing first impression. The fortune teller from Ed’s single player story is set to become the next challenger to enter the ring of Capcom’s critically acclaimed (albeit oft maligned) fighter – and to be fair, she does look...
Gamescom 2017 Monster Hunter: World's DLC Will Be Free
Just like previous instalments
Capcom can do some things right, it seems? When rumours started swirling regarding Monster Hunter: World, everyone expected the absolute worst – but the game’s shaping up to be one of the highlights of 2018, without a doubt. And just in case you were worried that there may be a catch waiting around the corner, the...
Gamescom 2017 Monster Hunter: World Is the Real Deal in Direct PS4 Gameplay
Beastly
Monster Hunter: World is on show at Gamescom 2017, which means that the gaming press has been able to get some hands-on with Capcom's 2018 release. Based on what we've read around the 'net, people are seriously impressed with the series' return to home consoles, and you can see why by watching the gameplay videos that various websites are...
Gamescom 2017 Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Juggles New Gameplay
Ghost Rider! Jedah! More!
Capcom’s launched some brand new Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite gameplay onto YouTube, this time focusing on four more of its fighters: Jedah, Ghost Rider, Dormammu, and Firebrand. While all four of the characters look fun, we must admit that we particularly like what we’re seeing of the Darkstalkers villain –...
News Monster Hunter: World Shows off Amazing Beasts in Great New Gameplay Trailer
Call of the wild
Capcom has released a brand new Monster Hunter: World gameplay trailer, and it's a good one. The clip introduces a desert area called the Wildspire Wastes, and gives us a look at a load of brilliant beasties. The developer really seems to be going all-out with this latest entry now that the series is back on home consoles, which is...
News Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Fixes Chun-Li's Face
Derp
Chun-Li’s cruddy face has been fixed in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. The fighter’s latest trailer specifically focuses on the blue-dressed brawler’s visage in order to reveal that she no longer looks like a squashed potato. The facelift comes alongside news of the title’s full 30 character strong roster, which we’ve included below:...
News Surprise! Monster Hunter World Will Be Playable at TGS 2017
Start queuing now
In news that’s sure to rock the gaming industry to its core, Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter: World will be playable at the Tokyo Game Show 2017. This is no surprise, of course: the game is likely to be one of the largest attractions at the convention, which is scheduled to run 21st September to 24th September...
News Street Fighter V Celebrates Series Anniversary with, Er, Costumes
No mention of modes or features
We’re fools. We thought Capcom may celebrate Street Fighter’s big 30th anniversary with a milestone Street Fighter V update, adding in new content, modes, and features. In fact, there had been rumours along those lines. But nah, we should have known – the publisher’s got a br
Rumour Okami HD will Paint a Pretty Picture on PS4 Later This Year
Can't brush this one under the rug
Acclaimed adventure title Okami will be making the jump to PlayStation 4 in time for Christmas, reports Kotaku UK. The original Okami launched all the way back in 2006 for the PlayStation 2, and was ported to the Nintendo Wii in 2008. It was then remastered as Okami HD for the PlayStation 3 in 2012. According to...
Review Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (PS4)
A bit of new, a bit of bold
When we reviewed the original Mega Man Legacy Collection, we gave the game a favourable score, mentioning that it was an affordable compilation of classic ports that would fill your time ahead of the then-anticipated Mighty No. 9. A lot has changed since then. It’s no secret that Keiji Inafune’s spiritual successor...
News Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Clutches a Confirmed PS4 Release Date
Hot stuff
Capcom has attached a Western release date to Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on PlayStation 4. The action role-playing title was confirmed for Sony's current-gen console back in May, and it was issued a Japanese launch date not long after. Funnily enough, the remaster is actually hitting Western shores ahead of Japan, on the 3rd...
News Resident Evil Revelations Sets Sail on 29th August on PS4
Bullet for my Valentine
PlayStation 4 port of PlayStation 3 remaster of Nintendo 3DS ex-exclusive Resident Evil Revelations will board Sony’s new-gen system on 29th August for $19.99. The game – which is being billed as a kind of definitive version of the survival horror shooter – will boast 1080p visuals, and will bundle in all downloadable...
Rumour Street Fighter Anniversary Collection Flying to PS4
How do, Ken?
Street Fighter will celebrate its 30th anniversary next month, and word is Capcom has a little something in the pipeline. A product listing for a Street Fighter Anniversary Collection has popped up on a German website, and the inside chatter is that it’s legit. If the name sounds familiar then you may recall a similar package on the...
News New Monster Hunter: World Gameplay Videos Detail Every Weapon Type
See anything you like?
Capcom's Monster Hunter series is no stranger to ridiculous weapons and over-the-top fighting styles, and that won't be changing with Monster Hunter: World. Across three new videos we get to see every available weapon type in the upcoming action role-playing game. There are three weapon categories to consider:...
News Monster Hunter: World Takes Animal Cruelty to a New Level
Capcom drops weapons-based trailer
Monster Hunter: World will provide you with numerous ways to slaughter your prey in return for new clothing and equipment. This brand new trailer debuted at Comic-Con 2017 demonstrates just how satisfying the animal cruelty can be, with one clip showing the character running up a wall kung-fu movie style – before...
News Stuff Single Player, Street Fighter V's Getting Sports Costumes
Do the Jenneke warm-up dance
There are no Olympics until 2020, but Capcom likes to make a quick buck. To be fair, these sports-themed Street Fighter V costumes are pretty cool. There are three to choose from: Ibuki in a track outfit and trainers; Laura in an indoor volleyball kit (of course), and; Rashid in a football kit. We do like the way the...
