Capcom News Articles
Tuesday16th Jun 2015
E3 2015 Street Fighter V's Public Beta Scissor Kicks onto PS4 on 23rd July
A little Birdie told us
Sony briefly talked about Street Fighter V at its impressive E3 press conference today, and what it said lined up with the leaks we reported on earlier in the week. Most notably, series veterans Birdie and Cammy will be joining the fray. Also, as is quickly becoming the trend, there'll be a beta for the game kicking off
Friday12th Jun 2015
Knockout
Sony's helping Capcom with Street Fighter V - this much we know. As such, the new-gen brawler will launch exclusively on the PlayStation 4 as far as consoles are concerned. However, there's been speculation over whether an updated version of the game, perhaps named something like Ultra Street Fighter V, would eventually find its way onto...
Thursday11th Jun 2015
News That Was Fast, Street Fighter V's Very First Tournament Will Be Held at E3 2015
Bloody raw
Street Fighter V won't even be out until next year, but that hasn't stopped the fighting genre juggernaut from signing up for its first ever tournament at E3 2015. It's not just the one tournament, either - the title will play host to numerous organised brawls from the 16th to the 18th June at the Los Angeles expo, and they'll all be...
Monday8th Jun 2015
News The Mega Man Legacy Collection Brings the Blue Bomber to PS4 This Summer
Pew pew pew
Hankering for some hardcore retro action on your new-gen console? If so, look no further than the freshly announced Mega Man Legacy Collection, which includes the original six Mega Man titles. The digital-only package doesn't have a set release date yet, but it's expected to blast onto the PlayStation 4 this summer. The collection will...
News Resident Evil Zero's Remaster Doesn't Look Too Rotten on PS4, PS3
Stand clear of the doors
We remember Resident Evil Zero looking pretty good back when it initially released on the Nintendo GameCube, so it's nice to see that the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 remaster looks up to scratch. The title's first trailer is only around 90 seconds long, but we get a decent, bloody chunk of gameplay near the end...
Friday5th Jun 2015
News Dragon's Dogma Online's New Trailer Compares the Game on PS4 and PS3
Roasted
While we're still desperately awaiting some sort of official confirmation that Dragon's Dogma Online is coming West, Capcom seems adamant in making the potential wait even harder. As such, it's just released a new trailer for the massively multiplayer online title, which compares how the release looks and runs on PlayStation 4 and...
Sunday31st May 2015
News Don't Panic, the Ultra Street Fighter IV PS4 Patch Hits Next Week
Grief with 'Gief
Remember when games launched without significant bugs and glitches? Yeah, neither do we. The latest title to fall prey to this terrifying trend is the PlayStation 4 version of Ultra Street Fighter IV, which was plagued with input lag, framerate issues, and several other fighting game sins. Thankfully, then, the game will soon be...
Wednesday27th May 2015
News Potential Outrage Brewing as Ultra Street Fighter 4 Launches in Crap Condition on PS4
Not quite a knockout
This hasn't started off very well, has it? What was supposed to be the definitive edition of Capcom's superb Street Fighter IV, Ultra Street Fighter IV on PlayStation 4 has launched with a slew of problems that have the hardcore fighting game crowd in an uproar. For years now, both official and non-official fighting game...
Tuesday26th May 2015
News It Looks Like Digital Is the Future for Capcom
Publisher expects digital sales to take off
The digital versus retail discussion has been dragging on for years now, but Japanese publisher Capcom is expecting to see an undeniable turn towards the former in the near future. The company reckons that digital sales will count for the majority of its overall unit sales in the fiscal year ending March...
News Resident Evil Zero Will Shamble Its Way to PS4 And PS3 Next Year
A remastered undead nightmare
Capcom has confirmed that Resident Evil Zero will be getting the remaster treatment next year following the overwhelming success of the remake of the first game. Zero originally launched as a Nintendo GameCube exclusive in 2002 and was later ported to the Wii in 2008. Set prior to the events of the original game, the...
Sunday24th May 2015
News Mega Man 8 Will Be Coming to the PlayStation Store Next Week
Only in North America, though
You know your game has awful voice acting when even your PR guys make mention of it. Yes, the infamous dialogue of Mega Man 8 is making its way to the PlayStation Store on 27th May, along with the rest of the game. There's no word on a price just yet, but if past trends are anything to go by, it'll probably be under...
Friday22nd May 2015
News PS4 Exclusive Ultra Street Fighter IV Gets a Rather Rousing Launch Trailer
Going pro
Ultra Street Fighter IV may be a re-release, but what a re-release it's shaping up to be. The most complete edition of Street Fighter IV – a title that's considered by many to be one of the best fighting games ever made – is heading exclusively to PlayStation 4 later this month. It'll launch on Sony's newest console with all of the...
Tuesday19th May 2015
News M. Bison's Back and More Badass Than Ever in New Street Fighter V PS4 Trailer
Yes! Yes!
M. Bison's back to spill more blood in the upcoming PlayStation 4 console exclusive Street Fighter V. The red uniform enthusiast has always acted as one of the franchise's main antagonists, and although he wasn't quite unbeatable in Street Fighter IV, the Psycho Power wielding villain hasn't given up on crushing the competition just yet...
Tuesday12th May 2015
News Digital Only Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition Juggles a Release Date on PS4
Devil will cry
We hope that you're ready to slaughter some demons this summer, because Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition's decided on a release date. It'll cleave its way onto the PlayStation Store on the 23rd June, and it'll set you back £19.99/$24.99. The enhanced hack and slasher runs in 1080p at 60 frames per second, includes five playable...
Monday11th May 2015
News Playable Trish Is Rocking Some Impressive Firepower in Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
Boom boom
Trish is a Devil May Cry mainstay, but she was only playable in the rather dour Devil May Cry 2. The deadly damsel returns as a playable character in Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition, however, and this video guide proves that she still has what it takes. Cool guy Vergil is playable, too - watch his combat guide through here She's...
Friday8th May 2015
News Damn, Vergil Looks Good in Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
You got style, kid
Vergil, Dante's cold and calculating brother, is playable in the upcoming Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition on PlayStation 4. Fans of the franchise may remember that he was also a playable character in the fantastic Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition back on the PlayStation 2, in which his incredibly cool fighting style made him a...
Friday17th Apr 2015
News Ultra Street Fighter IV Gets a Release Date on PS4, Certainly Sounds Like an Ultimate Package
PS4 re-release has no input lag
Ultra Street Fighter IV has been dealt a confirmed release date on PlayStation 4, and the good news is that it's not very far away. The brawler will smash up Sony's newest console on the 26th May in both Europe and North America. The next-gen re-release will set you back $24.99, which we assume will equate to around...
Friday20th Mar 2015
News PS4 Exclusive Deep Down Is Aiming to Have a 10 Year Life Span
Still no release date, though
Always good for a tease, Capcom has released an interview with Deep Down's Teruki Miyashita. In it, the senior manager of consumer games development talks about the free-to-play title's development, it's graphical prowess, and its life span. "To make the best use of the performance of PlayStation 4, we have brought our...
Monday16th Mar 2015
News Delve into Some Live Dragon's Dogma Online Gameplay
Fanning the flames
It feels like we've been drip fed information on the upcoming Dragon's Dogma Online for a few months now, but we've finally been granted some live, uncut gameplay to gawk at. The free-to-play role-playing game looks pretty good to us, with a sprawling world to explore, massive monsters to fight, and glory to be won. Thanks to...
Tuesday24th Feb 2015
Should have known
Today's a pretty big day for game releases, but, as per usual, something's went a bit wrong on the PlayStation Store. Many users are reporting that they can't download or preload Dragon Ball XenoVerse and Resident Evil: Revelations 2. This appears to be caused by some sort of problem with Sony's service, but the company has stated...
Thursday19th Feb 2015
News Dragon's Dogma Online Definitely Looks Worthy of Your Time in This New Trailer
The whole hogma
It's normal to be cautious of free-to-play titles in this day and age, but we'd still love to get our hands on Dragon's Dogma Online. The game's newest trailer provides a good look at the release and its characters, as well as some of the monsters that you'll be fighting. It looks a heck of a lot like Dragon's Dogma, but we suppose...
News PS4 RPG Deep Down May End Up Being a Different Game to the One You Know
Back from the deep
We're not quite sure what's happening with Deep Down. The PlayStation 4 exclusive was originally announced a couple of years back, but we've heard very little since, despite publisher Capcom releasing several gameplay clips. Earlier in the month, the Japanese company confirmed that it's still in the works, but also stated that...
Monday9th Feb 2015
News There's Still Hope of Dragon's Dogma Online Swooping Overseas
Swooping is good
We may have only just reported on the disappointing news that we won't be seeing Deep Down anytime soon, but Capcom fortunately hasn't abandoned good news entirely. Speaking with Famitsu, producer Yoshinori Ono mentions that Dragon's Dogma Online – a free-to-play action RPG that's coming to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in...
News You Won't Be Getting PS4 Exclusive Deep Down Anytime Soon
Deeper down than you think
There's been a lot of speculation about the future of PlayStation 4 exclusive Deep Down, especially after publisher Capcom recently revealed Dragon's Dogma Online, another free-to-play title that's heading to Sony's newest console in Japan this year. Depending on your perspective, the following is either going to be...
Thursday5th Feb 2015
News These New Dragon's Dogma Online PS4 Screenshots Have Us Desperate to Try It
Monster hunting
Assuming Dragon's Dogma Online's free-to-play model doesn't sour the overall experience, the biggest worry that we have right now is that we'll never actually get to play it — or at least, we won't get to play it in English. The title's newest screenshots look rather good, showing off some of the monsters that you'll be going...
Tuesday3rd Feb 2015
News Capcom's Resident Evil PSN Sale Will Have You Shuffling to the Store
Come 'ere, stranger
You're in luck if the recently released remake of Resident Evil made you hungry for more undead action, because publisher Capcom's having a series sale on the North American PlayStation Store. You can make some decent savings on titles from across the franchise, but you'd better rise from your eternal slumber quickly, as the...
Wednesday28th Jan 2015
News PS4 and PS3 Console Exclusive Dragon's Dogma Online Looks Fantastic in New Famitsu Scans
Getting hot in here
This week's Famitsu magazine seems to have blown open the recently announced Dragon's Dogma Online, and we've got a few scans from the publication to prove it. Obviously there's not too much that you can learn from the images unless you can read Japanese, but we reckon that the lovely pictures make them worth studying. Indeed,...
Tuesday20th Jan 2015
News Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi Brings Over-The-Top Samurai Action to PS4
In Japan at least
The Sengoku Basara series is returning to the fray this Summer, as its newest instalment slashes onto the PS4 and PS3. Named Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi, the update will feature forty playable characters, and the PS4 version will run in 60 frames-per-second at 1080p — which sounds rather glorious. For anyone who's out of the...
Wednesday14th Jan 2015
News DmC: Definitive Edition for PS4 Unleashes Its Combo Earlier Than Expected
You Dante say
DmC: Definitive Edition will be launching for the PlayStation 4 a week early, Capcom has revealed. That's right, you'll be able to listen to all of not-Dante's unbearably angsty quips on 10th March rather than the originally planned 17th March. The reason for the change is unclear, but we suspect that the aforementioned protagonist's...
Sunday14th Dec 2014
News PS4 Console Exclusive Street Fighter V Lashes Out with Its First Live Gameplay Demo
Plus the return of Charlie
Capcom Cup 2014 turned out to be a rather riveting affair, as Japanese contestant Momochi took the Street Fighter IV tournament crown after a stunning set of fights that saw him come all the way back from an initial defeat. But even when the action was over, the publisher was quick to harness the lingering excitement...
