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Mini Review Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (PS4) - Basic Remaster Keeps That PS2 Charm
Oni kiss is all it takes
As Capcom readies Way of the Sword for next year, there's never been a better time to get into Onimusha. To make that transition from newcomer to fanatic as easy as possible, the Japanese publisher has brought back what many consider to be the franchise's current peak: Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. Just as it did six years...
Review Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (PS4) - Deep Cuts and Cool Crossovers Make a Strong Combo
Capcom’s benchwarmers finally get playtime
Where its predecessor largely focused on DarkStalkers – including a couple of titles which never released outside of Japan – Capcom Fighting Collection 2 mostly turns its attention to SEGA’s infamous NAOMI arcade board, so we’re looking at a compilation of mostly Dreamcast-era brawlers here. If...
Review Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5) - A Timeless Formula Refined to Near Perfection
Wilds thing, I think I love you
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne introduced the Guiding Lands — a dynamic, borderline sandbox map that had monsters of all shapes and sizes come and go as players investigated its more open environments. Monster Hunter Wilds is essentially the Guiding Lands, but spread across an entire Monster Hunter title. And as a...
Review Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster (PS5) - Capcom Classic Still Shines 18 Years Later
Being Frank
There’s a certain charm to the Capcom of the PS3 generation; a time when its releases were just as likely to land as they were to heavily miss. For every Devil May Cry 4 or Dragon’s Dogma, there was a Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City to set it back to square one. Nowadays, those extreme gulfs in quality have been reduced to...
Mango Sentinel out of Curly Moustache
“Capcom presents...” When you hear those words while booting up a game, you know for sure you’re about to be taken for a ride. And while the Marvel vs. Capcom series has been shockingly dormant for the last seven years thanks to the painfully underrated Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (which had incredible...
Hung jury
Ace Attorney games are traditionally composed of two types of gameplay. A crime is committed, and you investigate by collecting evidence, speaking to witnesses, and conferring with your partner. Then you go to court to defend your client by presenting evidence and finding contradictions in witness testimonies, before ultimately unravelling...
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Tuesday27th Aug 2024
News Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection Still Includes Its Bizarre Comedian Crossover
Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter vs Noritake Kinashi?
The Marvel vs Capcom series has been going on since the 90s and has included all manner of legends from Capcom and Marvel's past. While there have been joke characters during its tenure, it’s mainly been confined to t the likes of Phoenix Wright, Servbot, and Dan Hibiki. However, what some...
Tuesday13th Jun 2023
Round Up What Was Announced at Capcom Showcase 2023?
All the PS5, PS4 news from Capcom Showcase
Looking for a round up of what was announced at Capcom Showcase 2023? Fortunately for you, this article is exactly that. The publisher has now concluded its short but sweet presentation, showing off several of its impending projects. If you're looking for all the headlines, we've brought them all together...
Poll Was Capcom Showcase 2023 All Killer, or Mostly Filler?
Capgod or Capdud?
Capcom is one of the last major publishers with its own dedicated event this June. It's been on a fantastic run of form for years now, and today was another opportunity for the company to show it's still going strong. We saw a handful of exciting titles from the publisher during Capcom Showcase 2023, including Dragon's Dogma 2,...
Monday12th Jun 2023
Guide What Time Is Capcom Showcase 2023?
Dates, times, and what to expect
When is Capcom Showcase 2023? The Japanese publisher is one of the last major players in this summer's games industry blowout. With several exciting games on the way (and, presumably, more that are unannounced), this one should have a few morsels of gaming goodness for us. So, when's it all happening? On this page,...
Friday2nd Jun 2023
News Want More Resident Evil Remakes? Tell Capcom Which Ones in Official Survey
REmakes everywhere
It's no secret that Capcom's run of Resident Evil remakes has been very successful thus far. The new iterations of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 were particularly transformative, and this year's Resident Evil 4 made an all-time classic even better. With several of the mainline titles having now been modernised, it seems the...
Thursday15th Sep 2022
News More Resident Evil Updates Coming in October Showcase
Capcom to focus on the franchise next month
Capcom has announced plans to air another Resident Evil Showcase in the near future. Following its presentation at Tokyo Game Show, the publisher stated it would have more Resi franchise announcements and updates to make next month, with a showcase scheduled for October. All we know about the presentation...
Monday8th Aug 2022
News New Street Fighter 6 Character Kimberly Joins the Roster, Juri Confirmed to Return
A new era is here
A new trailer for Street Fighter 6 has been unveiled during the closing moments of the Street Fighter V EVO 2022 tournament, giving us a glimpse of the brand-new character Kimberly in action. In addition, we get to see returning character Juri in all her glory. Kimberly is a modern-day ninja obsessed with the 80s, rocking a...
Friday15th Jul 2022
News Resident Evil 2 Remake Has Crossed the 10 Million Units Sold Mark
Leon and Claire's remade adventure is one many have undertaken
The remake of Resident Evil 2 has smashed another sales milestone, with an impressive 10 million units sold across all platforms, since its initial release back in 2019. The PS5 version of the game launched just last month on 13 June, and sales from current-gen platforms pushed the title...
Tuesday28th Jun 2022
News Nostalgia Is in Full Force in This Capcom Fighting Collection Launch Trailer
Pixel perfection
The Capcom Fighting Collection is in the wild now on PS4, and Capcom's excellent compilation makes these previously tough-to-find titles accessible for a modern platform. Capcom released a hype-inducing launch trailer to get potential punters pumped up for a retro showdown. Included is a gallery of high-quality art, hundreds of...
Tuesday14th Jun 2022
News Resident Evil 4 Remake Gameplay Reveals a Pretty Big Mechanical Change from the Original
Move, and shoot... at the same time?!
During today's Capcom Showcase 2022 livestream, we were treated to a precious few frames of new Resident Evil 4 Remake gameplay. While it was really only a few seconds of unseen footage, with some tone-setting developer commentary running throughout, one element of the gameplay stood out in particular. As...
Monday6th Jun 2022
News Rock That Resident Evil 4 Remake Style IRL with Leon's Actual Jacket
If looks could kill
One of the highlights of last week's State of Play was the reveal of the long-rumoured Resident Evil 4 Remake, running on the beautiful RE Engine that Capcom developed for the remake of Resident Evil 2. Speaking of looking good, how about that jacket of Leon's, huh? You know the one, that awesome leather number with the...
News Instagram Model Ella Freya Confirmed as Resident Evil 4 Remake's Ashley
She really looks the part
Resident Evil 4 Remake was officially announced at last week's State of Play, and we got our first good look at the game in action. Running on the incredible RE Engine like 2019's Resident Evil 2 Remake, the detail is on a whole other level, particularly when it comes to character models. After the show, Japan-based Dutch...
News Capcom Confirms Street Fighter 6 Runs on RE Engine
In case you were wondering
If you've yet to see it, we'd highly recommend you check out Street Fighter 6's fantastic new trailer. It shows off a few characters, the ability to explore a three-dimensional city, and some traditional 2D fisticuffs, and it all looks brilliant. The visual presentation makes up a big part of that — this looks super...
Thursday29th Aug 2019
News New Resident Evil Being Teased as Project Resistance
First trailer coming soon
Capcom has sort of announced the next Resident Evil game. This new teaser site, hinting at something called Project Resistance, looks like it's setting up for the big reveal of Resident Evil 8. Details are slim, but we do know that the first teaser trailer will be released on 9th September. Project Resistance will also be...
Tuesday18th Jun 2019
News See Diablos in This Leaked Monster Hunter Movie Teaser
Monstrous
Last year, news broke that the Resident Evil movie director Paul W. S. Anderson is busy adapting Monster Hunter to the big screen. We also caught a few glimpses at what the movie might look like with some decidedly un-Monster Hunter stills, showing soldiers and modern weaponry. Uh oh. Thankfully, the below clip, captured offscreen at...
Tuesday16th Apr 2019
News Capcom Home Arcade Is a Plug and Play Arcade Stick with 16 Built-In Games
Out later this year
As teased yesterday, Capcom has announced its very own plug and play machine to compete with the likes of the PlayStation Classic. Called the Capcom Home Arcade, it features two sets of classic arcade controls in one rather large unit, and comes pre-installed with 16 of the publisher's coin-op classi
Friday1st Feb 2019
News Metacritic Dubs Capcom the Best Publisher of 2018
Sony at number 6
Aggregate site Metacritic doesn't just average out review scores -- it holds a lot of interesting information across various types of media. Each year, the site crunches the numbers to determine which game publisher performed the best in terms of the number of games released and how they fared critically. For 2018, it's Capcom that...
Wednesday24th Oct 2018
News Steelbook Edition of Resident Evil 2 Remake Creeping to Europe
An alternative to the Deluxe Edition
While Europe folks are missing out on Resident Evil 2's Deluxe Edition, previously only announced for North America, fear not: Capcom has revealed an alternative for the Old World. Bundled with Claire's Elza DLC outfit, the Steelbook Edition features a decaying Raccoon City engulfed in flames as the inside...
Sunday2nd Sep 2018
News Devil May Cry 5 Opening Scenes Leaked
Early spoilers are out there
It's not even near its release date and leaked Devil May Cry 5 scenes are already loose on the internet. While the original recording of said scenes has been taken down, this didn't stop speedy users reposting the video around the web. Via Rezoura's YouTube channel, the video showcases some...
Monday11th Jun 2018
Guide Devil May Cry 5 - Everything We Know So Far
Nero! Dante! Devil Breaker!
Capcom officially revealed Devil May Cry 5 during Microsoft's press conference at E3 2018. Series director Hideaki Itsuno, who is responsible for 2, 3, and 4, returns to the helm after temporarily departing the position during development of Ninja Theory's DmC: Devil May Cry. Devil May Cry 5 once again features Nero as...
Sunday10th Jun 2018
E3 2018 Devil May Cry 5 Announced with Nero As Lead Once Again
Fans may cry over lack of Dante
Devil May Cry 5 was formally announced during Microsoft's E3 2018 press conference, and we really didn't see much at all of Dante. Short of a brief cameo at the end – during which Dante had his luscious grey locks back – we spent most of the time watching Nero beat people up with his new metal hand. It looks...
Wednesday28th Feb 2018
Guide How to Play as Aloy from Horizon: Zero Dawn in Monster Hunter: World
Aloy-ha!
Monster Hunter: World officially launches tomorrow, and an event will kick off that allows you to don Aloy's armour from Horizon: Zero Dawn. You can even make your little Palico pet look exactly like a machine as well. You have to be quick, though, because the event will only run for a limited time and it's unclear whether or not it...
Friday9th Feb 2018
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Hunting Horns, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft them
Blow your own horn
Wish you could play Guitar Hero instead of Monster Hunter: World? Why not both? It's not really the same thing, but the Hunting Horn plays a lot like a rhythm action game. It's a weapon designed for multiplayer, and rather than focus on attacking the monsters, you'll remain at the back playing songs to buff and heal the party...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Lances, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft them
Lance a lot
Welcome to the latest instalment in our Monster Hunter: World weapons crafting guide. This one focuses on the Lance, the weapon of choice for those of you that favour defense above all else. With the Lance you'll generally keep your guard up at all times, prodding the monster with your big stick whenever the opportunity presents...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Hammers, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft Them
Hammer time
The Hammer is the hardest hitting weapon in Monster Hunter: World, but that comes at a price. It's a little bit slow. Master it, and you won't need speed at all that. The Hammer is capable of stunning even large monsters if you hit them on the head, after which you're free to perform a bunch of devastating charge attacks. If you...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Light Bowguns, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft Them
Updated with all light bowguns
Welcome to the latest instalment in our Monster Hunter: World weapons crafting guide. This one focuses on the Light Bowgun, the weapon of choice for those that want to fight with a Bowgun, but doesn't want to sacrifice on mobility. While the Heavy Bowgun does deal more damage, and generally has more...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Sword & Shields, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft Them
Updated with all swords & shields
The Sword & Shield is the quintessential beginner's weapon in Monster Hunter: World, but that's not to say it's no good later in the game. The weapon has a lot going for it. You get a defensive boost thanks to the shield, can move while guarding, and you can even use items without unequipping your weapon...
Thursday8th Feb 2018
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Switch Axes, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft them
Updated with all switch axes
Welcome to the latest instalment in our Monster Hunter: World weapons crafting guide. This one focuses on the Switch Axe, the weapon of choice for those that think the best defense is a ridiculously good offense. Seriously, this weapon deals out insane damage at a considerable pace. You'll start off chopping away...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Long Swords, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft Them
Updated with all long swords
Monster Hunter: World's Long Sword is designed for those that wish they were Samurai. Not only do most designs resemble a katana, but the move set favours swift movement and deadly attacks. If you like to remain on the frontline, dealing solid damage while evading enemy attacks, this is the weapon for you. So read on to...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Charge Blades, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft Them
Updated with all charge blades
Welcome to the latest instalment in our Monster Hunter: World weapons crafting guide. This one focuses on the Charge Blade, an intriguing blend of the Sword & Shield and Switch Axe. If you like playing it safe while you wait for an opportunity to stun the monster, then unleash a multitude of deadly...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Bows, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft them
Updated with all bows
Welcome to the latest instalment in our Monster Hunter: World weapons crafting guide. This one focuses on the Bow, the weapon of choice for those that like to fight from range while keeping on the move. The Bow may not do an awful lot of damage with each arrow, but the sheer number of them you can fire off at...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Dual Blades, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft Them
Updated with all dual blades
Monster Hunter: World is all about hunting, and as such you won't make it very far without having something pointy to stick in those nasty monsters. How about two instead of just one? If one sword is 100, surely two swords is 200? Well, if that's your mentality, the Dual Blades are for you. These vicious weapons...
Wednesday7th Feb 2018
Guide Monster Hunter: World Armor Sets - All Low Rank Armor Sets and How to Craft Them
Fight to the end(game)
Crafting armor sets is the bread and butter of Monster Hunter: World. From your very first excursion into the dangerous lands of the Ancient Forest, you'll gather materials that you can use to craft bigger and better sets. We want to help you plan your journey from the very beginning right up until your epic fight with Zorah...
Monday5th Feb 2018
Guide Monster Hunter: World Tobi-Kadachi - How to Beat It, Weaknesses, and Strategies
Bringing the thunder
Tobi-Kadachi from Monster Hunter: World is thunder and lightning in a monster form. This one will terrorise you from above, flying from treetop to treetop, raining thunder down on unsuspecting victims like you. Follow our strategies below, and pay attention to our tips and you'll walk away alive every single time. Here's how to...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Jyuratodus - How to Beat It, Weaknesses, and Strategies
What lurks beneath
Monster Hunter: World's Jyuratodus is a pretty intimidating monster, as it forces you to fight in water. This slows your movement and affects your ability to dodge, which kind of sucks given how hard it hits. Not only that, but like Barroth, Jyuratodus covers itself in hardened mud that protects it from your attacks. ...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Barroth - How to Beat It, Weaknesses, and Strategies
Barroth of laughs
Monster Hunter: World's Barroth isn't a particularly tricky monster to beat. While it does have one particularly powerful attack, the biggest trouble you'll have with it is knocking off the hardened mud that it uses as armor. But that's exactly what this guide is for – to help you do just that so you can beat it. We'll also...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Pukei-Pukei - How to Beat It, Weaknesses, and Strategies
The Pu-key to defeating it
Pukei-Pukei is an early monster you'll face in Monster Hunter: World. This particular beast stalks the northern zones of the Ancient Forest, and loves a little bit of poison. So much so that many of its attacks use it, and its den is surrounded by poisonous plants. But that's not even the most dangerous aspect of...
Friday2nd Feb 2018
Guide Monster Hunter: World Kulu-Ya-Ku - How to Beat It, Weaknesses, and Strategies
Kulu-YUCK-Ku
Kulu-Ya-Ku is one of the first large monsters you'll face in Monster Hunter: World, and it'll keep cropping up throughout your adventure due to having two natural habitats. It's not a particularly tough monster to bring down, but there are a few attacks that you'll definitely want to avoid. There are also specific areas worth targeting...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Great Jagras - How to Beat It, Weaknesses, and Strategies
Not so great anymore
Great Jagras is the first large monster you'll face in Monster Hunter: World, and while it doesn't pose an awful lot of threat, it will still challenge those fresh to the hunt. To help you tackle this scaly nightmare, we've written a few tips below to help you plan your attack, and avoid the Great Jagras' most powerful moves...
Guide Monster Hunter: World - How to Mount Large Monsters and Aim for Specific Body Parts
Come out on top in battle
Did you know you could mount large monsters in Monster Hunter: World in order to deal a ton of damage to a specific body part without fear of attack? Thought not. Unless you're already familiar with the franchise, you'll probably completely overlook this, and a bunch more features. In fact, the only way you can really...
Thursday1st Feb 2018
Pali-go!
Palico partners are hands down the most adorable addition to Monster Hunter: World. Not only do they fight alongside you in combat and use various different equipment to help you and hinder monsters, but you can also play dress up with them. In fact, there's almost as many Palico armor sets and weapons as there are for your main character...
Guide Monster Hunter: World - How to Get Your 5 Million Celebration Item Pack
Let's celebrate
Monster Hunter: World hasn't even been out for a week yet, and it's already sold a whopping five million copies. That's hardly surprising given how great it is, but it's still an impressive feat. To celebrate, Capcom is showering early adopters with gifts that will give you a serious boost while out hunting monsters. But, as is...
Wednesday31st Jan 2018
Guide Monster Hunter: World Armor Skills, What They Do, and Upgrade Levels
Get good
When you first start playing Monster Hunter: World, you'll likely be tempted to focus on crafting armor with a higher defense rating. We recommend that you don't do that, because the skills on them are far more important. That's because you can upgrade most armor sets to the max defense rating, but you can't change the skills on the vast...
Tuesday30th Jan 2018
A problem shared
Chances are, you've bought Monster Hunter: World for multiplayer. After all, the enormous world and even bigger monsters are way more fun to tackle as a group than by your lonesome. The only problem is, Capcom hasn't made it very easy to play with your friends. Nor is it exactly straightforward to join a squad, or create a...
Monday29th Jan 2018
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Gunlances, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft them
Updated with all gunlances!
Welcome to the latest instalment in our Monster Hunter: World weapons crafting guide. This one focuses on the Gunlance, the weapon of choice for those that fancy having a little bit of everything. The Gunlance has decent damage, a ranged option, and yet still plenty of the same defensive options as the Lance. If you...
Thursday25th Jan 2018
Guide Monster Hunter: World – All Items, Ammo & Coatings, and How to Craft Them
You're a crafty one
As the name suggests, Monster Hunter: World is an experience made up of mostly hunting massive monsters with even bigger weapons. As is often the case, though, preparation is key, and you won't get very far at all without bringing the necessary equipment. That's where this guide comes in. We want to help you find all of the...
Thursday18th Jan 2018
Guide Monster Hunter: World - All 14 Weapons and How to Use Them
Gear up
Monster Hunter: World marks a return to PlayStation for Capcom's addictive franchise, after releasing almost exclusively on Nintendo platforms for a near decade. Boy, has it made its presence known. Not only does it use the full grunt of the PS4 (and Pro) to create the most visually impressive Monster Hunter to date, it also introduces an...
Friday12th Jan 2018
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Heavy Bowguns, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft them
Updated with all heavy bowguns!
Welcome to the latest instalment in our Monster Hunter: World weapons crafting guide. This one focuses on the Heavy Bowguns, the weapon of choice for those that think a machine gun is the way to go. Well, that's the special ability of the Heavy Bowgun. Once a monster is stunned, you can rain down havoc...
Thursday11th Jan 2018
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Great Swords, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft Them
Updated with all great swords!
So you like swords big enough to break someone's back when they try to lift them? Fair enough. Monster Hunter: World's monsters are pretty big themselves, so you're going to need a weapon that can put them down for good. How about a Great Sword? But there are an absolute ton of great swords in the game, all with...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Insect Glaives, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft Them
Updated with all insect glaives!
Welcome to the latest instalment in our Monster Hunter: World weapons crafting guide. This one focuses on the Insect Glaive, the weapon of choice for those that like to spend a ton of time airborne. It's kind of like a staff from martial arts movies, crossed with some of the Horn's functionality. You...
