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GamesCom 2010 Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition's Move Patch Hits September 19th
Capcom's clarified today that the PlayStation Move patch for Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (and only the Gold Edition) will be released on September 19th (which incidentally is day and date with the Move's launch in America)
For regions that didn't get Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition, Capcom's releasing Resident Evil 5: Move Edition. Either way, rest...
GamesCom 2010 Viewtiful Joe Joins The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Roster
Capcom's confirmed two new characters set to join the Marvel vs
Capcom 3</a> roster at GamesCom today. Both Viewtiful Joe from the 2003 GameCube classic and Marvel antagonist Dormammu (anyone?) are the latest entries into the roster. We're stoked about Viewtiful Joe, but honestly, we don't know who the other guy is. Kotaku's got a bunch of...
News Eat This, Kazuya Mishima!
Siliconera's got hold of some brand-new shots of Street Fighter X Tekken
The shots, released by Capcom, show Ryu and Chun-Li kicking lumps out of Tekken's Nina and Kazuya. Still seems weird. Looks proper awesome, though.
News European Dead Rising 2 Release Date Moves Forward
Like a zombie out of 28 Days Later, Dead Rising 2's release date likes to move around a lot
Capcom's just told us that the game's European release date has been moved forward to September 24th. The US release date will remain unchanged, it's due on the 28th September there. No more last minute changes please Capcom.
GamesCom 2010 Street Fighter X Tekken Brings Its Deadly Line Of Cross-Over Fighting To Europe
Tekken producer, Katsuhiro Harada, has dropped a bomb regarding Street Fighter X Tekken -- namely that the game will get debuted at GamesCom
After the official announcement at Comic-Con, Capcom's Yoshinori Ono informed us that it would be the last we'd hear about the game until mid-next year. But apparently, he was lying through his teeth. Sort of...
News Slow Sales Hurt Capcom For Another Quarter
Capcom's been hit by another hard quarter in which major releases did not perform to expectations
In their latest quarterly financial report - dating April through June - Capcom blamed the slow growth of Lost Planet 2 which put their net sales down 2.4% year over year. Net income dropped an astounding 90% from last year to around 213 million yen...
News Capcom: The PlayStation Portable Can't Handle Super Street Fighter IV
Capcom's Yoshinori Ono's delivered a scathing explanation as to why the PSP won't be receiving a port of Super Street Fighter IV -- apparently the system can't handle it
Speaking to Famitsu , Ono detailed the decision to bring Super Street Fighter IV to the 3DS rather than Sony's handheld. He explained that the PSP couldn't do justice to the game,...
Report Capcom Upping The Output Of Major IPs
With about a billion new Street Fighter titles in the works, a report from Nikkei suggesting that Capcom are to increase their major IP output comes as no surprise
The report notes that Capcom are to reduce the development cycle on their major IPs, allowing them to release more entries in popular series' such as Resident Evil and Monster Hunter. In...
News Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition Gets PlayStation Move Support; Standard Resident Evil 5 Does Not
Everybody knows that Resident Evil (or at least iterations post 4) is better when played with a motion control
Something about the style of the gameplay really with precision of a pointing device. The Wii proved that it had the best way to play Resident Evil 4, and subsequently, when Resident Evil 5 released, it felt old and clunky on the DualShock...
News Super Street Fighter IV Characters Get A New Set Of Outfits This Fall
With all the excitement of Capcom's Comic-Con panel being attached to cross-overs, we almost forgot to mention the announcement of new DLC outfits for Super Street Fighter IV
The clothing pack is due this Fall and will feature a new alternative outfit for each character. Kotaku managed to snap a teaser of the new outfits which we've posted above...
News Comic-Con 2010: Screenshots Like This Get Our Pulses Racing
As an onlooking Servbot watches Tekken's Kazuya kick the crap out of Street Fighter's Ryu, we can't help but feel that the upcoming Street Fighter X Tekken cross-over heading to the PlayStation 3 is probably the best announcement since sliced bread
Sadly, the producer of Capcom's game, Yoshinori Ono, reckons the project is still some time off -...
News Comic-Con 2010: The Street Fighter X Tekken Trailer That Will Have Your Fanboy Juices Running
Street Fighter X Tekken
It's a God-honest video game. T'was announced yesterday. For realsies. And here's the game's debut trailer. It shows Street Fighter's Ryu facing up to Tekken's Jin Kazama. It's all inky and blotchy. It looks amazing. Can we wait to play this? No we cannot.
Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono has put an end to rumours regarding a possible Namco and Capcom cross-over; by announcing Street Fighter X Tekken (pronounced Street Fighter Cross Tekken)
The game's in development for the PlayStation 3. Joined on-stage by Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada, the duo proved the game's existence by playing a round...
News Comic-Con 2010: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition Announced
Capcom's Yoshinori Ono has just confirmed that Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition is in development
Ono wanted to reassure fans at the "Street Fighter IV and Beyond" panel that the company "haven't forgotten about Street Fighter III." Apparently, work's only just started on the game so it won't be out for a while. But...
News Inafune: Play As "The Mega Man Of Your Dreams" In Universe
We're still none the wiser for knowing exactly what Mega Man Universe is - the unusual project teased by way of stop-motion earlier in the week
Still, we're almost certain it's something. Capcom's Keiji Inafune talked about it like it was a real project during a Comic-Con panel today, but details remained scant. "We wanted to preserve as much...
News Comic-Con 2010: More Characters Join The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Roster: Thor & Amaterasu
On the back of yesterday's Marvel vs
Capcom 3</a> announcement, Marvel's outed two new characters in the biggest bust-up since Katie and Peter. Okami's Amaterasu is set to join the fight, while Marvel's Thor is another lock. The latter's a perfect fit given Marvel's hype-machine for upcoming Thor movie. The duo join a heap of other characters...
Capcom's unleashed a wave of new Marvel vs
Capcom 3</a> content in time for Comic-Con. Fresh faces have been added to the already beefy roster, with Devil May Cry's Trish, Chun-Li, Doctor Doom and Super Skrull all added to the line-up. We've added a bunch of new trailers after the jump, and VG247 has a pile of new screenshots too. Check it all...
As Alf Stewart would say: stone the flamin' crows
GameInformer's dropped a rumour of megaton intensity, claiming that Capcom and Namco are joining forces for two new games. No, that's not a misprint in our headline. Apparently both Capcom vs. Namco and Namco vs. Capcom are set to be announced this weekend. Whether they'll both come on the same disc...
News Mega Man Universe Announced For The PlayStation Network
Capcom's confirmed that the oft-touted Mega Man Universe is a real product and is set to make an appearance as part of their Comic-Con line-up
The company has teased the potential cross-over title with a pretty rad stop-motion trailer. Catch that above. We are thrilled to finally be able to announce Mega Man Universe, said Capcoms Kenji...
News Awww Shucks, We're Gonna Have To Buy The Dead Rising 2 Collector's Edition Now Aren't We?
Aswell as revealing Dead Rising 2's pack-shot, Capcom's also announced that the PlayStation 3 zombie-slasher is to get an amazing collector's edition in Europe
The Outbreak Pack includes a 12" zombie figurine with various accessories including - yes, you did see it correctly - a Servbot head. You'll also get a token for some extra downloadable...
News Surprise: Sony Confirm They'll Be Showing Stuff At TGS
E3's only just finished, GamesCom's on the horizon and then
.. Well, then there's TGS. A partial list of Tokyo Game Show exhibitors has been released, including plenty of familiar faces. SEGA, Square Enix, Capcom, Konami; they'll all be there. As will Sony. Over 138 companies are currently confirmed for the show, with that number certain to rise as...
News Dead Rising 2 Pushed Back A Month In The US, Europe
Expecting Dead Rising 2 in early September? Don't
Capcom's just confirmed that the game's been pushed back a month in both the US and Europe. It's now hitting October 1st in Euro-land, and September 28th in the US of A. No reason has been given for the delay, but if it means an extra layer of polish, it's probably for the best.
News Dead Rising 2 Gets A Surprise Playboy Makeover
There's probably something deeply inappropriate about sexy ladies and rotting corpses, but that's exactly what you can expect from Capcom's Dead Rising 2
Capcom's just announced a deal with Playboy that'll see popular magazine covers show up in and around Dead Rising 2's Las Vegas-esque setting, Fortune City. Interestingly, collecting and reading...
Feature E3 2010: Push Square's Five Most Anticipated PlayStation Games Of E3 2010
With E3 mere days away now, the industry's anticipation is nearing fever-pitch
With pretty high stakes all around for the platform holders, it can be easy to over-look the actual core of the event in anticipation of megaton announcements and new hardware — that's the games. As we continue our E3 build-up, we list our five most anticipated...
News Good Grief Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Looks Pretty!
Stop what you're doing
Just stop ok. Now hover your mouse cursor right about here, and click. Thank goodness. Sit back and enjoy the amazingly amazingness of these Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 screens. Did we mention they were amazing? They're amazing. Get hype, indeed!
News Super Street Fighter IV Gets Patched, Free DLC
Capcom's announced that they will patch Super Street Fighter IV's balance on June 15th - the same day as which the game's free DLC pack launches offering tournament features for competitive players
The patch notes are too technical for us to understand, but if that's totally your bag jump through here for the full details.
E3 2010 Capcom Ready Sequel "Bombshell" At Next Month's Show
Capcom's preparing a sequel for one of their established franchises at E3
That's according to new rumours emerging out of Garnett Lee's Weekend Confirmed podcast. Discussing Capcom's decision to cease developing new IP outside of Japan, the ShackNews editor declared: "Boy, their E3 bombshell puts that to test. I'm not going to spill it because...
News Capcom Give Up On Western Development For New IP
Capcom's head honcho Haruhiro Tsujimota has told the FinancialTimes that they are to stop commissioning new IP from Western developers after the likes of Bionic Commando and Dark Void flopped
Capcom's Japanese teams will now focus on new creations, while Western developers will be left handling ports and sequels. As a group, the new titles where...
News Lost Planet 2 Gets Visited By The Helghast
How unusual - this is the second post in just as many days that we've discussed a cameo appearance from Killzone's Helghast
Taking a break from from fighting their own war and playing tennis, the Helghan warriors are set to embark upon Capcom's Lost Planet 2. It's probably a more fitting hang-out for the orange-eyed soldiers, as many of Lost Planet...
News Amazing Mix Tape Samples The Hits Of Street Fighter, Will Make Your Evening
You're not going to want to miss British producer Akira The Don's homage to the hits of Street Fighter
The hour-long mix-tape dropped on his website this week samples a truckload of music from Capcom's games, aswell as Street Fighter linked sounds from Redman, Ras Kass and Double. The tape took three weeks to mix and master. Catch it after the jump...
News Capcom Take You Through Dead Rising 2's Multiplayer
A video uploaded by the Playstation Blog should give you a first taste of Dead Rising 2's multiplayer
The walkthrough with Capcoms Mike Schmitt and Wes Phillips is a little drawn out, but still relatively exciting if you're interested in batting zombies over the head with clubs and various other objects. We're reasonably excited. The game's...
News More Super Street Fighter IV Costumes Hit The Playstation Store
Let's be honest - Super Street Fighter IV's costumes are practically day-light robbery
As were the costumes released alongside the original Street Fighter IV. But whatever - Capcom's got us because they know we're going to pay. Especially for these new Super Shoryuken costumes, retailing at $3.99. The pack includes new threads for Akuma, Ryu, Ken,...
News Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Scans Emerge, Look Extremely Pretty
The same GameInformer issue that's leaked a ton of information about LittleBigPlanet 2 ahead of tomorrow's embargo, has also spewed out some screenshots of Capcom's upcoming Marvel Vs
Capcom 3</a>. The screens confirm that Devil May Cry's Dante will make up part of the game's roster, as well as Marvel's Deadpool. It's hard to get an...
News Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Development Reaching "Climax", Us Too!
A recent update on the Marvel Vs
Capcom 3</a> developer blog (translated by Andriasang) has revealed that development of the title is "reaching a climax". That's according to the game's assistant producer Akihito Kadowaki, though he didn't really elaborate on the meaning of the statement. It's likely the producer is noting some kind...
News Jun Takeuchi: Not Considering Resident Evil 6 Due To "Extreme Pressure"
Resident Nope
Speaking to British Microsoft mag, XBOX 360 World, Capcom's Jun Takeuchi - the producer of both Lost Planet 2 and Resident Evil 5 - has said that due to the "extreme pressure" of following up Shinji Mikami's Resident Evil 4, he will probably not been involved in Resident Evil 6. "Yes, it's true we did feel extreme pressure, and...
News Want More Darkstalkers? Yoshinori Ono Says, "Keep Asking For It!"
It may be a little niche, but the Darkstalkers franchise is still one hot on fighting fans lips
And now Capcom's Yoshinori Ono has told fans if they want a new entry into the franchise: keep talking about it. The Super Street Fighter IV producer told VideoGamesDaily that he wants to make a new Darkstalkers game pretty badly, and encourages fans who...
News Super Street Fighter IV Tournament Mode Gets Trailered
This huge trailer detailing all the new online stuff for Super Street Fighter IV also drops word of the upcoming Tournament mode we told you about yesterday
The mode will be available as free DLC on June 15th and allows you to conduct your own tournaments within the game's environment. We've seen lots of tournaments popping up around message boards...
News Dead Rising 2 Trailer Is Deadly Serious To The Point Of Irony
"My name is Chuck," protagonist Chuck Greene exclaims without the slightest intention of irony in this latest trailer for Capcom's upcoming Dead Rising 2
If the whole game's delivered with the "not-quite-self-aware" tone of this trailer, it's going to be properly hilarious. Also, does anyone else think Chuck's face is properly hilarious?
News Dead Rising 2 Gets Multiplayer Co-Op
Dead Rising 2's all about slashing zombies in the face
According to the press release Capcom's just released for the upcoming Dead Rising 2, you'll now be able to enjoy said action in multiplayer, thanks to 2-player co-op. The press release reads: "Co-op play is introduced to the Dead Rising universe for the first time as players can invite...
News DLC Announced For Super Street Fighter IV, Lost Planet 2
They may not be on store shelves just yet, but Capcom's already announced that there's DLC headed to both Super Street Fighter IV and Lost Planet 2
The former will get a new online tournament mode on June 15th allowing (presumably advanced players) to fight for control of persistent championship titles that prove youre the best in the world...
News Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 Confirmed By Capcom
The embargo has just lifted on Capcom's Captivate event last week, sort of officially confirming what we already know -- Marvel vs
Capcom 3 and Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 are both official games launching on the Playstation 3. The former, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will feature 30 characters. Of those only Wolverine, the Hulk, Iron Man, Street Fighter's...
News Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 Trailer Leaked, "You Can Jump"
Capcom's gotta be seething right now
The embargo doesn't lift until later this afternoon but right on cue, the trailer for Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 has also leaked to the Internet. Looks like it's in development at Fatshark - a group of original GRIN employees. Oh, and now you can jump. Which is kind of a big deal for Bionic Commando. Check the...
News Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Teaser Trailer Leaked Onto YouTube, Chris Redfield
It wasn't going to stay secret for long
In fact the announcement had already pretty much leaked onto the Internet. But now the teaser trailer's landed too. It's happening folks: Marvel vs. Capcom 3. The trailer shows a very moody city-scape where Wolverine takes on Ryu, and the Hulk takes on Resident Evil's Chris Redfield. In all, it looks amazing...
Rumour Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Going HD On Playstation 3 "In Late 2010, Early 2011"
Last week Capcom held their lavish pre-E3 "Captivate" event in the exotic setting of Hawaii
Seems like the right place to announce games. We guess? We're yet to hear about any of the games announced (though embargoes are set to lift over the coming week), but the hottest rumour to come out of the show so far's been posted on PlanetXBOX360.com. The...
Let's cut to the chase - Super Street Fighter IV's producer Yoshinori Ono has revealed that, while future games in the main-line Street Fighter franchise won't include motion controls, exercise spin-off games "could be a possibility"
The Street Fighter man notes a "lower barrier entry" as an incentive to bring new players to the Street...
News Re-Elect Mike Haggar With This Week's Playstation Store Update
Capcom's just confirmed to us that (all being well) Final Fight: Double Impact will hit the Playstation Store when it updates this Thursday
No confirmation of price just yet, but expect the game in the $9.99/£7.99 ball-park. Final Fight: Double Impact not only brings full drop-in/drop-out co-op to the arcade classic, but also offers a range of new...
News Capcom: Original Dead Rising Felt "Too Japanese"
The original Dead Rising did not come out on the Playstation 3, but was largely considered as something of a flawed gem
The sequel is being developed by Candian house Blue Castle Games. Since the original was developed in-house at Capcom Japan, why the switch to a Western developer? Producer Shinsaku Ohara told CVG, the change was simple as Capcom...
Rumour Heavenly Sword's Ninja Theory Working On Devil May Cry 5
According to rumours coming out of the latest issue of GameInformer, Ninja Theory, the developers of Sony exclusive Heavenly Sword, have been set to work on the fifth iteration of Devil May Cry 5
The last Devil May Cry title launched on the PS3 in 2007. Reports coming out of the Cambridge-based British studio late last month suggested that the team...
News Capcom: Super Street Fighter IV Will Be The Last Iteration Of SFIV
If you were anticipating a release of "Super Street Fighter IV Ex Turbo" after this month's Super Street Fighter IV - stop
It's not going to happen. That's according to Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono anyway who told OXM that he's "aware of the mistakes Capcom has made in the past" in regards to multiple permutations of the same game...
Rumour Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Reveal On The Horizon?
According to a rumour from Team Spooky, backed up by Kotaku, a Marvel vs
Capcom 3</a> reveal is literally sitting on the horizon. Team Spooky, who correctly predicted Super Street Fighter IV's character line-up ahead of release, claim that A Marvel vs. Capcom 3 reveal is coming in May - which would likely tie in with Capcom's pre-E3 Captivate...
