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Namco Bandai confirms Project X Zone release date for North America

, Apr 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Namco Bandai has confirmed that Project X Zone, its strategy RPG-game featuring over 50 characters from Namco Bandai, SEGA, and Capcom's games, will be making its way to North American and PAL regions over the summer. The official release date for North America is set for June 25th, 2013 for the Nintendo 3DS. European countries, however, are looking at a vague "Summer 2013" release date. Read The Full Story

Mega Man’s 25th anniversary brings goodies to die-hard fans

, Mar 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

One of Capcom's most iconic classics, Mega Man, is turning 25 years old this year come December. The Mega Man franchise has seen a huge amount of success, with over 40 game variations of the series being created, over 30 million copies of its games being sold, and with several TV shows being created/based off of it. To celebrate its upcoming 25th anniversary, Capcom is looking to give back to the players that helped make the series so successful. Read The Full Story

Capcom announces DuckTales Remastered, arriving this summer

, Mar 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Nothing says "nostalgia" like NES platformer DuckTales, the classic 1989 video game based on the animated television series with the same name. You'll be able to re-live that nostalgia soon, because Capcom just announced that it's reviving the old game and will be releasing a reboot this summer, called DuckTales Remastered. Read The Full Story

Resident Evil 6 and Left 4 Dead 2 cross over headed to Steam

, Mar 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Valve and Capcom got together to discuss the upcoming release of Resident Evil 6 for the PC come March 22nd. While they were getting into their excitement and discussions over the game, they had the brilliant idea of creating a Resident Evil 6/Left 4 Dead 2 crossover. The cross over would help revitalize Left 4 Dead 2, and it would bring some very interesting features to Resident Evil's game play. Read The Full Story

Capcom wants Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate sales to take off in the U.S.

, Mar 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Capcom hopes to increase the popularity of its Monster Hunter game series in the U.S. The franchise has been and still is one of the most popular in Japan. Throughout the world, the Monster Hunter game series has sold over 22 million copies, but the majority of the sales occurred in Japan. There have been 9 official games released for the series, and a 10th one currently still in development. There have also been 4 spin-offs, 3 being released onto various portable devices, and 1 being released for both the PC and Xbox 360. Read The Full Story

Capcom shows off new Panta Rhei game engine for PS4

, Feb 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Here at Sony's PlayStation 4 event in New York City, Capcom has made an appearance and is showing off its new game engine which they've code-named "Panta Rhei" for the time being. The company showed off a new game but it appears to be in the very early stages at this point. Capcom showed off and demoed the new game engine by demonstrating what the graphics look like and the potential behind the engine. Read The Full Story

Gaming hopes and predictions for 2013

, Jan 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

2012 was a great year for gaming, but I have a feeling that 2013 will be even better. We’ve got a lot of exciting game releases coming up in the next few months, and if we’re lucky, we might have a new hardware reveal or two as well. Of course, we won’t know for sure what happens until we’re further into 2013, but that doesn’t mean we can’t drop some predictions in the meantime. Read on to see gaming predictions and even a few hopes for 2013!

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Capcom planning to release new games for Wii U rather than ports

, Dec 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

Now that the Wii U is here, we need some games to play on it. Many publishers have decided to port their older games instead of developing all-new ones in these early days of the console, but Capcom is saying today that it will be focusing on new games when it comes to Wii U development. Sorry Resident Evil fans, but it looks like you won't be getting Resident Evil 6 on the Wii U. Read The Full Story

Resident Evil 6 for PC launches March 22, 2013

, Dec 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

Resident Evil 6, which launched on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 back in October, is finally coming to the PC on March 22, 2013. Capcom announced the news this morning, and has said that the game will be available as a download only in North America, while Europe will receive both digital and physical versions on the same date. Read The Full Story

Resident Evil 6 stolen copies sold in Poland, Capcom confirms

, Sep 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

It isn't a good day for Capcom, as the publisher has confirmed that a small number of stolen copies of Resident Evil 6 have been sold in some Polish stores. These bum sales come almost exactly a month before the game was slated to hit shelves. The good news is that the early sales seem to be pretty small scale, but still, a situation like this is one that a publisher doesn't want to find itself in. Read The Full Story

Capcom posts strong financial report for Q1 2012

, Jul 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Capcom is looking pretty good at the end of its first quarter for the year, thanks in no small part to the success of Dragon's Dogma. We've known for a while that Dragon's Dogma has passed 1 million units shipped, but today Capcom reiterated that figure - along with the intention of turning Dragon's Dogma into a series - in its quarterly report. Total Dragon's Dogma shipments currently sit at 1.05 million, with the game doing particularly well in Japan. Read The Full Story

Capcom Vancouver hit with layoffs

, Jul 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

Dead Rising 2 developer Capcom Vancouver has laid off 7% of its workforce, the company announced on Twitter today. However, Capcom doesn't want you to take this as a sign that the studio is trouble, with Capcom Vancouver quick to clarify that the layoffs were "a result of unsuitable fit with the studio goals." It's unclear what Capcom Vancouver means by that, but we think we have an idea. Read The Full Story
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