If the GameCube-exclusive Resident Evil remake had sold better, the series may never have become so driven by action. Series creator Shinji Mikami, formerly of Capcom and now working on The Evil Within at Bethesda-owned Tango Gameworks, told IGN it was a natural result of broadening Resident Evil 4’s development. …
Read More »Capcoms 30 greatest contributions to gaming history
30 Years of Awesome Over the past 30 years, Capcom has created some of the greatest games, franchises, and characters in video games, but they’ve also done so much more. Often times it’s the little things that stick with us – an insane line of dialogue, a brilliant control decision, …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 sells 4.9 million in FY 2013
Resident Evil 6 managed to sell 4.9 million copies through the 2013 fiscal year, a far cry from Capcom’s original projection of 7 million. The action horror reunion tour sold well at launch but lost momentum more quickly than expected, the publisher said in its most recent financial statement. DmC: …
Read More »Capcom plans to add 1,000 internal developers by 2023
Capcom plans to produce more of its own games in-house, and to do that it needs more developers. It has about 1,500 in its internal studios right now, and by 2023 it wants 1,000 more. The goal given was outlined by Capcom in its most recent investor Q&A. “We want …
Read More »DmC contains sampled human farts, but Capcom drew the line at old womens nipples
Interesting, some of the things that do and don’t make it into a AAA video game. Interesting, but in the latter case particularly, often completely unknown. Which is why we made a point of asking about such things when we got the opportunity to chat to an absolute raft of …
Read More »DmC: Devil May Cry – Four extreme difficulty settings confirmed as unlockable
Don’t go worrying that DmC: Devil May Cry (opens in new tab) is going to be too easy following the series’ move to a western developer. At a recent preview event we spotted evidence of the return of four of the series’ traditional unlockable difficulty settings, a couple of which …
Read More »Street Fighter live-action series announced by director of SF: Legacy
The creator of the incredibly popular Street Fight fan film “Street Fighter: Legacy” announced today at San Diego Comic Con that he has partnered with Capcom to create alive-action series (opens in new tab)to follow up on the original short film. The series will be called Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist …
Read More »Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City DLC buyers guide
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City DLC buyer’s guide Like most critics, our Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City review (opens in new tab) was less than effusive; but months later the game’s still going strong after players move on from other online shooters. Apparently the prospect of online multiplayer in a …
Read More »E3 2012: Resident Evil 6 demo of Leon gameplay is less exploding-y, much more classic survival horror-y
A lot of what we’ve seen of Resident Evil 6 so far has been exploding blockbuster nuts-out turbo-action, so it’s nice to see things are more reminiscent of classic Resi survival-horror shits ‘n’ scares in this Leon and Helena gameplay demo from Capcom-Unity at E3. It’s creepy, it’s atmospheric (even …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 multiplayer tips and strategies guide
Welcome to Mass Effect multiplayer Completing missions earns you the credits to unlock new equipment and characters. To answer your most pressing question, yes, you can be a Krogan. You can also be a Drell, a Quarian an Asari, and a plain old human, each race having their own special …
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