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Capcom is bundling two of its digital Resident Evil remakes onto disc. Resident Evil Origins Collection will include two games – Resident Evil HD, which was released on consoles earlier this year, and Resident Evil 0, which is due out on PS4, Xbox One and PC in early 2016. The …
Read More »Capcom UK boosts team ahead of Street Fighter V
Capcom has made two new hires. Brian Ayers joins as brand manager and is working on Street Fighter V. He has previously worked at Cake PR where his accounts included Xbox and EA. Prior to that he spent seven years at Konami, where he progressed all the way up to …
Read More »Kamiya wants Scalebound to show off Xbox One’s potential
The co-founder of Platinum Games has said that one of his key aspirations for Scalebound is for it to increase the overall appeal of Xbox One. To achieve this, Hideki Kamiya has told Metro that he believes the title will really show off the potential of Microsoft’s machine. One thing …
Read More »Fan-developed Resident Evil 2 remake shut down by Capcom
The brakes have been put on InvaderGames’ Resident Evil 2 Reborn. The fan-made project was hoping to revitalise the 1998 survival horror title, but plans were scuppered when Capcom itself announced an official remake of the game last week. The publisher contacted InvaderGames prior to the announcement to ask that …
Read More »Resident Evil 2 is being remade
Capcom has announced that its 1998 survival horror classic Resident Evil 2 is being remade. It is going to be a complete remake of the original game produced by Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, the producer of the Resident Evil HD remake that was released earlier this year. It’s currently unclear what formats …
Read More »Capcom wants Street Fighter V to be No.1 in eSports
Street Fighter V is set to become the biggest title in the eSports fighting scene, if Capcom has its way. Marketing director Antoine Molant told MCV @ Gamescom that the firm plans to have a presence at a number of leading eSports events in an attempt to make Street Fighter …
Read More »Mega Man Legacy Collection arrives this month
Mega Man Legacy Collection will land later this month on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The six game compilation will launch digitally on August 25thon Xbox Live, PSN and (presumably) Steam for $14.99. Beyond playing Mega Man 1-6 in HD, players can also collect a wide variety of high-resolution scans …
Read More »Capcom postpones Street Fighter V beta indefinitely
The Street Fighter V beta has been brought to a halt after a disastrous few days of server problems. Capcom says that the beta will return at a later date, and that the brief periods when it was operable will not count towards the overall time it will run for …
Read More »Capcom takes Street Fighter V beta offline in bid to fix server woes
Having deactivated its servers only hours after going live, Capcom has now put a complete temporary stop to the Street Fighter V PS4 beta. The beta went live early this morning but has been beset with connectivity problems from the off. The servers were taken offline around an hour after …
Read More »Street Fighter V DLC can be earned in-game for free
Capcom has adapted a slightly different business model for Street Fighter V, with players able to earn all of its extra content without spending a penny. The publisher describes it as a service-based approach” and it certainly seems to ape the model seen in hits such as League of Legends …
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