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Read More »Capcom partners with Twitch for year-round Street Fighter league
Capcom and Twitch have joined together to present a Street Fighter eSports league called Capcom Pro Tour. The tour will run year-round and hold worldwide events to determine spots on the tour and eventually crown champions. Street Fighter IV will be the title of choice, at least on this first …
Read More »Deep Down gender criticisms addressed by Capcom
Capcom has responded to concerns surrounding the lack of playable female characters in upcoming RPG Deep Down. The game found itself the subject of strong criticism from VG247 earlier this week after the site published a furious editorial about the game’s perceived gender inequality. Capcom has responded by explaining that …
Read More »Capcom not taking action against Samuragochi
Capcom has responded to allegations that it knew Japanese composer Mamoru Samuragochi was deaf. The publisher has said it has no plans to take legal action against the composer. In a statement toEurogamer, the publisher said: "We at Capcom were truly surprised by Samuragochi’s recent admission "However, as both soundtracks …
Read More »Resident Evil: Revelations surpasses 1m sales on consoles, PC
Resident Evil: Revelations has sold more than 1m copies on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, Capcom has announced. Originally launching in January 2012 as a 3DS offering, RE: Revelations PC/console port has reached 1.1m in sales since it launched last May. Capcom Unity states the title joins Dead Rising 3 …
Read More »Dead Rising 3 exceeds target as Capcom hangs on
Monster Hunter 4 and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney were also achieved positive sales
Read More »Resident Evil and Onimusha composer exposed as fraud
Mamoru Samuragochi, the famous Japanese composer behind the Resident Evil and Onimusha soundtracks, is a fraud. Once dubbed as a digital-age Beethoven by Time magazine, Samuragochi – whom has for years claimed to be deaf – has now admitted to hiring someone else to pen his most famous works under …
Read More »Strider release date confirmed
Capcom’s Strider reboot will be with us very shortly. The digital-only sci-fi ninja romp will arrive on February 19th across PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. It’s made by Double Helix, the studio behind Xbox One exclusive Killer Instinct that was this morning acquired by Amazon as part …
Read More »Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate heads west in 2015
Capcom announced a new title in its popular Monster Hunter franchise today, and this one’s getting a western release. As part of the Monster Hunter Festa 13 event this week, the publisher unveiled Monster Hunter 4G will arrive for 3DS in Japan sometime later this year. The game is a …
Read More »Capcom to hire 100 devs a year for next five years
Resident Evil and Monster Hunter creator Capcom is about to embark on a major recruitment push, with plans to hire at least 500 developers over the next five years. A note to investors from CEO Kenzo Tsujimotodetails a five-year plan designed to counter financial disappointments of the current fiscal year. …
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