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"Blanka, you’ve won a crossword competition! Collect 100 and pass the dice will you, pet?" Capcom has announced that USAopoly is working on a Street Fighter themed version of property and finance board game Monopoly. It’s such an obvious match MCV is staggered the concept has taken to long to …
Read More »Asura’s Wrath pushed back two weeks
Capcom has delayed its Xbox 360 and PS3 action game Asura’s Wrath to March 9th. The title was previously due to hit UK shelves on February 24th. It’s a third-person hack ‘n’ slash action title with shooter and quick time event sections. Pre-order bonuses for Asura’s Wrath include the Devastator …
Read More »Capcom’s net income falls 53.6%
The strategic postponement” of major titles and a drastic overhaul of the business” were blamed as the key reasons behind its poor financials. The publisher saw net income for the nine months ending December 31st 2001 fall 52.6 per cent to 3,242m. Operating income fell 47.2 per cent to 6,744m …
Read More »Mobile still less than a tenth of Capcom business
Consolidated revenues down by a third, financial documents show
Read More »Fifth outing planned for Ace Attorney
Capcom’s popular fantasy law series Ace Attorney is getting a brand new fifth outing, the publisher has announced. In addition, the first three games in the series are to get an HD-enabled re-release on Apple’s iOS platforms – or more specifically, the iPhone 4 and iPad 2. The three titles …
Read More »Capcom revs up Resi 6 hype machine
The Resident Evil 6 ad campaign has already begun – ten months before the game hits shelves. Last week Capcom surprised fans with a spooky Resident Evil 6 trailer, and revealed the game would be out sooner than expected – November 20th, 2012. Capcom marked the horror blockbuster’s reveal with …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e January 27th, 2012
Capcom have a special thrill for Resident Evil fans this weekend thanks to its new 3DS title. Resident Evil: Revelations – sorry, Revelaitons – is available now for 3DS. The title gives handheld gamers a brand new survival horror adventure that depicts the events leading up to Resident Evil 5. …
Read More »Capcom makes a typo… on Resident Evil 3DS cover
At MCV we’re not above a good typo now and then. Hell, we even spotted one on the BBC earlier in the week. But a spelling mistake on the spine of a game cover? That’s a new one on us. But that’s exactly what has happened in the US. Pictures …
Read More »Wii U tech has progressed since E3 – Ono
Capcom producer claims the system offers new possibilities for developers
Read More »Capcom: 600 devs working on Resident Evil 6
Publisher delegates work to hundreds of staff overseas; Core 150 team in Japan
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