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Gfinity have announced the second of three titles that will be played in its Challenger and Elite Series competitions. Street Fighter V is the latest game to be revealed for the competition, after Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was announced earlier in the week. This marks the first time that Gfinity has …
Read More »Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers releases in May
When Nintendo gave us a first look at the games that are coming to the Nintendo Switch the biggest surprise for eSports fans was Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers. The remake of the classic fighting game is one of the Switch’s most anticipated titles, with the thought of …
Read More »Capcom announces a streamlined Pro Tour for 2017
Remember last year when we were all desperately trying to figure out who had qualified for the Capcom Cup and who hadn’t? Well that appears to have been the last time we will have to do such a thing, as the new Capcom Pro Tour format seems a lot easier. …
Read More »ELEAGUE announces $250,000 Street Fighter V competition
ELEAGUE has announced that its next competition will feature Street Fighter V. The ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational will see 32 of the best Street Fighter V players head to the ELEAGUE studio in Atlanta to battle it out for one of the larger prize pools in the game’s history. …
Read More »Capcom Pro Tour schedule to be revealed next week
The full schedule of the Capcom Pro Tour will be announced next week. A tweet from the Capcom Fighters account revealed that the full details of the tour will be announced on Monday, February 27th. There has been a lot of rumours about the format of the Pro Tour after …
Read More »Dead Rising 4 PC version coming to retail and Steam in March
The PC version of Dead Rising 4 will be coming to European retail next month, alongside a global digital launch on Steam, Capcom has announced. Both versions of the game will launch on March 14th, and Capcom’s released a new PC gameplay trailer to help whet players’ appetites. Dead Rising …
Read More »Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will be at Evo 2017 as over $150,000 is raised for charity
After a close charity fundraising campaign to decide the final game to be played at Evo 2017 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has come out on top. The fighter, which is set to be replaced by the end of the year, raised $71,690 for Make-a-Wish International during the drive, where …
Read More »The Capcom Pro Tour 2017 kickoff event is also Lupe Fiasco’s album launch party
Capcom has announced that to kick off the Capcom Pro Tour in 2017 it will hold a massive party that will see top pros compete in show matches and the launch of Lupe Fiasco’s new album. The party will take place on February 17th in San Francisco, and will see …
Read More »Capcom’s digital sales increased 21.1% in 2016 to 6.1m units
Capcom has released its latest financial report for the nine months ending December 2016, but while net sales and operating income have both fallen for the company year-on-year, accelerated digital sales and higher sales of flagship software titles have given Capcom’s consumer business its first market expansion in four years. …
Read More »Resident Evil films set to surpass $1bn at global box office
The Resident Evil film franchise is set to pass global box office figures of $1bn this weekend, making it the most successful video game to film franchise to date, according to Deadline. The franchise has made $954m so far, and Deadline states that Sony’s estimating the latest and final Resident …
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