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MCV speaks to the people behind the hit horror series Shinji Mikami and his team redefined the survival horror genre when they developed Biohazard – aka, Resident Evil – in 1996. Not that anyone expected it at the time. Resident Evil was loosely based on a niche Japanese-only 1989 Famicom …
Read More »Capcom: Reboot will be perfect DMC game
Capcom has promised it is working to make the perfect” Devil May Cry game in the upcoming reboot. One of the company’s representatives posted on the game’s official forum, reassuring fans that the divisive new direction for the series will restore its former glories. He claimed this is largely due …
Read More »Devil May Cry film rights acquired
Capcom’s Devil May Cry could be the next video games IP to get the Hollywood treatment. Variety reports that Screen Gems, the Sony-owned producer of the Resident Evil movie franchise, has acquired the film rights to the series. The deal was brokered by Digital Development Management on behalf of Capcom. …
Read More »Devil May Cry hits App Store
Capcom’s popular Devil May Cry series has made its debut on the App Store. Devil May Cry 4: Refrain is available to download now, and is compatible with all of Apple’s mobile devices: iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Unlike the upcoming reboot DmC – currently in development at Ninja Theory …
Read More »Capcom seeks partners, not buyouts
...but would consider a studio acquisition if the partnership worked
Read More »Inafune quits Capcom
Mega Man creator announces resignation via blog post
Read More »Devilâ??s haircut
Cambridge outfit Ninja Theory on its new mission to revamp Devil May Cry
Read More »Ninja Theory ready for Enslaved 2
Namco Bandai’s Enslaved finally hits UK retail this Friday and should it match commercially what it achieved critically the game’s developer Ninja Theory has said that it’s ready to get cracking on a sequel. And the fact that the studio is already working on Capcom’s new Devil May Cry game …
Read More »New Devil May Cry confirmed
As had been rumoured, Capcom has revealed a fifth game in the Devil May Cry series at its Tokyo Game Show conference. Called simply DMC, is being jointly developed by Capcom and Heavenly Sword and Enslaved developer Ninja Theory. The Devil May Cry series first debuted on PS2 in 2001 …
Read More »Ninja Theory scores Capcom Devil May Cry deal
Third major work-for-hire project for the Cambridge outfit
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