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Dark Souls, Banjo-Kazooie, Zelda, Resident Evil, God of War, Devil May Cry, Final Fantasy, Grim Fandango, Borderlands, Gears of War, Journey, Saints Row… 2015’s release schedule reads somewhat like a greatest hits of the games industry. These aren’t really new releases, of course. They’re titles from the last three decades …
Read More »Capcom announces a Resident Evil team-based FPS
Publisher Capcom has said it is to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Resident Evil series with… a team-based first person shooter. Resident Evil Umbrella Corps has an air of Resident Evil Raccoon City about it, although infused with a big dose of modern FPS trappings. We know the game …
Read More »Capcom teases further remastered games
Capcom is considering giving more games the remastered treatment after the success of January’s Resident Evil HD. The company is currently working on an updated version of 2003’s Resident Evil 0 and is completely remaking 1998 classic Resident Evil 2. It has also updated Devil May Cry 4 and DmC: …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to horror merchandise
It might still be summer, but it’s not safe to go outside, with horror games lurking just around the corner. MCV checks out the spookiest merchandise on offer The resurgence in the popularity of horror games has been frightening. After several years in the wilderness, the last 12 months have …
Read More »‘Horror games are pushing into the mainstream’
Creepy PS4 exclusive Until Dawn will help the horror genre march into the mainstream, says Sony. Product manager Joe Palmer praised the resurrection of the horror game ahead of the release of the PS4 exclusive later this month. The horror genre is huge in the wider entertainment industry,” Palmer told …
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 »Resident Evil 0 remake set for early 2016
The prequel to the Resident Evil series is launching on the new consoles in early 2016, complete with shiny new visuals. Resident Evil 0 was a GameCube exclusive when it launched in 2003, a Wii port arrived shortly after, but it has never left Nintendo platforms. Now the game will …
Read More »Capcom names HD remasters as key business area going forwards
Japanese publisher Capcom has said that remastered versions of its back catalogue of hit titles will be one of its focuses. In a Q&A, the company said that it has started ‘aggressive digital download sales activities’. It says that this is the result of it being harder to sell lower-priced …
Read More »Capcom uses Simplygon for Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Episodic spin-off picks optimisation tool for speedy development
Read More »Japan heads back to the ’90s as Final Fantasy and Resident Evil top the charts
Last week’s Japanese retail charts resembled a bygone era, as the latest Final Fantasy and Resident Evil instalments topped the rankings. According to the latest data from Famitsu, the remastered PS4 edition of Final Fantasy Type-0, which was originally released on PSP exclusively in Japan back in 2011, was crowned …
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