Category Archives: Capcom

Monster Hunter 4 screenshots have been posted to the official website by Capcom. If you head through the link to look at the small 3DS shots, you will notice monsters such as Garara Ajara and Kunchuu – both of which are new to the series. The battlefield “Unknown Sea of Trees is also present along with the Charge Axe. Monster Hunter 4 is out this summer in Japan. Thanks, Gematsu.

Phoenix Wright 5 – known as Ace Attorney 5 in Japan – has been dated for a summer release in Japan, developer Capcom has confirmed.

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Capcom USA senior vice president Christian Svensson is kicking himself a bit over Darkstalkers Resurrection, which hasn’t sold as strongly as he apparently expected.

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Assuming you’ve somehow managed to avoid understanding basic role-playing clases during your years visiting a core gaming website, heres a rundown on the Fighter in Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara

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Capcom has opened Steam pre-orders for Resident Evil: Revelations, the HD remaking of the 3DS title which is considered a little more old school than Resident Evil 6, which also arrived on PC recently. The publisher is running one of those rolling pre-order incentive schemes; the first tier offers an artbook and soundtrack; the second includes Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions; and the third throws in a DLC season pass. The first tier has already been unlocked. Revelations will set you back $50.

Thanks, Capcom Unity.

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will be patched next week, providing users with off-TV play and cross-region play. Look for it on the eShop in North America April 15 around 8.00pm EST and in Europe during the wee hours of April 16 around 1.00am. Thanks, Joystiq.

Lost Planet 3 joins a long list of games that have retailer-specific pre-order bundles. Capcom has published trailers for the GameSpot, Amazon and BestBuy editions. We’ve got all three here.

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If you live in the Bay area and are keen to check out Monster Hunter – either as a seasoned pro, a curious novice, or somebody who’s just completely baffled by the whole thing and keeps dying – you’re invited to a special event at Capcom USA’s offices on April 20.

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The cancelled Mega Man shooter which was in the works Armature Studio has been revealed by sources close to Polygon. If you head on through the link, you will become privy to some screenshots and videos showing the “proof of concept build”. The game was purportedly canned once Keiji Inafune left Capcom in 2010, and neither Armature nor Capcom have yet to comment on the report. Go have a look at what might have been.

Lost Planet 3 has been delayed into August for “business reasons,” Capcom has announced. Originally slated for June 25 in North America and in Europe on June 28, it will now release on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on August 27 in North America and August 30 in Europe.

Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen isn’t a full sequel but it is an incredibly smart release, argues VG247′s Dave Cook. Director Kento Kinoshita has also warned it’ll kick your ass sideways.

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Capcom has noted lower sales of its recent classic fighter re-releases, which means its likely to hold off on releasing more for the present.

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Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist is the live-action TV series from the same team behind the infamous Street Fighter: Legacy short that took YouTube by storm three years ago. The same production team has now taken the project to Kickstarter for funding.

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Darkstalkers Resurrection will be patched on April. Producer Tomoaki Ayano revealed the update in a post on Capcom Unity; it will add fight request features to arcade and training modes as well as a number of bug fixes including a remedy for replay upload issues. Darkstalkers Resurrection is a compilation of the second and third games in the series, remastered in HD and available via the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.

Capcom has released the minimum and recommended PC requirements for Dontnod’s Remember Me. Have look at the list below, courtesy of EvilAvatar. Remember Me releases on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in the US on June 4, and across Europe on June 7.

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The Left 4 Dead 2 cast is now available for free to PC owners of Resident Evil 6. The characters are playable in the Mercenaries: No Mercy mode of the title, and it comes complete with the Midnight Riders tracks. Those who play L4D2 can now also shoot up the RE6 enemies Lepotitsa and Ogroman, which are new skins for existing enemies in the game. Hit up either game to get your mash-up.

More news about people buying games instead of companies closing down because they don’t: according to a series of tweets from Nintendo Europe boss Satoru Shibata, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate stock is running low in PAL territory retailers. The executive said he expects more shipments in store for Wii U next week, and for 3DS by mid-April, and noted that eShop versions are available on both systems. The action RPG debuted close to the bottom of the UK charts this week.

Thanks, Siliconera. Twitter links: 2, 3

Capcom has released a new Remember Me trailer which focuses on the enemies you will face in the game. Some your character may recognize, some she will not. Watch below. The Dontnod title lands on PS3 and Xbox 360 in the US on June 4, and across Europe on June 7.

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In addition to his exisiting appointment as deputy head of consumer games R&D, Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono has accepted a position as a corporate office at Capcom Japan. On Twitter, the famously friendly industry veteran said it might be “tough” to enjoy the new role in addition to his current duties; Ono was taken ill last year due to overwork and has since publicly criticised Capcom for the pressure it places on staff.

Capcom has announced a cross-media project for 3DS called Gaist Crusher. The “custom armor action” focuses on player trading and transformations, and will also feature licenses such as anime, manga, music and toys with a focus on elementary age children. The manga series will appear in Shueisha’s V Jump and Saikyou Jump magazines, and the anime will be produced by Pierrot Co., Ltd. Gaist Crusher is slated for a winter 2013 release in Japan. Announcement trailer is below. Thanks, Siliconera.

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