Tag Archives: christian svensson

Tue, Mar 13, 2012 | 23:04 GMT

Resident Evil 6 pre-orders franchise’s “best start” to date

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Eight months out from release, Resident Evil 6 is already out-performing its precursors.

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Wed, Mar 07, 2012 | 00:04 GMT

SFxT Xbox 360 won’t support local co-op for online play

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Capcom has apologised for a slip up in the Xbox 360 manual for Street Fighter x Tekken which mentions a multiplayer mode only available on PlayStation 3.

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Tue, Mar 06, 2012 | 02:00 GMT

Capcom predicts 50% of revenue from digital sales in five years

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Capcom Entertainment senior vice president Christian Svensson is backing the digital revolution heavily.

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Fri, Jan 27, 2012 | 03:44 GMT

Capcom “working on a solution” to Resident Evil: Revelations boxart typo

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You’ve probably seen this photo of a copy of Resident Evil: Revelations, featuring an all-too-easy typo. Don’t worry – you probably won’t be stuck with it.

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Fri, Jan 06, 2012 | 01:25 GMT

Capcom keen on 2D games but nervous of “tricky” development

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Answering a fan request for more HD remakes of classic 2D fighting games, Capcom USA’s Christian Svensson expressed guarded enthusiasm.

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Thu, Jan 05, 2012 | 22:33 GMT

Resident Evil: Revelations demo inbound

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The Resident Evil: revelations demo on the Japanese 3DS eShop will come to western networks.

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Fri, Dec 09, 2011 | 09:08 GMT

Mega Man to “remain” a “key brand” for Capcom, says US boss Svensson

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Capcom US VP Christian Svensson has reiterated that Mega Man is still an important franchise for the publisher, teasing announcements for the series “in due course.”

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Mon, Sep 19, 2011 | 04:07 BST

Capcom hints at Monster Hunter 3G, Monster Hunter 4 localisations

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Even though Monster Hunter 3G and Monster Hunter 4 have only just been announced as part of Capcom’s festivities at Tokyo Game Show, fans are already clamouring to find out whether or not the games will be localised and released outside of the Japan-centric market.

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Wed, Aug 10, 2011 | 13:35 BST

Capcom: Mega Man “super important to us,” Legends 3 cancellation “a decision that had to be made”

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Capcom US VP Christian Svensson has said that the cancelation of Mega Man Legends 3 was a decision that needed to be made, but insisted that the IP is still “super, super important” to the publisher.

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Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 12:32 BST

Resi Evil: Mercenaries save system unlikely to be implemented again, says Capcom

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Capcom US boss Christian Svensson has said the one save-file system for Resident Evil: The Mercenaries is unlikely to be used again following the backlash towards it.

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Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 08:35 BST

Capcom USA “pushing” for local release of PSP Remasters

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Christian Svensson of Capcom USA has said the company is hoping to see PSP Remasters of games like Monster Hunter Portable 3rd released in the West.

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Fri, May 20, 2011 | 10:44 BST

Capcom: Keep E3 expectations “in check,” but DMC a “maybe”

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Capcom has said that a new showing of DMC may come at E3, but added that fans of the publisher may want to keep expectations on what to expect for the show to a minimal.

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Fri, May 13, 2011 | 11:17 BST

Svensson: Capcom’s interest in PC market “growing”

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Capcom has said that the profile of PC gaming inside the publisher is one that is “growing,” although insists improvement is still to be done.

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Tue, May 10, 2011 | 07:46 BST

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online is costing Capcom plenty

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Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online is still in development at Capcom, even though things have been a little quiet of late.

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Tue, May 10, 2011 | 05:28 BST

Capcom claims PSN downtime costs it big bucks

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If you think it’s frustrating that the PlayStation Network is down when you want to play games, spare a thought for Capcom, which claims it is losing hundreds of thousands of dollars due to the downtime.

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Thu, Mar 10, 2011 | 19:25 GMT

Success of Dead Rising 2: Case Zero has Capcom “evaluating” similar efforts for other titles

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Capcom US boss Christian Svensson has said the success of Case Zero, the prelude DLC for Dead Rising 2, has made the firm “evaluating” something similar for all Capcom’s titles.

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Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 17:28 GMT

Svensson: I’ll “continue to push” for Street Fighter IV on PC

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Capcom’s US biz dev boss, Christian Svensson, has said he will continue to push for a PC version of Super Street Fighter IV.

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Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | 14:11 GMT

No MvC3 demo due to schedule reasons, says Capcom’s Svensson

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Capcom VP Christian Svensson has stated the reason why there won’t be a pre-release demo of Marvel vs Capcom 3 is due to development schedule reasons with the game.

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Tue, Oct 26, 2010 | 08:56 BST

Capcom, Square Enix, Rockstar to support new GFW reboot

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Microsoft’s announced several third-party publishers that will support the upcoming reboot of Games for Windows Marketplace.

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Sat, Oct 02, 2010 | 15:52 BST

Capcom expects MvC3 to outsell Street Fighter IV due to familiar Marvel characters

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Capcom’s Christian Svensson has said he expects Marvel vs Capcom 3 to see better sales than Street Fighter IV.

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