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Tokyo Game Show is a staple of the industry, with primarily Japanese developers taking to the event to reveal new games, offer updates on titles and more. Ahead of this year’s event (taking place in September), the full line-up of developers and publishers has now been revealed. Tokyo Game Show …

The Monster Hunter series ballooned to great success following the release of the highly popular Monster Hunter World, with it having sold over 18 million copies since its launch in 2018. That being said, its sequel, Monster Hunter Rise, is well on its way to match this achievement, with the …

2023 represents the 40th anniversary of Capcom. So far, they have treated the year well, releasing two highly rated titles in 2023 in the form of Resident Evil 4 Remake and most recently Street Fighter 6. In celebration of the publisher’s anniversary, they released a number of interesting facts – …

When Sony first showed off the PlayStation 5 at the company’s ‘Future of Gaming’ showcase, one of the most interesting games announced was Capcom’s PRAGMAMA: “a brand-new sci-fi action adventure game” which “will present players with a profound story and setting, as cutting edge visuals take full advantage of next-generation …

While each game publisher approaches its game sales differently, Capcom has historically been much more transparent than most when it comes to disclosing how well its games and franchises have been performing – for good and for bad. The publisher has now updated its list of best-selling games and franchises, …

In the lead up to Street Fighter 6, both Capcom and fans alike seemed confident in the fact that this latest fighting title would be a big deal, with the publisher hoping to sell 10 million copies when all is said and done. Just 3 days from launch and the …

In just a few short days we will be knee deep in Summer Game Fest Showcases and announcements. Not wanting to be left out, Capcom has now announced that they too will be hosting their own showcase during the Summer Game Fest period. As shared by the official Summer Game …

In the lead up to Street Fighter 6, both Capcom and fans alike seemed confident in the fact that this latest fighting game would be a big deal. With the game finally out, we can now see that this is indeed the case, with SF6 managing to achieve the highest …

Back in Summer 2022, Capcom officially announced Dragon's Dogma 2 as part of the original game's 10th-anniversary celebrations. Today during the PlayStation Showcase, Capcom's first proper trailer for the game arrived, giving us a brief look at early gameplay.  Dragon's Dogma became something of a cult classic over the past …

Capcom has run a series of closed beta tests for Street Fighter 6 over the last few months. Now as we near the game's June release date, Capcom has announced dates for the game's open beta.  The Street Fighter 6 Open Beta will be available from the 19th to the …

Humble Bundles are a great way for video game fans to get their hands on a number of high-quality games for a relatively low price. Available for the next two weeks is Humble’s Capcom Heroic Collection bundle, including the likes of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Mega Man, Monster Hunter …

Capcom has had an interesting trajectory in the video games industry over the years. Once a juggernaut of the industry, Capcom’s caché saw quite a drop during the Xbox 360 / PS3 era. Fortunately, Capcom is back and bigger than ever, with the publisher having sold more games than ever …

Street Fighter 6 has so far been met with a great deal of optimism. Whether it be thanks to the many details shared online by the publisher, or due to the multiple closed betas, excitement surrounding SF6 seems to be at an all-time high less than one month from the …

During the Xbox 360 era, one of the console’s more notable exclusives was the Dead Rising series. While the game’s sequels never managed to quite hit the same as the 2006 original, fans of the franchise continue to hope for a new entry at some point. Fortunately, it seems as …

Street Fighter is one of the biggest names in the fighting game genre, and while the franchise has had its ups and downs, the series remains strong – especially in the current lead up to the release of Street Fighter 6. With the positive pre-launch reception, it is safe to …

A few months ago, Capcom held the first closed beta test for Street Fighter 6, giving players a limited-time chance to play a slice of the game early. Some have found ways to continue playing the beta past its expiry date, something that Capcom is now warning against doing – …

The Mega Man franchise holds a special place in many people’s hearts, with Rock Man’s various sub-series and genres each seeing their own niche of supporters within the fandom. One of the more prominent Mega Man spin-offs was the Battle Network series. Originally released on Game Boy Advance, the complete …

Nvidia has a bigger-than-expected announcement for GeForce Now this week. Nine more games are joining the cloud library today, most of which are new releases. However, the big news is that Capcom is now partnering with Nvidia to bring games to the cloud. Capcom has been on a hot streak …

Street Fighter 6 is on the way this summer and Capcom is ramping up to launch with the surprise release of a new demo. The demo is out now on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles, with plans for an Xbox and PC demo next week.  The Street Fighter 6 …

Following on from the unplanned removal of ray tracing in Capcom's Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 remakes on Steam, the publisher promised to restore RT features in a future update. It turns out, that update didn't take long, as it is now rolling out.  If you have the …

In late 2022, Capcom announced that it had teamed up with TiMi to produce a new Monster Hunter mobile game. As it turns out, there was another project in the works with the AR specialists at Niantic. This week, Capcom and Niantic revealed Monster Hunter Now, a game similar in …

Recently, Capcom updated Resident Evil Village to remove Denuvo DRM from the game. It would seem that Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 also received updates recently, mysteriously removing ray-tracing features from both remakes.  While the removal of Denuvo from RE Village was a welcome change, the removal of …

DRM is the bane of many PC players, with Denuvo being the most famous (or infamous). While almost all games with DRM eventually get cracked by fans, developers have begun taking it into their own hands, patching the DRM after launch. Capcom is one such company to do so, with …

Resident Evil 4 Remake has already become one of the fastest-selling games in the franchise, having accrued 3 million sales in just two days. Now it has been roughly two weeks since the game released, and Capcom has updated its sales figures once again. At this point, Resident Evil 4 …

It looks like we are heading towards a new Street Fighter movie. It has been reported that Legendary Entertainment has recently acquired the film and TV rights for Capcom's classic fighting game.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, Legendary Entertainment nabbed the rights and will now work with Capcom on future …

We already knew that Resident Evil 4 Remake was off to a great start after seeing the number of concurrent players over the launch weekend, in addition to high praise from reviews ahead of release. Now, Capcom has revealed more specific sales numbers, with RE4 reaching three million sales in …

We already know that the newly launched Resident Evil 4 Remake will be getting one big free DLC update soon, adding in The Mercenaries game mode. As it turns out, an expansion could be on the way further down the line, dataminers have discovered.  The original version of Resident Evil …

Following the highly successful launch of the Resident Evil 4 Remake it was revealed that the game is set to get the much-loved Mercenaries mode in just a few short weeks. Ahead of its availability however, characters and models for the mode have leaked, revealing alternate skins and more. As …

We're still a week away from the release of Resident Evil 4 Remake but Capcom seemed to have so much confidence in the project that it sent review codes out very early. The embargo has now lifted, revealing high scores across the board.  Reviews for Resident Evil 4 Remake are …

Last night during the Capcom Spotlight stream, the publisher officially unveiled the Resident Evil 4 Remake demo. The demo is already available for PC, Xbox and PlayStation, giving players a chance to play a portion of the game early.  The Resident Evil 4 Remake demo, otherwise known as the Chainsaw …