Shinji Mikami, creator of the Resident Evil franchise, has revealed that he won’t be playing Resident Evil 5, the upcoming entry in the venerable survival horror series. He claims that it would make him “angry” if it wasn’t as he would like.
Mikami, who now works for Platinum Games, simply stated: “I probably won’t play it. [...]

Capcom has officially announced that a downloadable playable demo for Resident Evil 5 will be released for Japanese Xbox 360 owners next Friday, December 5.
The demo will feature two stages which can be played with both online and offline coop. It will be restricted for Xbox Live Gold members, so non-paying members won’t be able [...]

Seeing as how the arcade business is pretty much dead in the United States, it doesn’t come as any surprise that Capcom won’t release an arcade version of Street Fighter IV in the country despite the franchise’s strong history as an arcade attraction and its ties to competitive and tournament gaming.
This comes from Capcom’s [...]

Finally, a definite release date for the console versions of Street Fighter 4 has been announced. It’s coming out in North America on February 17, 2009 and in Europe three days later.
The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will be available on that day; a PC version is in the works [...]

Want to get your hands on Resident Evil 5, but not sure about parting with that lump of green paper in your wallet? Don’t worry, as a playable demo of the game is in the cards!
"We’ll be making an announcement about that relatively soon," said producer Jun Takeuchi, adding that [...]

Capcom Gets Custom Storefront on PSN

Seeing as how popular PlayStation Store is now, Sony has set out to reward the publishers who release games for the console, with the first being a custom storefront for popular Japanese publisher Capcom.
"As you may know, Capcom has been a huge supporter of PlayStation Network, so we collaborated on [...]

A sequel to the beloved zombie bashing title Dead Rising has been confirmed to be in development at Blue Castle, a Vancouver-based studio.
Eurogamer cites an anonymous source inside the studio, noting that “everyone’s really excited… it’s been hard to keep quiet, but they can’t wait to show off the game.” He wouldn’t offer a [...]

Capcom Sales, Profits Up Bigtime

Publisher Capcom is riding strong on its wave of games, revealing that it has made 31.23 billion yen in net sales during the second quarter of its 2008 fiscal year, a 0.4% increase over last year, and 1.87 billion yen in net income, marking a big 16.8% increase.
Strong sales of Monster Hunter Freedom 2G [...]

Following word that Street Fighter 4 is due out this “winter” season, Capcom clarified the statement, noting that it applied only to the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game – the PC version will come later.
"PC version is in the works, but will come post-console release," the publisher told IGN. "’Winter’ is [...]

Street Fighter IV fans holding their breath for a definitive release date can now breathe, as game producer Yoshi Ono has revealed that the fighting game will hit consoles sometime this winter.
"We don’t want to start rumors that it’s this year, but definitely this winter," he simply stated.
The game is already out in the [...]

Resident Evil 5 Website Up

Capcom has launched the new official Resident Evil 5 website. It’s made entirely in Flash, and has a lot of content to keep you tied over until the game’s release. New multimedia such as wallpapers and buddy icons are added into the mix, as well. The website will be updated regularly with new details about [...]

Sony Giving Capcom PSN Storefront

Sony is surely in the giving mode this season, what with rumors floating about the trophy rewards system. The company will now give Capcom their own branded storefront on the PlayStation Network, the first of what Sony hopes will be “publisher portals”.
This dedicated front will feature the publisher’s many games, [...]

More Mega Man 9 DLC This Week

The notoriously difficult 8-bit style platformer Mega Man 9 will receive another batch of downloadable content this week, adding new modes and stages.
In sharp contrast to the last set of DLC that sold for $2-3, this round will sell for $1 per pack and will be available later today for Wii gamers, tomorrow for [...]

Mega Man 9 DLC Coming

Even though Mega Man 9 goes back to the series’ 8-bit days, Capcom will release downloadable content for the game, giving it a taste of the power and advantage of current-gen consoles.
There will be five add-ons released, including two higher difficulty settings, an Endless Attack mode and a new Time Attack stage. Players will [...]

Capcom Goes Platform Agnostic

Capcom is going completely platform agnostic, as the company has sworn off the practice of making games exclusive one console or the other.
“All major titles launched during the next fiscal year or thereafter will be developed as multi-platform games,” reads a statement in the publisher’s shareholder report for its fiscal year 2008.
From now on, [...]

Street Fighter Movie Release Date Confirmed

It was confirmed today that we’ll be checking out Chun Li’s muscular thighs in February 2009 when Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li hits film theaters nationwide. This comes from Capcom’s annual 2008 report.
The film launches in close proximity to Street Fighter 4, the upcoming highly anticipated beat ‘em up, which is set [...]

Through a blog post by Chris Kramer, Capcom’s senior PR director, comes word that Resident Evil: Degeneration, the CG-flick based on the venerable gaming franchise, is coming to North America in Blu-ray and DVD later this year.
The movie is set seven years after the events of the first Resident Evil game and details the exploits [...]

Unlike Soul Calibur IV, console versions of Street Fighter 4 will not have platform-exclusive characters, noted producer Yoshinori Ono.
“I don’t want to give an exclusive character for any particular console,” he said. “And that applies to downloadable characters as well … because it’s not very fair.”
The game’s roster of fighters sees Cammy as a [...]

Bionic Commando Remake Sells Big

Producer of Bionic Commando Rearmed, the downloadable remake of the classic shooter, Ben Judd announced that the game has sold over 130,000 copies in its first week.
Noting high Metacritic ratings, Judd explained that the title is a “friggin JUGGERNAUT” in the digital distribution realm and that “consumers voted with their dollars”.
He added, “Basically, we [...]

Bionic Commando Rearmed Not on Steam

Contradicting earlier announcements, publisher Capcom sent out word that the PC edition of Bionic Commando Rearmed won’t be sold via Valve’s Steam platform.
“At the last minute, we’ve been unable to reach mutually agreeable terms with Valve on BCR, so they won’t be carrying it,” wrote company corporate officer Christian Svensson on their message boards. [...]

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