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Short of being caught up in the News of the World phone tapping fiasco, it’s hard to imagine how things could be much worse for retro games icon Mega Man right now. Capcom has confirmed that the in development Mega Man Legends 3 is no more. It’s the second cancellation …
Read More »Former Capcom Boss Joins Rockstar as COO
Dale – who was most recently European MD at Capcom – takes the post with immediate effect, having already enjoyed a strong relationship with Rockstar and parent company Take 2 in the past. From 1994 to 1998, he was president of the interactive division of BMG Entertainment, which was acquired …
Read More »Capcom joins Gaikai rush
Publisher's own website to stream game demos via the cloud service
Read More »Gaikai signs up Capcom
Capcom has become the latest firm to partner with on-demand cloud gaming service Gaikai. The deal will allow US web users to play Capcom games such as the latest Resident Evil and Street Fighter titles through their internet browser. Gaikai pays affiliates to host Gaikai-streamed games on their websites. The …
Read More »Capcom acknowledges Mercenaries controversy
Publisher Capcom has said that the controversial save system used in 3DS title Resident Evil: The Mercenaries is unlikely to be incorporated into other titles. The furore reached its peak last week when retailers said they wouldn’t be accepting traded-in copies of the game. This is due to Capcom’s decision …
Read More »Capcom explains lack of Mercs reset
Capcom has defended the lack of a reset option in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D. The news that players won’t be able to delete their saved game file and reset their progress caused alarm among fans and retailers earlier this week, with many suggesting this had been done to prevent …
Read More »Resi Evil clear for pre-owned market
Capcom has told MCV that the second hand trade-in value of 3DS title Resident Evil: The Mercenaries will not be dented by the game’s strict data management options. As spotted by TinyCartridge, the game will not allow users to reset their game save data. The blog speculates that the move …
Read More »Namco and Capcom – rivals, allies
Namco Bandai and Capcom may be competitors in the video games market place, but a shared need to find success out of their home country of Japan has brought the pair together. That’s according to Namco’s VP of label and brand strategy Hiro Ochiai, who was speaking to MCV about …
Read More »SONY: SF X Tekken lands on PSVita
Street Fighter X Tekken will arrive on the upcoming Sony PlayStation Vita handheld as well as Xbox 360 and PS3. The beat ‘em up is the result of a collaboration between Capcom and Namco Bandai. The latter publisher will also release its own version, Tekken X Street Fighter. Characters from …
Read More »Capcom backtracks on SFIV DRM
No doubt fearful of a backlash similar to that suffered by Ubisoft last year, Capcom has announced that it will remove the DRM it had planned for Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. The publisher had previously announced that PC players who were not logged into Games for Windows Live would …
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