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Call of Duty: Black Ops has once again secured to the top spot of the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Charts. Thanks to 192 per cent increase in sales, Treyarch’s shooter has now racked up eight No.1s since its release in November – one less than its predecessor Modern Warfare 2. …
Read More »Capcom denies Apple Smurfs rift
Capcom Interactive has announced that it has not been in a dispute with Apple over Smurfs’ Village on iPhone. Previous reports on Pocket Gamer stated that Apple had strong words with Capcom because iPhone users had complained after paying for in-game items accidentally. The site has now received a statement …
Read More »Apple warns Capcom over Smurf’s Village complaints
Capcom has been warned by Apple that its hugely popular Smurf’s Village has earned the iPhone manufacturer a significant number of severe complaints. The game has been causing problems with parents, who have complained that their children are spending too much on Smurfberries without their knowledge. The Smurfberries are purchased …
Read More »Major publishers slash App Store prices
Capcom, Sega and Namco have each sunk the price of their iPhone games just days after EA and Gameloft announced similar sales ploys. The move will add further grief to indie iPhone developers who, hitherto, distinguished themselves favourably from the big publishers with low price points. But now the publishing …
Read More »Publishing elite join $0.99 App Store race
Indies under greater pressure as scores of high-profile games get price cut
Read More »Smurfs Village to topple Angry Birds?
Capcom’s Smurf’s Village could soon overtake Angry Birds in the iOS charts as the game that generates the most revenue. Rovio’s bird-catapulting best-seller is still top of the charts on both iPhone and iPad, but Capcom’s FarmVille-esque title has risen to second place on the former, according to Gamasutra. Unlike …
Read More »Case Zero tops Xbox Live charts
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero was the most successful Xbox Live launch in 2010. Week one sales for the downloadable Capcom title outperformed all other XBLA games released last year, including the critically acclaimed Limbo, the first digital-only Lara Croft title and Case Zero’s own follow-up Dead Rising 2: Case …
Read More »Devil May Cry hits App Store
Capcom’s popular Devil May Cry series has made its debut on the App Store. Devil May Cry 4: Refrain is available to download now, and is compatible with all of Apple’s mobile devices: iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Unlike the upcoming reboot DmC – currently in development at Ninja Theory …
Read More »Capcom brings more always-on DRM to PSN
Capcom is the latest publisher to experiment with always-on DRM – this time bringing the controversial security measure to its latest PSN release. Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 will authenticate itself every time PS3 owners boot it up. The company previously used this anti-piracy mechanic with Final Fight: Double Impact, according …
Read More »2010 proving strong for Capcom
Japanese publisher Capcom has reported strong results for the nine months ending December 31st 2010. Net sales for the period reached Y70.77bn (535m), a jump of 41.6 per cent year-on-year. Income jumped 165.1 per cent to Y12.77bn (97m) with net profit increasing 294.8 per cent to Y6.84bn (51.7m). The star …
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