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New cohort for Professor Layton developer and longstanding Nintendo partner
Read More »Capcom: Piracy preventing Street Fighter PC
Digital distribution release ruled out; DRM solution considered
Read More »Inafune: Japan’s making awful games
Keiji Inafune, Capcom’s global head of R&D, has in a new interview made it clear his Japan is finished” statement from Tokyo Game Show 2009 made one year ago was not a misquote. Speaking to the New York Times some twelve months later, Inafune reiterated this belief. I look around …
Read More »Capcom â??barely keeping up with western trendsâ??
Industry luminary Keiji Inafune in new attack on Japan
Read More »Big names headline London Games Conference
Luminaries from some of the most innovative and important companies in the games market have been confirmed for the London Games Conference on Thursday, November 4th. The event, which takes place at BAFTA, Piccadilly, will examine the challenges in an industry that is being driven more than ever before by …
Read More »New Devil May Cry confirmed
As had been rumoured, Capcom has revealed a fifth game in the Devil May Cry series at its Tokyo Game Show conference. Called simply DMC, is being jointly developed by Capcom and Heavenly Sword and Enslaved developer Ninja Theory. The Devil May Cry series first debuted on PS2 in 2001 …
Read More »More digital Dead Rising on the way
Speaking at its ongoing Tokyo Game Show press conference, publisher Capcom has confirmed that a second downloadable Dead Rising game is on the way, and will also be exclusive to Xbox 360. Called Dead Rising 2: Case West, the game will star Frank West, the popular protagonist from the first …
Read More »Ninja Theory scores Capcom Devil May Cry deal
Third major work-for-hire project for the Cambridge outfit
Read More »Capcom buys Blue Castle Games
Dead Rising 2 studio to become Capcom Games Studio Vancouver
Read More »HMV selling Dead Rising 2 early
Having just confirmed a large number of midnight openings for Tuesday’s Xbox 360 exclusive Halo Reach, HMV has confirmed a second games offensive – it is host the official UK launch of Capcom’s zombie sequel Dead Rising 2. Furthermore, the retailer will also offer consumers a chance to buy the …
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