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Capcom has announced that Resident Evil 5 for PS3 and 360 will be made available in Japan on March 5th 2009, a week earlier than the previously announced March 12th. The publisher cites ‘shortened development time’ for the date change, although the game will still hit European and North American …

Talk of zombie sequel Dead Rising 2 being outsourced out to a Western developer has been doing the rounds for quite some time , and now it seems that confirmation of the rumour has finally arrived. To read the full story, head over to Developmag.com.

Vancouver-based team is apparently at the helm of undead sequel

Following recent unsubstantiated day one sales claims from VGChartz , official Media Create figures have shown a convincing week one sales victory for Grand Theft Auto IV following its release in Japan. The title, which is published by Capcom in Japan, shifted 133,000 units on PS3 and 34,000 on Xbox …

Flying in the face of the global credit crunch, Capcom has reported some positive financials for the quarter ending September 30th 2008. Kotaku reports that net sales for the period hit YEN 31.26 billion, up 0.4 per cent on the same period last year. Net income increased by 16.8 per …

Japanese publisher Capcom has told MCV that its highly-anticipated beat ‘em up Street Fighter IV will hit shelves on February 20th 2009. The game, which is schedule for release on PS3, 360 and PC, arrives a week before the Wii edition of Dead Rising, which is scheduled for February 27th. …

Japanese developer and publisher Capcom is to launch its own dedicated storefront on Sony’s PlayStation Network Store, Edge Online reports. Speaking of the deal, Capcom’s digital product manager John Diamonon stated: Out of all of the third-party companies making use of the digital space, Sony recognises Capcom is one of …

The Wii edition of Capcom’s Zombie classic Dead Rising is set to hit the UK market in March next year. Based on the Xbox 360 classic, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop was first unveiled back in July, and has been built using the Resident Evil 4 Wii engine. Capcom …

Capcom's R&D chief and Resident Evil 5 executive producer lays into Japanese development community for not thinking managerially

Japanese publisher/developer Capcom has revealed it wants to sign up sports games developed by independent studios in the West as part its bid to target the casual games space. In its 2008 investors report, published today, the Japanese publisher/developer’s COO said the firm is still keen to grow its slate …