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Capcom has reported its full year financial results for its fiscal 2014, which show a YOY decline of 37 per cent for the publisher. The company brought in $538m during the period between April 1st, 2014 and March 31st, 2015. That’s the lowest annual revenue total for Capcom since 2004. …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 31 – September 6
The release of Dead Rising 3 for Windows had Capcom’s title out in front on Steam’s latest weekly top ten sellers chart. The PC version – dubbed Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition – finished ahead of regular chart-toppers Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and DayZ. Behind the trio, Civilization: Beyond Earth and …
Read More »Microsoft cuts price on select Xbox One titles
Microsoft has permanently reduced the price on a quartet of Xbox One releases. Dead Rising 3, Ryse: Son of Rome, Forza Motorsport 5 and Kinect Sports Rivals have all received $10 price drops. The games—all previously retailing for $59.99—are now available for $49.99, effective as of today. Earlier this week, …
Read More »Capcom reports revenue drop in quarter lacking new releases
Capcom has navigated through a tough first quarter, thanks to continued strong sales of Dead Rising 3 and Monster Hunter titles. The publisher emerged from the three-month period without a single new release battered, but not broken. The company notes a drop in both sales and net income, but those …
Read More »XBOX: Fable Legends and Spoof Capcom Dead Rising 3 DLC get E3 airing
Fable Legends has for the first time had its gameplay shown off to the public. It all happened at Microsoft’s E3 presentation, with the game’s co-op features shown off alongside some very impressive visuals. There was also a creation mode where players were able to construct a level and position …
Read More »Dead Rising 3 confirmed for PC, heading to Steam
Former Xbox One exclusive Dead Rising 3 will receive a Windows PC launch via Steam, Capcom has announced. The publisher included the reveal as part of its E3 2014 lineup unveiling, though only a release window of Summer 2014 mentioned. Along with Dead Rising 3’s PC edition, Capcom will also …
Read More »Capcom profits up as Dead Rising 3 hits 1.2m sold
Xbox One exclusive Dead Rising 3 has sold 1.2m units, helping Capcom to a welcome boost in profits. Microsoft has shipped 5m Xbox Ones, and while actual sales remain shrouded in mystery that still represents at attach rate of anything between 1-in-3 and 1-in-5, which is potentially very impressive. Monster …
Read More »Dead Rising 3 ships 1m copies
Capcom’s Xbox One exclusive Dead Rising 3 shipped 1m units prior to the end of last year, the publisher has announced. The figure was reached within a month of the game’s launch, and brings lifetime numbers for the franchise to 7m units shipped. "With the popularity of the Xbox One …
Read More »UPDATES: First party digital game prices raised on Xbox One
Microsoft has upped the price of its first party digital games for Xbox One. NowGamer reports that the download versions of Forza 5, Ryse: Son of Rome and Dead Rising 3 have all seen their prices increased from the 44.99 they cost at launch to 49.99. Why Microsoft would do …
Read More »Capcom forecasts 1.2m Dead Rising 3 sales
Dead Rising 3 will sell over 1.2 million copies on Xbox One, says Capcom. The publisher revealed the figures in its latest financial document, which also detailed the Japanese firm’s report for the first half of the financial year ending 31st March 2014. The expectations fall short of previous entries …
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