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GamesCom: Seth Killian Interview
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GamesCom: Seth Killian Interview

Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 6:10 pm (EST) BY LEE BRADLEY

Aside from being the Capcom Community Manager, an all-round Street Fighter master and the guy who SFIV's boss was named after, Seth Killian is also one of the nicest people you could hope to meet. It was a pleasure then, to sit down in the relative calm of a hotel room just around the corner from the carnage that was GamesCom and chew the fat about everything from the pains of balancing, to generating "a giant storm of crap." More »


Devil May Cry 5 To Cater More For Western Audiences
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Devil May Cry 5 To Cater More For Western Audiences

Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 12:02 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

It seems as though Keiji Inafune is on a roll. Not only did he just announce Resident Evil 6, but he's now confirmed the existance of Devil May Cry 5. More »


Capcom To Reveal Resident Evil 6 Shortly
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Capcom To Reveal Resident Evil 6 Shortly

Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 9:16 am (EST) BY DARRYL

It seems as though we might be seeing news about Resident Evil 6 rather soon, if Keiji Inafune, the creator of Resident Evil, is to be believed.

Speaking to 3DJuegos at a Dead Rising 2 event, Inafune told them that he had 'expressed a desire within Capcom to get the next game in the Resident Evil series out as quickly as possible'. More »


Capcom: Expect The Minimum Online Modes For Marvel vs Capcom 3
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Capcom: Expect The Minimum Online Modes For Marvel vs Capcom 3

Tue, Aug 24th, 2010, 8:05 pm (EST) BY LEE BRADLEY

Despite their fighting games thriving on adversarial play, online modes at launch is an area that Capcom have so far neglected.

Both Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter IV hit retail with only the very basic online features. More »


Capcom: MvC3's Dante Has Record Setting Number Of Special Moves
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Capcom: MvC3's Dante Has Record Setting Number Of Special Moves

Tue, Aug 24th, 2010, 6:57 pm (EST) BY LEE BRADLEY

According to Seth Killian, Dante from Marvel vs Capcom 3 has more special moves than any other in the long history of the company.

Speaking to GamingUnion at a behind closed doors event outside GamesCom last week, the Capcom "special advisor" and community manager revealed that the Devil May Cry star has a massive amount of tricks up his sleeve. More »


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Two New Characters Announced For Marvel Vs Capcom 3

Sat, Aug 21st, 2010, 2:25 am (EST) BY ADAM MA

You all know the way these kinds of news posts go by now, so I'll make sure to keep this short and sweet. Most people are pretty familiar with Viewtiful Joe, who has made a few other cameos before this. He also has apparently been given a new voice actor, of whom doesn't sound quite right to me. More »


First Glimpse Of Tekken X Street Fighter
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First Glimpse Of Tekken X Street Fighter

Fri, Aug 20th, 2010, 2:27 pm (EST) BY COLIN

You've seen the trailer for Street Fighter X Tekken, you've seen the playable demo as well as multiple screenshots. What you haven't seen is Namco's version of the fighting crossover, Tekken X Street Fighter. It's still in the very early stages of development, so early that Ryu's character model had to borrow Paul's wardrobe. It's looking pretty good thus far.

Enjoy the trailer, courtesy of GameTrailers, More »


Capcom Confirms Resident Evil 5 Move Patch Release Date
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Capcom Confirms Resident Evil 5 Move Patch Release Date

Wed, Aug 18th, 2010, 8:39 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Capcom has confirmed the release date for the Move patch for their horror survival game, Resident Evil 5. The patch will only be available to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition and will be released simultaneously with the PlayStation Move, on September 19 in North America. More »


Why Japanese Developers Need New IP's (Part One)
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Why Japanese Developers Need New IP's (Part One)

Wed, Aug 18th, 2010, 4:01 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA

Many Japanese developers are struggling to keep up with the big numbers drawn in by western games. This isn't as much speculation, as it is fact. Outside of Nintendo, Square Enix, and Platinum Games (and a few select others), it's difficult to really pin down a developer that's been a hit overseas which Japan can directly claim. But the reasons behind these failures are not hard to identify. In fact, it can all be summed up in one pretty simple question: Where are the new IP's? More »


Capcom: The King of Fighters
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Capcom: The King of Fighters

Wed, Aug 11th, 2010, 8:37 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA

Capcom is, at the moment, the dominant force in the fighting game industry. There's no sense in denying it, regardless of what style of fighter you may prefer. From their popular Versus series of games (Marvel vs Capcom, Tatsunoko vs Capcom), to their original IPs such as Street Fighter, they're successfully holding a lead that most other developers would die for. But is their position really that hard to reach? Is there a secret formula to Capcom's success that no other developer can copy? Not really, it just takes a little bit of time and listening to a few of your fans to ensure a spot as number one.

Though there are many aspects in the fighting genre that are shared across all games, few have done more to assist the multiplayer community like Capcom has. They've set a high bar, an industry standard, but they shouldn't have been the first to do it. Tournament modes, solid netcode, and a few fan-requested updates are all that's really required to turn a 'great' game into an 'awesome' game. Yet despite these pretty basic concepts, other developers continue to mess things up. Leaving out fan favourite characters, or making their games launch with poor online-playability is embarrassing, and makes room for your competition to claim the glory. More »


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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Hands On

Mon, Aug 9th, 2010, 8:42 am (EST) BY NICK

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is a quirky new IP from Capcom, not surprising considering its development was headed up by Shu Takumi, creator of the Ace Attorney series. The game is based around the death of Sissel, a character who's killed by a mysterious assassin known as Jeego. Sissel wakes up dead essentially with no memory of who he is and no understanding of why he was killed. He then vows to find out why he was killed and to stop more murders from happening at the hands of Jeego. With the help of the haunted lamp Kuneri, Sissel learns of his powers to possess inanimate objects and travel back in time four minutes before a victim's death so that he may change their fate. More »


Series Producers Oversee TEKKEN X Street Fighter GamesCom Bout
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Series Producers Oversee TEKKEN X Street Fighter GamesCom Bout

Fri, Aug 6th, 2010, 9:48 am (EST) BY DARRYL

GamesCom 2010 is the place to be for fighting fans, as both Katsuhiro Harada (TEKKEN) and Yoshinori Ono (Street Fighter) will be present to oversee a tournament put on for the upcoming TEKKEN X Street Fighter game. More »


Silver Surfer Rumored For MvC3
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Silver Surfer Rumored For MvC3

Sat, Jul 31st, 2010, 10:39 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA

There have been a lot of fake posts of 'character lineups' for Marvel vs Capcom 3 lately, and everyone seems to be desperately biting. Fortunately, this rumor looks a little better grounded than just 'a list'. MvC3's producer Ryoto Niitsuma has recently done an interview regarding the game, an interview that may of been slightly leaked. More »


Ono: Super Street Fighter IV 3DS Will Play Like Console Versions
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Ono: Super Street Fighter IV 3DS Will Play Like Console Versions

Wed, Jul 28th, 2010, 2:10 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Producer Yoshinori Ono talked a bit about the 3DS version of Super Street Fighter IV in this week's Famitsu. More »


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Capcom To Increase Production Output

Tue, Jul 27th, 2010, 8:57 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Capcom's looking to put out more big games like Resident Evil and Street Fighter per year. At the moment, Capcom only produces two on an annual basis, they hope to ramp it up to three or four instead. More »


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Two New Super Street Fighter Characters To Be Announced

Sat, Jul 24th, 2010, 9:48 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA

A screenshot that popped up on Twitter has added more evidence that two new characters will be entering the fray. Naturally the two characters remain a mystery, but it's great to see that support is still be pushed on the game. Not really surprising, considering how popular the series is on mainstream and competitive levels, but still nice. More »


Tekken X Street Fighter Is Confirmed
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Tekken X Street Fighter Is Confirmed

Sat, Jul 24th, 2010, 5:08 pm (EST) BY COLIN

As it turns out, right after the announcement and playable demo of Street Fighter X Tekken at Capcom's Comic-Con Panel, Namco's Katsuhiro Harada followed suit with his own confirmation that Tekken X Street Fighter is indeed in development. Fighting game fans now have not only one game but two to look forward to.

While Street Fighter X Tekken will run on the Street Fighter IV engine, Namco's take on the crossover is rumoured to be built in the style of Tekken games where fights are held in a 3D arena. Capcom's Ono does say that the games won't see release any time soon and that Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 will have to satiate fans for the time being. More »


Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Confirmed
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Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Confirmed

Sat, Jul 24th, 2010, 4:44 pm (EST) BY COLIN

At Capcom's Comic-Con panel, producer Yoshinori Ono has confirmed that they are working on Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition as a ways of saying that they "haven't forgotten about Street Fighter III." More »


Street Fighter X Tekken Announced
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Street Fighter X Tekken Announced

Sat, Jul 24th, 2010, 4:15 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Big news for fighting game fans all over as the rumours look to be very true indeed. Capcom's announced at the San Diego Comic-Con that Street Fighter X Tekken is indeed in the works. Not to mention that it looks to play in that 2.5D plane, à la, Street Fighter IV.

The announcement was made by Capcom's Yoshinori Ono. Apparently Namco's Katsuhiro Harada is prepped to make one as well - Tekken X Street Fighter in proper 3D anyone? More »


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More MvC3 Character Gameplay Footage Released

Fri, Jul 23rd, 2010, 11:13 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA

We told you earlier that Amertasu and Thor were throwing down the hammer/paw in MvC3 as playable characters. But a brief announcement and a few pictures do no justice to how fantastic these new characters look. It really goes to show how much detail is being put into each characters design, the amount of technical difference between them all is extremely well defined. No further explanation here, simply watch the videos below and be put into awe. More »