In an interview with MTV's Multiplayer blog, Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi revealed that, despite a less than stellar critical response, the Resident Evil 5 demo has performed exceedingly well, reaching over 4 million downloads via the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network. Takeuchi acknowledges much of the early negative feedback the demo has [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 23, 2009
Capcom's "top secret game announcement" is "Lost Planet 2," the company revealed today via Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Set in AD12, half a century after the planet E.D.N III was first colonized, the game will feature no main protagonist; but rather follow several distinct, nomad bands of "Snow Pirates" as they traverse a planet wracked by massive [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Contrived? Perhaps. Favorable? Almost certainly. But whether Capcom is experimenting with a new public relations tool, a community-building attempt or an actual journalistic endeavor, their new series of developer interviews debut today on the Capcom investor relations website. For fans longing for a inside look at the creative processes and corporate philosophies behind Capcom's hottest new [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 14, 2008
"One more thing." It’s the trademark line of Apple’s Steve Jobs, used right before the master of the lowercase “i” drops a bombshell on the consumer electronics market, announcing a revolutionary new piece of hardware or a price drop precipitous enough to throw competitors for a loop. But “one more thing” was also in attendance at [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Today's top news revolves around the growing market for in-game advertisements... and the works of Uwe Boll notwithstanding, big-budget video game films. Gaming: Sony cancels Eight Days, The Getaway (CVG) Jun Takeuchi finally talks about RE5 racism allegations (Kotaku) MIT develops rhythm-based PC title for the blind, playable using Wiimote (CNET) Tecmo responds to Itagaki's departure, lawsuit (IGN, Tecmo [PDF, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 10, 2008
Capcom's community blog has posted an extensive video interview from Famitsu with Jun Takeuchi, producer of Resident Evil 5. The video contains a look back at the Resident Evil series thus far, and has some brand-new footage of the upcoming sequel.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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