We know, Japan, we know. Well, our awareness levels didn't stop Capcom from flaunting their stuff for us to see. In another attempt to satisfy their super-fanboys, a super-special, super-limited edition of Resident Evil 5 has just become available for pre-orders. The contents include the game (no, really) as found within some rather sleek packaging, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 13, 2008
Twinkle twinkle little star... The airtight door seals behind you with the trademark whoosh of electric hinges, and you steal a glance left and right as quick as you can, your heartbeat audibly quickening. To your right, a dead end. Immediately, on instinct you press up against the wall. Walls are good. Walls are safe. Walls [...]
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...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...Friday, May 23, 2008
Next Generation noted today that Capcom has revealed the life-to-date sales for all their major franchises and best-selling platinum titles, as part of their annual report. The Resident Evil series is on top, with sales of 34.5 million across its fifty titles, of which the PlayStation's Resident Evil 2 contributed nearly 5 million. Mega Man [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 23, 2008
In a Bloomberg report today, Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto disclosed that the Japanese game publisher is currently "working out contracts" and evaluating Hollywood offers to produce even more game-inspired films.
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 13, 2008
If you still feel guilty about buying Okami for the Wii, you may be able to make amends soon. According to an article at Videogaming247 that has since vanished without a trace, Platinum Studios (formerly known as SEEDS, and founded by Clover alumni) is now hard at work on not one nor two, but [...]
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.
Continue reading...Friday, March 14, 2008
A look into one of my favorite genres: zombies!
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
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