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Capcom recently suffered from a massive data breach, which saw over 1TB of private data leaked. While this is undeniably unfortunate for Capcom, one of the documents acquired offers positive news for the industry’s future, detailing how the publisher hopes to offer a more diverse representation of characters in its …

Earlier this month, Capcom revealed that it was the victim of a cyberattack. In an update this week, the publisher elaborated on the severity of the issue, which has seen personal information leaked.  Initially, the group behind the attack claimed to have stolen 1TB of data from Capcom's network, including …

Back in June, shortly after the announcement of Resident Evil Village, we learned that the developers were struggling to get the game running on current gen consoles, pushing Capcom to only announce the game for next-gen consoles. It has been assumed that the current-gen versions of the game have just …

Capcom has been doing very well with its efforts on the PC gaming side of development for a few years now. Unfortunately, the publisher has hit a bump in the road this week with Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition, which has graphical and performance enhancements that will only be …

The past few years have seen a large resurgence in the number of high quality video game adaptations being produced. Netflix is one such production company, creating not only a Castlevania anime, but The Witcher (though it is technically based on the books), a Splinter Cell series, and a Beyond …

Capcom's latest sales numbers reveal that the Resident Evil series has sold a total of 103M units across the span of 24 years, with the latest original entry to the franchise being the best-selling release. Capcom's sales chart is led by Monster Hunter World, with 16.1M units sold. Resident Evil …

The Resident Evil series is currently in an interesting position. While most agree that the recent entries in the series have been overall great titles, many have suffered from shorter-than-expected total play times. While the most recent entry, Resident Evil 3, only took around 6 hours to beat, an insider …

This weekend, veteran Capcom producer, Yoshinori Ono, has resigned from the company. This brings an end to his 30-year long career at the company working on franchises like Street Fighter and Devil May Cry. Most recently, Ono was reportedly working on Street Fighter VI, which has apparently gone through some …

One of the most interesting changes brought by Resident Evil VII, aside from the shift to a first-person perspective, was the ability for PSVR owners to play the game in its entirety in VR. While we know that Resident Evil Village will also be first-person, there was no VR confirmation …

Though there was once a time when physical media was the preferred way to own video games, as time goes on, more and more video game players have begun to adopt digital media ownership. Previously, we have seen companies such as Sony and Nintendo report up to 50% of its …

It has become common knowledge that multiplatform games are often more expensive on the Nintendo Switch. This “Switch Tax” as it is known, has historically affected a large number of titles, including the Resident Evil games. It now appears as though Capcom has finally lowered the MSRP of the titles …

While various leaks appear to have gotten a lot right about Resident Evil 8 prior to its reveal last week, there was one surprising detail we learned. The game is not cross-gen and will instead only release for PC, Xbox Series X and PS5. Initially, Capcom was working on an …

While Resident Evil 3's remake didn't get as warm of a reception as Resident Evil 2, there has still been plenty of buzz around Capcom's latest classic revival. Throughout its first week, Resident Evil 3 sold 2 million copies worldwide.  The original version of Resident Evil 3 came out all …

When Resident Evil 7 released in 2017, one of its standout features was the fact that the game would be playable in its entirety using PlayStation VR. Now, with leaks and rumours surrounding the series’ next mainline entry beginning to come to light, it would appear as though Capcom intends …

Resident Evil has had a great resurgence in the last few years thanks to Resident Evil VII and remakes of RE 2 and 3. We know that a Resident Evil 8 is on the way, but Capcom has also begun work on the next big remake, which will be for …

The Resident Evil series of games is by far Capcom’s biggest. With almost 100 million copies sold across the franchise’s 20+ year history, Resident Evil has certainly received special treatment from Capcom – especially when it comes to remaking old titles. With Resident Evil 2 Remake releasing last year, and …

Capcom isn’t always great at keeping its upcoming projects a secret, with the latest leaks pointing towards Resident Evil 8. According to reports, the next mainline game in the series is due to release in 2021, but it will also apparently serve as a ‘major departure’ to what we’re used …

Capcom have recently found great success in remaking some of their most recognisable and classic titles. Starting with Resident Evil 2 last year, the publisher seems to have no intention of slowing down its pace in remaking older titles as it is now rumoured that M-Two, the studio who helped …

When Resident Evil 2’s Remake released early last year, it was deemed a must-play, becoming one of the highest rated games of the year, and staying that way throughout the entirety of 2019. So when Resident Evil 3’s Remake was announced, it brought with it a renewed sense of trust …

With the COVID-19 outbreak shaking up daily lives and business operations across the world, there is an increased possibility that games may be delayed. We already know that Final Fantasy VII may suffer a shortage of physical copies available at launch and now, Capcom is facing a similar problem with …

The Monster Hunter series has always been one of Capcom’s biggest, but with the release of Monster Hunter World in 2018, the franchise reached new heights becoming the best selling Capcom game of all time with over 15 million copies sold. Back in September 2019, Capcom released the much anticipated …

While digital gaming brings with it a number of advantages and conveniences, it does have one major drawback – namely the ability for publishers to completely remove their games from sale with no ability for consumers to buy it. A number of titles have been affected by this, most famously …

Since 2017, Capcom has been on a roll, releasing hit after hit, with both commercial and critical reactions responding accordingly. With the resurgence in the Resident Evil series, the undeniable success of Monster Hunter, and now the announcement that Devil May Cry 5 has become the best selling game in …

It has been three years since Resident Evil 7 came out and since then, Capcom has been keeping fans happy with remakes of classic games from the series. As we head towards the next generation of consoles though, expectations for Resident Evil 8 are rising and we may now have …

While Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's PC release was hampered by a couple of major issues, Capcom has been quick on the case. Earlier this week, Capcom announced that a patch would be rolling out ‘within a few days' to address CPU utilisation and save error issues. Now, just in time …

It has been one week since Monster Hunter World: Iceborne launched on PC. Unfortunately, while the expansion was well received on consoles last year, the PC version came out with some issues. Capcom has been investigating since then and today, the publisher gave us an update on the upcoming patch.  …

The Monster Hunter series has always been very popular in Japan but it had niche appeal over in the west. That changed with Monster Hunter World, which quickly went on to become Capcom's best selling game ever. Now, thanks to the launch of the Iceborne expansion, Monster Hunter World is …

Last Thursday, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne finally arrived on PC after a lengthy stint on Xbox One and PS4. Unfortunately, the new expansion didn't come without issues, with some PC players reporting a loss of save files and poor performance.  Currently, Iceborne has a ‘mixed' reception on Steam, with some …

Resident Evil 3 Remake was announced yesterday at Sony’s State of Play. After many rumours and leaks, the remake of the 1999 survival horror title was finally revealed to be in development. In the wake of this announcement, Capcom have revealed that the Resident Evil 2 Remake, released earlier this …

Resident Evil 2 Remake has been lauded as one of the best games of the year and it looks like Capcom wants to keep things rolling with a remake for Resident Evil 3. Given the success of RE 2, another remake seemed like a sure thing. A couple of weeks …