Capcom was a huge part of Sony's State of Play stream last week, giving us new reveals for Resident Evil Village, Resident Evil 4 Remake and Street Fighter 6. As it turns out, Capcom has even more to announce this summer, so the publisher will be hosting its own showcase …
Read More »Certain Affinity hiring Xbox specialists, possibly for rumoured Monster Hunter-style game
Xbox’s first-party studios and recent acquisitions have been getting all the headlines lately, but Microsoft does also have a number of third-party publishing deals in place for the coming years. One of those deals will see one of Xbox’s long-standing partner support studios, Certain Affinity, trying their hands at a …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak launches in June
Last year, shortly after the successful launch of Monster Hunter Rise on the Nintendo Switch, Capcom announced that it would be releasing a ‘massive expansion' for the game in Summer 2022. Today, more information was finally revealed, with the Sunbreak expansion set to release for Switch and PC on the …
Read More »Saudi Arabia investment fund puts $1 billion into Capcom and Nexon
Saudi Arabia has been using its Public Investment Fund (PIF) to acquire stakes in a number of gaming companies lately, including the likes of EA, Take-Two and Activision Blizzard. This week, it was revealed that the fund has now also been used to obtain small percentage stakes in Capcom and …
Read More »Xbox to publish new ‘Monster Hunter-style’ game
Xbox’s first-party studios and recent acquisitions have been getting all the headlines lately, but Microsoft does also have a number of third-party publishing deals in place for the coming years. One of those deals will see one of Xbox’s long-standing partner support studios, Certain Affinity, trying their hands at a …
Read More »Monster Hunter-like Dauntless gets next-gen patch
For every successful sub-genre, there is a free-to-play alternative. Dauntless is a free-to-play co-op action RPG which shares many similarities to Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise. Launched back in 2019, the game is now being updated to take advantage of the latest and greatest consoles: namely the PlayStation 5 and Xbox …
Read More »Monster Hunter: World becomes one of the best selling games of all time
Though the Monster Hunter franchise had existed for almost two decades, the Capcom-developed Action RPG series didn’t hit the mainstream until the release of Monster Hunter: World in 2018. Since then however, the series has catapulted to new heights, With the publisher now confirming that the title has become one …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise’s PC demo available now
Though Monster Hunter Rise’s PC release is still 3 months away, Capcom’s latest entry in the popular franchise looks to be shaping up nicely on the platform, as way ahead of its official release, the publisher has now announced that a PC demo is available for all to download. Ahead …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise will not feature cross-save nor cross-play
One of the best things about modern video games is the fact that a large majority of them allow you to transfer your saved data from one console to another. Likewise, console wars have become mostly redundant as cross-play allows for anyone to play with anyone. Unfortunately Capcom didn’t get …
Read More »Pokémon Legends: Arceus is not an open world game
When Pokémon Legends: Arceus was first announced, many fans were left both excited and worried, as this new take on the Pokémon franchise looked to be like nothing the team had attempted before. The Breath of the Wild-styled trailer suggested that the game would be open world, however this doesn't …
Read More »Capcom wants PC to be its main platform by 2023
While the PC platform saw a dip in consumer interest during the height of console gaming, the platform has made a massive comeback in recent years, with it nearing that of the console market in terms of revenue. One publisher which has been keeping its eye on the PC market …
Read More »Capcom’s E3 showcase officially detailed
Recently we reported that the ESA had officially released its E3 2021 schedule, featuring conferences from Microsoft, Square Enix and more. At the time, it was confirmed that Capcom would make an appearance, though little else was detailed. Now the publisher has officially announced its showcase, including the date, time …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise has outsold Street Fighter V in just one month
For most of its history, the Monster Hunter franchise had seen support from a select and dedicated number of fans, with the series existing within its own moderately-sized niche. With Monster Hunter World exploding into popularity and becoming the best selling Capcom game of all time, all eyes were on …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise sold four million copies at launch
Monster Hunter Rise officially launched for the Nintendo Switch last Friday and the game has already become a huge success, selling 4 million copies worldwide over its launch weekend. Capcom's announcement also points out that this number includes both physical and digital sales. For comparison, Monster Hunter World, which shipped …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise will release on PC in ‘early 2022’
Following on from rave reviews earlier this week, Monster Hunter Rise is officially launching on the Nintendo Switch today. While the game is exclusive for now, the game will eventually come to PC, with Capcom currently targeting an ‘early 2022' launch. Monster Hunter Rise producer, Ryozo Tsujimoto, previously revealed that …
Read More »Resident Evil 2 Remake is the 3rd best selling Capcom game ever
While each game publisher approaches its game sales differently, Capcom has historically been much more transparent than most when it comes to disclosing how well its games and franchises have been performing. The publisher has now updated its list of best-selling games and franchises, revealing some interesting details. Unlike most …
Read More »Special Edition Monster Hunter Rise Nintendo Switch announced
While special edition video game consoles are a relatively common occurrence, Nintendo has been more reserved than most when it comes to releasing special edition Switch consoles. While rumours of a Switch ‘Pro’ continue to circulate, Nintendo has now announced that it will be releasing a special edition Nintendo Switch …
Read More »Capcom hopes to offer more diverse representation in its future games
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 …
Read More »“A larger remake project” is rumoured to be in the works at Capcom
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 …
Read More »Monster Hunter World: Iceborne ships 5 million copies
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 …
Read More »Devil May Cry 5 becomes the best and fastest selling game in the franchise
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 …
Read More »Monster Hunter: World is getting a proper dynamic difficulty system
Monster Hunter World is an excellent game and for the most part, is equally as good when played in co-op. However, there has been one odd issue with Monster Hunter: World's difficulty scaling since it came out, making some two-player hunts extremely difficult but perfectly fine in single-player or with …
Read More »Monster Hunter World’s Iceborne expansion arrives in September for consoles and later for PC
Late last year, following Monster Hunter World's win at The Game Awards, Capcom announced that a full expansion would be heading our way this year called ‘Iceborne'. At the time, very few details were given but that changed last night, with the publisher giving us more details on the new …
Read More »Monster Hunter World’s Witcher-themed crossover is now available on PC
Back in December, Capcom and CD Projekt Red announced that they would be collaborating on a special quest line for Monster Hunter World. During the event, players will be placed in the shoes of Geralt of Rivia, complete with his usual weapons and abilities. The crossover debuted on consoles back …
Read More »Monster Hunter World will be getting official ultrawide support soon
Capcom had a stellar year in 2018 thanks to Monster Hunter World. The PC version of the game launched back in August and has consistently been amongst the top played games on Steam. The game will continue to get updates this year, with the next patch set to add in …
Read More »CD Projekt and Capcom collaborate for Witcher and Monster Hunter World crossover
Capcom has had a great year, in large part thanks to the ongoing success of Monster Hunter World, which has kept players coming back thanks to special events, new hunts and crossovers. Monster Hunter World's last crossover saw us taking on the Rathalos from Final Fantasy XIV. Now this time …
Read More »Monster Hunter is getting a $60 million movie adaptation
The launch of Monster Hunter World earlier this year finally gave the franchise a solid position in the west. The game attracted millions of new players and has already become one of Capcom's fastest selling games ever. So what's the next step? Well like Resident Evil, Monster Hunter will be …
Read More »Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is heading to the Nintendo Switch this year
This has been a blockbuster year for Monster Hunter in the west, and it looks like Capcom is going to continue to capitalise on that in 2018. Today, it was announced that Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate will be coming to the Nintendo Switch. This technically isn't a brand new game, …
Read More »Monster Hunter: World will be heading to PC in ‘Autumn 2018’
Monster Hunter is one of those franchises that always seemed like it would be right at home on a PC, but for one reason or another, would always end up tied to a console. That is changing this year with Monster Hunter: World. This game was announced for PC and …
Read More »Monster Hunter Stories looks very different
Despite the fact that it features giant dragons, talking cats and matter cloning pickaxes, the Monster Hunter series of games is relatively serious. It's unforgiving for newer players, has a deep and complicated system of augmenting your character and requires you to literally cut parts from your fallen enemies to …
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