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SNK vs. Capcom series revival. When asked by VGC if he had any interest in a new SNK vs.

Resident Evil 4 Shinji Mikami has explained that the team at Capcom never designed the influential camera system to be groundbreaking.Mikami recently spoke to fellow Resident Evil franchise veteran Jun Takeuchi about the last 25 years of the series, with the second part of the video releasing today (August 29).In the interview video, Mikami and Takeuchi address the overwhelmingly positive response the game had from players and other developers for simply moving the camera over the protagonist’s shoulder.Check out the video, with its text translation, below. “It felt natural, oddly enough, we weren’t planning on doing something innovative, but in the end everyone kept saying we did,” said Mikami (via VGC).“To us personally, we just thought that angle was better. We weren’t trying to do something new or groundbreaking, there was none of that.”Apparently Masahiro Sakurai, the long-time director of the Super Smash Bros.

Capcom has revealed the details of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak‘s first major post-launch update, confirming an August 10 release date.During the Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak digital event today (August 9), the publisher released the content trailer for the free Title Update 1.To start off, the update will bring four new monsters including the newly revealed Silver Rathalos and Gold Rathian, who have both appeared in multiple Monster Hunter games in the past.There’s also Lucent Nargacuga, a rare species that first debuted in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate which can turn invisible, and the Seething Bazelgeuse which has explosive scales. Players will also be able to experience the return of the Forlorn Arena locale, home to the Lucent Nargacuga. New armour sets will be available to players when the update releases.

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak has helped almost double the game’s concurrent player count after it was released on PC earlier this year.According to SteamDB, when Monster Hunter Rise came to PC on January 12 this year it had around 135,000 concurrent players. That number then plateaued out in March to somewhere around 20,000.Since the Sunbreak expansion released on June 30, the number of concurrent players has seen a massive increase, with 231,000 concurrent players being achieved yesterday on July 3.

the announcement of Dragon’s Dogma 2, the original Dragon’s Dogma has peaked on Steam with over 6,500 players in the game at once, the most it’s seen in six years.Alongside the announcement, the game went on sale on Steam for $5 (£3.83) at a hefty 84 per cent discount. This saw 6,582 players enter the game over a 24-hour period in June, up from 1,016 in May.

Capcom has re-activated an older version of Resident Evil 2 for PC, after this week’s ray-tracing update broke mods and caused performance issues for players.Earlier in the week, Capcom released a surprise update for the remake of Resident Evil 2, which brought the title to Xbox Series X|S and PS5. For PC versions, the update added ray tracing, 4K resolution, and enhanced audio.However, the update was not optional and caused major issues for PC fans, mostly because it removed DirectX 11 support and implemented mandatory DirectX 12 functionality.

Capcom is giving away its legendary fighting game Street Fighter 2 for free over on Steam as part of a Capcom Arcade Stadium “free promotional package.”Typically, Capcom Arcade Stadium would only come with 1943 -The Battle of Midway as a free download, with the rest of the titles being separate paid downloads. However, PC Gamer spotted that Street Fighter 2 was also available for free.This comes off the heels of the recent full lineup announcement for Capcom Arcade Stadium 2, which is set to release July 22, and allows players to purchase a total of 32 classic Capcom titles.

Capcom will be hosting an Ace Attorney 20th anniversary concert later this year, with a live stream so it can be viewed globally.The orchestra will be held on May 7 at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo. If you’re curious to see what music will be featured at the Ace Attorney event, you can head to the official website.

Capcom has “amicably resolved” a lawsuit that alleged the company had taken images from a photographer and used them in Resident Evil 4 without permission.In 2021, scene designer and photographer Judy Juracek filed a lawsuit against Capcom, claiming that it had taken photos from her book called “Surfaces” and used them in Resident Evil 4 without permission.Now, Juracek’s legal represntatives, St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reeds LLC, has shared (via Polygon) that Capcom and Juracek have “amicably resolved their dispute concerning the alleged use of Ms.

Google Stadia is being put to one side in favour of focus shifting to the game streaming tech behind it.After launching in late 2019 the Google game streaming platform was met with some criticism regarding the quality of its streams, latency, and connection issues. After a slow roll out of major titles and news that the internal Stadia development studios would be shut down, all was looking lost for the game streaming platform.Now, Business Insider (paywall) reports that focus is apparently shifting from Google Stadia itself, as Google wants to focus more on licensing out the technology that the company uses to stream the games across the internet.Focus is reportedly shifting to selling the technology used in the streaming service, as obtaining big third-party titles Google Stadia is now being shelved.If you hear one thing, hear this: The Stadia team is working really hard on a great future for Stadia and cloud gaming.

virtual reality release of Capcom’s horror classic Resident Evil 4 is getting a significant update that aims to enhance movement and comfort settings on Meta Quest 2 – formerly known as Oculus Quest 2.Developed by Capcom and Armature Studio, the VR remake of one of Resident Evil’s finest instalments was well-received when it launched in October 2021. Now, an entry on the Quest Blog details that Resident Evil 4 VR’s first post-launch update “has overhauled mobility and comfort settings in response to player feedback, and has enhanced gameplay to give players more options.”These enhancements include “new controller-directional movement” so that players can steer walking direction with their hand, the option to switch the dominant analogue stick movement hand, “which is a big boon for left-handed players”, and height adjustment settings.“Additionally, there are new accessibility settings for adjusting waist and chest holder positions,” the announcement continues, “as well as an option for changing the colour of the laser sight on weapons.”Other minor changes include more reloading settings, fixes for known issues affecting saving, and “other optimisations that enhance various facets of the experience”.Although the update brings no new gameplay content, it seems to lay the groundwork for the upcoming The Mercenaries mode, which was announced in November 2021.

Resident Evil 4, that has been eight years in the making, is finally ready for release.Resident Evil 4 HD Project 1.0 was started by two Resident Evil fans – Cris Morales and Albert Martin in 2014. It was started as a reaction to the Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition released for PC by Capcom in 2014. That edition remastered the 2005 game in HD but fans were not happy with the results.Morales and Martin noted that the majority of textures in the release had not been updated.

Capcom has reported its fifth consecutive year of record profits, a big part of which has been due to older titles.The Japanese publisher posted the results ending December 31, 2021 Wednesday morning (January 26), where they reported the highest net sales and levels of profit items for the end of a third quarter in company history.Resident Evil Village has managed to sell 5.7 million units during its current fiscal year, and Monster Hunter Stories 2 has sold 1.4 million. About 70% of total unit sales are made up of older Resident Evil and Monster Hunter games.

Capcom has released a video showcasing how Devil May Cry 5 runs on the Steam Deck, leaving fans impressed with how the game looks on Valve‘s handheld console.Posted yesterday (November 24), the video shows a selection of gameplay from Devil May Cry 5 running on the Steam Deck.The video description states the gameplay comes courtesy of Devil May Cry 5‘s lead game designer, and shows off levels as Nero, Dante, V, and Vergil.While Devil May Cry 5 launched back in 2019, it’s still impressive to see that the title’s graphics don’t look like they have been downgraded to run on the Steam Deck.Many fans have expressed happiness with the performance on display, with one commenting “the fact this is running at 60fps shows that this [Steam Deck] would

Pragmata, the new dystopian game in development at Capcom, has been delayed until 2023.In a new Twitter post last night (November 18), Capcom announced that its brand-new title will now launch in 2023 instead of 2022 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC.“Our team is hard at work on the project, but to ensure this will be an unforgettable adventure, we’ve decided to shift the release window to 2023,” the publisher said.The announcement video attached also shows one of the main characters from Pragmata showing a sign sharing the news with “Sorry” written on it–fans seem to think that this is one of the most creative ways for a studio to announce the news, despite its delay.

Resident Evil 4 VR is launching on October 21 and it’s exclusively for Oculus Quest 2.As confirmed by IGN, the news comes with a new gameplay trailer for the title. Resident Evil 4 VR is a full VR remake of the classic survival horror experience and IGN has reported that it’s a “refreshing new take” and makes the “horror shooter feel practically new”.Resident Evil 4 VR supports both full-motion movements and teleportation travel.

Disney and Capcom to remaster Marvel vs Capcom 2.In an interview with GamerHubTV, Studio Head at Digital Eclipse Mike Mika was asked about the possibility of a return for the franchise and confirmed that the fan campaign to encourage a remaster may have had some impact.“The reaction was incredible and I know that both Disney and Capcom have seen that loud and clear,” he said, “we’ve begun some discussions on that right now and we’re trying to see how far we can go.”Digital Eclipse recently asked investors which properties they were keen to see make a comeback (thanks, VGC), and according to Mika, Marvel vs Capcom 2 was one of the most popular titles.

READ MORE: Xalavier Nelson Jr. talks about his next game: “El Paso, Elsewhere is my ultimate expression of vulnerability”As premiered at Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest on June 10th, 2021, the trailer showed the role-playing title and the disappearance of Monster Hunter mascot Rathalos.

Resident Evil producer Peter Fabiano has left developer Capcom after 13 years at the studio.Fabiano, who had also been the Senior Manager of the Global Research & Development at Capcom, was often a face for the promotion of the Resident Evil series and appeared in various interviews and showcases.

Capcom‘s Street Fighter V Spring Update has provided more details on the upcoming fighters to join the roster in Season 5.This includes a closer look at returning fighters Rose and Oro, as well as a first look of new fighter Akira.READ MORE: Life’s too short for boring video games!Similar to other characters in Street Fighter V‘s roster, Akira originates from another fighting game series developed by Capcom, Rival Schools.In a short trailer, which debuted during the Spring Update and you can view below, she is seen arriving at Sakura’s stage on a motorcycle before showing off some of her movesets, which include an aerial combo attack.The trailer ends with another surprise cameo as it appears she is able to summon her big brother Daigo as a