March2021
Feature The Bloodthirsty History Of Monster Hunter, From Sony PlayStation To Nintendo Switch
In the hunt for knowledge? You've come to the right place
Monster Hunter is Capcom’s second-best-selling video game franchise. It’s bigger than Street Fighter, it’s bigger than Devil May Cry, and it’s bigger than Mega Man. However, it could be argued that Monster Hunter has had a rocky road leading up to the monumental success of Monster...
Feature Resident Evil At 25 - A Shambling Corpse Never Felt More Alive
It just won’t die
It’s now been twenty-five years since S.T.A.R.S. members Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield first burst through the front doors of the Spencer Mansion and found themselves standing in one of gaming’s most iconic opening areas. Resident Evil’s fixed camera angles revealed the full scale of that grand hall, as well as the...
"If the world hadn’t been in such a state, I might have had other plans to announce"
Capcom's been giving Mega Man increased attention in recent years. Between Mega Man 11 and several Legacy Collections – covering the original series and Mega Man X sub-series – many fans have been hoping we'd see similar love for
Guide Where To Buy Monster Hunter Rise And The Three amiibo
Rise and shine
Capcom has a host of brand new Monster Hunter goodness on Switch. Monster Hunter Rise combines classic elements of the series with newer conveniences that enable you to traverse the environments quicker and with a touch more style. It's running on Capcom's RE Engine and you can read our review right now (spoilers — we were...
Video Check Out This Unboxing Of The Monster Hunter Rise Collector's Edition
Including a look at the game card and amiibo
Next week sees the launch of Monser Hunter Rise on the Nintendo Switch. For those of you planning on picking up the collector's edition, you might be interested in taking a look at Nintendo Minute's latest unboxing video. The collector's edition, in case you forgot, comes with a physical copy of the...
Feature The Brilliance Of Zelda: Oracle Of Ages & Seasons Forced Nintendo To Up Its Game
Flagship titles
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, we're running a series of features looking at a specific aspect — a theme, character, mechanic, location, memory or something else entirely — from each of the mainline Zelda games. Today, Gavin ponders how the Oracle games demonstrated just how well outside developers had...
Reminder Version 2 Of The Monster Hunter Rise Demo Is Now Live
Magnamalo has arrived!
Following on from Capcom's announcement earlier this week, the second demo for Monster Hunter Rise is now live. It's appropriately named "Monster Hunter Rise Demo Version 2" and adds a challenging "Advanced" quest where players can take on Magnamalo. "Monster Hunter Rise - Demo Version 2 differs in some ways from the full...
News Capcom Allegedly Forced Staff To Work On-Site, Ignoring Japan's COVID Rules
Last year's internal leak seems to have frightened the execs
The global pandemic has been going on for a year in the West, but even longer in many parts of Asia, where the virus was first discovered. Like many countries, Japan - home to a number of high-profile games studios and publishers - asked workers to stay home, or at least to limit the...
Feature Capcom On Monster Hunter Rise's Rampage, Wirebug Exploration And Alien Wyverns
"This is the first time that we're using the RE engine for a Monster Hunter title"
Our readers may have felt a bit left out after the Monster Hunter series skipped Nintendo platforms with Monster Hunter World back in 2018, but all of that is about to change as the latest entry in the series, Monster Hunter Rise is hitting Nintendo Switch on March...
Video We Take A Look At The Hidden Mario Golf Game That Didn't Star Mario
Does Mario Golf need Mario to be good?
Camelot Software Planning has been in the business for decades. Initially known as Sonic! Software Planning, it delivered the seminal Shining Force series. The company would later split from Sega and land a deal with Sony to develop the very first Everybody's Golf. With both sports and RPGs under its hat,...
February2021
News Monster Hunter Rise Officially No Longer A Switch Exclusive, Coming To PC In 2022
PC port is "still very much in development”
We're exactly a month away from Monster Hunter Rise's anticipated launch. Releasing on March 26th, it's a welcome return for Capcom's action RPG series to Nintendo platforms, after we missed out on 2018's Monster Hunter World. Initially announced as a Switch exclusive, Capcom has just confirmed Rise is...
News Two Of Capcom's Legendary Street Fighters Drop Into Fortnite
Available now
We've seen Ryu and his buddies from the Street Fighter series in plenty of fighting games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and the SNK titles over the years, but this latest crossover is slightly different. Instead of another fighting game, this time he'll be transported into the world of Fortnite alongside Chun-Li. To celebrat
Preview Ghosts 'n Goblins: Resurrection Is Going To Hurt You, A Lot
Hell and high water
Blood is red, spirits are blue, here come Ghosts ’n Goblins, to murder you. If you’re a gamer of the old-school persuasion or just a masochist who enjoys agony, you will be undoubtedly titillated by the torture that Ghosts 'n Goblins: Resurrection promises to deliver later this month. The first new console game in...
News Controversial Rising Sun Design Removed From Street Fighter II's Re-Release
E. Honda's bathhouse gets a new look
Capcom Arcade Stadium came to Switch yesterday, and people are already finding new secrets and updates in the various arcade games within. In the latest discovery, Twitter user @pomegd (h/t Kotaku) noticed that part of the E. Honda bathhouse stage has been removed for the
News Capcom Will Broadcast Three Monster Hunter Live Streams Next Month
Covering Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2
Next month, Monster Hunter celebrates its anniversary. We're now also close to the release of Monster Hunter Rise on the Switch. With this in mind, Capcom has announced via Twitter that it will be hosting a total of three live stream events in March. This includes a digital event on 8th...
News Capcom Reveals Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection Contains A Local Co-Op Mode
Arthur and friends
With only a week until launch, you wouldn't expect Capcom to have further reveals for Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection, but last night's Nintendo Direct told us otherwise. For the first time in Ghosts ’n Goblins history, Resurrection is introducing a co-op mode. Available locally for two players, Arthur can be assisted by one...
Video Capcom Shows Off Apex Monsters And New Rampage Mode In Monster Hunter Rise
"more dangerous than we've imagined"
One game shown during the Nintendo Direct that we don't have to wait long for is Monster Hunter Rise. It's arriving exclusively on the Switch on 26th March. It seems Capcom still has a few surprises to share about the game. During today's broadcast, we got a look at some additional environments, Apex Monsters...
News Capcom Arcade Stadium Is Out Now On Nintendo Switch
Full collection costs $40
Capcom has been rather quiet about when Capcom Arcade Stadium would go live on Switch – and now we know why. The company was saving the confirmation for the first Nintendo Direct in what feels like forever. The games are offered in three packs, each costing $14.99 and each covering a period of Capcom's coin-op history:...
News SNK Vs. Capcom, One Of Video Gaming's Greatest Crossovers, Is Now Available On Switch
Check out the launch trailer!
Update #2: SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millenium is available to download from the eShop now, and you can watch the lovely launch trailer above. Update #1 [Fri 5th Feb, 2021 08:20 GMT]: Last month, SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millenium was rated for the Switch by the South Korean ra
News Capcom Insider Backs Up Previous Claims Of "Switch Focused" Resident Evil Revelations 3 Release
Will apparently be announced later this year
Last year, Capcom suffered a leak revealing a game called Resident Evil Outrage was scheduled for a Q4 2021 release. As previously stated by Capcom insider Dusk Golem, this title is apparently Resident Evil Revelations 3 (or at least was originally named that at some point during development) and will be...
News The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Has Been Rated For Nintendo Switch
Tales from the Borderlands, Secret Neighbor and SnowRunner, too
Taiwan's Digital Game Rating Committee has recently rated a total of four games for the Nintendo Switch. The first title is The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles - which is part of Capcom's Ace Attorney series (you know, Phoenix Wright) and is apparently a two in one release, according to...
News Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection Director Finally Reveals The Deal Behind Arthur's Underwear
"On the inside, he gets a little fancy"
It's been 15 years since we last saw a mainline entry, but Ghosts ’n Goblins is making a big comeback in 2021. With just two weeks until Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection launches on Switch, no one could be more thrilled than Tokuro Fujiwara, director of the original game. Having returned to his position f
News Capcom Reveals Average Completion Time For Monster Hunter Rise Demo Quests
Were you ahead of the pack?
Since Capcom ended the online portion of the Monster Hunter Rise demo, it's been sharing some interesting player stats. Last week, we found out the top three most used weapons (the Long Sword was out in front), and now, in its latest tweet, Capcom has shared the amount of time (on average) it took players to complete the...
News Monster Hunter Rise Producer Says You'll Have To "Get Used" To The New Wirebug Feature
"It'll take some time"
We're over a month away from Monster Hunter Rise and – though the demo was recently removed from the Switch eShop – Capcom has been in full swing promoting its latest entry. Despite a mostly positive reception, a few
News Street Fighter II Turned 30 At The Weekend
Go home and be a middle-aged family man
Capcom's seminal Street Fighter II turned 30 last weekend – a fact that makes us feel very, very old indeed. Originally launched in arcades on February 6th, 1991, the game triggered a flood of imitators throughout the early part of the decade, and spawned several 'update' variants in the form of Street...
