October2022
Random The Perfect Ghosts 'N Goblins Statue Is Here For Halloween
Armour also available
Forget Capcom giants like Resident Evil and Monster Hunter for a second — Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection saw the return of Sir Arthur after a ten-year absence in 2021, and it was a pretty darn good return to form, that form being "very difficult". In fact, we specifically said this revival was "So immorally brutal on higher...
News Resident Evil 2, 3 And 7 Cloud Lock In Nintendo Switch Release Dates
Resident Evil: Village - Cloud Version launches next week
During the Resident Evil showcase earlier today, Capcom confirmed release dates for each of the cloud versions of Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil 7 for the Nintendo Switch. Resident Evil 2 Cloud will launch on November 11th and will be followed by Resident Evil 3 Cloud on...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Mega Man 4
Fourth time's a charm..?
Welcome folks, to another edition of 'Box Art Brawl'! Last week saw the classic N64 title Pilotwings 64 battle it out for box art supremacy. The results were honestly quite a bit closer than we were anticipating, but nevertheless, Japan's vertical design took the lion's share of the vote with 60%. Bad luck, North America...
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Updated To Version 12.0.1, Here's What's Included
Update today
Ahead of the Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak free title update in November, Capcom has released another minor patch for the game bumping it up to Version 12.0.1. This one includes a number of fixes, including one particular bug that was causing save data to apparently increase in size when making a certain in-game change. Here's the full...
News Capcom Begins Mega Man's 35th Anniversary Celebrations With Logo Reveal
More Mega
There are a lot of classic video game franchises celebrating milestones this year, and joining them is Capcom's blub bomber, Mega Man. December 17, 2022 will mark the iconic character's 35th anniversary. In the lead-up to this, Capcom has unveiled the official logo along with the first collaborative product - a t-shirt by the clothing...
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak's Third Free Title Update Is Out Late November
More content to come in 2023
Last week, Capcom rolled out its second free update for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak - adding three more monsters. If this wasn't already enough, there's more to come. Capcom is already looking ahead - with a fresh reminder on social media that there's much more in the works. In case you did miss it due to the...
Talking Point What's The Worst Game That You Still Love For Some Reason?
All your perfect imperfections
Today marks the 15th anniversary of NBA Live 08 on the Wii. Quite why there wasn't a national holiday and organised street parades for this excellent game is beyond us. Except, of course, it isn't excellent at all. The game was, for all intents and purposes, objectively bad, and yet there is a very large part of this...
September2022
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Prepares For Title Update 2, Here Are The Patch Notes
2 Hunt 2 Furious
The next big Title Update for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak drops tomorrow, 29th September, and ahead of this free update, Capcom has shared the patch notes for version 12.0.0. This second glut of free content brings in three more monsters to the hunt — Flaming Espinas (who debuted in Monster Hunter Frontier, Violet Mizutsune (a...
News Capcom Fighting Collection Receives A Free QoL Update, Out Now For Switch
Viewable hitboxes, new gem colours and more!
Update [Tue 27th Sep, 2022 02:30 BST]: This update is now live for the Capcom Fighting Collection. You can see the full patch notes over on Capcom's official website. There are even some Switch-specific fixes in there! Original article [Thu 22nd Sep, 2022 04:55 BST]: The official Street
News Netflix Is Bringing Back 'Onimusha' As An Anime Helmed By Takashi Miike
Breaking the three-year Onimusha silence
As part of its TUDUM showcase, Netflix has announced that an Onimusha anime series is in the works and has revealed a number of first-look images via a tweet from their Anime account. According to Eurogamer, the show will utilise a '3DCG' character art style with hand-drawn backgrounds. Such an approach has...
News Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Will Include Online Battles
Revealed at the Tokyo Game Show
The 2022 Tokyo Game Show has kicked off, and earlier today, Capcom took to the stage to run through its slate of upcoming releases and updates. And one of the company's big featured titles was the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, and this won't just be a simple collection of ten games, oh no. Director...
News Resident Evils 7, 8, 2, And 3 Are Coming To Switch, But There’s A Catch
Yes, they're 'Cloud Versions'
During today's Nintendo Direct Showcase, Capcom revealed that several Resident Evil games will be coming to the Switch. These include Resident Evil: Village, Resident Evil: Biohazard (7), Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3. The catch, of course, is that all games will be avail
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Mega Man X
Mavericks, assemble!
Hi folks; welcome to another edition of 'Box Art Brawl'! Last week, poor ol' Solid Snake got himself trapped in a digital space and needed your help to escape by voting for your favourite Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel box art. In the end, despite strong competition from North America, it was Europe that won out with 45% of the...
Soapbox Forget Marvel, The Perfect Capcom Crossover Is Simpler Than You Think
Ryu from Streets needs new challengers
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Scott saves Capcom a lot of money and bother with a crossover suggestion everyone can get behind... Sure, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate may be the 'most...
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Reveals QoL Updates Coming Later This Month
More shortcut loadouts and armour lock
Last week, Capcom announced its second free title update for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak would be arriving in "late" September. Apart from the addition of the Flaming Espinas and several other monsters, the DLC will also be receiving some enhancements in other areas. As showcased by the official Monster...
August2022
News Capcom Opens Gorgeous Street Fighter 35th Anniversary Website
A champion resource
Yes, Street Fighter really is 35 years old. Capcom's first ever fighting game launched in arcades on 30th August 1987, and the company hasn't ever really looked back. It is the fighting game series everyone knows and respects. So it's absolutely deserving of a very stunning website to commemorate the series' 35th anniversary...
News SNK vs. Capcom Revival On The Cards, Both Parties Apparently Interested
EVO 2022 poster reconfirms demand
The return of the fighting game series SNK vs. Capcom has been heavily requested. Sure, there's been some Neo Geo Pocket Color games re-released on the Switch in recent times, so how about a modern revival? Well, the good news is that SNK producer Yauyuki Oda - the individual behind SNK's more recent fighting games...
Deals Capcom's eShop Sale Gives Up To 67% Off Switch Games, Finishes Sunday (North America)
Mega Man, Mega Savings
The end of summer is always about the negatives — colder weather, longer nights and the like — but Nintendo is here to keep the sunshine coming with the Capcom End of Summer Sale over on the official Nintendo site. You'll need to be quick, as the sale is only running until August 28th. You have just a few days left now to...
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Updated To Version 11.0.2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it now
Capcom has released yet another update for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. This bumps the latest version of the game up to 11.0.2 on the Nintendo Switch. According to a brief summary via social media, this update fixes some issues, along with some equipment loadout and "other" miscellaneous bugs. As usual, you'll need to update to...
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Teases Free Title Update 2, Landing Next Month
The Flaming Espinas arrives "late September"
Now that Free Title Update 1 for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak has been delivered, all you monster hunters out there might be wondering when the second update is coming. Capcom has now committed to a "late" September launch for the second free title update. This will include the Flaming Espinas and...
Soapbox Ace Attorney: Trials And Tribulations Is The Perfect Tragedy
With the perfect villain
Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations on the DS turns 20 today (although the GBA version is a few years older). To celebrate, we're reminiscing on what makes it one of the most beloved games in the series... Massive spoilers for Ace Attorney 1-3 below!! Anyone who's ever played an Ace Attorney game knows the score by now...
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Smashes Past 4 Million Sales Worldwide
Now that's a lot of hunting
A little over a month ago, we were impressed by the announcement that Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak had sold three million units worldwide, and August has only seen the popularity of the DLC continuing to increase. In a tweet shared from the official Monster Hunter Twitter account, the developers announced that sales of...
News GameStop Listing Narrows Down Monster Hunter: Sunbreak amiibo Release (US)
Next week could be the date
A week ago, a GameStop listing suggested its Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak amiibo stock could be arriving in the US at the end of August or early on in September. It now appears to have locked in the release date for August 26th. Pre-orders aren't being taken just yet. When they are made available, Monster Hunter fans...
News Capcom To Showcase Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection At TGS
More Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak content also available
There's only one month to go until the Tokyo Game Show, which starts on September 15th, and Capcom has today started to reveal what we can expect them to show off this year. For Nintendo fans, the answer is not much, but there are a few things to be excited about. Four games will be...
News Veteran Capcom Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi Joins NetEase Games
Moving on after 27 years
Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi has announced his departure from Capcom after 27 years. To mark his 50th birthday he'll be filling the same roll over at the Chinese video game giant NetEase. Kobayashi started out as a programmer on the Resident Evil series in the '90s and took up producer roles for series like Dino...