Capcom News Articles
Thursday30th Oct 2025
Round Up Limited Run Games 10th Anniversary Special - Every Switch Announcement & Physical
Now including Capcom titles
The physical distributor Limited Run Games held a 10-year anniversary special this week, revealing over 25 new physical releases. We've already highlighted one rare NES platformer on the way to the Switch in 2026, and now, here's a round up of all the other Switch-related reveals. Limited Run also announced during this...
Wednesday29th Oct 2025
News Resident Evil Requiem Pre-Orders Live, Switch 2 Pro Controller And Amiibo Confirmed
Horrifyingly good
Capcom has revealed a bunch of new information for Resident Evil Requiem ahead of its Switch 2 launch next year on 27th February. Pre-orders are now live via the Switch 2 eShop, with a standard edition priced at £64.99 / $69.99 and a deluxe edition at £74.99 / $79.99. The latter will grant you the following bonus features, while...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Sales Hit The Brakes So Hard Last Quarter, Even 'Rise' Outsold It
Rise and shine
Capcom has today shared its latest financial results for Q2 of FY2025/26, and the software sales numbers have left us rubbing our eyes and pulling a double take — is that the four-year-old Monster Hunter Rise putting up more new sales than Monster Hunter Wilds? The answer is yes, yes it is. As noted by our friends over at
Monday20th Oct 2025
News Resident Evil 0 Remake Rumours Make The Rounds Again
All aboard the Ecliptic Express
Rumours regarding a potential remake of Resident Evil 0 have been simmering for a little while now, but a new report from mp1st (thanks, Pure Xbox) has added further fuel to the fire. The remake is supposedly real and currently operating under the codename 'Chamber', which is presumably a blatant reference to prota
Thursday9th Oct 2025
News Street Fighter 6 Trailer Showcases The Return Of 'Mech Zangie-F'
"I'll take on all of you!"
Capcom has shared a fresh trailer for the upcoming Street Fighter 6 Year 3 Fighter Pass update on October 15th, this time shining the spotlight on the 'Mech Zangie-F' costume. The character first made an appearance in Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter and has since been included in Street Fighter IV and
Wednesday8th Oct 2025
News Street Fighter 6 Gets Spooky With Official 'Banshee's Last Cry' Collaboration
Available later this month
Capcom has announced a new event for Street Fighter 6, introducing a special collaboration with Banshee's Last Cry, the obscure Super Famicom visual novel from 1994. Players can access the new content via the World Tour mode by selecting the 'Street Fighter's Last Cry' option from the 'One Fateful Day' menu. What's even...
Wednesday1st Oct 2025
Poll Will You Play Resident Evil Requiem In First-Person Or Third-Person?
Grace's choice
Resident Evil Requiem, perhaps drawing inspiration from the added DLC for Resident Evil: Village, will allow players to choose from two camera perspectives for the main campaign: first-person and third-person. According to director Koshi Nakanishi, who also helmed Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, he thought that the seventh entry
Tuesday30th Sep 2025
News Even Capcom Was Surprised At How Well Resident Evil Requiem Runs On Switch 2
Master of unlocking potential
When Resident Evil Requiem was announced for the Switch 2, we must admit to being a little surprised that the game could conceivably run well on Nintendo's new console. We weren't the only ones either. According to a new interview with Famitsu (thanks, wccftech), director Koshi Nakanishi said that the development team...
Friday26th Sep 2025
News Capcom Teases Brand New amiibo For Monster Hunter Stories 3, Here's A Look
The next entry arrives on Switch 2 in 2026
Nintendo's amiibo series has got a boost in recent times, thanks to games like Donkey Kong Bananza and the Super Mario Galaxy package. Third-party developers such as Capcom have also continued to build the amiibo line. And now, following its Street Fighter 6 series, the same company is teasing at least...
Thursday25th Sep 2025
News Game-Key Cards A "Sales Strategy Decision", Says Resident Evil Requiem Director
Gosh, make up your minds
Just recently, the director of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade mentioned that Game-Key Cards for Switch 2 were somewhat of a necessary evil, stating that load times from a physical cartridge are inferior to that found on an SSD. Now, in an interview with
News Resident Evil Requiem Gameplay On Switch 2 Emerges From Tokyo Game Show
How does it hold up?
Resident Evil Requiem, the latest mainline entry in Capcom's long-running survival horror series, was recently confirmed for Switch 2, launching on 27th February 2026. Now, thanks to the game's appearance at Tokyo Game Show 2026, we now have footage of Requiem running on the Switch 2 via handheld mode, as kindly highlighted by...
News Get Your First Proper Look At C. Viper Gameplay In Street Fighter 6
Plus, Mech Zangie-F returns
Ahead of her debut on 15th October 2025, C. Viper gets the spotlight with a brand new gameplay trailer for Street Fighter 6. Available as part of the Year 3 Ultimate / Character Pass, C. Viper (or Crimson Viper) was originally introduced to the series in the 2008 entry Street Fighter IV. She retains her signature moves...
Wednesday24th Sep 2025
News We're Not Getting A New Game, But 'Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy' Gets A Free Update
HOLD IT!
In a surprise announcement during its TGS 2025 Online Program, Capcom has announced a big free update for the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy on Switch (and other platforms) coming on 19th November 2025. Of course, fans are probably disappointed that it's not a brand new game, but this update does bring the trilogy up-to-snuff with...
News Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection Details Additional Features In New Trailer
There's a starman
After being announced just over a week ago during the Japanese Nintendo Direct broadcast, Capcom has shared an updated trailer and a few new details about the upcoming Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection. The trailer was shown during Capcom's TGS 2025 Online Program and, as you'd expect from
Tuesday23rd Sep 2025
News Capcom Switch 2 Launch Title Gets Its First Big eShop Discount (US)
Capcom's Switch library is also on sale
If you've been hanging out for a Switch 2 eShop bargain, it seems the first major third-party one has arrived. Capcom is currently offering Street Fighter 6 (which was a launch title for Nintendo's new system in June) for half price in the US. This takes this title, which has now surpassed five million...
Wednesday17th Sep 2025
News Capcom Gears Up For Street Fighter 6's Next Season 3 DLC Character, Coming Soon
"C.Viper Arrives" Fighter Pass revealed
[Fri 27th Jun, 2025 00:45 BST]: Capcom recently revealed the Season 3 DLC roster for Street Fighter 6, confirming Sagat, C. Viper, Alex and Ingrid would be joining the battle. Now, in an update during its Spotlight broadcast today, the company has locked in a date for the first fighter. Along with a brief...
Tuesday16th Sep 2025
News Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Sells 1 Million Copies
Shame we probably won't get another
Capcom has announced that Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics has sold a total of 1 million copies since its launch in September 2024 (thanks, Push Square). Announced via social media, the translated post reads: MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection global sales surpass 1 million copies!...
Friday12th Sep 2025
News Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection Brings DS RPGs To Switch In 2026
Starstruck
It's been a busy day thanks to Nintendo's huge hour-long Direct, but the Japanese broadcast still managed to have a surprise in store for us — Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection. Coming to Switch in 2026, Capcom announced the collection via the Japanese showcase, but also dropped an English trailer, confirming we'd be seeing the...
News Monster Hunter Stories 3 Will Roar Onto Switch 2 In March 2026
No twist of fate
During the big hour-long Nintendo Direct, Capcom's Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection got a release date for Switch 2! And it's landing on the console on 13th March 2026. The game was revealed back in July's Partner Showcase and has received a huge glow-up from its lovely-looking predecessors. But this is more of that...
News Resident Evil Requiem Has Been Officially Confirmed For Switch 2
Along with RE7 and RE: Village
Following recent rumours, Capcom has confirmed that Resident Evil Requiem will launch on the Switch 2 alongside the other platforms on 27th February 2026. This entry will follow Grace Ashcroft as she investigates mysterious deaths, including that of her mother, RE: Outbreak's Alyssa Ashcroft. The game will also...
Thursday11th Sep 2025
News Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Receives An Update (Version 1.0.4), Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Try it out now on Switch and Switch 2
Apart from the release of Street Fighter 6 on the Switch 2 this year, Capcom also released Capcom Fighting Collection 2 just before the arrival of the new Nintendo hardware. Last month, this same collection of classics received a "free title update" - unlocking additional characters in Street Fighter Alper 3...
Wednesday3rd Sep 2025
Rumour Resident Evil Requiem Could Be Heading To The Switch 2
"it'll be a different version with different tech"
The Resident Evil series has seen pretty strong representation on the Switch, but it's perhaps safe to say that fans aren't best pleased with some titles being relegated to 'Cloud Versions'. We're still waiting to see whether Capcom is keen to re-release RE2, RE3, RE7, and RE Village natively on...
Tuesday2nd Sep 2025
News Capcom Vs. SNK 2 Director Really Wants To Make A Third Entry
Though that might be a tad tricky...
It's been well over two decades since the initial launch of Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium, and although the game is now playable on Switch via Capcom Fighting Collection 2, fans are undoubtedly desperate to see a brand-new entry. Someone else who would like to see 'Capcom vs. SNK 3' is none other than...
Friday29th Aug 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Brings The Hunt To Street Fighter 6 In New "Limited-Time" Collab Event
"The guild authorizes a special collaboration"
Recently, it was Street Fighter 6 content appearing in Monster Hunter Wilds, and now Capcom is flipping this crossover around. The developer will be bringing the hunt to its latest Street Fighter entry, dressing the fighters up with new EX colours, "new gears" and more. This limited-time event will be...
Tuesday26th Aug 2025
News Hideaki Itsuno Hires 'Devil May Cry' And 'Street Fighter' Legends For New Studio
A huge blow for Capcom
From left: Bingo Morihashi, Hideaki Itsuno, and Daigo Ikeno Lightspeed Japan Studio, a subsidiary of the Tencent-owned company Lightspeed Studios, has announced a key expansion with the opening of a new office in Osaka. Under the leadership of Hideaki Itsuno – who perhaps most famously spearheaded the development of the...
Saturday23rd Aug 2025
News Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Switch Online Game Trial Now Available (Europe)
Get ready for the third entry
During Nintendo's recent Partner Direct, Capcom lifted the lid on Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection. If you haven't got around to playing the second game Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin just yet, now is the chance if you happen to be based in Europe and have an active Switch Online subscription. This...
Tuesday19th Aug 2025
News Capcom Launches Resident Evil 30th Anniversary Website
Big plans are in store
Capcom has launched a new website dedicated to Resident Evil's upcoming 30th anniversary in 2026. More specifically, 22nd March 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the original Resident Evil on PS1. We're unsure what Capcom has in store for us to celebrate the milestone, but the website has a section marked 'Coming Soon'...
Thursday14th Aug 2025
News Capcom Is Holding A 90-Minute Panel At New York Comic-Con In October
It will showcase "recent and upcoming releases"
Japanese gaming giant Capcom will be holding a special panel on the main stage at this year's New York Comic-Con on 10th October 2025. Entertainment Weekly unveiled the list of panels available at the event — which takes place from 9th to 12th October — and Capcom was among them. We know very few...
News Capcom 'Platinum Titles' Sales Update - Monster Hunter, Resident Evil And More
The latest record sales as of June, 2025
Capcom is a powerhouse in the video game space with huge franchises like Resident Evil, Street Fighter and Monster Hunter. These games all continue to grow and if you need a reminder of just how big they are, the Japanese company recently shared a 'Platinum Titles' update on its official website. These are...
Saturday9th Aug 2025
News Street Fighter 6's Next Wave Of amiibo Cards Surface Online, Here's A Look
Including fighters from the Year 2 and 3 DLC
When Capcom released Street Fighter 6 on the Switch 2 in June, it also launched three new amiibo as well as an amiibo card starter set containing 22 cards. Now, in an update, the second series of cards has appeared online. According to multiple listings, this set will feature new cards for the existing...
