Capcom News Articles
Thursday15th Jun 2023
News Capcom May Consider A Ghost Trick Sequel If There's Enough Support
And if it can find an opening in the original story...
Capcom is soon re-releasing the puzzle-solving mystery detective game Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective on the Switch, and ahead of its return, there's been some discussion about a possible sequel. The game's creator Shu Takumi has recently addressed this during an interview with Game Informer,...
Tuesday13th Jun 2023
News Capcom's 40th Anniversary Site Is An Incredible Digital Museum With Playable Retro Games
A beautiful nostalgia trip in Capcom Town
Capcom has launched a beautiful 40th-anniversary website which celebrates the company's history, as well as shares artwork and design docs, and acts as a hub for some of the developer's biggest titles. Capcom Town is bursting with colour, characters, and chiptune music, which will get anyone who's ever...
News Surprise! Capcom Has Released A Demo For Ghost Trick On The Switch eShop
Download it today
The DS title Ghost Trick is returning on the Nintendo Switch later this month, and during the Capcom Showcase, the game's director Shu Takumi announced a demo for the title. It's "available now" on the NIntendo Switch eShop. "Original game director and Ace Attorney creator, Shu Takumi, announces that the Ghost Trick: Phantom...
Thursday8th Jun 2023
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Version 16.0.0 Out Now On Switch, Here's What's Included
Download it today
The Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak bonus update for Nintendo Switch has now officially arrived. As previously noted it adds Primordial Malzeno and concludes the overarching story. There are also other additions like improved armour augmentation and a new batch of weapons to craft. Here's the full rundown, courtesy of the Monster...
News Capcom Announces Return Of Digital Showcase, Airing Live Next Week
"We look forward to sharing new information"
Update [Thu 8th Jun, 2023 02:55 BST]: Capcom has provided an update about its upcoming showcase - revealing there will be new looks at "Dragon's Dogma 2, Exoprimal and Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective". There will also apparently be a "few other updates". You can check out the official teaser trailer...
Wednesday7th Jun 2023
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak's Bonus Free Update Adds Final Monster Tomorrow
Face the ancient elder dragon
Capcom has just hosted the final digital event for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, revealing that the game's bonus free update will be flying onto Switch tomorrow (8th June). As shown in the above trailer, the update will introduce the game's final monster, Primordial Malzeno, and wrap up the overarching story. You will...
Sunday4th Jun 2023
Poll Box Art Brawl: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS)
Objection!
Welcome back to yet another round of Box Art Brawl! Before we hop onto the case of this week's match-up, let's first take a look at the results from last time. We pitted three covers for the GameCube shmup Ikaruga against each other and wow, it was a close one. The European cover art just topped the competition with 36% of the vote,...
Thursday1st Jun 2023
News Mega Man Series Producer Kazuhiro Tsuchiya Has Seemingly Left Capcom
According to an update in his Twitter bio
The Mega Man fan site Rockman-corner has reported that series producer Kazuhiro Tsuchiya has departed Capcom following a recent update to his Twitter bio. As noted by the site, the series producer's bio has been changed to say "graduated from Capcom", potentially suggesting that the recently-released Street...
Wednesday31st May 2023
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak's Final Digital Event Broadcasts Next Week
"Going out with a bang"
Capcom has announced that its final Digital Event for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak will be showcased next week on June 7th, 2023 at 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm BST / Thursday 12am AET. The showcase will contain information on the game's upcoming Bonus Update ver. 16 along with some developer interviews. The short tease posted on...
Friday28th Apr 2023
News More Ace Attorney Characters Are Getting The Nendoroid Treatment This October
Pre-orders are now open
Fans of the Ace Attorney series might just be interested to know that Good Smile Company's range of Nendoroids is soon to expand as Apollo Justice and Maya Fey figures are now available to pre-order (thanks, Nintendo Everything). Joining the Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth collectables that we saw released back in 2021,...
News Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Surpasses One Million Sales Worldwide
Capcom: "Thanks to all of you for your support!"
Capcom's Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection is off to an incredibly strong start, with the company announcing it's already sold over one million copies worldwide in less than a month. Of course, the game was released across multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. This figure also...
Thursday20th Apr 2023
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Updated To Version 15.0.0, Here's What's Included
Update today
As you might have seen, Capcom has released another free title update available for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. This latest version (15.0.0) contains two new monsters — the Looming Calamity Amatsu and Risen Shagaru Magala, and it also adds special investigations to the game's Anomaly Investigations modes, where players can unlock...
Wednesday19th Apr 2023
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak's Free Title Update 5 Flies Onto Switch Tomorrow
Plus one final update announced for June 2023
Capcom has today announced all of the details about the upcoming fifth free title update for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, which we now know will be coming to Switch tomorrow (20th April). What's more, the company also revealed that there will be one, final update heading for the game in June of this...
Tuesday18th Apr 2023
News Pokémon GO Dev Niantic Is Making A Monster Hunter Mobile Game
Roars in September
Capcom has announced a brand new mobile game in the Monster Hunter series, and it's being developed by Pokémon GO's Niantic. Monster Hunter Now launches in September 2023 and is "a real-world hunting action RPG" which will let you hunt Monsters in the real world. A Closed Beta kicks off on 25th April, which you can sign up for...
Wednesday12th Apr 2023
News New Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Digital Event Is Coming Our Way Next Week
Expect news of Free Title Update 5
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak received its fourth free title update back in February and Capcom has now announced that news of what's next is on the horizon. Shared via the @monsterhunter Twitter account, the studio will be hosting a digital event on 19th April, where all will be revealed about Free Title Update 5...
Sunday9th Apr 2023
Poll Box Art Brawl: Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
In the firing line
Hello chums, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we get stuck in with this week's three-way battle, let's take a look at how last week's brawl went down. It was Kirby's Adventure's time to shine, with box art from North America and Europe going up against Japan in a classic duel. Rather surprisingly, in this...
Tuesday4th Apr 2023
News Street Fighter Movie And Television Rights Acquired By Legendary Entertainment
Studio will reportedly work with Capcom on "future projects"
Capcom's video games have been adapted to the cinema on a number of occasions in the past and one series reportedly returning to the big screen in the future is Street Fighter. Ahead of the launch of Street Fighter 6 this year, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed Legendary has acquired...
Monday3rd Apr 2023
Anniversary Capcom's Breath Of Fire Series Is 30 Years Old, And We Miss It
Come on, Capcom...
Today marks a milestone anniversary for Capcom's very first traditional RPG series. Breath of Fire launched on the Super Famicom on 3rd April 1993, kickstarting what would become a beloved franchise for many turn-based RPG fans. While North America would have to wait until the following summer to get their hands on Capcom's first...
Wednesday22nd Mar 2023
Random Resident Evil 4 Animation Is Both Cute And Unsettling In Equal Measure
Update: Episode 3 now available
Update [Thu 23rd Mar, 2023 09:15 GMT]: Another episode of the Resident Evil 4 anime has been uploaded, this time featuring Leon and Ashley requesting help from an old man to escape the infected villagers. As they await the completion of an escape vehicle, however, they find themselves in a bit of a bind... Not the...
News Resident Evil's Most Popular Character Revealed In Famitsu Reader Survey
Leon is best
Capcom's survival horror series Resident Evil has been back in the headlines recently due to the upcoming release of Capcom's Resident Evil 4 Remake. In the lead-up to this launch, Japanese publication Famitsu has put out a call - asking readers to nominate their favourite Resident Evil characters of all time. They've now released the...
Tuesday21st Mar 2023
Random Street Fighter II Features In Japanese Commercial For Eye Drops
Wait till Ryu see this!
Unusual video game adverts aren't uncommon, but more and more we see product placements and advertisements for other items that use video games. But an ad for Rohto eye drops in Japan has caught people's attention because the whole commercial uses edited Street Fighter II footage. (Thanks for the tip, GreatSong1!) Posted on...
Wednesday15th Mar 2023
Random Resident Evil 4's Iconic Opening Has Been Recreated In LEGO And It's Amazing
Spooky studs
We are nearing the hotly-anticipated release of Resident Evil 4's big ol' remake on 24th March, and while this top-of-the-range facelift was never going to be the kind of title to make the leap to Switch, we have now seen a version that we almost want to play even more. Yes, if the headline has not already given it away, the opening...
Tuesday14th Mar 2023
News Capcom Reminds Monster Hunter Fans To Grab 3DS & Wii U Entries Before eShop Closure
"These games will no longer be available"
We're getting closer each day to the shutdown of the 3DS and Wii U eShop services. Many companies have been issuing reminders to grab their games on these platforms before its closed, and now Capcom has joined in with a PSA regarding the Monster Hunter games. On the company's official Monster Hunter social...
Sunday12th Mar 2023
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Mega Man X2
Wily Wars
Hi Folks - welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In last week's battle, we took a look at The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the GameCube, pitting North America and Europe against Japan. It wasn't a close one, either: North America and Europe absolutely smashed it, bringing in 86% of the vote at the time of writing...
Saturday11th Mar 2023
News Two Resident Evil Character Skins Appear To Have Leaked For Fortnite
Chris and Jill could be getting some back up
Capcom characters from the Street Fighter and Resident Evil series have already joined Epic's Fortnite before, so it's no surprise to see more of the Japanese company's roster on the way to the popular battle royale. According to leaks this week (via Fortnite fan account HYPEX), Leon S. Kennedy and...
Friday10th Mar 2023
News Capcom 3DS & Wii U Games Available For Just $2.99 In Final eShop Sale (US)
Get Phoenix Wright, Monster Hunter & more
The 3DS and Wii U eShops are shutting down at the end of this month, and ahead of this, lots of game developers have been slashing prices on their libraries across both platforms. Capcom is the latest to do this - with an absolutely massive sale currently taking place on Nintendo's slightly older digital...
News Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Gets Reborn In High-Resolution This June
Switch pre-orders are now available
During Capcom's 'Spotlight' Broadcast earlier today the Japanese publisher and developer finalised the return of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective - confirming the high-resolution remaster would be arriving on 30th June 2023. This title will set you back $29.99 USD digitally, and if you pre-order, you'll get some...
Friday3rd Mar 2023
News Capcom 'Spotlight' Broadcast Announced, Airing Next Week
Expect updates for Mega Man, Ghost Trick & more
Capcom is hosting its own special 'Spotlight' next week on 9th March. Fans can look forward to a 26-minute broadcast covering all the company's major IP and upcoming and existing releases. Some of the titles you can expect to hear more about include Resident Evil 4 Remake, Exoprimal, Monster Hunter...
Thursday2nd Mar 2023
News Capcom Ending Resident Evil 7 Cloud Rental Service On Switch
The joys of the cloud
While in most cases you're required to buy a cloud game outright on the Nintendo Switch, over in Japan, there are certain cloud releases that can actually be rented. Resident Evil 7 (known as the Biohazard series in this region) happens to be one of them, but it seems this offer will soon be removed from the local Switch eShop...
Sunday19th Feb 2023
News Capcom Permanently Lowers The Price Of Monster Hunter Stories 2 On Switch
"A new price of $39.99"
There's been a lot of conversation in recent times about the price of video games being raised and games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have even been bumped up to $70. It seems Capcom is doing the complete opposite with its older library of titles - announcing the 2021 release Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings...
