Thanks the the overwhelming success of the Street Fighter IV series, producer Yoshinori Ono has taken his place as de facto head of fighting game development within Capcom. He’s not the only one within the company fighting for the cause, as Marvel vs Capcom 3 producer Ryota Niitsuma is also on board, but Ono-san has effectively set himself at the forefront. From his regular attendance at major tournaments to his constant connection to the players via Twitter and a mini-Blanka, ..read more

At Captivate 2011, Capcom treated us to more information on a pair of highly-anticipated fighting games, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition and Street Fighter X Tekken. The wealth of solid info on these two titles stole the show for a lot of us, and basically made Captivate a winner despite the bizarre omissions of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition, Mega Man Legends 3 Project, and DmC: Devil May Cry. Not to take anything away from Asura’s Wrath ..read more

The sequel to the acclaimed remake of Bionic Commando finally adds the ability to jump.

While Grin’s 3D Bionic Commando may not have done well as Capcom would have liked, their 2.5D remake of the original NES Bionic Commando struck a chord with players the year before and sold really well as a result. Though Grin may be gone, a number of former Grin employees came to Fatshark to work on the follow-up that gives it some ..read more

It’s been nearly four years since Capcom first unleashed hordes of zombies on the Xbox 360.  With an improved save system, exciting combo weapon features and an appearance on the PS3, does Dead Rising 2 finally live up to the hype or is it the same old game with just a few slight touch-ups?

The zombie outbreak has broken away from the confines of Willamette Mall and reached Fortune City, a Las Vegas type playground where anything and everything ..read more

To give some background on Dead Rising 2, Capcom and Blue Castle Games has been working on an XBLA prologue for their upcoming sequel to the popular zombie sandbox game. Dead Rising 2: Case Zero offers a quick look into what you should expect from Dead Rising 2 as you get to explore a remote desert town that is infested with zombies, which is a good proof of concept and is well worth the $5 for this XBLA ..read more

Amidst all the hype surrounding E3 2010 are huge first party announcements.  At Microsoft, we have the Kinect along with the new and improved Xbox 360.  With Sony, we have their interesting PlayStation Move, insane exclusive content, and their new premium online service.  And with Nintendo, we got the 3DS.

But while Iwata seemed to go on and on about all the support the 3DS is getting, he didn’t seem to get in-depth with the games worth mentioning, so feast your ..read more

This year’s E3 may be the most important since the 2006 E3 before the launch of the PS3 and Wii since we have a number of hardware announcements that will affect these platforms for the next few years. Sony and Microsoft have new motion control peripherals that are seeking to bring a new audience to the PS3 and Xbox 360. Nintendo and Sony have successors to their current handhelds to announce and/or reveal. Then there are the third ..read more

Capcom’s cult hit, Ace Attorney, has found itself a lot of fans during the DS lifespan.  Whether gamers pointed Phoenix Wright’s finger of justice or used the bracelets of truth of Apollo Justice, no other series has come with the humor and addictive gameplay the Ace Attorney games have held.  Now Capcom is trying its luck on the opposite side of the spectrum with Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth.

As its title suggests, Ace Attorney Investigations puts you in the shoes ..read more

Since we are not in San Francisco for the big Nintendo Media Summit event that is going on right now, we will at least try to give you a quick summary of all of the news that is coming out of the event so you can better grasp why your spring and summer just got a lot busier.

Let’s start with third party news, shall we?

Capcom’s Monster Hunter Tri will be coming out for the Wii on April 20 ..read more

Street Fighter IV put fighting games back on the map when it was released on current-gen consoles early last year.  The game allowed for veterans to once again relive the glory days while it was also accessible to newer players.  As soon as that game came out, it seemed that every other fighting franchise released pure quality.  Now Capcom has jumped the gun by unleashing Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, a game that nobody thought would leave the Land of ..read more

The Ace Attorney series has been a welcome third party mainstay on the DS.  Players stepped in the shoes of the prominent defensive attorney Phoenix Wright in three games, while the fourth game put players in the head of Apollo Justice—a new defense attorney.  Now in its fifth entry, Capcom is turning the tables by playing the role of Miles Edgeworth, the prosecutor that has given Phoenix Wright all sorts of hell.

Those who follow the series are likely to be ..read more