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Capcom has “amicably resolved” a lawsuit that alleged the company had taken images from a photographer and used them in Resident Evil 4 without permission.In 2021, scene designer and photographer Judy Juracek filed a lawsuit against Capcom, claiming that it had taken photos from her book called “Surfaces” and used them in Resident Evil 4 without permission.Now, Juracek’s legal represntatives, St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reeds LLC, has shared (via Polygon) that Capcom and Juracek have “amicably resolved their dispute concerning the alleged use of Ms.

Google Stadia is being put to one side in favour of focus shifting to the game streaming tech behind it.After launching in late 2019 the Google game streaming platform was met with some criticism regarding the quality of its streams, latency, and connection issues. After a slow roll out of major titles and news that the internal Stadia development studios would be shut down, all was looking lost for the game streaming platform.Now, Business Insider (paywall) reports that focus is apparently shifting from Google Stadia itself, as Google wants to focus more on licensing out the technology that the company uses to stream the games across the internet.Focus is reportedly shifting to selling the technology used in the streaming service, as obtaining big third-party titles Google Stadia is now being shelved.If you hear one thing, hear this: The Stadia team is working really hard on a great future for Stadia and cloud gaming.

virtual reality release of Capcom’s horror classic Resident Evil 4 is getting a significant update that aims to enhance movement and comfort settings on Meta Quest 2 – formerly known as Oculus Quest 2.Developed by Capcom and Armature Studio, the VR remake of one of Resident Evil’s finest instalments was well-received when it launched in October 2021. Now, an entry on the Quest Blog details that Resident Evil 4 VR’s first post-launch update “has overhauled mobility and comfort settings in response to player feedback, and has enhanced gameplay to give players more options.”These enhancements include “new controller-directional movement” so that players can steer walking direction with their hand, the option to switch the dominant analogue stick movement hand, “which is a big boon for left-handed players”, and height adjustment settings.“Additionally, there are new accessibility settings for adjusting waist and chest holder positions,” the announcement continues, “as well as an option for changing the colour of the laser sight on weapons.”Other minor changes include more reloading settings, fixes for known issues affecting saving, and “other optimisations that enhance various facets of the experience”.Although the update brings no new gameplay content, it seems to lay the groundwork for the upcoming The Mercenaries mode, which was announced in November 2021.

Resident Evil 4, that has been eight years in the making, is finally ready for release.Resident Evil 4 HD Project 1.0 was started by two Resident Evil fans – Cris Morales and Albert Martin in 2014. It was started as a reaction to the Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition released for PC by Capcom in 2014. That edition remastered the 2005 game in HD but fans were not happy with the results.Morales and Martin noted that the majority of textures in the release had not been updated.

Capcom has reported its fifth consecutive year of record profits, a big part of which has been due to older titles.The Japanese publisher posted the results ending December 31, 2021 Wednesday morning (January 26), where they reported the highest net sales and levels of profit items for the end of a third quarter in company history.Resident Evil Village has managed to sell 5.7 million units during its current fiscal year, and Monster Hunter Stories 2 has sold 1.4 million. About 70% of total unit sales are made up of older Resident Evil and Monster Hunter games.

Capcom has confirmed that when Monster Hunter Rise launches for the PC, it will come with all post-launch content and DLC (downloadable content) that is available on the Nintendo Switch version.As spotted by EuroGamer, yesterday (November 25) Capcom posted an update to Steam sharing “the available content at release”.In the post, Capcom clarified that “When Monster Hunter Rise launches on Steam, it will include all of the content up to Ver.3.6.1 of the Nintendo Switch version”.

Capcom has released a video showcasing how Devil May Cry 5 runs on the Steam Deck, leaving fans impressed with how the game looks on Valve‘s handheld console.Posted yesterday (November 24), the video shows a selection of gameplay from Devil May Cry 5 running on the Steam Deck.The video description states the gameplay comes courtesy of Devil May Cry 5‘s lead game designer, and shows off levels as Nero, Dante, V, and Vergil.While Devil May Cry 5 launched back in 2019, it’s still impressive to see

Resident Evil 4 VR’s The Mercenaries mode has leaked, confirming it will release for free next year.Over the weekend (November 20), the trailer for Resident Evil 4 VR The Mercenaries was reportedly uploaded to the Oculus YouTube channel ahead of its scheduled release time but was set to private before more eyes could see it.However, thanks to Biohazard Declassified, the trailer was quickly recovered and posted to YouTube, showing new gameplay as well as confirming The Mercenaries mode will be

Pragmata, the new dystopian game in development at Capcom, has been delayed until 2023.In a new Twitter post last night (November 18), Capcom announced that its brand-new title will now launch in 2023 instead of 2022 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC.“Our team is hard at work on the project, but to ensure this will be an unforgettable adventure, we’ve decided to shift the release window to 2023,” the publisher said.The announcement video attached also shows one of the main characters from

Capcom has revealed that a collaboration with Sega’s Sonic The Hedgehog is coming to Monster Hunter Rise next week, and it looks like…something.Available to all players of the Nintendo Switch title starting November 26, and day one on the PC version of the game (launching January 12, 2022), the crossover includes a series of character outfits for the player, the Palicoe, and the Palamute.Now, the Palicoe Sonic costume is definitely questionable looking at best, but at least there’s a lot of

Resident Evil 4 will notice a change to some content in the VR version coming to Oculus Quest 2.While Resident Evil 4 VR adapts the original third-person classic into first-person with all the familiar story beats and set pieces, this new release has notably cut all dialogue of a sexually suggestive nature.In a statement provided to NME, a Facebook spokesperson said, “Oculus Studios, Armature, and Capcom partnered closely to remaster Resident Evil 4 from the ground up for VR.

Capcom’s Monster Hunter: World has shipped over 20million copies since its initial launch in 2018, with a significant expansion launching in 2019.Capcom has announced (via Eurogamer) that Monster Hunter: World has shipped over 20million copies.

Capcom has set up a website to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Resident Evil franchise that also teases plenty of announcements for the month of October.It looks like there’s a total of nine announcements to be made, with the first two – a competition throughout October for a series of prizes, and a second linking to Resident Evil 4 VR which releases on October 21 – already revealed.The other seven announcements will run from October 21-29, and it’s currently unknown as to what they will

Ace Attorney franchise today (October 12), Capcom has launched a dedicated website.The celebratory website is currently live and features a greeting message from the Ace Attorney series development team.

Monster Hunter Rise won’t have crossplay or cross-save support between PC and Nintendo Switch, Capcom has confirmed.The latest game in the action role-playing series launched earlier this year on Nintendo Switch and since then, fans have asked Capcom whether the crossplay and cross-save function will be viable on PC when it launches.

Capcom has announced today (October 8) that Resident Evil 7 has sold 10million copies worldwide since launching in 2017.A sequel to the long-running series but also a soft reboot that returned to its survival horror roots, Resident Evil 7 underwent a shift in perspective so that the game was experienced in a first-person perspective.This also allowed the game to be the first Resident Evil title completely playable in VR, as players immersed themselves in the role of Ethan Winters, who travels to

Street Fighter V is supporting Breast Cancer Research by giving Chun-Li and Ryu some rather cool and very pink new costumes.Teaming up with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, game developer Capcom has announced two new costumes for Street Fighter V characters, Chun-Li and Ryu, which are being sold to raise funds for the charity.“These special edition pink hued charity costumes are designed to bring more awareness and support for breast cancer research,” reads the official press release.These

Monster Hunter Rise took the highest honour at the Japan Game Awards, taking home the Grand Award at the 2021 awards on October 3.The annually held awards, organised by Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association and partially voted for by the public, took place during Tokyo Game Show 2021.In a statement, CESA said of Monster Hunter Rise: “The game has successfully met the expectations of series fans who had been waiting for its release with a new and exciting hunting experience.

Resident Evil Village fan game in the style of Castlevania, complete with 2D pixel art and animation.Residentvania, which was developed by ”Oco‘ on itch.io, is a pixel adventure game that follows Village‘s protagonist Ethan as he fights his way through Lady Dimitrescu’s castle.Oco explained why they wanted to recreate this fan game in this style saying: “The first thing I thought while playing Resident Evil: Village was how much it reminded me of Castlevania, so I thought I’d make a mash-up of

Capcom has announced plans to make PC its main platform for games according to a report from Japanese outlet, Nikkei.In a paywalled interview with Nikkei and translated by Bloomberg reporter, Takashi Mochizuki, Capcom president and COO (chief operating officer), Haruhiro Tsujimoto explained that the publisher wants to focus on the PC as the company’s main platform for games.By 2022 or 2023, it aims to have software sales on consoles and PC to be at 50 per cent each.

Monster Hunter Rise, the hit action-RPG from Capcom, is finally coming to PC early next year – 9 months after its initial release on Nintendo Switch.That’s right – unveiled during the Monster Hunter spotlight at the Tokyo Game Show, Monster Hunter Rise is launching on PC on January 12, 2022.

Resident Evil 4 VR is launching on October 21 and it’s exclusively for Oculus Quest 2.As confirmed by IGN, the news comes with a new gameplay trailer for the title. Resident Evil 4 VR is a full VR remake of the classic survival horror experience and IGN has reported that it’s a “refreshing new take” and makes the “horror shooter feel practically new”.Resident Evil 4 VR supports both full-motion movements and teleportation travel.

Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter Rise will be getting a massive paid expansion titled Sunbreak, coming in Summer 2022.The expansion was teased during the opening of the latest Nintendo Direct last night (September 23), which revealed a new medieval ruined environment as well as a new wyvern-type monster.Capcom confirmed in an official post that the previous game’s arc “finally put the mysteries of the Thunder and Wind Serpents to rest”, meaning this expansion will be a “new, ominous

Resident Evil game, and you can download the beta right now.Richard Aiken, the creator of the fan-made game, has uploaded their remake onto itch.io under the name Biohazard (thanks, PCGamer).

Disney and Capcom to remaster Marvel vs Capcom 2.In an interview with GamerHubTV, Studio Head at Digital Eclipse Mike Mika was asked about the possibility of a return for the franchise and confirmed that the fan campaign to encourage a remaster may have had some impact.“The reaction was incredible and I know that both Disney and Capcom have seen that loud and clear,” he said, “we’ve begun some discussions on that right now and we’re trying to see how far we can go.”Digital Eclipse recently asked

Resident Evil games has suggested he may return in a future title.Neil Newbon, who played Nicholai Ginovaef in the Resident Evil 3 remake and Karl Heisenberg in Resident Evil Village, stated in an interview with the Awfully Irish Podcast that he and fellow actor Nicole Tompkins could be returning for another game.First spotted by VGC, Newbon discussed his friendship with Tompkins, who played Jill Valentine in the Resident Evil 3 remake and Daniela Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village.“I do make

Monster Hunter Stories 2 has received a trailer from Capcom, showcasing the new quests and Monsties that players will be able to get their hands on from September.The first batch of new content will arrive on September 2, bringing three new Monsties – including Soulseer Mizutsune, Elderfrost Gammoth and Oroshi Kirin – and four new quests for players to enjoy.A second batch on September 16 will add even more quests, including five co-op quests, two subquests and a delivery mission.The end of the

Capcom has revealed that Monster Hunter Rise is getting a Street Fighter crossover, with Akuma coming as hunter layered armour.While hunter layered armour is a cosmetic that’s worn over the player’s stats-based armour, the trailer shown for this ‘Capcom Collab’ appears to have a twist.Without wielding a weapon, it appears that Akuma will be able to fight monsters performing his signature fighting moves from the Street Fighter games, including his ‘Goshoryuken’ dragon punch and ‘Tatsumaki

Resident Evil Twitter account is teasing fans by posting a mysterious throwback to the very first game.Posted earlier today (August 22), the short tweet references a fan favourite diary entry found in the original 1996 game. The post “4 Itchy.

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin‘s latest update has officially arrived with Capcom also releasing new details on its content roadmap for the game.The Monster Hunter Stories 2 ‘Update 2’ arrived today (August 5) and – as reported by Gematsu – brings with it a new co-operative exclusive quest monster Kulve Taroth, along with Hellblade Glavenus and Boltreaver Astalos and players can even expect new subquests.Additionally, Capcom divulged new roadmap details within the new trailer, featuring