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Capcom has confirmed the latest crossover character from its archives to feature in Monster Hunter Rise will be Amaterasu, the wolf-like goddess of the sun from its classic adventure game, Ōkami.Amaterasu will appear in Monster Hunter Rise on July 30. However, from the trailer Capcom released to announce her arrival, it doesn’t seem as though she’ll actually be a distinct character.

Capcom has announced that mobile fighting game, Street Fighter: Duel, will soon be released worldwide.First released solely in China in 2020, Street Fighter: Duel will be making its way worldwide according to an announcement from Capcom as part of the North America East event for the Capcom Pro Tour. Thanks, EventHubs for spotting it.The game is a joint project from TOPJOY, Tencent Games, and Capcom.

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin has officially shipped over one million copies worldwide.Capcom announced the news today via the game’s Twitter account, thanking fans for their support.“The numbers are in!” it said.

Capcom has updated Resident Evil Village to add AMD’s FSR and optimise the Denuvo anti-piracy tech to reduce stuttering.Capcom had promised an update to improve PC performance, and it has finally arrived. The update adds AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution option to the game’s setting.This software allows for games to be played at a lower resolution and then be upscaled to a monitor’s native resolution.

PC gamers playing Resident Evil Village have long struggled with performance issues including major stuttering, which hackers allege are being caused by Capcom‘s own DRM software.After allegations from a notable member in the video game cracking community that Capcom’s DRM software was causing significant stuttering issues on PC versions, DSOG are reporting that they also believe this to be the case after testing.The site alleges that despite dealing with stuttering problems during their initial

Resident Evil Village has officially shipped over 4.5 million units since launching in May, Capcom announces.A new translated Twitter post confirms that the latest game in the horror franchise has exceeded the 4.5 million mark in “cumulative worldwide sales”, crossing another milestone.This also means that Village has officially overtaken Resident Evil 2‘s two-month launch sales.

Capcom has outlined the post-launch content for its upcoming RPG spin-off, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin‘s downloadable content roadmap has been revealed thanks to a tweet from the series’ official account, detailing five different title updates to be released in July, August, September and October.Get a glimpse of our post-launch roadmap of free updates for #MHStories2!

Resident Evil fans has released a demo for a remake of 2000’s Resident Evil: Code Veronica.Released yesterday (June 22), the demo consists of the opening area of Resident Evil: Code Veronica.The team says it is aiming to recreate the entire game in the style of Capcom‘s official remakes of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3, as well as “respecting the original game a lot”.

Tekken X Street Fighter developer Katsuhiro Harada confirmed on Twitter earlier today (June 22) that the game isn’t cancelled.Harada tweeted the news following numerous recent reports that the fighting game had been cancelled. Said reports were based on an interview in which Harada was mistranslated as saying the game was dead.Harada explained the mistranslation in a TwitLonger post, blaming the error on the word Okura-iri which was translated as meaning the project had died.

Bandai Namco has cancelled Tekken x Street Fighter, 11 years after it was first announced.Tekken creator Katsuhiro Harada and Tekken 7 director Kouhei Ikeda have confirmed that the highly-anticipated Tekken and Street Fighter crossover has been canned.“We were working really hard on that, we really were,” they said during the most recent episode of Harada’s Bar (via TheGamer).

Capcom announced during its E3 showcase last night (June 14) that the team behind Resident Evil Village is working on additional content.A message appeared during the stream confirming the announcement. It read: “By popular demand, development has just started on additional downloadable content (DLC) for Resident Evil Village.

READ MORE: Xalavier Nelson Jr. talks about his next game: “El Paso, Elsewhere is my ultimate expression of vulnerability”As premiered at Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest on June 10th, 2021, the trailer showed the role-playing title and the disappearance of Monster Hunter mascot Rathalos.

Capcom may already be well underway with development on the next instalment in the Resident Evil franchise.READ MORE: ‘Resident Evil Village’ review: an open-world theme park of pure terrorThat’s according to industry insider AestheticGamer (via GamingBible), who commented on Twitter that Resident Evil 9 has been in production since 2018.Additionally, the game is expected to have the longest development cycle in its history at around six to seven years, which would put the game at either a 2024

Capcom, in which the developer has been accused of illegally using copyrighted property in several of its games.Designer Judy A. Juracek filed the complaint on Friday (4 June) in a Connecticut court, claiming the developer used numerous images from her copyrighted book Surfaces.The book contains over 1,200 photographs of different surfaces.

Capcom has removed the often-criticised Denuvo DRM (digital rights management) from Monster Hunter: World.When Monster Hunter: World launched on Steam in 2018 it came with a DRM system to deter pirates by requiring online activation to launch the game.This is often a source of ire for players because of a perception that it causes higher CPU usage and more frequent utilisation of storage devices that could affect gameplay or damages hardware.

Resident Evil Village modder has created an even harder difficulty than the game’s Village of Shadows mode.The new difficulty level mode called “Madness” was created by the modder Exqray and is currently available to download for PC on Nexus Mods.Exqray explains in the description why they created the mod, saying that since Resident Evil Village launched the hardest mode, Village of Shadows, can apparently be “completed within 4-5 hours” and so decided to make the mode to offer a new challenge

Resident Evil producer Peter Fabiano has left developer Capcom after 13 years at the studio.Fabiano, who had also been the Senior Manager of the Global Research & Development at Capcom, was often a face for the promotion of the Resident Evil series and appeared in various interviews and showcases.

Monster Hunter digital event today (May 25) unveiled new gameplay details for the upcoming Monster Hunter Stories 2 as well as the latest update to Monster Hunter Rise.The stream began with a new story trailer for Monster Hunter Stories 2, providing the first look at a mysterious light causing monsters to enter an enraged frenzy.As well as introducing new characters, the Stories 2 segment was focused on showcasing how players can collect monster eggs from dens then hatch a ‘monstie’ to raise and

Capcom of using one of his monster designs for a boss fight in Resident Evil Village.The filmmaker has said that a boss character in Resident Evil Village copies the design of a monster he designed for his 2013 found footage horror film Frankenstein’s Army.In a post on Linkedin, Raaphorst claimed that one of the designs from his film had been used “completely without authorization or credit” before providing a comparison of the two monsters.Comments by Daniel Ponce and Robin Hemmersbach confirm

Resident Evil Village had its horror elements toned down after fan feedback, Capcom has said.READ MORE: From mice to dice: How Steamforged Games adapted ‘Monster Hunter World’ into a board gameResident Evil Village producer developer Tsuyoshi Kanda has said in an interview that “some of the feedback we received regarding [Resident Evil 7 was] that it was too scary to play.”“At the same time, it’s always our goal to create something that anybody can feel comfortable jumping in and playing,” Kanda

Resident Evil Village on PC.The demo, which gives players the chance to explores two different areas in the upcoming game, limits players to only an hour of play. However, a player on PC has discovered a way to reset the time restriction.According to Steam user Leaves, players will need to download the Steam Achievement Manager, deleting local save files, and remove achievements and stats.

Capcom have revealed the monsters and features that will be coming to Monster Hunter Rise in Title Update 2.0 on April 28.During the Monster Hunter digital event, elder dragons Teostra and Kushala Daora were confirmed as new additions for Monster Hunter Rise.

Capcom has announced the extension of its final gameplay demo for the upcoming Resident Evil Village.Following fan requests to extend the final demo for Resident Evil Village after a mere eight-hour window to play on PS5, Capcom has announced that the final demo will now be available for a full week.We've heard your feedback and are extending the availability period for the final 60-minute multi-platform #REVillage demo.The original 24-hour window starting 5PM PDT May 1 (1AM BST May 2) has been

Resident Evil Village will be playable from tonight in the UK until tomorrow morning.Launching May 7, Resident Evil Village is the latest entry in the survival-horror series which spans three decades across dozens of entries and spin-offs.The demo will be playable from 7pm GMT until 3am tomorrow morning (May 26).

announced last week, the VR port of Resident Evil 4 has been confirmed for a 2021 release window.Oculus Studios and Armature Studio revealed the news during the debut edition of the Oculus Gaming Showcase on Wednesday night, April 21.

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is coming to North America and Europe for the first time.Announced in a video message by Ace Attorney series director Shu Takumi, the collection is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Steam on July 27.A spin-off prequel from the Ace Attorney series, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is set at the dawn of the 20th century in both Meiji period Japan and Victorian England.Players follow Ryunosuke Naruhodo, ancestor of series protagonist Phoenix Wright (named Ryuichi

Capcom‘s new Resident Evil Showcase stream has revealed a host of news, including the new Resident Evil 4 VR, the addition of Mercenaries to Resident Evil Village and more.READ MORE: Don’t want a ‘Resident Evil 4’ remake? Tough. The world needs itThe Showcase, organised for the franchise’s 25th anniversary, contained new details concerning Resident Evil Village’s demos and gameplay modes, as well as information about future films and collaborations.The full stream is available to watch back

Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Rise has now shipped five million copies worldwide following a successful launch weekend.While that same figure was reached within the opening week of Monster Hunter: World, that title was also available on multiple platforms.To celebrate of the milestone, Monster Hunter Rise players can now claim a Commemorative Item Pack in the game.Kamura Pack 1 includes 30 Mega Potions, 20 Well-done Steaks, 10 Large Barrel Bombs, five Mega Demondrugs and five Mega

Capcom‘s Street Fighter V Spring Update has provided more details on the upcoming fighters to join the roster in Season 5.This includes a closer look at returning fighters Rose and Oro, as well as a first look of new fighter Akira.READ MORE: Life’s too short for boring video games!Similar to other characters in Street Fighter V‘s roster, Akira originates from another fighting game series developed by Capcom, Rival Schools.In a short trailer, which debuted during the Spring Update and you can

Monster Hunter Rise shipped over 4million units worldwide over the weekend, Capcom has announced.The latest entry in the long running Monster Hunter series has  sold over 4million copies since its launch for the Nintendo Switch on Friday March 27.In comparison, the series’ previous entry, Monster Hunter World, sold 5million copies in three days across its release on the Xbox One and PS4.Capcom also announced in a news post that the series as a whole had shipped over 66million units worldwide