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Imran Khan Sep 15, 2022. 1 minute read
Street Fighter 6 Developers Hired Black Consultants When Designing Kimberly
When Street Fighter 6’s newest challenger Kimberly was revealed, fans across the world celebrated with enthusiasm and joy that is characteristic of Kimberly herself. The ninja character seemed by all accounts to be a win for representation, as a positive and undeniably cool portrayal of a subset of black culture, which…
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Imran Khan Jun 16, 2022. 1 minute read
Dragon’s Dogma Sequel Announced During Anniversary Event
During Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma anniversary event, the Japanese publisher finally made good on a long-rumored game announcement. Fans of 2012’s Dragon’s Dogma have reason to rejoice as Capcom has revealed Dragon’s Dogma 2, a sequel to the quiet critical darling that has been ported to pretty much every modern platform. The…
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Imran Khan Jun 13, 2022. 3 minute read
Street Fighter 6 is Really Good
I approached Street Fighter 6 this weekend expecting to be disappointed. You can’t really expect to be disappointed, I suppose, but the game had a number of things working against it from the outset. To begin with, when I made an appointment for a secret Capcom game at Summer Game Fest,…
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Imran Khan Jun 13, 2022. 4 minute read
ICYMI: Everything From Capcom’s 2022 Showcase
Presumably finishing off Summer Game Fest — absent a surprise of yet-to-be-announced presentation — is Capcom. The Osaka-based publisher has already had a few announcements and details in other showcases so far this month, including State of Play and hands-on demos with Street Fighter 6 during Play Days, but their own show…
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Imran Khan Jun 13, 2022. 2 minute read
Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 Next-Gen Updates Coming Today
For years now, Capcom has made no bones about how their business plan resolves around getting people to play older games in a modern context. Sometimes this means remasters, like how Resident Evil‘s Gamecube remake was then remastered and brought to then-modern platforms in 2015. Other times, it means remakes, like Resident…
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Imran Khan Jun 3, 2022. 3 minute read
How the Hell is Street Fighter 6 Leaking This Much?
While Street Fighter 6 was officially announced a few months ago, we did not really get any details or footage beyond an initial teaser of a very wide Ryu. Yesterday’s State of Play — which you can find a summary for here — was the first time the game was extensively…
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Imran Khan Jun 2, 2022. 1 minute read
Resident Evil 4 Remake Announced at PlayStation State of Play
At today’s State of Play event, a small teaser trailer for Resident Evil 4 Remake was shown, finally confirming the title after a few years of rumors. Fanbyte reported on the title earlier this year with details that were still unknown to the public, but the game itself had not been…
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Imran Khan Jun 2, 2022. 4 minute read
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is a Good Reminder that Monster Hunter is Supposed to Kick Your Ass
Three years ago, pre-pandemic and at an entirely different job, I sat down in Capcom’s offices for the last time in a while to demo Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. The expansion to the incredibly successful Monster Hunter World was content meant to satisfy endgame players with new monsters, new weapons, a new…
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Imran Khan Jun 2, 2022. 2 minute read
Do Monster Hunter’s Developers Consider it a Single-Player or Mulitplayer Series?
It is no surprise that Monster Hunter is a successful series now, considering that the games have long been major successes in Japan. The franchise especially took off on the PlayStation Portable with the Monster Hunter Portable series, which allowed players to take their individual hunters and hunt big monsters together.…
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Imran Khan Jun 2, 2022. 2 minute read
Which Capcom Characters Do Monster Hunter’s Creators Think Could Beat a Rathalos?
The Monster Hunter series has traveled a long path since the PlayStation 2, going from a strange experience niche in the west but beloved in Japan to an unmitigated international hit. Between the two most recent games — Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter Rise — the franchise that once struggled to get…
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Imran Khan Jan 7, 2022. 1 minute read
Capcom Bans Robson Oliveira from All Associated Tournaments After He Bragged About Extreme Sexual Assault and Rape
Warning: This story contains references to rape and extreme sexual assault. I am going to do my best to avoid being explicit, but if you’re sensitive to those things, tread carefully. Earlier today, the Capcom Fighters Twitter account — which exists primarily for Capcom-owned and associated fighting game tournaments —…
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Sean Aitchison Nov 23, 2021. 7 minute read
Turnabout Thinking: How Ace Attorney’s Logic Embraces Neurodiversity
Despite being certain his client is not guilty, defense attorney Phoenix Wright is quickly backed into a corner during the first trial in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Without proof a clock was three hours behind on the day of the crime, all hope seems lost. However, things turn around when…
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Imran Khan Nov 18, 2021. 1 minute read
Pragmata Delayed to 2023, Also: What the Hell is Pragmata
Announced at the PlayStation 5 reveal, Capcom’s Pragmata could easily be confused for a Hideo Kojima title with its decidedly strange visual themes. It wasn’t clear exactly what the game was about, but the CG trailer was as striking as it was confusing, and Capcom is a developer on a roll.…
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Imran Khan Oct 11, 2021. 1 minute read
Monster Hunter Rise Cross-Save Not Possible Right Now, Says Capcom
This year’s Switch debut of Monster Hunter Rise is one of the biggest console releases this year, setting sales records for Capcom just one month after release. That means, of course, that next year’s PC version of Rise will have a number of Switch owners looking to upgrade with pre-existing saves.…
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Imran Khan Jun 14, 2021. 1 minute read
New DLC is Coming for Resident Evil Village
During Capcom’s E3 stream, the Japanese developer and publisher promised updates on a few of their upcoming and recently released titles. Among the latter category was Resident Evil Village, the Ethan Winters-lead Resident Evil game that takes place in a small, werewolf-infested village. While Capcom had not officially announced any DLC for…
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Kenneth Shepard Jun 8, 2021. 1 minute read
Short of Some Surprises, Capcom’s E3 Showcase Seems Pretty Light
Capcom is holding its own presentation in the midst of the E3/Summer Game Fest mess of video game announcements this upcoming week (aka Hot Game Summer 2021), and the company has finally announced a date and time. The developer/publisher’s E3 showcase will take place on Monday, June 14, at 2:30…
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Hirun Cryer Jun 1, 2021. 6 minute read
Resident Evil Village’s Lady Dimitrescu Discusses Audition Secrecy, Unconventional Beauty, and Returning to the Role
Note: This interview contains spoilers for Resident Evil Village. Resident Evil Village’s Lady Dimitrescu leaves a lasting impression. When the towering villain was unveiled last year, she became the fascination of the Internet at large, drawing legions of fans virtually overnight. You’d be surprised, then, to learn that the role of…
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Natalie Flores May 23, 2021. 2 minute read
Resident Evil Village Development Video Highlights How Quality Assurance Saved the Game
In a new development video, the Resident Evil Village team highlights how its QA testers essentially saved the game. The clip uploaded on May 21, titled “The Internal Struggle,” links the game’s original concept of “a struggle to survive” with the struggles the team faced while creating the next mainline…
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Natalie Flores May 9, 2021. 5 minute read
Resident Evil Village Makes Me Appreciate Games With Good Journals
I finished Resident Evil Village (or Resident Evil 8, whatever you prefer) yesterday. I liked it well enough! It was fun to watch unfold, even if it fell apart in the last quarter and never reached the highs of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard for me. It has an exquisite art…
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Imran Khan Apr 28, 2021. 1 minute read
Monster Hunter Rise Hits Six Million Units Sold
After Monster Hunter World, if you told me that a new Monster Hunter title was selling well, I am not sure my brain would really register a reaction. World sold really well. It’s entirely possible more people have played Monster Hunter World than paid attention to the Monster Hunter movie. In that sense, Monster Hunter Rise…
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