As is quickly being made clear by Capcom, 2012 is the year of Resident Evil. The franchise’s 15th anniversary is highlighted by multiple news games coming out, and it all starts with Resident Evil Revelations, a brand new portable adventure starring two of the series’ most popular characters. Can a …
Read More »Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City gets seriously cinematic in new, extended trailer
Zombies are a spreading plague both in and outside of games, as no title seems to exist without the brain-gnawing undead. Though in some cases, like with Capcom and Slant Six’s Resident Evil side game Operation Racoon City, it can be forgiven. First of all it’s connected to classic entries …
Read More »Street Fighter X Tekken: Bison and Xiaoyu sneak into new screenshot
New Street Fighter x Tekken screenshots released via the game’s Xbox Live Marketplace page reveal two new characters for the title. The shot, which features Bison and Ling Xiaoyu hiding above the life bar, doesn’t give players much to go on: all you really know now is that Bison will …
Read More »Gaikai brings Dead Rising 2 demo to your browser
Got thirty minutes to kill? Care to spend that time killing hordes of zombies in a number of wacky and gruesome ways? Thanks to a promotional partnership between Capcom and the game streaming service Gaikai, players can now relive Chuck Greene’s Fortune City adventures by playing a half hour of …
Read More »Devil May Cry HD Collection confirmed for US and UK
Capcom has confirmed plans to upgrade Dante and Vergil with high-definition makeovers for a Devil May Cry HD Collection. As previously predicted, Capcom this week marked the action series’ 10th anniversary by announcing a three-game compilation pack featuring enhanced versions of Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil …
Read More »Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike Online review
In the realm of fighting games, few are held in as high regard as Capcom’s 1999 effort, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. The second follow up to 1997’s Street Fighter III, 3rd Strike is beloved by die-hards as one of the pinnacles of the genre. It doesn’t take a genius …
Read More »Gargoyles Quest coming to 3DS in Australia, US release cant be far behind
Each week we look forward to new Game Boy classics finding their way to Nintendo’s 3DS Virtual Console. The past few weeks, however, have either featured questionable releases (wtf is Avenging Spirit?) or, strangely, no games whatsoever. With that in mind, it’s quite exciting to hear that Gargoyle’s Quest, one …
Read More »Dead Rising 2: Off the Record video covers Frank Wests war coverage. Also: Electric Crusher!
We have a love/hate relationship with the Dead Rising series: We love the creative, over-the-top, zombie-crushing violence and comedic sensibilities, while we hate the time-attack structure and boring grind. For all the changes we wished Capcom implemented in Dead Rising 2, replacing series star Frank West with father/motocross star Chuck …
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