The concept of creating a Japanese dream crossover game has been on the minds of gamers for a long time. The only examples that come to mind (that aren’t ROM hacks at least) are the Marvel Vs. Capcom series, though that only includes characters from Capcom. Now, Capcom, Sega and Namco Bandai have teamed up… Read More »
Welcome back to XBLA Weekly. At E3 last week, Microsoft announced the new lineup for their annual Summer of Arcade. This August it will feature the following games: Charlie Murder, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons, and Flashback are coming in August. More on those to come as… Read More »
Signs of Spring is in the air as the weather shows glimpses of warming up and beckons you with the call of the outside world to explore and drink in the tranquility of nature. Why would you want to do that? There’s plenty going on this week to keep you indoors and even stay a… Read More »
With all the hype for triple A titles that are coming out in the next couple weeks, it’s not hard to over look the release of an HD remake, no matter how great the game was originally. It doesn’t help that this game has already been remade once before. Okami made it’s big debut on the PlayStation 2 back in 2006…. Read More »
Last week, the Resident Evil 6 demo was released on both XBLA and PSN. The demo is relatively robust, allowing the player to play as the three main stories, Leon, Chris and Jake. Each section allows you to play a tidbit of the story. So does RE6 look good? Should you buy it on released? Well, let’s break it… Read More »
Capcom has announced a new website, RE.Net, that will be linked to the upcoming release of Resident Evil 6. RE.Net will include comprehensive stat tracking such as enemies killed, weapons used, and medals earned. Not only that, but it will also include a lot of social connectivity too. You can share your status on Twitter or Facebook,… Read More »
I still hail Capcom‘s Resident Evil 4 as one of the greatest games ever! However,Resident Evil 5 was, for me, a disappointment. It couldn’t decide if it wanted to be a survival horror or an action horror. It forwent much of what made Resident Evil 4 so good in order to be more “playable.” It… Read More »
“Thank You” was the short, mysterious tweet from Seth Killian, Capcom Community Manager. The link in the tweet directed me to Seth’s blog on the Capcom-Unity site. To my surprise and disappointment, his blog entry was the announcement that Friday, June 22, will be his last day at Capcom. In his post, Killian summarized his… Read More »
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a full two and a half decades since Ryu entered his first martial arts tournament and hurled his first Hadoken. Still, here we are 25 years later, and the Street Fighter franchise is as strong as ever. That’s cause for a celebration … and a Collector’s Set. Earlier… Read More »
It’s hard to believe that it’s really been more than fifteen years since the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe stepped out of the pages of their monthly comic books to face off with the video game superstars of Capcom. Things have certainly come a long way since a quarter was dropped into that… Read More »
