Capcom announced today, after days of speculation, the existence of Resident Evil 6. The debut trailer features both Leon in what looks to be a return to the roots of the series (zombies & Raccoon City) and Chris Redfield arriving in China. The 3+ minute trailer ends with the release date 11.20.12. Personally the Resident Evil series is dear to me, it has been a staple in my life since what seems like forever. I cant wait!

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The story goes as follows:

t has been ten years since the Raccoon City incident and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place in the belief that it will curb the current resurgence in bioterrorist activity. Due to be by the President’s side is his personal friend and Raccoon City survivor, Leon S. Kennedy, but when the venue suffers a bioterrorist attack, Leon is forced to face a President transformed beyond recognition and make his hardest ever decision.

At the same time, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance member Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack.  With no country safe from these attacks and the ensuing outbreaks, the entire world’s population is united by a common fear that there is no hope left.

Capcom has confirmed that the Devil May Cry HD Collection will be hitting store shelves in North America and Europe on Tuesday April 3, 2012. Devil May Cry HD Collection – Release Date Announced For $39.99 fans will be able to pick up the game for either Platstation 3 of Xbox 360. Included in the collection is: Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening Special Edition together in HD with bonus content and achievements/trophies.

Zombies seem to infest the gaming world these days. From World War 2 Germany to present day Las Vegas, the games seem to be multiplying. Does this arcade game get swarmed by the horde or does it woo the horror genre’s fans?

Story: you play as Chuck Greene, a professional racer who stops for gas near Vegas. As you go in to pay, you notice that there isn’t anyone in the station and when you attempt to leave your truck is stolen. You are stranded in a zombie infested town called Still Creek, population 753, with your daughter, Katey, who is in the first stages of zombification. Your job is to find Zombrex, medication that slows the process, and ultimately escape before the army arrives 13 hours from the start of the story.

Gameplay: the game is a third person open world hack and slash. Like Dead Rising, you can use anything around as a weapon with the added feature of combining items to make special ones that give you bonus points per kill. The game still has a leveling system, though the cap is 5+ (meaning to level 6, but not changing the number). Your level does transfer over into the retail game (Dead Rising 2).  You can aid other survivors, some of them are mandatory in the story, among them is the Pawn Shop owner.  He sells some of the special weapons that you can make and even Zombrex!  The game is quite short, though you can replay the story over and over. Gameplay is roughly about an hour to an hour and a half to get through one time. Each time you beat the game, you can carry over your leveled character to the next playthrough, until you reach level 5+.

Graphics/Sounds: The game’s design looks quite a bit like the first one, except of course its in the desert. The moans and groans and whooshes of weapons flying through the air, even the slot machines being played sound cool, though remind me of the first game. Chuck Greene is voiced by Peter Flemming. There seems to be a problem with the loading screens though it may be just me. Whenever you try and save or load the screen stays still for 15-30 seconds before it registers that you pressed the button to do so.

Overall: If you enjoy the flesh-eating zombies or the thousands of ways to dispose of people, or if you just want to gain an easy 200 gamerscore, this is the game!

Pros:

• Carry over leveling
• easy achievements
• Cheap to buy
• Fun ways to kill people

Cons:

• no multiplayer
• loading/saving problem
• Short story

Score: 7.5 out of 10

This game was purchased by the reviewer.

Many will enter, one will win…

Capcom announces exclusive “High Stakes Edition” of Dead Rising 2 for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, only available direct from Capcom by pre-order at http://shop.capcom.com/promo/79863700

Only one person will be lucky enough to get the golden ticket and the 6 foot Dead Rising 2 zombie tourist statue.

Players that like their stakes high will love the new collectible Dead Rising 2 High Stakes Edition that includes the full game and a host of unique Dead Rising 2 and Fortune City-themed items. Based on the setting of Fortune City in which the game takes place, this special edition features a high-end Fortune City Poker Set, unique ‘Psycho’ costume and skills DLC, a Fortune City Visitor Map and a chance at owning a 6’ tall zombie replica! Check out the full list of items below.

The Dead Rising 2 High Stakes Edition is available for pre-order NOW, only at the Capcom Online Store at http://shop.capcom.com/promo/79863700. Supplies are limited so fans should secure their set today to have it delivered on the day of the game’s release on September 28, 2010.

The Dead Rising 2 High Stakes Edition Includes:

* Dead Rising 2 Game (Xbox 360 or PS3)
* Poker set in a black high-impact case sporting the Fortune City logo and including:
o 100 poker chips- 4 different colors featuring the Fortune City logo
o 2 decks of ‘blood-stained’ custom playing cards featuring character art
o 5 green dice
o 1 ‘blood-stained’ dealer chip

* Fortune City Visitor Map featuring the game map and ads for Fortune City locations and attractions
* Terror is Reality XVII admission ticket with redemption code for the unique Psycho costume and skills downloadable content
* One Dead Rising 2 High Stakes Edition will contain the ‘Golden’ Terror Is Reality XVII admission ticket, which is redeemable for Burt the Zombie, a 6’ Dead Rising 2 zombie replica

The 8-bit retro-style title, Dark Void Zero is now available for 500 points on the DSiWare. The title debuts on Nintendo DSi, with PC and Mobile versions planned for the coming months.

Capcom’s legendary lost project, Dark Void Zero, is now available to download on DSiWare. The never-before-released game straight from the Capcom vault is hitting one day before its next-generation sequel, Dark Void, arrives on store shelves for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Before you get your hands on the new high-flying adventure, check out Dark Void Zero and see where it all began for 500 points on DSiWare.

To commemorate Dark Void’s humble origins, Capcom commissioned the recreation of the original 8-bit classic, now re-titled “Dark Void Zero”, on the DSi platform. Players take on the role of Rusty, the first human born in the Void. With the aid of Nikola Tesla and his trusty jetpack, Rusty embarks on a quest to prevent the evil alien race, “the Watchers”, and their minions from taking over Earth in this retro 2-D action-adventure. The game also features an authentic 8-bit soundtrack by famed composer Bear McCreary, the man behind the music of Dark Void and Battlestar Galactica!

Dark Void Zero is available to download today for 500 points on DSiWare and will be coming soon for iPhone and PC! Dark Void Zero was developed by Other Ocean Interactive (Emeryville, CA).

Capcom brings courtroom action to the (comparatively) big-screen on January 11th, 2010…

This WiiWare port of the Nintendo DS classic will cost 1,000 Wii Points, and feature episode 1 through 4 of the inaugural Ace Attorney title. Episode 5, which was included in the original DS version, will be released as DLC in May 2010 for an additional 100 Wii Points.

In celebration of the brand new year we’re starting things off with the release of a must-have fan favorite – Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney for WiiWare. The game will be available for download on Monday, January 11, 2010 and will cost 1,000 Wii Points. This is the original court adventure that started it all and made Pheonix Wright one of the most celebrated characters in the Capcom universe. Players will collect evidence, weed through inconsistent testimonies and overcome corrupt agendas to ensure that justice prevails! Present evidence with the wave of the Wii remote or press suspicious testimonies by wiggling it. These games can be played via single-player and has multiple save slots.

The story kicks off with Phoenix Wright defending his childhood friend Larry Butz from a murder charge. But this is only the beginning drama for the tenacious legal eagle as Wright faces unexpected tragedies that will test the limits of his incredible deductive prowess. In May, owners of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney will be able to download the bonus episode that appeared in the original Nintendo DS™ version of the game. It will cost 100 Wii Points.

Also, Ace Attorney INVESTIGATIONS: Miles Edgeworth is getting a playable DS demo in a few weeks. It will be available for download on the Nintendo Channel. Stay tuned for the release date on that. And remember, the new Ace Attorney INVESTIGATIONS: Miles Edgeworth ships on February 16, 2010.

As the ‘80s were drawing to a close, the developers at Capcom began work on a top secret project that aimed to set new standards for the platformer genre. That game was called “Dark Rift”, and it blended the intense shooting action of Section Z™ with the latest innovations in platform jumping from Mega Man. In order to properly fulfill the producer’s vision for Dark Rift (later renamed Dark Void), the hardware engineering team at Capcom was enlisted to design and produce an all-new chipset that would be included in every cartridge, enabling huge numbers of sprites and never-before-seen special effects to be displayed on the aging NES® platform and the PlayChoice-10 NES arcade cabinet.

Alas, time waits for no man and game developers are no exception. The dawn of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System® made the additional hardware requirements for Dark Void redundant. Capcom suspended development on Dark Void as it began to evaluate the SNES. Before long, the game was shelved and drifted into the annals of gaming history. Even the internal tape-based archives were lost due to an unfortunate magnet incident which even today is best left un-discussed. Dark Void became a legendary “lost project” at Capcom…until now.

Nearly twenty years later the next gen version of the game, Dark Void, is back on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC! But to commemorate the game’s humble origins, Capcom has commissioned this recreation of the original 8-bit classic, now re-titled “Dark Void Zero,” on the DSi platform. You play Rusty, the first human born in the Void, who must take on the Watchers in a quest to stop their domination of Earth. With the aid of Nikola Tesla, and his state-of-the-art rocket pack, Rusty must take down the Watchers and their minions across three intense levels of action and intrigue.

For the full story on Capcom Unity go to http://www.capcom-unity.com/jgonzo/blog/2009/12/21/introducing_dark_void_zero

About Dark Void:

Dark Void is a sci-fi action-adventure game that combines an adrenaline-fuelled blend of aerial and ground-pounding combat. Set in a parallel universe called “The Void,” players take on the role of Will, a pilot dropped into incredible circumstances within the mysterious Void. This unlikely hero soon finds himself swept into a desperate struggle for survival, joining forces with a rebel human group called The Survivors. Trapped in the Void, these resistance fighters are battling to hold off a mysterious alien race that plans to threaten Earth.

Dark Void’s unique combination of jetpack-booster aerial dog fighting and third-person combat creates a thrilling new gameplay dynamic to the third-person shooter experience. Taking 3D action to a whole new level, Dark Void’s unique vertical cover system allows players to dangle from thousand foot drops as they take cover and hurl enemies to their doom, bringing a new sense of tension and thrill to the player. Will is also equipped with a powerful jetpack which allows for fierce in-air combat, hurtling through the Void at blistering speeds while shooting down anything that gets in his path. Dark Void will ship on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on January 19, 2009.


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Dark Void Zero launches for 500 points on Nintendo DSi DSiWare in January 2010, and will be available for PC and Mobile in February.

Capcom-Unity has just released some new pics from the upcoming Super Street Fighter IV.  These new pics included some never before seen stages.  Follow this link for more info and pics from Capcom’s upcoming brawler update.

Starting to get excited with all the Dark Void trailers from Capcom, with another great one dropping today.  Dark Void is looking like it could be a spiritual successor to Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, with a huge variety in gameplay elements.  Capcom-Unity seems to have an exclusive on this one, so click here or on the Dark Void logo to jump over and check it out!

In the age of digital content all of our old faves growing up are fair game for the PSN and XBLA universe.  Take for example Final Fight.  I spent many a quarter playing this in the Circle K down the road from my Junior High School.  I was happy to get up early and go to school because instead of wandering the halls I left to the C-store to get my Fight on.

Capcom has helped us relive our younger years through XBLA and PSN in the past so why stop now?  Next year around the month of April Capcom will release Final Fight: Double Impact as well as Magic Sword in a Double attempt to wrest our hard earned moola from us.

Click on past the break for the full press release and some screenshots.

SAN MATEO, Calif. — December 1, 2009 — Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that Final Fight™: Double Impact will be coming to PlayStation®Store and Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network in April 2010. This digital release will house not one, but two awesome Capcom classics – Final Fight™ and Magic Sword.

Final Fight: Double Impact is a dual release of two classic arcade side-scrolling beat-em-ups. First up is Final Fight, where players follow the heart-pounding adventures of Cody, Guy, and Haggar – three heroes fighting their way across crime-ridden Metro City in hopes of saving Haggar’s daughter from the evil clutches of Mad Gear. There are 6 stages filled with perilous challenges where the only hope for justice is the unique fighting techniques mastered by each character. With the news released today that Cody and Guy will both be playable characters in Super Street Fighter® IV, Capcom fans now have the chance to take a trip down memory lane and experience these characters in their first appearance before playing them in the new Street Fighter® game.

In Magic Sword, users will take on the role of the “The Brave One,” a fierce warrior who bears the daunting responsibility of cleansing evil forces from an ancient tower. As a consequence of his actions, he will inevitably meet the source of this scourge upon humanity – the dark lord Drokmar. But fear not as the hero is accompanied by eight allies who will lend their assistance through out the game. All of them bring specific skills and talents to contribute to the fight. It’s an amazing side-scrolling action illustrated in classic fantasy stylings, making a perfect pairing with Final Fight.

Final Fight: Double Impact will make the classics look better than ever by utilizing Capcom’s proprietary graphics engine to make the games shine in crisp and clear HD glory. Alternatively, purist pixel junkies can toggle back to a classic and arcade cabinet modes to render the game in its original form. Complementing the new visuals is new selectable soundtrack adapted by the highly acclaimed composers responsible for Bionic Commando®: Rearmed.

The multiplayer features will allow gamers to relive these classics with friends online. “GGPO” network technology creates a frame-accurate arcade experience across the internet with online voice chat and the ability to join games in progress. Thanks to the innovative open invite system, other fighters can jump right in and contribute some classic butt-kicking to the cause. Leader boards for both games track scores to compete and compare for bragging rights. And finally, the Vault system will allow users to get extra gameplay out of the game by unlocking new content from both the original developers and fan artists.