Industry News May 11 Capcom reports 5th consecutive year of record-high profit, with game sales reaching 32.6 million units Capcom has released its financial report for the year ended March 31, 2022. The company achieved several milestones, with its profit hitting new records for the fifth consecutive year.
Industry News April 27 Devil May Cry 5 surpasses 5 million units sold in three years since its launch Capcom has announced that Devil May Cry 5 has reached a new milestone. The latest installment in the action series has sold over 5 million units since its launch.
Industry News March 10 Microsoft becomes Metacritic’s top publisher of 2021, making history as first company to average 85+ score Metacritic has shared its list of top game publishers of 2021, with Microsoft leaping to the first place. The company has outperformed other big companies, including Sony, Activision Blizzard, and EA.
Industry News October 4, 2021 Report: Devs asked to remove sexist and harassment-related content from Resident Evil 4 VR Some dialogues and scenes have been changed or removed from the upcoming VR version of Resident Evil 4. According to the latest report, this act of censorship came at the request of Facebook.
Industry News September 28, 2021 Report: Ubisoft becomes world’s most hated game developer, competing with Capcom and Game Freak Product review website Rave Reviews has published its research on the world’s most hated brands. When it comes to video games, no company is hated more than Ubisoft.
Industry News September 2, 2021 Rumor: In 2020, Sony stealthily launched new AAA studio in Japan while already planning to shut down Japan Studio Sony might be building a brand new studio in Japan to work on new AAA titles that can be successful in Japan as well as in the West.
Industry News July 2, 2021 EA reportedly ‘taking notes’ from Resident Evil remakes to create Dead Space reboot Rumors surrounding a new game in the Dead Space franchise have been circulating for a while. According to the latest report, the project might be a remake inspired by how Capcom reworked classic Resident Evil installments.
Industry News June 7, 2021 Designer sues Capcom for stealing her photos to make textures in Resident Evil 4 and other games Capcom faces a new lawsuit, as the company has been accused of using other designer’s photos without a license in games like Resident Evil 4 and Devil May Cry. The Japanese publisher could pay off more than $10 million in damages.
Industry News May 21, 2021 “Struggle to survive”: Capcom on challenges during development of Resident Evil Village Resident Evil Village was released earlier this month to critical acclaim and commercial success. Now Capcom has opened up about challenges they faced during the development.
Industry News March 25, 2021 SEGA tops Metacritic’s rating of game publishers, outshining Capcom, Sony, and Activision Blizzard SEGA has been named the top video games publisher by Metacritic. It was one of only three companies to achieve an average score of 90+ for two different games in 2020.
Industry News January 20, 2021 Valve, ZeniMax, Focus Home and 3 more publishers fined for “geo-blocking” practices The European Commission has fined Valve and five publishers €7.8 million for breaching EU antitrust rules.
Industry News December 5, 2020 Monster Hunter movie reportedly cancelled in China over racist joke, game gets review bombed The Monster Hunter movie premiered in China on December 3 only to be reportedly cancelled due to public outcry against a racist joke in the film.
Industry News September 28, 2020 Capcom announces Resident Evil CGI show In addition to a Resident Evil live action series announced in August, a CGI show focused on the franchise’s Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield is coming to Netflix.
Industry News May 8, 2020 Capcom enjoys record profits despite declining revenues Capcom’s revenues declined 18.4 percent year-over-year to ¥81.6 billion ($766 million). This, however, didn’t stop the company from reporting ¥15.95 billion ($150 million) in net profits, which is 27.1 percent more that in the fiscal year 2019.
Industry News April 13, 2020 Capcom greenlits Resident Evil 4 remake The Resident Evil 4 remake is reportedly in full production, with a release date set for 2022.
Industry News March 30, 2020 Resident Evil 3 causes controversy in China Launching a game in China can be tricky in more ways than you’d expect. Capcom hasn’t even fully released its Resident Evil 3 remake, but the demo has already angered patriotic Chinese gamers.