We’ll give you a hint: It’s probably not “Feel Good Game of the Year”

Congrats to Dead Rising 3 on its victory in Bloody Disgusting’s 2013 Fear Awards ! As you many of you may’ve already seen/guessed, Capcom’s next-gen journey through post-apocalyptic weapon crafting took 1st Place in the “Best Arsenal” category, as voted on by Bloody Disgusting’s readers .

DR 3 also placed 3rd in the “Best Gory” category, which is no small feat when you’re competing against other fine titles in the horror genre like Last of Us, Outlast, Dead Space 3, DayZ, The Walking Dead, Amnesia, and MY GOD THIS GENRE IS CROWDED. Whatever, it’s an honor just to be nominated. See the rest of the awards here . 

Do you remember your first few days in  Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate ? Got any tips for beginnners? Well, today’s  Monster Hunter Monday s should take you back to that mindset, as we help new hunters  get started in their hunting careers at  3pm PT (Help D Lobby 10) .

If you’re a new hunter and need some help,  sign up here so you can get help and show up on our live stream! It’s free and we can help you with pretty much anything!

Again, we’ll be live at twitch.tv/capcomunity at 3pm PT . 

PS: I usually give out some Mega Potions, Mega Pickaxes and Mega Bug Nets… 😉

Last week there were another series of location tests in Japan for the latest build of Ultra Street Fighter IV. Read below to find what players had to say!

Hey everyone, Tomoaki Ayano here!

As you know, the Beta Location Tests were held last weekend in Japan. I was on location at HEY in Akihabara, checking out the score with Mr. Sugiyama. The first thing I noticed was that the line there was HUGE! But aside from the long line, I also noticed that a lot of people were using the four new characters. Also, I think there were a lot of people who were new to the NESiCA card system there, because there were players who’d sit down at the cabinet with the card and be like, “Okay…now what do I do with this?” My guess is that the appeal of Mr. Oshikiri’s NESiCA card brought a lot of first-timers to the event.

But while there might have been a lot of first-time players there, that didn’t stop the battles from heating up! I saw a lot of people playing in the Super SFIV area, and then once they’d finished there, they came over to the Ultra SFIV area to try things out. That’s like a whole day of SFIV!

We heard a few concerns on Twitter and other social networks that we would run out of the limited-edition NESiCA cards on the first day. Well, we prepared a metric ton of ’em, so everyone who came out was able to get their hands on one! A lot of people were really happy to get theirs. Special thanks to Mr. Oshikiri and Taito for helping to make this happen! 

 You know I had to get one for myself as well!

You can also use the NESiCA stickers that were given out at the Alpha Location Tests on this card. They’re reusable, so you can enjoy the Ultra Double awesomeness of Mr. Oshikiri’s design and the new character stickers!

Anyway, I’m sure you’re all here for the Beta Location Test info! Wait no longer, because here it is!

– Please give us your overall impression of the new characters.

Rolento

Elena

Poison

Hugo

So far we’ve only compiled the numbers, but from now on we’ll be taking a close look at the feedback that came in with them. If anything this tells us that the new characters are still very much a work in progress. One thing in particular I noticed was that Elena players reported that she doesn’t play like her previous incarnations. I also noticed that a lot of people were using Poison, and of the four new characters, her numbers are the best.

Similar to the Alpha tests the numbers are about half good, half bad. We’ll keep going forward trying to figure out what it is that players aren’t satisfied with.

– Please give us your overall impression of the new battle systems.

Ultra Combo Double

Red Focus Attack

Delayed Wakeup

I feel that by releasing the balance update data ahead of the test, players were able to study that before playing, so the data we collected here is probably the most accurate of all the data we’ve collected so far. It’s important to figure out which characters the players were using when they made their responses. This will be key as we look at the new battle systems and how they affect each individual character, and it will also be important once we get into the finer points of balance adjustment.

It’s finally time to announce…that. What’s “that,” you ask? It’s the number one thing you’ve all been wondering about. Yeah, that “that.” You may want to keep a sharp lookout on March 15…

Need a little more info than that? Well, here’s a hint!

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10010 ‧ 1111 ‧ 10101 ‧ 1110 ‧ 100

Well, that’s all for this week. See you again next week!

Because behind every great attorney is an equally great pin…

A while back we gave you a look at that snazzy Phoenix Wright 3DS XL coming exclusively to the Capcom Store . Well, here’s an added incentive to get of that hiney and preorder the Ace case in order to ensure it shrouds your 3DS from harmful outside dangers later this March:

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That’s right, you can grab yourself a sweet Objection! pin (compatible with most brightly colored suits) FREE with pre-order of the Ace Attorney 3DS XL case. After all, if you don’t have a pin, are you sure your even really an attorney? Think about it…

C lick to get a closer look at the back of the case

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies is out now in the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Head here for more Ace Attorney everything.

Just a quick little pat on the back for RE Revelations – the console/PC versons have passed the one-million mark in worldwide sales and are currently sitting pretty at 1.1 million overall.

The 3DS version was great, but I’m still quite pleased Revelations could make the leap to 360, PS3, Wii U and PC as well. It’s a great, claustrophobic game that really walks the line between ’90s and ’00s RE.

Revs joins Dead Rising 3 as a 2013 million-seller, plus we have word that DuckTales Remastered also performed admirably.

Next up for the series – Resident Evil 4 PC, which lands on Feb 27/28

Hi everyone, firstly I wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who came to the last European location test in Paris at the beginning of the year. I was inundated with feedback, and the overall enthusiasm from the French FGC was incredible.

I know you’re all exceptionally eager to get another chance to play Ultra Street Fighter IV, and it’s with great pleasure that I am able to reveal not one, but five additional opportunities for you to come and try it out!

I’ll be going into more detail as we lead up to each event, so keep an eye out for updates here on Capcom-unity, as well as via my Twitter @CapcomDawg, for now, here’s what to expect for Europe over the next couple of months!

Paris Mangas – 8 ^th – 9 ^th February – Paris, France

For those of you in Paris, who missed out on the location test last month, you have another chance to play the same build of the game at this weekends Paris Mangas event. Pro-player Kayane will also be inviting a few top French players to participate in some exhibition matches, as well as showing off her own Chun Li skills on stage! 

Website: kayane.fr/2014/02/06/tous-les-details-su…

The Heart of Gaming – 21 ^st – 23 ^rd February – London, UK

The time has finally come to give my hometown London a chance to play Ultra Street Fighter IV, with the latest build fresh from the most recent Japanese location test, including all of the new stages! The Heart of Gaming arcade in London will be putting on a special event to commemorate the 20 ^th birthday of Super Street Fighter II Turbo on the same weekend, so join us in celebrating the continuation of the Street Fighter legacy, as we prepare for Ultra Street Fighter IV!

Website: www.facebook.com/TheHeartOfGaming

IVGC (International Video Game Cup) – 28 ^th February – 2 ^nd March – Cannes, France

Year after year, the Festival des Jeux in Cannes, is home to one of the most popular and cherished European fighting game events of the year, the International Video Game Cup (formerly known as World Game Cup).

They just announced their special guest this year is none other than the EVO champion Xian, and if that wasn’t enough, it’s with great pleasure to announce that we will also be bringing along the latest pre-release version of Ultra Street Fighter IV for attendees to play as well!

Website: www.cannesivgc.com/

Road to Ultra – 22 ^nd – 23 ^rd March – Rome, Italy

When I heard about an event celebrating the build up to Ultra Street Fighter IV in Rome, I knew this would be a fantastic opportunity to give our Italian fighting game fans a chance to play USFIV, and that’s exactly what we’re doing! Along side the SSFIV tournament, attendees of the Road to Ultra event will get a chance to play the very latest version of the game too!

Website: www.arcade-extreme.com/roadtoultra/

Hypespotting – 29 ^th – 30 ^th March – Glasgow, Scotland

Back for it’s third year, aiming to be bigger and more Scottish than ever, Hypespotting will also play host to yet another Ultra Street Fighter IV location test! We’ll also be supporting their legendary pub quiz with some awesome Capcom goodies, and hopefully I’ll be on the winning team this time!

Website: www.hypespotting.co.uk/

Feel free to ask me questions via Twitter @CapcomDawg and look out for more details regarding each event as we approach them. I’m looking forward to seeing you at each location test, so make sure you come and say hi!

Final Round XVII (March 14-16) in Atlanta, GA will not only play host to an Ultra Street Fighter IV location test and party, but it will also be where the greatest mystery in Ultra Street Fighter IV will finally be solved. If you won’t be able to attend in person, make sure you tune in to the Capcom Fighters channel  all weekend as you will NOT want to miss this!

FINALLY!!! *ahem* I mean, it’s been a really long time since I’ve seen any  Monster Hunter  Origami/Papercraft, so I was exceptionally ecstatic when I saw these:

Man, what a fantastic job Paperfolder Cahoonas did! And the folding pattern ( provided here ) seems to be rather simplistic, even though the final results are actually quite detailed.

Anyways, there’s the  Brachydios above but here’s a Barroth   as well, and even an indistinct  Fire Wyvern , which was also inspired by  Monster Hunter (read the Deviantart desctiption).

Please go to Cahoonas’  Deviantart and/or Tumblr to leave a comment, a “like”, or whatever way those systems allow you to show your appreciation for their work.

Tune in at 4pm Pacific to see a live demo of Resident Evil 4 PC! At nine years old, RE4 totally counts as a “classic,” but this latest version brings it into the modern era. The best of both worlds!

We’ll be streaming the game at high settings (and at 60fps) so it’s a great chance to see the game in action. That said, the best possible viewing option would be these gameplay videos that are available for download – watch ’em on your own machine for maximum effect!

The HD gameplay clip is quite large, and recorded at a high bitrate, so if it happens to stutter or lag… try a different machine 🙂

OR you can try an alternate player, such as VLC. That seems to work for most folks.

Anyway, hop over to our Twitch channel at 4pm!

Most of us have played RE4 once or twice. Or three or four times. Or you know maybe some of us have played it a dozen or so over the past nine years. But most of us have NOT played it at 1920×1080 with a stunning 60fps searing the screen. We hoped our [earlier trailer] showcased this feature to your satisfaction, but just in case you wanted more proof, today we have two gameplay clips ready for download and direct comparison.

Right here you’ll find the first few moments of the game running at 30fps with the SD (original) texture pack active.

Right here you’ll find the first few moments of the game running at 60fps with the HD (improved) texture pack active. LARGE file!

You can also compare the above screenshot (HD textures) with this same moment in SD:

You can immediately notice the extra detail on the outfit, and you’ll find similar improvements throughout the game. Like I said, I’ve played through RE4 multiple times and this version really is the slickest yet.

You can pre-purchase it now on Steam , GameFly  or  GameStop Impulse (with more to come) and in doing so will get the digital soundtrack AND 80+ page digital archives! Game’s out on February 27!

I don’t always talk about American football… but when I do, it’s actually about Monster Hunter.

Since the Super Bowl just happened this past Sunday and I just saw this fan art by DeityofShadows on the Monster Hunter Facebook page , I figure it’d be good timing to share it with you.

Who else here always thought the Daimyo Hermitaur male armor set looked a lot like football gear?