In 2016, Resident Evil will hit its 20th anniversary, and 20 years is a long time. Need a quick refresher course on the Resident Evil storyline, or maybe you’ve never played a game in the series and wanted to see what it’s all about? Here is your chance to watch a quick summary of the mainline titles (Resident Evil 0-6) and learn how Umbrella Corporation paved the way for survival horror. Hit the jump to watch both videos!
Start off with Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield as they investigate the disappearance of S.T.A.R.S. Bravo team from Raccoon City police department. Then find out what happens to Raccoon City after the zombie outbreak two months after Mansion Incident and get introduced to Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield, Chris’s sister.
Part two beings with Reisdent Evil 3: Nemesis where Jill Valentine tries to expose Umbrella’s conspiracy in Raccoon City the same time Leon and Claire from Resident Evil 2 are dealing with the zombie outbreak. Work your way up to Resident Evil 6 where we meet many returning characters during incidents after Resident Evil 5 .
If you liked the videos and are looking for a place to start in the series, you can’t go wrong with Resident Evil 0 , available digitally on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Steam January 19, 2016! We also have Resident Evil Origins Collection, a physical version coming out the same day that includes the Resident Evil HD remaster and Resident Evil 0 , available on PS4 and Xbox One. Pre-order now and you will receive bonus costumes for Rebecca and Billy! And of course, keep an eye out for more 20th Anniversary coverage in 2016!
Have you ever had a dream where you were playing some of the best old-school Mega Man games from the Game Boy Advance, but on your new-school TV? Well dream no more, as the 2005 tag-team of Mega Man Zero 4 ($7.99 USD) and Mega Man Battle Network 5 – both Team ProtoMan and Team Colonel ($6.99 USD each) – are available starting today on Virtual Console for Wii U in North America!
Mega Man Zero 4 features a unique weather system that changes the way you progress through levels – while certain types of weather make levels harder, they also hold their own unique Reploid rewards for those who are up to the challenge. Building on the established running, gunning, and Z Saber swinging gameplay of its predecessors, MMZ4 offers some of the best platforming that the series has to offer.
Meanwhile, Mega Man Battle Network 5 pits MegaMan.EXE and Lan Hikari against the Internet – as in, the entire Internet – which has been taken over by a mysterious organization. It’s up to you, Lan, and a MegaMan(.EXE) to take it back! Oh, and maybe the help of ProtoMan.EXE or Colonel.EXE, too.
Best of all, these games are available right now for download through the Nintendo eShop on Wii U, and can be played on either your TV or Wii U game pad. Save a battle chip for me, will ya?
Hey everyone. I’m excited to announce that Street Fighter V will be officially supporting Steam OS! We are working closely with Valve on this endeavor, and will have more details to announce in the near future, so stay tuned for updates.
Street Fighter V will also support the Steam controller, and you’ll be able to try that out right away during the upcoming beta test that takes place from December 18~20.
Hey everyone! Make sure you check out The World Warrior Tournament event, in Blood Brothers 2 today!
Street Fighter c haracters once again find themselves in battle alongside native Arnashians – the “Blood Brothers” – as DeNA kicks off the second Street Fighter event.
The World Warrior Tournament event introduces iconic Street Fighter characters Chun-li, Vega, and Oni! This event will also include a special pact bringing back Ryu and M.Bison! This will be the last chance for fans to grab these limited time iconic Street Fighter commanders and add them to their squad!
So be sure to hurry up and download the game! The event is currently live in game and will run through Tuesday, December 22, 11:59 p.m. PST. Blood Brothers 2, the strategic battle RPG, is available as a free download on the App Store and Google Play .
Get ready to explore the vast world of Gransys as Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen arrives on Windows PC on January 15th, 2016! In fact, you can pre-order it on Steam right now and secure a digital art book and digital soundtrack upon release. Hit the jump for recommended specifications and more!
It’s a wonderful thing to see the dark-fantasy world of Dragon’s Dogma finally realized in 4K and running at silky-smooth 60 FPS. As a matter of fact, the framerate is uncapped, so if your rig surpasses the recommended specs below, just set the framerate to “Variable”, sit back and enjoy all the action.
Speaking of which, here are the Minimum and Recommended specs, as well as an all-out Performance spec list, if you wanna get fancy and run the game at 4K:
Minimum Specs: OS: Windows Vista or newer Processor: Intel Core i5-660 CPU or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon HD 5870 or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 22 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX-compatible sound card or onboard audio chip Additional Notes: 1) Supports Keboard + Mouse and XInput / DirectInput devices including Xbox 360, Xbox One, DualShock and Steam Controller. 2) Some high end integrated graphics chips and modern gaming laptops with a discrete GPU may work but have not been tested, nor are they officially supported by Capcom.
Recommended Specs: OS: Windows Vista or newer Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 22 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX-compatible sound card or onboard audio chip Additional Notes: 1) Supports Keboard + Mouse and XInput / DirectInput devices including Xbox 360, Xbox One, DualShock and Steam Controller. 2) Some high end integrated graphics chips and modern gaming laptops with a discrete GPU may work but have not been tested, nor are they officially supported by Capcom.
As mentioned before, you can pre-order the game on Steam, which will get you a digital art book and a digital soundtrack for free! The former is a 300+ page compilation of key art, concept art, sketches, etc. from the original Dragon’s Dogma; the latter (dubbed Masterworks Collection) features music from Dragon’s Dogma and DD: Dark Arisen, adding up to 53 beautiful—and totally rockin’—tracks.
Digital art book: A complete replica of the Dragon’s Dogma Official Design Works. Over 313 pages of content after content that chronicles the development artwork behind this expansive setting including characters, lore, creatures, and weapon designs, plus rough sketches, key visuals, and plenty of creator commentary. A must-read for any Dragon’s Dogma fan! (Print edition available on Amazon at $44.99)
Digital Soundtrack: Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Masterworks Collection…the awe-inspiring soundtrack contains 53 songs including a handful of alternate versions not included in the game. The 2+ hour soundtrack has been reauthored from the original source material, and the pre-purchase bonus includes both MP3 (320Kbps) and FLAC lossless formats. (Total download size: 1.74GB)
Additional PC-specific features:
9 brand new Achievements for both new and returning Dragon’s Dogma fans! Get ready to delve deep into Bitterblack Isle…
Option to completely mute main and support Pawn chatter during traversal
Plug & Play controllers: supports XInput and DirectInput-based controllers such as the Xbox 360, Xbox One, DualShock, and Steam Controller right out of the box. (no 3rd party ‘XInput remapper’ app required)
Uses source texture assets that couldn’t be utilized in previous generation consoles due to memory constraints
All previously released DLCs and bonus content now built into the base game including the Eternal Ferrystone!
Full screen display on 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio monitors
Supports 30, 60, and ‘Variable’ frame rate settings
Supports 4K resolution (3840×2160)
Supports 144Hz monitors to enable 144fps gameplay
Remappable keyboard and mouse functions
Customizable hot keys (0-5) to allow quick access to commonly used items such as lantern, healing/stamina recovery items, and Ferrystones. Streamlines gameplay in the heat of battle without the need to pause the game.
Phew, that was a lot! And quite a bargain for just $29.99 / € 29.99 / £ 24.99; but you know what they say: “They’re masterworks all, you can’t go wrong.”
Need even more information? Check out the FAQ, available on the Steam Community Forums, right here . See you in Gransys!
Hey everyone. The 3 rd SFV online beta is nearly upon us! Running on both PS4 and PC from 12/18 12:01 AM PT (8:01 AM GMT) until 12/20 @ 10 PM PT (12/21 @ 6 AM GMT), here is a breakdown of the content and characters you can expect, along with a detailed schedule that outlines the server maintenance periods as well.
Characters:
The beta will initially start with six selectable characters:
Ryu
Birdie
Cammy
Necalli
Nash
Laura
Dhalsim and Zangief will become available later during the beta period. And who knows, there might be a few more character surprises along the way!
Modes:
Ranked Match
Fight for glory and status in high stakes matches!
Casual Match
Enjoy more casual matches without pressure.
Training
Improve your skills against a training dummy with a variety of options and settings.
Capcom Fighters Network (CFN)
Check out the latest leaderboard rankings, search for replays, and rivals.
Battle Setting
Customize your character profile and button configuration, among other options.
Options
Manage the screen and sound settings.
Schedule:
12/18 00:01 PT (12/18 08:01 GMT) – SFV 3 rd beta starts for PS4 and PC users
12/18 08:00 PT (12/18 16:00 GMT) – Servers down for 10 hour maintenance
12/18 18:00 PT (12/19 02:00 GMT) – Servers back online, play resumes
12/19 18:00 PT (12/20 02:00 GMT) – Servers down for 10 hour maintenance
12/20 04:00 PT (12/20 12:00 GMT) – Servers back online, play resumes
Remember, every beta test participant will receive a number of beta invite codes to share with their friends, so be sure to spread the love. See you warriors online!
As you have seen we have announced the bonus costumes for pre-ordering Resident Evil 0 and we thought we would give you guys a few extra screenshots and a little history on the origins of these bonus costumes while you wait for the game to drop on January 19, 2016! Hit the jump to check them out!
First off is Rebecca, who reaches back into her closet to pull out an outfit from 2006. Resident Evil fans with a good memory might recall that in the Nintendo DS version of Resident Evil (cleverly subtitled Deadly Silence ), one of the alternate costumes you could unlock was a sporty cheerleader outfit for the young S.T.A.R.S. member. Not the most protective law enforcement uniform, but at least it’s enthusiastic!
Billy may be a wanted fugitive when you first meet him, but he used to be a US Marine Lieutenant. There’s a good chance he may have been serving in the Wolf Force, the covert mercenary team in the Commando sequel Mercs.
Fans who pre-order will also get a nifty bonus T-shirt for Rebecca!
Pre-order Resident Evil 0 digitally on PS4 , PS3 , Xbox One , and Steam today to grab Rebecca’s cheerleader and Billy’s Mercs costumes when the game comes out January 19, 2016!
Also if you are looking to grab the remastered versions of both Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil together you can pre-order the disc version, Resident Evil Origins Collection , for PS4 or Xbox One which will net you another set of unique costumes!
You guys have been hard at work infecting Raccoon city! Now that we have reached 100% infection rate, every participant can now download a Resident Evil 0 Special Medley soundtrack! If you haven’t had a chance to help infect the city yet, but still want to download the exclusive rewards and have a chance to win some awesome physical prizes, don’t worry, you can continue to infect the city until December 13 at 5pm(PST), so head over to the ReContagion Campaign website now!
We have also announced the digital pre-order of Resident Evil 0 where you can get the cheerleader costume for Rebecca from RE: Deadly Silence and Billy’s crossover costume from the Commando sequel Mercs on PS4 , PS3 , Xbox One , and Steam !
You will be able to play the remastered version of Resident Evil 0 digitally on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC on January 19, 2016.
Hey everyone! Hope you all have recovered from the amazing weekend we had at PSX and Capcom Cup. Another big congrats to Kazunoko for taking home the grand prize at the tournament! We had a ton of announcements go down at the Keynote at PSX, which Haunts wrote about here a few days ago, but we also followed that up with a bunch of information at Capcom Cup the next day. Here are all the details in case you missed it!
Capcom Pro Tour 2016
Capcom Pro Tour will be taking place again next year! With a baseline prize pool of half a million dollars, the tour officially kicks off on March 18 th with Final Round in Atlanta, Georgia, featuring Street Fighter V as the official game. A new game means new competitors, new rivalries, and even fiercer battles than ever before! I’m super stoked to see what kind of action will take place on the tour in 2016. We’ll have more details on the tour in the coming months so stay tuned for updates.
Street Fighter Resurrection
We also announced that the team behind the hit live action series, Street Fighter Assassins’ Fist, will be working on a special Street Fighter V webseries for Machinima, titled Street Fighter Resurrection! The debut teaser trailer can be seen here !
We’ll have more information to share early next year. It will be worth the wait, I guarantee.
Street Fighter V 3 rd Beta Dates and Opening Movie Teaser
We have been running numerous worldwide beta tests throughout the year in order to improve the stability of our online servers ahead of launch, and are pleased to announce that we will being having a third round of beta tests on both PS4 and PC from 12/18 12:01 AM PT (8:01 AM GMT) until 12/20 @ 10 PM PT (12/21 @ 6 AM GMT). What better way to spend the holidays than by serving up some season’s beatings to your foes online?
Here are some things you can expect from the beta:
Ranked Match
Fight for glory and status in high stakes matches!
Casual Match
Enjoy more casual matches without pressure.
Training
Improve your skills against a training dummy with a variety of options and settings.
Capcom Fighters Network (CFN)
Check out the latest leaderboard rankings, search for replays, and rivals.
Battle Setting
Customize your character profile and button configuration, among other options.
Options
Manage the screen and sound settings.
As an additional bonus, every beta test participant will receive a number of beta invite codes via the beta client to share with their friends! So be sure to share the love and get your friends and family online enjoying the beta action as well. Who knows, maybe you’ll run into me?
Finally, we revealed a teaser for the opening movie for the game. Check it out, as well as a refresher on the starting roster here !
Hey everyone! Tons of Street Fighter V announcements were made today during the keynote presentation at PlayStation Experience, and I’m here to get you all up to speed in case you missed it!
F.A.N.G Revealed
F.A.N.G, the final character of Street Fighter V’s starting roster, finally emerges from the shadows to take his self-proclaimed spot as the second in command of Shadaloo!
F.A.N.G is an assassin whose unique poison attacks leave him second only to M. Bison himself! Besides overseeing Shadaloo’s operations, his true passion comes from the evil experiments conducted within Shadaloo’s research facilities.
F.A.N.G introduces a series first mechanic; poison. Whenever his poison attacks connect, they continuously deal damage to the opponent’s life bar until he gets hit or the poison runs its course. F.A.N.G’s sinister long range attacks and slippery movements, paired with his ability to poison, will leave his opponents feeling ill.
V-Skill: Nishodoku
F.A.N.G sends out a slow moving poison-filled projectile. If it makes contact with the opponent, it will begin to slowly deal damage.
V-Trigger: Dokunomu
The ultimate defense, F.A.N.G emits a poisonous cloud around his body that constantly deals damage to the opponent as long as they’re near him.
Players who enjoy tricky mix-ups and outsmarting their opponents will definitely have a blast with F.A.N.G in Street Fighter V once it releases on February 16 th .
In-Game Currency
Capcom has a long term strategy to support SFV with new content over time, and the in-game currency allows everyone to choose how they get it. To recap, there are two types:
Fight Money: Can only be obtained by playing the game. Can be used to earn new content for free.
Zenny: Can be purchased with real money, and used to access new content immediately.
So when it comes to post-launch gameplay content, everyone has two choices:
Accumulate Fight Money through gameplay, and use it to earn gameplay related content, such as new characters, for free.
Purchase Zenny with real money, in order to gain access to the content immediately.
100 Zenny essentially equals $1. However, Zenny will be sold in several denominations, giving everyone choice and even bonus amounts depending on how much is purchased! Some of the options are listed below:
100 Zenny = Purchase for $0.99 / €0.99 / £0.79
550 Zenny = Purchase for $4.99/€4.99/£3.99 (receive a 50 Zenny bonus)
1200 Zenny = Purchase for $9.99/€9.99/£7.99 (receive a 200 Zenny bonus)
4000 Zenny = Purchase for $29.99/ €29.99/£24.99 (receive a 1000 Zenny bonus)
Street Fighter V provides everyone with choices and options that never existed before, ensuring that the game has a healthy lifespan for years to come, with new content always on the horizon for fans to enjoy.
Post-Launch Characters and 2016 Season Pass
So what are some things you can purchase with the in-game currency? Glad you asked! We are happy to confirm the identity of the six additional characters that will be released post-launch in 2016. Without further ado, here they are:
That’s right! The six additional characters in the first year are: Alex, Guile, Ibuki, Balrog, Juri, and Urien!
As a reminder, all of these characters are earnable through gameplay for free, but for those of you who want to get them right as they release, the 2016 Season Pass goes on sale today in North America for pre-purchase so be sure to check it out. It will be available to European consumers at launch.
For $29.99 / €29.99 / £24.99, SFV players get all six additional characters, each with a premium costume, in addition to an exclusive PS4 theme. Each character would cost 600 Zenny individually, and each premium costume would cost 400 Zenny individually, making this a $60 value for half the price! As a final incentive, in North America, if you purchase the 2016 Season Pass before February 16 you will receive three PS4 avatars (Ryu, Chun-Li, and M. Bison) for free!
For our European consumers, we have a special deal with the Street Fighter V Deluxe Edition available to pre-order today. The Deluxe Edition contains the full game and the 2016 Season Pass and will be available to pre-order at a special 10% discounted price (until launch) of £71.99 / €89.99. After launch, it will be £79.99 / €99.99 so act now if you want to take advantage of the deal!
Capcom Cup 2015
And lastly, the grand finale of the Capcom Pro Tour, the Capcom Cup, takes place tomorrow, December 6 (SUN), from 10am until 10pm PT. With 32 of the world’s best Ultra Street Fighter IV players, and $250,000 in prize money on the line, you won’t want to miss this epic climax to the 2015 tournament season! Tune in to live.capcomprotour.com to catch all the action livestreamed via Twitch.
Hope you enjoyed this big post of announcements. That’s all for now, catch you guys next time!
Hey everyone, a few weeks ago I mentioned that Street Fighter and Blood Brothers 2 were joining forces for an exciting new adventure. Today, that new adventure launches.
Continue on for more details about this adventure as well as a link to download Blood Brothers 2 .
Starting today, three of the most beloved Street Fighter characters – Ryu, Cammy and M. Bison – punch their way into DeNA’s mobile RPG Blood Brothers 2 in special limited time events.
A portal from Earth has opened in Arnashia, and Street Fighter® characters suddenly find themselves in battle alongside native Arnashians – the “Blood Brothers.” But is this strange new link between worlds a threat…or an opportunity?
Players will be able to find out as DeNA unleashes a new update to Blood Brothers 2, the strategic battle RPG available as a free download on the App Store and Google Play . The first Street Fighter event is currently live until Tuesday, December 8, 11:59pm PST.
Are you guys ready for Capcom Cup this weekend? 32 players are making their way to San Francisco to fight for a share of $250,000. You can watch all the action unfold over two streams on the Capcom Pro Tour Site this Sunday, December 5th beginning at 10am.
For Capcom Cup brackets, Capcom Cup’s shirt design, and more information on what we’re doing with Street Fighter V at PSX, continue on.
On Saturday, there will be a live Street Fighter V stream happening from 12pm-6pm on our Capcom Fighters twitch channel . Be sure to tune in and see who wins one of the two tournaments we have that day as I’m sure the players there will be more than competent this time around.
Then, beginning on Sunday at 10am, we kick off Capcom Cup! The action will begin on our first channel , with the second channel kicking off 30 minutes later while the brackets can be followed on Challonge . Use one of the hastags below to vote for your favorite player on twitter during the event:
#MomoWin
#infilWin
#BonchanWin
#XianWin
#GamerBeeWin
#TokidoWin
#FuudoWin
#Magowin
#DaigoWin
#KazuWin
#NemoWin
#Dashiowin
#KeomaWin
#RBWin
#LuffyWin
#SnakeWin
#XiaoHaiwin
#JustinWIn
#PoongkoWin
#ItazanWin
#TonpyWin
#NuckleWin
#Striderwin
#DieminWin
#JiewaWin
#HumanWin
#ShiroWin
#ProblemWin
#GacktWin
#ValmasterWin
#Dakouwin
Of course this star studded event wouldn’t be complete without the best commentators in the game. Get ready as Ultra David, James Chen, Sp00ky, F-Word, Logan-sama, and Skisonic provide the insight that only they can on what these players are thinking during the grandest Street Fighter event of them all!
Oh yeah, one last thing for our special Capcom Cup guests! Here’s the design for the shirt (amongst other goodies) that will be included in the VIP bags.
See you guys in a few days. Time to close out this year in the grandest way possible!
