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Capcom Posts Fiscal 2012 Results, Fiscal 2013 Plans
According to Capcom’s financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, the company saw a 14.6% increase in net sales, and a 17.6% decrease in operating income from their previous fiscal year. The company also reports ordinary income decreased 7.4% and net income decreased 55.8 percent. Capcom’s report says that while Resident Evil 6 ... Read More»
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Assassin’s Creed Producer Jean-François Boivin Also Fired by Ubisoft, Says Patrice Desilets
According to Patrice Desilets, he wasn’t the only one terminated by Ubisoft yesterday—Assassin’s Creed producer Jean-François Boivin was also fired. “Thinking of my good friend and producer [Jean-François Boivin'] who also got fired yesterday,” Desilets tweeted. “I’m sharing your support with him…” After acting as production manager and associate producer on Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed ... Read More»
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Assassin’s Creed Creator Once Again Departs Ubisoft
Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Désilets has once again left Ubisoft, Game Informer reports. Désilets originally left Ubisoft in 2010, then joined THQ in 2011. In the wake of THQ’s bankruptcy and Ubisoft’s acquisition of their Montreal studio, Désilets was brought back into the fold. But according to Game Informer’s sources, the relationship between the designer ... Read More»
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Opinions of Mega Man FPS Were Divisive Even within Capcom
Addressing a fan question in the Capcom Unity forums, senior vice president Christian Svensson offered a simple explanation for the company’s decision to can the Mega Man X first-person shooter. Exposed by a fascinating article by Polygon, Maverick Hunter was being developed by Armature Studio in 2010. But in the wake of creator Keiji Inafune’s ... Read More»
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Xseed Games Gets Name Change, Now Known as Marvelous USA
Xseed Games, a publisher that specializes in the localization and distribution of JRPGs, is being rebranded as “Marvelous USA” after acquiring Atlus Online. “Marvelous USA unifies our US operations under the global Marvelous brand while giving our customers topnotch products and support for both traditional and online social and mobile games,” said CEO Shinichi Suzuki. ... Read More»
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Ubisoft Reveals Splinter Cell: Blacklist’s Spies vs. Mercs
During a recent press event, Ubisoft revealed Splinter Cell: Blacklist’s Spies vs. Mercs multiplayer mode. First introduced in Pandora Tomorrow, Spies vs. Mercs is an asymmetrical multiplayer mode that pits stealthy, agile, but weak spies against the more heavily armored and heavily armed mercenaries. The multiplayer mode has since appeared in Chaos Theory and Double Agent, but was noticeably ... Read More»
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EA and Disney Announce Star Wars Videogame Partnership
Disney and EA have announced multi-year exclusive agreement that will see Electronic Arts handling development and publishing of new Star Wars titles. “This agreement demonstrates our commitment to creating quality game experiences that drive the popularity of the Star Wars franchise for years to come,” co-president of Disney Interactive John Pleasants stated in the press ... Read More»
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Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time Sprouting in July
The first teaser trailer for Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time reveals the game’s upcoming July release. In the teaser trailer (embedded below), very vocal fans demand “it’s about time” for a follow up to Plants vs. Zombies, including inexplicably popular internet celebrity/fat guy Francis and Microsoft’s Major Nelson (real name: Larry Hryb). There’s ... Read More»
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Get Infected with Second Resident Evil: Revelations Dev Diary
The second installment of the Resident Evil: Revelations developer diaries explores how crucial viruses are to the series. “We created Zombie-like creatures, as well as the ‘Ooze,’ which are frightening but believable because they originate from something we see in action in our everyday lives [viruses],” director Kazuhisa Inoue says in the video (embedded below). ... Read More»
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Super Mario Bros.: The Movie Returns to Theaters for 20th Anniversary Screening
The live-action adaptation Super Mario Bros. movie will be screened at the NuArt Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, May 24. I fear this may be before some (if not most) of our readers’ time. Super Mario Bros.: The Movie was the first live-action videogame film adaptation, and set the standard for truly terrible ... Read More»
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EGM Weekly: May 4, 2013 Edition
Welcome to EGM Weekly, a round up of the top news, reviews, and features from the past seven days. BioShock Infinite’s DLC will introduce a new AI companion, Call of Duty: Ghosts was officially announced, Respawn Entertainment’s sci-fi shooter is reported to be an Xbox exclusive, and the Review Crew tackles Far Cry 3: Blood ... Read More»
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The Best Video Games of 2013… So Far: Wii U Games
Welcome to the best of 2013… errr so far! We are officially in the 5th month of the year and with so many great games we collected a list of the best games of 2013. Nintendo’s Wii U is out... Read More »... Read More»
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Alien Chaos 3D Review by Gaming on Nintendo
Contra. Metal Slug. These are the games that come to mind when you want to play a run and gun shooter. Well, I am going to add another name to that list. Alien Chaos 3D. Yeah, I never heard of it either until I saw it on the shelf of my local game store. But, ... Read More»
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Mass Effect Library Edition Volume 1 Announced
Dark Horse Comics have announced Mass Effect Library Edition Volume 1, a 416-page hardcover that collects the first four Mass Effect comic books, will be out May 15. The collection includes the M.E. comics Evolution, Invasion, Redemption, and Homeworlds, as well as one-off stories “Incursion,” “Inquisition,” and “Conviction”—which previously appeared on USAToday.com, MySpace Dark Horse ... Read More»
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Watch Dog Dev Diary Explores What PS4 Brings to the Table
Sony and Ubisoft have released the first of their “Conversations with Creators” videos for the upcoming techno-thriller Watch Dogs. In the video, senior producer Dominic Guay and creative director Jonathan Morin touch upon the advantages PlayStation 4 brings to the table as far as realizing their vision for Watch Dogs. The gameplay, they say, will ... Read More»