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Capcom announce best ever income report

Darren Resnekov
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I love Capcom, from Street Fighter 2 to my favourite franchise in gaming; Resident Evil, the Japanese publisher has always been there, delivering quality games to their fans. So its really nice to hear (especially with so many other companies posting massive losses), that all the hard work they put into their products is paying off. Driven by the massive success of Monster Hunter portable (PSP), which sold over 4.6 million copies, as well as a diverse array of titles across many different platforms, Capcom are proud to announce a 258% rise in income for the last fiscal period.

Console sales of Marvel V Capcom 3, Dead Rising 2, Lost planet 2 and Super Street Fighter IV were all in excess of 1 million copies which is an oustanding achievement in itself. Their online game Monster Hunter has also recently hit 1 million subscribers. Branching out into smartphone gaming has also added to the success of the company with IPhone titles Ghost Trick and Street Fighter IV being met with much enthusiasm from users of the device. Capcoms emergence into the social gaming market has even exceeded their own expectations with VERY popular Lil’ Pirates,  Zombie Cafe and Smurfs village perfoming exceptionally well. Combine all of this with PC and XBox 360 online games like Monster Hunter and its clear the strategic direction they have chosen is paying dividends.

Capcom see a fall in sales for the coming year but a rise in profits. As social and phone gaming become more popular, profit margins will increase due to lower production costs. Capcoms attribute much of their success to their experimental style in relation to game style and distribution methods in a diverse and ever changing games market.

Hatsune Miku arrives in the USA with Toyota commercials

Travis Bruno
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Japanese Vocaloids, better known as virtual idols, have always been a staple of Japan since they were created by Crypton Future Media. Of course they haven’t seen much exposure in the Western world however due to the original builds being created only with Japanese voice work (although latest versions include English compatibility).

The most famous of these Vocaloids is Hatsune Miku and Japanese car maker Toyota has decided that her program and image would be great to sell their cars apparently. Toyota has launched a website together with Crypton that names the Corolla “the official car of Hatsune Miku.” They have launched a website for this collaboration and have also placed two commercials on the website and these commercials may even end up on television. If they do I wonder how your standard car owner will react to seeing Miku, even though it is only for a short moment.

Burnout Crash rated by ESRB despite not being announced

Travis Bruno
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We’ve seen games rated by different ratings boards before they have been actually announced but usually the announcement for the title will follow within a week at most. Not so with EA and Burnout Crash because it has been a month since the title was rated by the Australian ratings board. Now a month later the title has been given a full ESRB rating; including a description which you can read below:

This is an action game in which players earn points for creating traffic pileups. From a top-down perspective, players initiate crashes by driving ‘cartoony’ vehicles (e.g., cars, trucks, vans, buses) into busy intersections; multiple crashes trigger score multipliers and rack up large ‘bills’ of property damage.

Each level is accompanied by crashing sounds, small explosions, and vocal encouragement (e.g., ‘Cool,’ ‘Maximum Carnage!’). In some levels, players are instructed to crash into police cars (e.g., ‘Crash them before they bust you!’); in other sequences, oversized airplanes, tornados, lobster monsters, and UFOs slide across the screen, destroying any vehicles in their path.

As mentioned before you can see that the game will be coming out for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but something is a bit interesting about this description. Of course besides the lobster monsters that is. The game describes itself as a top-down playing title which is something we have yet to see from the Burnout series, this description sounds like something a XBLA game or PSN game would be, instead of a retail title. Perhaps that is why there hasn’t been an announcement yet.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution supports Steamworks

Travis Bruno
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If for some reason you have an aversion for going outside and buying your games in public then you don’t have to worry if you are a PC gamer. Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be getting a Steam release alongside the normal retail boxed release. Of course with the widespread adoration of Steam by the PC gaming world then this is a really good move for Square Enix as far as marketing is concerned.

Eidos Montreal chose Steam they say because it provides boosted functionality and easy access for the gaming world, which is exactly what Steam is all about. With Steam inclusion also comes Steamworks’ features of auto-updating with patches, Steam Cloud support for both the standard and Augmented editions of the game and then everyone’s favorite thing… achievements. It looks like PC gamers will find it easier than ever to get their hands on Deus Ex: Human Revolution when it releases on August 23rd in the US and August 26th in the UK. Oh yeah and don’t forget that the PS3 version and Xbox 360 version also release the same day.

Saints Row: The Third Initiation Station allows you to create whoever you want to be

Travis Bruno
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Saints Row: The Third is a game that is being hotly anticipated by THQ’s fanbase, so much so that Volition has implemented a character sharing system that will allow players to upload their own character creations directly to the Saints Row community website as well as download any characters they want directly from the console or the PC depending on which one they prefer to use.

Called the Initiation Station players will be able to create their own character ahead of time before the game is even released this holiday season. It is supposed to be released some time before the release for free but you can get your hands on the Initiation Station early if you end up pre-ordering Volition’s other upcoming game, Red Faction: Armageddon. Doing so will give you access to the Initiation Station a week before everyone else can access it for free if you can’t wait a little extra.

Brink’s free running trailer shows off its skills

Travis Bruno
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Brink is a unique game in and of itself. The marketing for the title has been even more unique with a series of Get Smart videos released to give everyone a full rundown of how to make the most of the game’s online experience. Since those videos just wrapped up yesterday with video number six and the game being released within the next few days Bethesda must have thought it was time to show off the game’s free running aspect.

Parkour, better known as free running, has been implemented into Brink so you can navigate through the environments any way you find suitable, no one said taking the stares is the only way to climb up a stairwell right? They have compared the game’s parkour abilities to Daniel Ilabaca’s free running by showing a comparison video between the two as it flashes between Ilabaca free running in some European city and Brink’s free running gameplay. Catch the video below and try to catch Brink when it releases next week on May 10th.

Forging the world of Hunted: The Demon’s Forge

Travis Bruno
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Bethesda has released a new developer diary from inXile Entertainment focusing on how they created the world that you will be experiencing when you play Hunted: The Demon’s Forge. The developers go into detail about how they made the world as realistic as possible with as many interactive pieces of the world as they could get away with.

Using the Unreal Engine they were able to take a lot of time with the actual world itself and create something they believe is unique in the world of dungeon crawlers. The latter section of the video then talks about the previously mentioned Crucible content that allows users to create their own dungeons through a variety of different modifiers. With the Crucible added in it will be interesting to see what type of areas players will create once they get the game in their own two hands next month.

Mortal Kombat is $40 on Amazon today only

J. Bradshaw
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Tons of video game deals are appearing lately.  Today’s deal is especially good though.  On Amazon.com, for today only, Mortal Kombat is $20 off its standard price.  Thats right.  For only $39.99, you’ll be able to rip virtual people apart.  Its too bad though that their  medical bills will not be discounted as well.  But hey, thats why we play video games right?  To avoid those unpleasant circumstances when real life gets REAL! Grab the game on either Xbox 360 or PS3 here.

Who among you will be picking up this great game for this great price?  Let us know in the comments below, right after checking out our review of Mortal Kombat. Remember, commenting edges you one step closer to winning cool prizes! 🙂

Push comes to shove

Kellie Wallace
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This week, BioWare announced the highly anticipated Mass Effect 3 will be released in early 2012. Fans worldwide were outraged over the sudden delay in the space adventure.

But why do developers push back releases?

It has taken 12 years to get Duke Nukem back to our consoles but within weeks of release, Gearbox announced Duke will be slated for early June. An extra month can’t hurt, right?

It’s the oldest tool in the developer’s book. By delaying an anticipated title, not only does it add excitement, press and thrill, it also improves the game’s marketing and spot on the gaming industry pedestal.

The release of Gears of War 3 was due for June/July this year but Epic decided it needed more tweaking. Questions were raised when the multiplayer beta was announced for eager gamers to test out on April 25th. If the multiplayer is complete, where does the single player campaign stand?

If a developer constantly delays a game, what perception does it give to players? Deus Ex is one of this year’s biggest titles but Square Enix has pushed it back three times. Is it that good or is it so bad they need to rework it until they are happy?

Diablo 3 is one of those games where it stands high above its competitors. However Blizzard, a developer notorious in delaying its titles, hasn’t announced an official date for the RPG, only stating it has been made. Fans have been waiting for years.

Rumours swirled around the internet for a December 2011 release but Blizzard is yet to confirm. It is believed Diablo 3 might be out early 2012.

Fear 2 hit stores back in 2009 and fans eagerly waited for the next instalment. Small studio Monolith had mammoth success with the series and reported Fear 3 was on the cards. The title was due for a February release, showcasing impressive real life trailers and screenshots but Monolith delayed the title until April. Like Duke Nukem, within weeks they pushed the date and reported it for a May 22 slot instead.

Nintendo anticipates huge success with the massive title Legend of the Zelda, Orcania of Time this year. Many believed it might have accompanied the 3DS when it was released in March but Nintendo are yet to confirm a date for the game.

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