SSFIV Arcade Edition PC to discourage piracy (and frustrate buyers) with...
Okay, so there is a catch. We figured Capcom had a "solution" in place when it confirmed that Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition was coming to PC. The problem? Piracy -- the threat of which kept...
View ArticleCapcom removing DRM character restrictions in PC Super Street Fighter IV...
After some straight-up outrage from community, Capcom has decided to keep the hostility in Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition contained within the in-game fights, instead of directing it at...
View ArticleCapcom claims RE: The Mercenaries 3D save controversy won't happen again
Speaking with Capcom Unity last Friday, Capcom USA VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development Christian Svensson said that, given the upheaval and generally bad reaction caused by Resident...
View ArticleCapcom's Svensson wants fans to know 'Mega Man is a key brand,' still
Mega Man is still near and dear to Capcom and official announcements will come "in due course," senior vice president of strategic planning and business development Christian Svensson told...
View ArticleCapcom's Svensson embarrassed by 'Revelaitons' covers, optimistic about RE6
Capcom's Senior VP of planning and business development, Christian Svensson, responded frankly to a few of the company's recent issues at GDC last week, and perhaps most interesting was his complete...
View ArticleCapcom on the hunt for Street Fighter X Tekken hackers
The fact that Street Fighter X Tekken's character DLC exists on the disc is a contentious issue in its own right, but now a preemptive compatibility countermeasure is being exploited by nefarious...
View ArticleCapcom Fighting Jam, Capcom vs SNK 2 on US PSN 'eventually'
Both Capcom Fighting Evolution (Capcom Fighting Jam in Japan) and Capcom vs SNK 2 are available on PlayStation Network in Japan, leaving fighting fans in the US wanting of what was once a bad business...
View ArticleCapcom layoffs, Senior VP Christian Svensson among them [Update: Capcom...
Capcom is currently going through a reorganization, with Christian Svensson, senior VP of planning and business development, known to be departing the company. "After nearly eight years, it is my...
View ArticleSpyborgs not sneaking in to E3 this year
When it was first announced, we promised to keep an eye on the doin's and transpirin's of Spyborgs. The trailer is hilarious, the dev team is experienced, and Capcom is talking it up like it's going...
View ArticleCapcom informs of Spyborgs overhaul, already thinking about sequel
While lobbying questions about Spyborgs and, uh, Zack & Wiki 2 (oh how we wish it wasn't such a pipe dream), Capcom's Corporate Officer/VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development,...
View ArticleSony: Half of PS3 owners also have a PSP
According Capcom's vice president of strategic planning and business development Christian Svensson, Sony's data indicates that approximately 50% of PS3 owners are also PSP owners. Svensson made the...
View ArticleCapcom discusses new focus on PC, digital distribution
Speaking to Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Capcom's Christian Svensson discussed the company's renewed focus on the PC market and digital distribution. According to Svensson, Capcom sees the PC as the world's...
View ArticleCapcom VP explains RE5 multiplayer development, calls complaints 'BS'
Although Capcom had previously responded to the flack it's received for the $5 charge on the Resident Evil 5 "Versus" DLC, a VP for the publisher has had enough with all the complaining and is calling...
View ArticleCapcom working on more PS1 classics for PSN
When SCEA's John Koller said Sony was looking into transferring more PS1 classics to PSN, he wasn't kidding around. Third-party companies like Capcom appear to be stepping up their game; strategic...
View ArticleFuture Capcom titles hitting Steam day and date with retail; more RE5 DLC...
Capcom's business and strategy VP Christian Svensson mentioned in a recent interview that the company plans to release future titles on Steam day and date with retail. ButtonBasher, following up on...
View ArticleCapcom working on 'PC-lead' projects
Speaking to VG247 in a podcast, Capcom's Christian Svensson offered the faintest of hints about new products in the works, indicating only that some of them were being made with PC as the lead...
View ArticleCapcom updating old brand for Natal, not treating it as a 'gimmick'
Capcom informed G4 at CES that it's certainly working on "stuff" for Microsoft's Project Natal, including a "brand we haven't seen in a while." The publisher's VP of strategic planning and business...
View ArticleCapcom explains $40 SSFIV price, 'cautiously optimistic' about Tatsunoko sales
Capcom's VP of strategic planning and business development, Christian Svensson, officially confirmed the retailer-listed $40 price for the upcoming car vandalism sim, Super Street Fighter IV, in a...
View ArticleCapcom: Dante redesign controversy raises DMC's visibility
The reaction to Dante's new look for the Devil May Cry reboot had Capcom asking, "Why so serious?" The publisher's VP of Strategic Planning and Biz Dev. Christian Svensson told IGN that the company...
View ArticleYou will not be taken for a ride by a Marvel vs. Capcom 3 demo
We're pretty sure if we were given only a handful of characters and stages from Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds in a free trial, we could stretch out our enjoyment of it for an awfully long...
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