Capcom

09.28.10

One of the big games of 2010 is now available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. To celebrate the launch of Capcom’s action horror game, Dead Rising 2, fans from around the United Kingdom were invited to attend a special early opening at HMV on London’s Oxford Street to secure their copies one day early. The dedicated fans dressed in their best zombie outfits and took to the streets of London, making it look like something out of the horror flick 28 Days Later. Capcom talks about the new game in this exclusive video interview.

09.20.10

Writer/director/producer Paul W.S. Anderson has parlayed his love of videogames into a successful film career. His low-budget Resident Evil video game adaptation launched a film franchise that has no end in sight. Resident Evil: Afterlife has generated over $86 million worldwide at the box office so far. The director, who also brought the AVP: Alien vs. Predator and Mortal Kombat game franchises to the big screen, has had success infusing films like Event Horizon and Death Race with action and horror elements from games.

09.10.10
TORONTO -- After four years of trying to escape prisons in the hit Fox TV show, “Prison Break,” Wentworth Miller steps into the role of Chris Redfield from Capcom’s Resident Evil games. The actor, who went virtual in the Prison Break videogame, talks about stepping into a videogame role in this exclusive video interview.
09.10.10
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Actress Milla Jovovich returns to movie theaters with "Resident Evil: Afterlife," the fourth installment of the successful video game-to-film horror franchise -- only this time she is in 3D. Jovovich, who met her husband director/producer/writer Paul W.S. Anderson on the set of 2002's original "Resident Evil," teams with him again for the latest film in which her character, Alice, helps save survivors of a virus that has ravaged Earth and turned some people into zombies and other creatures. At the recent Comic-Con pop culture convention in San Diego, the model-turned-actress spoke to Reuters about what makes the "Resident Evil" movies successful and the challenges of kicking zombie butts in 3D.
08.27.10
Ali Larter, who plays Claire Redfield in Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D, was at Comic Con 2010 to promote the new movie. She talks about the challenges of bringing a videogame heroine to life and kicking ass in 3D in this exclusive video interview. 
07.26.10

Capcom and Namco Bandai (NBGI) are developing two brand new fighting games that will feature crossover characters from each companies most popular fighting franchises, Street Fighter and TEKKEN. This collaboration is one fighting games fans have been dreaming of. The games will be released next year.

07.23.10

SAN DIEGO, California – (REUTERS) For every big Hollywood blockbuster like Marvel Entertainment’s “Thor” and Universal Pictures’ “Scott Pilgrim vs the World” debuting at the annual Comic Con Convention in San Diego this week, there’s a video game counterpart. And in many cases, comic book games are launching without any Hollywood tie-ins.

07.18.10

Sony Pictures is unleashing the first 3D videogame adaptation on Saturday at Comic Con 2010. Filmed using the same camera system as James Cameron’s Avatar, Resident Evil: Afterlife will be shown in Hall H on Saturday at 4pm in front of a packed crowd.

07.18.10

HONOLULU, Hawaii – When it comes to the Hollywood convergence game, Capcom’s partnership with Impact Pictures on the Resident Evil movies has resulted in the second biggest franchise for Sony Pictures behind Spider-Man. With a fourth movie, Resident Evil: Afterlife, coming to theaters September 10 in 3D, and big budget movie adaptions of Lost Planet, Dark Void, and Onimusha in the works, what went wrong (twice) with the Street Fighter movies? Capcom’s vice president of strategic planning and business development, Christian Svensson, talks about Capcom’s Hollywood game and confirms that the game maker has not abandoned the Street Fighter movie franchise in this exclusive interview from Captivate 2010.

07.09.10

Mad Catz Interactive has a full schedule of promotions, activities and sponsored events that will take place during the Evolution 2010 Championship Series at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas from July 9 through to July 11 2010.

05.16.10

HONOLULU, Hawaii – At Captivate 2010, the creators of Capcom’s bestselling Lost Planet franchise were on hand to offer a guided tour through the new game’s multiplayer offerings. Producer Jun Takeuchi and Director Kenji Oguro showed off the latest online multiplayer maps and discussed what lies in store for gamers who explore the new environments of EDN III.

04.20.10

HONOLULU, Hawaii – Capcom used the island paradise of the Sheraton Waikiki to showcase new games for 2010 and 2011. The Japanese game publisher announced three blockbuster titles for 2011, including the long-awaited Marvel vs. Capcom® 3: Fate of Two Worlds, Okamiden and Bionic Commando Rearmed 2. Media from around the world converged in Hawaii to attend Capcom’s yearly showcase, dubbed Captivate 2010, to get an early look at all the new titles and new content.

04.20.10

HONOLULU, Hawaii – At its Captivate international press event held at the Sheraton Waikiki, Capcom debuted the first trailer for the April 2011 release, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and offered the first details on the new “living comic book” art style that the development team has embraced for this latest brawler.

04.05.10

With over 2,000 apps available for the critically acclaimed Apple iPad, more games are flooding the App Store. Capcom is the latest to jump on board. The publisher has released Resident Evil 4: iPad Edition, which features a new high-resolution art set and has been designed to take full advantage of iPad’s larger display. The improved graphics capture the Resident Evil world in terrifying detail making the gaming experience even more immersive. Fans of the franchise also have a new fourth movie, Resident Evil: Afterlife, opening September 10 in 3D.