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Epic Street Fighter comeback actually isn’t a comeback, but is something even more amazing【Vid】

Casey Baseel
Mar 19, 2019
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Taking the concept of action movies and applying them to fighting games is an awesome new idea for e-sports professionals.

Japan
(awesome • Capcom • cool • e-sports • hadouken • Ryu • Street Fighter • Street Fighter V • video • video games)

Mega Man rock concert coming this July in honor of 30th anniversary

Master Blaster
Apr 21, 2018

Time to look back at the fine history of Mega Man… except the Captain N stuff. Let’s all agree to forget about that.

Japan
(Capcom • concert • event • Mega Man • music • Rock Man • Tokyo • video games)

Chun-Li and Cammy, Street Fighter video game’s first fighting females, get Japanese lingerie sets

Casey Baseel
Aug 29, 2017

Strongest woman in the world and special forces operative inspire intimate apparel options.

Japan
(Cammy • Capcom • Chun-Li • fashion • lingerie • Street Fighter • Super Groupies • video games)

ESPN tells pro gamer to change Street Fighter character’s costume to meet “broadcast standards”

Casey Baseel
Jul 19, 2017

The bodysuit Cammy has been wearing for 24 years apparently doesn’t comply with the network’s standards and practices.

Japan, USA
(Cammy • Capcom • controversy • Evo 2017 • Street Fighter • Street Fighter V • video • video games)

Soccer star Keisuke Honda encourages kids not to play video games to become pros

Krista Rogers
Jun 26, 2017

While an eager audience of children hung onto his every word, his pep talk appears to have ruffled Japanese net users for an amusing reason.

Japan
(advice • athlete • Capcom • children • Keisuke Honda • soccer • video games)

Hunky Japanese video game character huggy pillow lets you peel the clothes off his body

Casey Baseel
Oct 6, 2016

There’s a whole new way to play with the star of Capcom’s romance simulator.

Japan
(Capcom • dating simulator • huggy pillows • romance game • video games • weird)

We played RESIDENT EVII, aka Bioha7ard, aka Resident Evil 7, at Tokyo Game Show

Evie Nyan
Sep 16, 2016

We dined with the disgusting Baker Family at Capcom’s Resident Evil 7 booth at Tokyo Game Show today, and here’s our first-hand account!

Japan
(biohazard • Capcom • PlayStation VR • Resident Evil • resident evil 7 • tgs 2016 • Tokyo Game Show • tokyo game show 2016)

Spy on a hot prisoner with amnesia in Capcom’s new mobile romance sim

Evie Nyan
Sep 2, 2016

In this newly-released mobile romance app from Capcom, players must find clues to a crime by spying on an incarcerated mega-hottie with amnesia…

Japan
(app • Capcom • dating sim • romance • toraware no paruma • video game • visual novel)

Street Fighter V game posts Ibuki reveal trailer

Anime News Network
Jun 1, 2016

Series veteran returns in Street Fighter V as DLC character.

Entertainment, Global
(Capcom • Ibuki • Playstation 4 • Street Fighter V • trailer)

Resident Evil Umbrella Corps gets collaboration PS4 models

Anime News Network
May 24, 2016

Two designs feature Resident Evil Umbrella Corps, series’ 20th anniversary.

Entertainment, Japan
(biohazard • Capcom • Japan • Playstation 4 • Resident Evil • video games)

Resident Evil/Biohazard games get stage musical in September

Anime News Network
Mar 17, 2016

Former Takarazuka actress Reon Yuzuki stars in musical of survival horror games.

Games & Tech, Japan
(biohazard • Capcom • Japan • musical • play • Resident Evil • stage • video games)

T-virus perfume to go on sale at the Capcom Café — certified fresh by Umbrella Corp.

KK Miller
Mar 17, 2016

Smell like death, or at least the undead, with this brand new limited-edition scent inspired by Biohazard.

Games & Tech, Japan
(biohazard • Capcom • merch • perfume • Resident Evil • T-virus • video games)

Video shows that Street Fighter V’s story mode is so easy even a baby can beat it 【Video】

Casey Baseel
Mar 14, 2016

What strength!! But don’t forget there are many babies like you all over the world.

Games & Tech, Internet
(babies • Capcom • cute • funny • Street Fighter • Street Fighter V • video • video games)

Chun-Li’s boobs aren’t the only things that can defy gravity in Street Fighter V 【Video】

Casey Baseel
Feb 19, 2016

Physics continue to get weird in Capcom’s latest fighting video game.

Global, Japan
(Capcom • Chun-Li • funny • glitch • Street Fighter • Street Fighter V • video • video games)

Capcom forgot to fix that ludicrous Chun-Li boob jiggle “glitch” in Street Fighter V【Video】

Mike
Feb 17, 2016

After inadvertently causing a stir at last year’s E3, Capcom assured players that Chun-Li’s freakishly bouncy breasts were merely the result of a bug that would be fixed for the game’s release…

Global, Internet
(Capcom • Chun-Li • fighting games • game physics • Street Fighter • Street Fighter V • video games)

New Street Fighter’s Chun-Li figure shows off her signature move

Anime News Network
Jan 12, 2016

Japan
(Capcom • Chun-Li • figure • merch • Street Fighter • Takara Tomy • toys • video games)

Get a sneak peek at Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster and get paid for it!

KK Miller
Jan 9, 2016

If you live in Japan and love Resident Evil, here’s an opportunity to interview a producer, play the game before its release, and earn some cash too.

Japan
(biohazard • Capcom • HD • job • Part-time • remastered • Resident Evil Zero)

Pro gamer Daigo Umehara donates tournament winnings to New York University like a shoryuken Santa

Casey Baseel
Dec 24, 2015

Daigo Umehara may be famous for playing video game Street Fighter as Evil Ryu, but he just did a very good deed.

Japan, USA
(Capcom • Daigo Umehara • donation • education • moving • pro gamers • scholarship • Street Fighter • video games)

Capcom opens its first directly operated character cafe with exclusive Monster Hunter X menu

Oona McGee
Nov 9, 2015

Have you ever wanted to refuel like a character from your favourite video game? Well soon you’ll be able to, thanks to the new Capcom Cafe that’s set to open in Saitama Prefecture later this month.

Capcom, the Japanese video game developer and publisher who brought us hugely successful hits like Resident Evil, Street Fighter and Devil May Cry, will be offering exclusive merchandise and tie-in menus to promote various games at their new cafe, and for their opening they’ll be celebrating with meals, sweets and drinks in honour of their next big video game release, Monster Hunter X.

Japan
(biohazard • cafes • Capcom • gaming • Monster Hunter • Resident Evil • Street Fighter • video games)

Japanese netizens unsure about Dhalism’s new look in Street Fighter V

Jamie Koide
Nov 3, 2015

Leading up to the much-anticipated release of Street Fighter V early next year, trailers showcasing the roster of characters have gradually been popping up online. The most recent of which revealed that Dhalsim, the stretchy yoga master with a penchant for fire, would be making a comeback, something which left some players feeling rather underwhelmed since he’s not exactly a crowd favorite in Japan or abroad.

But whether or you’re a fan of the character or not, few could deny that Dhalsim’s new look is a little bit confusing.