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Capcom
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www.capcom.com
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One of the most famous Japanese games companies, Capcom is probably still best known for its Street Fighter series.
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Accolades
Articles featuring Capcom
Monster Milestone
Monster Hunter Now wins big with 10 million downloads in 35 days
Niantic’s latest success: Here's the story so far…
Halloween Hunting
Monster Hunter Now’s first seasonal event embraces Halloween
Niantic’s latest will celebrate its first seasonal event six weeks on from launch
Joys Of Japan
Japan’s mobile playerbase spends above and beyond on new mobile games
Diandian’s report shows how much Japanese players are willing to spend on the hottest new games
Battle Of Behemoths
Monster Hunter Now is Niantic’s second biggest game with $31.44 million in one month
Niantic and Capcom’s latest project is a roaring success by every metric
Monster Hunter Now
Monster Hunter Now set to be Niantic’s third biggest game with $14 million in first month revenue
The game is Niantic’s fourth largest launch, and consistent consumer spend could see it climb even higher
Surging Shares
Capcom: "We wanted to get on mobile sooner" as shares rise 6%
Monster Hunter Now supports a surge in shares; it looks like mobile is the way to go
Indian Expansion
Mobile is key to Capcom’s expansion goals in India
Company COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto believes Capcom may sell more games in India than China within a decade
Prices
Console price for console quality: Resident Evil 4 to be $60 on iOS
The game is set to emulate previous ‘lite’ versions
Rumbling Rise
Monster Hunter Now reaches five million installs in first week
Niantic and Capcom’s latest location-based game sees strong start after three million pre-installs
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news including Final Fantasy failure, the game industry's talent hunt and something about a 'runtime fee'?…
The Hunt Is Here
Niantic and Capcom's Monster Hunter Now launches with three million pre-registrations
The game is now available globally as players get to experience its unique take on a stamina system…
Iphone 15 Reveal
“iPhone is the best mobile gaming platform in the world”
So says Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing Greg Joswiak as he turns to gaming to show off the real power of iPhone 15 Pro
Install Incentives
Monster Hunter Now reaches three million pre-installs days before launch
There are now three million hunters of monsters waiting for launch
Best Of 2023
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2023
The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter Now opens for pre-registration ahead of September 14 release
The game will bring the hit franchise to mobile for the first time
Financials
Capcom saw $311.7 million in net sales in quarter one 2023
The company is forecasting net sales of over $994 million by the end of the fiscal year
Roundup
Revenue Report: Games financials roundup: May 2023
Who's up? Who's down? Here's the latest quarterly financial results from around the world of mobile games, all in one place
Financials
What part does mobile play in Capcom's record-breaking financials?
While their latest financial results are driven mainly by console and PC releases, mobile is beginning to play its part
Devil May Duel
Devil May Cry’s Dante is coming to Street Fighter: Duel
Dante will join the game's roster as part of the upcoming Devil Invasion event
Stocks
Monster Hunter Now boosts Capcom share prices
The AR title is set to be released by Niantic
Releases
Niantic & Capcom team up for Monster Hunter Now
The game is set to release in September 2023
Monster Magala
Street Fighter: Duel announces Monster Hunter crossover with Gore Magala challenge
A monstrous crossover is on its way
Shoryuken
Tencent’s Street Fighter: Duel arrives in the West
Tencent’s plan to release China-exclusive games abroad takes shape as A Plus Japan take on its European release
New Launch
Street Fighter Duel coming to the West in 2023
Pre-registration is now open for Tencent’s Street Fighter mobile spin-off game, previously released in China and now coming to the West
Studio Collabs
Capcom to collaborate with Tencent’s TiMi studios for Monster Hunter mobile game
Capcom will work alongside TiMi to produce a game based off the popular Monster Hunter franchise for mobile
New Chapter
Capcom veteran Hiroyuki Kobayashi moves to NetEase Games
"I will strive to continuously create more enjoyable entertainment experiences for everyone at this new company, in this new era," said Hiroyuki Kobayashi
What A Story
Monster Hunter Stories 2 has already hatched over a million sales
JPRG launched globally on July 9th, 2021
Switch Exclusive
Monster Hunter Rise ships five million sales
Franchise has exceeded 70 million shipped units
Hacked Off
The Capcom data breach looks worse than previously thought
Personal data of 16,406 leaked in the hack
Under Attack
Capcom hit with a ransomware attack
Past and present employee data is at risk
You Want S.t.a.r.s
Resident Evil film reboot cast unveiled
This new take will be closer to the source material than the Paul WS Andersen series
Infinite Darkness
Netflix is releasing a Resident Evil TV show in 2021
Stars Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield, seperate to the live-action series that is also in the works
Best Of 2020
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2020
Revealed: The movers, shakers, and moneymakers
Moving On
Street Fighter boss Yoshinori Ono leaves Capcom after nearly 30 years
"I've been with the Street Fighter brand for a long time, experiencing good times, bad times, and even non-existent times"
Delayed Hunt
Upcoming Monster Hunter film reportedly pushed back to 2021
Movie to launch next April
Ride Or Die
Monster Hunter Riders surpasses five million downloads
It launched in February
Another Dive
Capcom's Shinsekai: Into the Depths is the latest Apple Arcade exclusive to jump to Switch
Adds new game modes to the original release and new port
Event Disruption
Update: Square Enix, Capcom and more cancel appearances at PAX East due to coronavirus concerns
CD Projekt Red and PUBG Corp will have no attendance
Snoopy's Back
Capcom returning to Western casual market with Snoopy Puzzle Journey
Developer dipping its toes back in the water before committing to a bigger push
Capcom Financials Q3 Fy19
Capcom sales fall to $485 million despite growth in mobile revenues
Shift from physical to digital taking a toll, but profits still growing
Jackpot
Devil May Cry: Pinnacle of Combat slashes its way to 500,000 pre-registrations
Licensed mobile title delayed to 2020
Monster Adaptation
Production begins on live-action Monster Hunter movie
Resident Evil director Paul W.S. Anderson will write, direct and produce the adaptation
Shutting Down
Dead Rising and Puzzle Fighter studio Capcom Vancouver closes
Around 158 job losses as a result
Financials
Capcom delivers record $35m profits despite mobile decline
Revenue jumps to $155 million for the three months ending June 30th 2018
One V One Me Bro
Street Fighter characters touch down in Power Rangers: Legacy Wars
Cammy, M. Bison, Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile and Akuma set to join the fray
Final Fight
Capcom Vancouver shuts down Puzzle Fighter
Goes offline for good on July 1st
Capcom Vancouver Layoffs
Capcom Vancouver lays off around 30% of its staff due to restructuring
Still working on mobile release Puzzle Fighter
Capcom Financials Q3 Fy17
Monster Hunter Explore's continued popularity pushes Capcom's mobile revenues to $31.2 million
The developer is still trying to make a breakthrough in mobile
Capcom Financials Q2 Fy18
Monster Hunter Explore and IP licensing boost Capcom's mobile revenues to $21.9 million
Overall revenues hit $295.4 million