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8 of the most incredibly satisfying items in video games

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Jordan Jones with eight of the most incredibly satisfying items in video games… Before I delve into what I consider to be gaming’s greatest power-ups, it may be wise to define the terms. What makes a good item in a video game? In my opinion, a memorable item should fundamentally change the way people play the […]

Lost In Translation: Why Video Game Movies Always Disappoint

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Jordan Jones on video game movies and why they always disappoint… Hollywood doesn’t understand the rules of video games. Can we all agree on that? Unless this changes, there may never be a truly “good” video game movie, and I fear that we will be forever steeped in “bad” (Super Mario Bros.) to “just okay” […]

Back From The Dead: 5 Franchises Capcom Should Revive

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Jordan Jones with five franchises that Capcom should revive… I grew up with Capcom, and you probably did too. If you grew up in the ’90s, and were a gamer (which, if you’re reading this, I’m assuming that you were/are), chances are good that Capcom has played some kind of role in your life. Personally, I […]

Exclusive Interview – Composer Michael Levine on creating Resident Evil 7: Biohazard’s famous theme ‘Go Tell Aunt Rhody’

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We chat with Michael Levine about his work on Resident Evil: Biohazard… Composer Michael Levine is no amateur when given the task of creating an iconic theme for a project. Levine is the man responsible for creating the famous Kit Kat ‘Gimme A Break’ jingle that every person with a TV has heard. More recently […]

Capcom expands the Resident Evil universe with Project Resistance

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In news coming out of the Tokyo Game Show, Capcom has announced that it is expanding the Resident Evil universe with Project Resistance, an asymmetric online five-person multiplayer game that combines both cooperative and competitive dynamics, giving players the opportunity to create their own survival horror experience. In Project Resistance, four Survivors must work together […]

Resident Evil director says movie reboot will be “super, super scary” and go “back to the roots of the game”

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Johannes Roberts, director of 47 Meters Down, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, and The Strangers: Prey at Night, has provided a brief update on his Resident Evil  movie reboot. In a recent statement given to ScreenRant, Roberts explained the movie’s current stage of development and his aim to bring the film back to the roots of the game: “We […]

Resident Evil’s Jill Valentine comes to TEPPEN

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GungHo Online Entertainment and renowned industry veteran Capcom have announced the arrival of Resident Evil’s Jill Valentine to their mobile card battle game TEPPEN. Along with our zombie slaying heroine joining the hero roster is a brand new card pack expansion. The “Day of Nightmares” card pack expansion is set to arrive this September and […]

Capcom releases Teppen, a brand-new card battle game for mobile devices

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Capcom and GungHo Online Entertainment have released Teppen, a new card battle game for the North American and European App Store and Google Play Store. You can watch the trailer here… Teppen features playable characters from throughout Capcom’s history including names from Street Fighter, Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry, Mega Man, and Resident Evil. The first main eight characters includes Ryu, […]

5 Reasons You Need to Play the Resident Evil 2 Remake

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Back in 1998. Capcom revolutionized the survival horror genre by releasing Resident Evil 2 or Biohazard 2. A follow-up to the first entry in the franchise, Resident Evil 2 added a lot of content to the series lore, gameplay, and story, creating a sequel that more than surpassed the original, and left big shoes to […]

Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2 Original Soundtracks coming to Vinyl this April

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Capcom and Laced Records have announced that the original soundtracks to Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2 will be released on Vinyl this April.  These spine chilling themes from the hugely popular games will sound all the more haunting as they play through the record player. Resident Evil’s brooding score was composed by the Capcom […]