Tag: Capcom
News Capcom Drops 'Road To Requiem' Deep Dive As Resident Evil 9 Pre-Orders Go Live On Xbox
Coming to a console near you next Feb.
The Road to Requiem begins! Capcom has just released a short ViDoc building up to its Resident Evil Requiem launch next February - and pre-orders are now open on the Xbox Store as well. The new Road to Requiem video — which we've included up above — focuses on 'the story so far' with Resident Evil - well,...
Report Resident Evil 0 Remake In Development For Release After Requiem
Back to the beginning
This summer, Capcom finally revealed Resident Evil Requiem as its next mainline RE title, and now a fresh report details what we can expect from the series after RE9 drops on Xbox next February - and we'll be firmly back in Resident Evil remake territory by the looks of it. According to outlet
News Capcom Is Bringing The First Two Monster Hunter Stories Games To Xbox In 2025
With Stories 3 coming in 2026!
During Microsoft's Tokyo Game Show 2025 broadcast, Capcom has revealed that Monster Hunter Stories and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin are heading to Xbox later this year! These releases are an effort to introduce players to the MH Stories franchise ahead of Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twist
News Here's What Was Shown Off At Capcom's Tokyo Game Show 2025 Event
Closer looks at a bunch of upcoming releases
As mentioned in our Tokyo Game Show 2025 feature a couple of days ago, Capcom has just held a special showcase as part of the event featuring trailers and closer looks at a bunch of upcoming Xbox releases. We didn't get any major surprises here, but we did at least get to see more of Pragmata,
News Capcom Sets Up Resident Evil Requiem Story Ahead Of February 2026 Xbox Launch
RE9 is cooking
Earlier this summer, we got the surprise reveal of Capcom's next RE epic in Resident Evil Requiem - and now the team has detailed a bit more of the game's story ahead of its February 2026 Xbox launch. As part of the team's new Gamescom 2025 trailer, Capcom has showcased more of RE: Requiem's story campaign, including some additional...
Guide Gamescom 2025 Opening Night Live Showcase: Date, Start Times & What To Expect
Just a few hours away!
Welcome to our Pure Xbox guide for Gamescom 2025 Opening Night Live! As we're now closing in on Geoff Keighley's big August event, we're going to go over the exact date, length and start times for the upcoming livestream - alongside some of what we can expect to see during Gamescom's ONL showcase. We also have some official...
News Capcom Publisher Sale Now Live On Xbox, Alongside More Weekly Game Pass Discounts
There are some amazing discounts in here!
It's Tuesday, so that means we've got new deals on the Xbox Store! Today's big attraction is a Capcom Publisher Sale, featuring discounts for the likes of the Dragon's Dogma, Resident Evil, Dead Rising and Monster Hunter franchises. That sale is joined by the usual set of weekly discounts that go live for...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From Bandai Namco's Summer Showcase 2025
New looks at various upcoming Xbox games
Amidst all the crazy Xbox news yesterday, Bandai Namco quitely held a special Summer Showcase featuring various upcoming Xbox games, including one that's never been announced before in My Hero Academia: All's Justice. Beyond that, we also got new reveals for the likes of Code Vein 2, The Blood of Dawnwalker...
News Capcom Explains Why Leon Isn't The Protagonist In Resident Evil Requiem
"He's actually quite a bad match for horror"
Capcom treated us to a special June 2025 showcase last night highlighting a bunch of upcoming Xbox games, and one of them was Resident Evil Requiem. As part of it, the team explained why Leon isn't the protagonist this time around. In their message, they explained that Requiem's protagonist, Grace...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The June 2025 Capcom Showcase
Resident Evil, Pragmata, Monster Hunter and more
Today marked the June 2025 Capcom Spotlight showcase, treating us to closer looks at Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata and more, but it seems like most people didn't really have th
News Resident Evil Requiem Will Be Playable In First And Third-Person At Launch
Some fresh details on RE9 have emerged
One of the biggest surprises during showcase season this year was the reveal of Resident Evil Requiem as part of Summer Game Fest 2025. Capcom gave us a tease at what it's building for the next mainline Resi title during the Geoff Keighley show, and while the initial trailer was light on details, some fresh...
News Resident Evil Requiem Is Capcom's Next Horror Epic, Launches On Xbox In February 2026
RE9 has been announced!
Summer Game Fest 2025 has just closed out with the announcement of Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem — the next mainline entry in its famous horror franchise — and it even got a nailed on release date: Resident Evil 9 launches February 27th, 2026. What will also be known as 'RE9' in some circles (the trailer logo even...
News Pragmata Gives Us Death Stranding Vibes, And It's Coming To Xbox In 2026
Capcom's "dystopian world" adventure is back
Anyone remember Pragmata? We've been hearing about Capcom's sci-fi game since all the way back in 2020, and it's returned today as part of the PlayStation State of Play event for June - with a brand-new release window too. Pragmata is now set to release for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2026. In the...
News Capcom Is Expanding Its Dev Studios Following Years Of Record Profits
First new building opening in 2027
Earlier this month, we posted about another incredibly successful year for Japanese game maker Capcom, and now it's announced its intentions to expand considerably over the next few years in the wake of that success. As shared by the folks over at VGC, Capcom says it's building a new development base in Osaka; to...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Bring the fight to Xbox
This week marks the launch of the Capcom Fighting Collection 2 on multiple platforms and this latest one has thankfully arrived at the same time on Xbox. Obviously, there was a delay with the previous Marvel vs. Capcom release. The reviews are now beginning to roll in, so we've put together the first lot of impressions so...
News Capcom Has Made Record Profits Again, For The 8th Year In A Row
Eight times' a charm
In recent times, it feels like we've been singing Capcom's praises fairly often - and in an industry that seems intent on consistently delivering bad news, we're going to carry on doing just that. This week, as part of its most recent financial results, the Japanese game maker has announced record profits for the eighth year in...
News Capcom Breaks Another Sales Record Thanks To Monster Hunter Wilds
The big wins keep on coming
We talked earlier this month about how Monster Hunter Wilds was off to an "absolutely flying start" on Xbox consoles, and that's still the case as we enter April - with the game now having surpassed 10 million sales across all platforms. In the process, the game has broken a new company record for "first-month" sales:...
News Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds Is Off To An Absolutely Flying Start On Xbox
Much better early sales than Worlds & Rise
Analyst firm Circana has provided some fresh gaming industry figures & statistics this week, and aside from a slow start to the year for Xbox hardware, one thing's for certain - Monster Hunter Wilds is absolutely killing it so far. <related ids="179682"> Circana rep. Mat Piscatella has been...
News Capcom Says It's Going Through 'A Golden Era' As It Reinvents Monster Hunter & Resident Evil
"Hopefully we can extend it as long as we can"
It's no secret that Japanese game maker Capcom has been on a bit of a hot streak lately - the team has basically had a GOTY contender in the running for the last half a decade or more. In and amongst that hot streak have been complete reinventions of famous franchises like Monster Hunter and Resident...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Latest Xbox Update Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
A list of fixes as of March 10th
Developer Capcom has today unleashed its next Monster Hunter Wilds patch on all platforms, including Xbox, and it contains a nice list of fixes and changes for all of you early-bird monster hunters out there. The update contains quest fixes, changes to how certain mechanics work and some more general bug fixes - and...
Review Monster Hunter Wilds (Xbox) - A Great Hunt, But Maybe Avoid On Series S
The next-gen hunt is on
Capcom’s storied history is commonly associated with series like Street Fighter and Resident Evil, but it’s Monster Hunter which is on track to eventually become the Japanese video game company’s best-selling IP. Over the past two decades, this larger-than-life series has evolved into an unstoppable force thanks to its...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds
Out on Xbox this week!
Capcom's absolutely massive Monster Hunter franchise returns to Xbox this week with Monster Hunter Wilds - and reviews are now circulating online for the upcoming co-op action game. Those reviews include a Pure Xbox write-up - which we'll summarise down below alongside a selection of other critics' opinions. Without further...
News Another Classic Resident Evil Game Has Been Rated For Xbox Series X|S
Remaster? Remake?
Last month, an online rating was spotted for Resident Evil 6 on Xbox Series X|S, and although that's not led to a formal current-gen announcement from Capcom just yet, another classic Resi game has appeared on the ESRB ratings board this week. Resident Evil 5, 2009's mainline RE title that heavily featured co-op in prett
News Xbox's Monster Hunter Wilds Beta Extended Thanks To PlayStation Network Outage
Indirect bonus
Late last week, we detailed three upcoming Xbox betas including one for Monster Hunter Wilds, with another Capcom beta period going ahead this weekend. However, since then the gaming world has experienced a massive outage over on the PlayStation Network - which has caused the Monster Hunter dev to extend its test.
Reaction Resident Evil 9 Should Stay Far Away From Flops Like Re:Verse
Campaign is all we need
Today, Capcom has announced the impending closure of Re:Verse, its weird multiplayer spin-off that launched as an additional extra to 2021's Resident Evil Village. Following Resident Evil 3's bundled-in Resistance online mode, Capcom has now delive
Roundup Capcom Spotlight (February 2025) - Every Game Coming To Xbox
Onimusha, Monster Hunter and more!
Capcom just held its first 'Spotlight' broadcast of 2025 including a Monster Hunter Wilds showcase, and if you didn't see the show but are curious to know what Xbox-related news was shared, here's a roundup. It included the shadow drop of MvC Fighting Collection, the surprise Onimusha 2 remaster announcement, and...
News Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Available Now On Xbox
Download it today
Capcom's Spotlight showcase has officially wrapped and as many fighting fans expected, there's been an update on Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics. The big news is it's now available to download digitally on Xbox One (obviously, you can also grab it via your Xbox Series X and Series S). This follow
Deals Xbox Adds Four Major New Sales To Kick Off February 2025
Hundreds of games discounted until mid-Feb
It's the first Tuesday of the month, and that means we've got a bunch of new sales now live on the Xbox Store! There are four new additions in all - a 2K sale, a Capcom sale, an Anime Month sale and the usual "Deals with Game Pass" sale. You'll find hundreds of discounts as part of all these, including for...
Talking Point Capcom, It's Time To Get Dino Crisis On Xbox
Don't leave us out, please
Today, the company that once produced Dino Crisis games but decided to stop bothering in the early 2000s (Capcom), has randomly dropped the first two games onto PC platform GOG. Yep, Dino Crisis 1+2 are now available to buy over there - complete with new features like enhanced DirectX rendering, 4K resolution support, new...
News Resident Evil 6 ESRB Rating Spotted Ahead Of Xbox Developer Direct
Could it be this "legendary Japanese IP"?
Today, a new ESRB rating for Resident Evil 6 has been spotted online, with Capcom's 2012 Xbox 360 title looking set for another re-release in some form. To be clear, the Japanese developer hasn't announced a new version of RE6 in any way at this time - so the exact nature of this rating is still quite...
News Capcom Unveils Monster Hunter Wilds Performance Details For Xbox Series X And S
Launching February 2025
Monster Hunter Wilds is bringing plenty of co-op creature-slaying to Xbox platforms in February 2025, and ahead of launch, Capcom has dropped all of the game's performance details for Series X and S consoles. With the more powerful Xbox Series X, Monster Hunter Wilds will get two gameplay modes - a 'Prioritize Graphics'...
News Capcom Is Officially Working On A Sequel To 2006's Okami
"Okami sequel project is underway!!"
One of the big announcements at The Game Awards 2024 today is that Capcom is officially working on a sequel to the classic action-adventure game Okami, and it's once again being directed by the legendary Hideki Kamiya. Platforms haven't yet been announced at the time of writing, but we're certainly hoping it...
News Capcom Announces Onimusha: Way Of The Sword For Xbox In 2026
"An all-new entry in the series"
Rejoice, Onimusha fans! Capcom has announced today as part of The Game Awards 2024 that Onimusha: Way of the Sword will be arriving in 2026, and it's already confirmed for both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. You can check out the game's debut trailer up above, and we'll throw a few more details down below...
Preview Monster Hunter Wilds Xbox Beta: A Promising Start, But Performance Needs Some Work
The hunt begins February 2025
Capcom hosted an open beta for its next chapter in the Monster Hunter series last weekend, and here at Pure Xbox, we took this chance to go hands on with the Xbox Series X|S build. So, here are our first impressions of the latest entry - Monster Hunter Wilds! Create a Hunter Your first task, as usual, is to create...
News Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Scores An Xbox Series X|S Demo
A game update has also been released
If you've been eager to check out Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, Capcom has now released a demo for Xbox Series X|S and multiple other platforms. It will allow you to play the start of Frank's zombie adventure, but apparently "some aspects" may differ from the retail version. Unfortunately, save data won't carry...
News Monster Hunter Wilds' Open Beta Is Off To A Monstrous Start
Steam alone hit almost half a million players
In case you missed it, there's an open beta this weekend for the upcoming release Monster Hunter Wilds and it seems to be getting quite a lot of attention. While we don't have player data for console platforms like Xbox Series X|S, according to SteamDB this new entry is already proving to be quite...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 Performance Patch Adds New FPS Targets On Xbox Series X And S
Capcom has all the deets
Dragon's Dogma 2 was a huge hit for Capcom earlier this year, but one common community complaint was the game's performance - it was a bit all over the place at launch on pretty much every platform. Well, after multiple patches attempting to address this, the team has added new performance mode options on Xbox Series X and...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Coming To Xbox Series X|S February 2025
Let the hunt begin!
During the PlayStation 'State of Play' broadcast today, Capcom lifted the lid on the release date for Monster Hunter Wilds. It's officially coming to the Xbox Series X|S next year on February 28, 2025, with pre-orders now live. If you pre-order now, you'll also receive some bonus goodies like the Layered
News Capcom Asks Fans If They Would Like To See More 'Deluxe Remasters'
Following the return of Dead Rising last week
Following the recent release of the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, Capcom has now put out a new survey, asking fans what other "deluxe remaster" titles they would like to see in the future. In this survey, Capcom asks "would you like to see more 'deluxe remaster' titles like this [Dead Rising] in the...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 Adds 'Casual Mode' As Game Gets Biggest Discount Yet On Xbox
Performance improvements also
Capcom has announced its next big Dragon's Dogma 2 update, live now for all players across all systems including Xbox. This latest title update adds a whole new 'Casual Mode' for those who want to tone down DD2's difficulty, while we're also seeing more performance improvements being made. Let's start with that...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Capcom's Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
Double deluxe
Capcom's Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is out on Xbox this Thursday, and as a result, a bunch of pre-release reviews have started popping up online as the Japanese developer prepares for its upcoming zombie-filled release. We've already shared our thoughts on this new remaster elsewhere on Pure Xbox, which you can also check out down...
Roundup Here's What Critics Are Saying About Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection
Arriving on Xbox in 2025
In case you missed it, Xbox will now be getting the Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection (as well as the Capcom Fighting Collection 2) following a special Capcom announcement earlier this month. Although Xbox players will have to hold out until 2025, the reviews for the MvC collection are now rolling in alongside the...
News Capcom & Microsoft Find Solution To Bring Two New Fighting Collections To Xbox
Huge W
What a win this is! Back in June, the Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection was revealed to be coming to pretty much everything except Xbox, and then last week the Capcom Fighting Collection 2 suffered the same fate. There's been talk over the past few months that
News Dragon's Dogma 2 Director Hideaki Itsuno Leaves Capcom After 30 Years
"Please stay tuned for my next creation"
Capcom legend Hideaki Itsuno, known for his work on series like Dragon's Dogma and Devil May Cry over the years, has announced he's left the Japanese developer and publisher after "30 years and 5 months". In his announcement on social media, he thanked fans for their long-term support and noted how this...
News Despite Xbox Woes, Capcom Wants More Classic Fighting Games On 'Modern Consoles'
Who knows if they'll end up on Xbox...
Capcom has been on a huge roll over the past few years with a string of incredible releases, but a couple of months ago there was controversy when it was revealed the Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection wouldn't be coming to Xbox. For now, this collection of classic games is only slated for Nintendo Switch,...
News Capcom Drops Extended Look At Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Ahead Of September Launch
Coming to Xbox very soon!
Capcom looks like it's about to deliver the goods once again! We're now just over a month away from the launch of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, and as we close in on the date, the team has provided us with a lengthy look at the upcoming Xbox title. Up above, you can check out this fresh Dead Rising gameplay video from...
News Xbox's 'MT Framework' Issue A Hot Topic Again Following SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos Reveal
There's lots of confusion right now
In recent weeks, Capcom has announced multiple re-releases that are straight up skipping Xbox consoles, with the company's 'MT Framework' tech reportedly the reason behind some of these Xbox omissions. Last week's announcement of
News Dead Rising's OG Voice Actor Has 'No Answer' For Why Capcom Didn't Bring Him Back
"The reasons are the producers' own"
The original Dead Rising is coming back in full force this September thanks to a fresh remaster, but not all things from the OG release are being kept the same. While it seems that most of the changes will be visual, alongside a few gameplay tweaks, we now know that the voice behind main character Frank West is...
Talking Point Are You Hopeful That Capcom Is Working On 'Dead Rising 5'?
What would you like to see from a sequel?
Details on Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster are now out in the wild following a brief 'Capcom Next' livestream yesterday, with the newly-enhanced 360 title delivering 4K, 60FPS zombie slaying to Xbox fans this September. Now, while we're excited about that and will absolutely be replaying the first Dead Rising on...
News Capcom's Upcoming Game Pass Release Scores Xbox Series X|S Demo
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is a new IP
During its summer showcase, Capcom took a closer look at its new IP Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, which will be arriving on Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass later this month on July 19, 2024. If you're eager to see how this experience blending multiple genres together plays, Capcom has now made a demo...
