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Capcom reports on latest financial numbers

by John Callaham Feb 1st 2010 @ 4:00PM

Capcom seems to have weathered the current economic recession pretty well, thanks to some high sales on games like Resident Evil 5 and Street Fighter IV. Today the company announced that their first nine months of their current fiscal year their profits went up a whooping 866 percent (that's not a typo) to 1.73 billion yen.

Capcom has already released Dark Void in 2010 and plans to release the zombie action sequel Dead Rising 2 for the PC later this year. Capcom also plans to release Lost Planet 2 in 2010 and while it hasn't yet been officially announced by the publisher it seems likely that the game will also show up for the PC.

Filed under: Biz, Action

Dark Void soundtrack to be released February 9

by John Callaham Jan 23rd 2010 @ 11:00AM

Our own review of Dark Void, posted earlier this week, was somewhat mixed but everyone seem to agree that developer Airtight Games and publisher Capcom were lucky to get Bear McCreary to compose the third person game's music. This week it was announced the soundtrack album is set for release on February 9 vis Sumthing Else Music Works.

Best known for handling the music for the revived version of the Battlestar Galactica TV series, McCreary hand picked 80 minutes of music from the game to be put into the Dark Void soundtrack album. He also put in a bonus track, Theme from Dark Void (Mega Version). That 8-bit music track is being put into the upcoming downloadabe title Dark Void Zero.

Gallery: Dark Void Screenshots

Filed under: Adventure

Download: Dark Void PhysX Patch and Benchmark

by Steven Wong Jan 20th 2010 @ 3:30PM

This patch updates Dark Void with Nvidia PhysX graphical effects. Those that do not own the game but want to see how PhysX is used can download the benchmark, which will measure how well the game performs. Continue after the jump for a short gameplay video that shows of PhysX effects.

Dark Void is available in stores now. The official playable demo, which does not support PhysX, can be downloaded here.
Read the Dark Void Review
Download Dark Void PhysX Patch (329 MB)
Download Dark Void PhysX Benchmark (879 MB)
Download HD Dark Void PhsyX Gameplay Video (121 MB)
Download Dark Void Demo (1.01 GB)
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Review: Dark Void

by Steven Wong Jan 19th 2010 @ 9:00AM

If you've ever been even a little jealous of The Rocketeer, and not just because he ends up with Jennifer Connelly's character at the end, then Dark Void is perfect for you. The game gives players the freedom to fly using a jetpack and switches back and-forth between high-flying dog-fighting combat, on-the ground shooting, and even some action on vertical surfaces like cliff walls. All the while, players get a chance to blast away aliens using advanced sci-fi weaponry and fly around in hijacked flying saucer.
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Filed under: Features, Action, Opinion

This Week In PC Games: January 18-25

by John Callaham Jan 18th 2010 @ 8:00AM

Just one game is due to be released for the PC this week but it's a big one. We are also waiting patiently for BioWare to finally release their promised Return to Ostergar DLC for Dragon Age: Origins. Hopefully that will happen this week, too.

Dark Void - Announced back in October 2007, Airtight Games's first title finally debuts thanks to publisher Capcom. This third person action game features the player traveling through the Bermuda Triangle to an alternate Earth to battle an alien invasion. Oh, and Nikola Tesla is involved. Be prepared for both ground-based combat as well as aerial action via a one-man jetpack.

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Filed under: Action, Meta BD

More evidence on Lost Planet 2 coming to PC

by John Callaham Jan 17th 2010 @ 3:00PM

Officially Capcom's release plans for their sci-fi shooter sequel Lost Planet 2 is that it's coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles. However there's also been evidence in the past year that the game could get a PC release. Big Download did a quick check of the ESRB data base on their web site to see if there's a PC game.

As it turns out the title is listed as coming to the Windows PC platform in addition to its console versions. Now the question is when will the game be released. While demos for the Xbox 360 and PS3 ports were released several months ago Capcom recently delayed most of its titles. At the moment there's no word on when the full version of Lost Planet 2 will be made available.

Gallery: Lost Planet 2 Screenshots

Filed under: Action

Age of Booty sequel coming?

by John Callaham Jan 16th 2010 @ 3:00PM

It was a game that had one of the greatest titles of all time: Age of Booty. Developer Certain Affinity's downloadable pirate-themed strategy game was pretty good in itself. Publisher Capcom released the game for the PC back in March 2009. Now it looks like the game was successful enough to perhaps generate a follow-up.

Certain Affinity has registered the title "Legend of Booty" with the US Trademark Office a few days ago. Since it doesn't make sense that they would register such a title without some sort of plan for a game to go with it we feel safe in speculating that some kind of Age of Booty sequel might be underway.

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Filed under: Downloads, Strategy

Download: Dark Void Demo

by Steven Wong Jan 15th 2010 @ 4:30PM

This is the playable demo for Dark Void, a sci-fi action adventure game where you fly using a jet pack and fight an alien menace in another dimension. Continue reading after the jump for system requirements. Dark Void releases on January 19th.

"Dark Void is a sci-fi action-adventure game that combines an adrenaline-fueled blend of aerial and ground-pounding combat. Set in a parallel universe called "The Void", players take on the role of Will, a pilot dropped into incredible circumstances within the mysterious Void. This unlikely hero soon finds himself swept into a desperate struggle for survival, joining forces with a rebel human group called The Survivors. Trapped in the Void, these resistance fighters are battling to hold off a mysterious alien race that plans to threaten Earth."

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Dark Void dev diary goes behind the story

by Steven Wong Jan 15th 2010 @ 3:30PM

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In Dark Void, players fly through the Bermuda Triangle and end up in a parallel dimension, ruled by an oppressive alien race, then strap on a jet pack to help the resistance. Flying free and fighting aliens is fun, but the development team at Airtight Games and Capcom offer their point of view and what the game means to them. Continue after the jump for another developer diary that details the kinds of weapons and equipment that will be at the player's disposal. Dark Void releases on January 19th.

Download HD Dark Void Developer Diary #6 (68 MB)
Download HD Dark Void Developer Diary #4 (77 MB)
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Dark Void PC demo released after all but it's a FilePlanet exclusive

by John Callaham Jan 14th 2010 @ 11:00AM

While we asked the head of Capcom's US PR operation if there would be a PC demo of Dark Void his response was, "Looks like it's console only." Apparently the PR folks were unaware that there were in fact plans for a PC demo of the upcoming third person action game and that furthermore it would be a FilePlanet exclusive.

Yep, it looks like the demo for the Airtight Games-developed title is only going to be available via IGN's download service. Oddly the release of the demo was not promoted ahead of time by Capcom on their blog site nor on the game's official web site. In fact they still haven't promoted the demo's release as of the posting of this article. In any case we are emailing Capcom to see if we can mirror a non-FilePlanet version of the demo.

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Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Action

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