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Gameloft titles and other games on sale for Thanksgiving

by Mike Schramm (Nov 21st, 2012)

This week, we're celebrating Thanksgiving in the United States, which also happens to be the official start of the holiday season gift-giving countdown. And that means sales in most places where entertainment is bought and sold, including the App Store. Here are a few of the most interesting ...

Daily iPad App: Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is gonna take you for a ride

by Mike Schramm (Apr 25th, 2012)

After quite a while, Capcom has finally released Marvel vs. Capcom 2 in the App Store, and you probably know right away if you want it or not. This Dreamcast-era fighting game might be a little silly and colorful, but it offers up some insane, excessive action that other fighting games have yet ...

Capcom puts apps on sale, releases new characters for Street Fighter IV

by Mike Schramm (Sep 15th, 2011)

Capcom has introduced two new characters to the iOS version of Street Fighter IV (subtitled Volt), so fighters now can jump into the ring with Yun and Fei Long, making the character total on the game an impressive 22. The company has also dropped the price. It's usually $6.99, but until next ...

Capcom puts iOS titles on sale, post-Father's Day weekend

by Mike Schramm (Jun 20th, 2011)

Capcom didn't get the memo about hosting app sales this past Father's Day weekend apparently -- the company has instead put four of its titles on sale for just a buck today. Right now, you can pick up Street Fighter IV, Devil May Cry 4 refrain, Dead Rising Mobile or Resident Evil Mercenaries ...

TUAW's Daily iPhone App: Monster Hunter Dynamic Hunting

by Mike Schramm (Jun 2nd, 2011)

The Monster Hunter series of games is crazy popular in Japan -- when a new version comes out, many workers and students will take the day off, just like when a new Halo or Call of Duty title comes out here in the US. And now the series has arrived on iOS thanks to Capcom's new Monster Hunter ...

Capcom's free Arcade adds Final Fight, 1943

by Mike Schramm (Apr 5th, 2011)

Capcom has added two more titles to its free Capcom Arcade app, which hit the App Store a while ago. First up is the classic beat-em-up Final Fight, and it's a big retro release for Capcom -- the company has even changed the app's name and icon just to celebrate. Final Fight's a great game, as ...

Well, that's just Smurfy! Apple reportedly talks to Capcom about Smurfs' Village

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Feb 16th, 2011)

We reported last week on how a kid playing with the Smurfs' Village iOS app racked up hundreds of dollars in charges, prompting a variety of responses regarding how Apple and parents should treat such apps. Now PocketGamer.biz is reporting that Apple has taken game publisher Capcom to task for ...

TUAW's Daily App: Devil May Cry 4 refrain

by Mike Schramm (Feb 10th, 2011)

This is part of Capcom's holiday sale for Valentine's Day (which is probably also intended to target some new Verizon customers), but Devil May Cry 4 refrain is a pretty good port of the console action game anyway. It features a character named Nero fighting with both guns and a big sword through ...

Capcom and Sega join Valentine's Day sales on the App Store

by Mike Schramm (Feb 10th, 2011)

Two more big companies have joined the flurry of sales popping up around Valentine's Day next week. Sega has jumped in with prices dropped on plenty of its titles, from US$2.99 down to 99 cents. Capcom has also joined the holiday celebration, bringing Street Fighter IV down to the incredibly low ...

Twisted Pixel chooses not to sue Capcom over iOS ripoff

by Mike Schramm (Jan 12th, 2011)

Capcom Mobile recently released a new game for the iOS App Store called MaXplosion, and soon after, a few fans noticed the game bears a striking similarity to a game by Twisted Pixel for Xbox Live Arcade called 'Splosion Man. Aside from the names themselves, MaXplosion also allows the player to ...

Capcom's free-to-play Smurfs' Village out-grossing Angry Birds

by Mike Schramm (Nov 17th, 2010)

If you, like me, responded to the release of Smurfs' Village by saying, "Really? A freemium game from Capcom? Based on the Smurfs franchise?" then you probably want to rethink how the App Store works, because apparently it's a hit -- Smurfs' Village has topped even Angry Birds recently for the top ...

Capcom Arcade to bring retro thrills and clever pricing to your iPhone

by Richard Gaywood (Oct 5th, 2010)

Capcom has announced that in early November an App Store near you will be graced with Capcom Arcade, featuring at launch arcade classics Street Fighter II, 1942, Commando, and Ghouls 'n' Ghosts. IGN has a positive writeup of a preview it played, saying that the touch-based controls worked fine but ...

Capcom's titles go on sale for 99 cents

by Mike Schramm (Sep 23rd, 2010)

Good news everyone! Capcom's putting some of its iPhone titles on sale this weekend, so head on over to the App Store to pick up Resident Evil 4, 1942: First Strike, Mega Man II, Dark Void Zero, or a few of Capcom's other licensed games for just a penny short of a buck. Not all of the titles are on ...

Capcom and Bioware disappointed in iPhone app performance

by Mike Schramm (Aug 2nd, 2010)

We've heard a lot of interesting things from big companies on the App Store -- some of them have released games and apps with not a lot of success compared to more high-profile indie groups, while some seem to have nailed down a little bit of profit from Apple's platform. Capcom is apparently ...

Capcom iPhone games on sale

by Mike Schramm (Jul 21st, 2010)

Gameloft isn't the only company having a sale this week -- Capcom has also put most of its iPhone titles on sale for Comic-Con: You can pick up the great Phoenix Wright for just $2.99, Ghosts 'n' Goblins, Dark Void Zero and Mega Man 2 for just 99 cents, or Street Fighter IV for $6.99. Good set ...