Capcom Spotlight Showcase June 2022 Live Now
Debuting its first broadcast, Capcom Showcase 2022 event highlights several upcoming games in today's livestream.
Capcom Spotlight Showcase June 2022 Live Now |
As a successor to Resident Evil Showcase events, developer/publisher Capcom has announced to host a livestream broadcast earlier last week that focuses on already revealed and upcoming major releases with a few surprises for everyone.
Capcom has already teased at Dragon's Dogma related news, maybe a new character reveal for Street Fighter 6 and update on Resident Evil today at Capcom Showcase 2022, which will go live on June 13, 3:00 PM PT/6:00 PM ET on YouTube.
During their 35-minute long Capcom Showcase stream, Exoprimal, Resident Evil and other titles were shown off.
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak DLC | Free Demo, Locale and Monsters
Arriving later this month, upcoming Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak DLC expansion brings back jungle locale from early Monster Hunter games. Espinas from MH Frontier and Gore Magala of Monster Hunter 4 are also returning in Sunbreak.
A free demo for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak will become available to enjoy on PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch on June 14, 2022. It features four quests with limited tryout and priced at $39.99 only but doesn't require MHR base game.
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak DLC Free Demo Announced |
Capcom Spotlight | Arcade 2nd Stadium, Capcom Fighting Collection and SF6
With a quick recap to upcoming fighting game Street Fighter 6, a new announcement is teased for coming months. Capcom Fighting Collection will be released later this month in celebration for beloved Capcom franchise's 35th anniversary.
A modern-day revival of Capcom's arcade legacy, Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium was revealed as a successor to 2021 original. 2nd Stadium is available for pre-order now and giving away Street Fighter II: World Warrior to claim a copy for free.
Exoprimal | Gameplay Trailer
Back in March, Capcom revealed brand-new team-based action game Exoprimal that let down all Dino Crisis fans worldwide. A new gameplay trailer highlights activities, a wide variety of Exo Suits, few game modes and a Neo Tyrannosaurus.
Players had a quick glance at Dinosaur Cull, VTOL Defense, Data Key Security, Energy Taker and Omega Charge modes. Exoprimal will be launching for all major platforms and a closed network PC beta test has been announced for next month.
Exoprimal Gameplay Reveal |
Dragon's Dogma | 10th Anniversary Celebration
A dedicated website launched only days after 10th anniversary celebration of 2012 action role-playing game Dragon's Dogma by Capcom has led many to believe that a sequel announcement is possibly coming very soon at today's showcase.
However, game director Hideaki Itsuno showed up to acknowledge years of fan-support for DD and thanked everyone. He also confirmed a livestream schedule for later this week and Capcom will finally announce a sequel to Dragon's Dogma.
Dragon's Dogma 10th Anniversary Stream Announced |
Resident Evil: Village | Gold Edition
Latest entry in Capcom's iconic survival horror franchise, Resident Evil: Village has already sold over 6 million copies and producer Tsuyoshi Kanda reveals long-awaited Shadows of Rose story DLC focused on lead character Rosemary Winters.
Mercenaries mode makes a return with Chris Redfield, Karl Heisenberg and Lady Dimitrescu as new playable characters. Village main story gets a third-person mode in Winters' Expansion, all are bundled into Resident Evil Village: Gold Edition.
Resident Evil Village: Winters' Expansion Announced |
Resident Evil: Village | Shadows of Rose DLC
Set 16 years after the events of RE: Village, a new story continues with Ethan's young daughter Rose in Shadows of Rose DLC. Growing up with immense power, Rose seeks a way to get rid of it and steps into the consciousness of Megamycete.
It takes her to a realm of nightmare and discovers a doppelganger of her as a mysterious figure named "Michael" guides her. Wandering in a realm where time and space gets warped, she will face more than deadly enemies but the world itself.
Resident Evil 4 | Re-imagined Story
Already being announced during recent State of Play episode, Capcom offers an extended look at upcoming survival horror game Resident Evil 4 Remake and had a face-reveal for fan-favorite protagonist Leon S. Kennedy and Ganados horde.
Without showing any action, brief gameplay showed alongside redesigned character models of Ashley Graham and common enemies. Capcom also confirms adapting a re-imagined RE4 story for remake, much like their more recent projects.
Resident Evil 2, 3 and 7 | Free Next-Gen Upgrade
As expected following a PlayStation Network leak last week, free next-gen upgrade for remakes of Resident Evil 2, 3 and 7 is live now. Owners of last-gen versions of these games will be able to update via digital upgrade smart delivery system.
These upgrades will feature support for 4K resolution, high frame rates and ray-tracing with 3D audio on consoles as well as PC. Advanced haptic feedback on DualSense wireless controller will offer a truly immersive survival horror experience.
Resident Evil 2, 3 and 7 Next-Gen Upgrade Live Now |
Amidst all the other digital showcase of Summer Game Fest 2022 event, today's presentation is quite refreshing. However, people who were expecting Capcom to announce Dragon's Dogma 2 are left frustrated due to lack of news on a sequel.
Capcom Showcase 2022 has been a blast for most fans, especially considering an extended look at Resident Evil 4 Remake as well as long-awaited DLC for RE: Village and hopefully it becomes a lot more frequent like Sony's State of Play events.