Emmy nominated composer Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, Eureka, Dark Void & more) has been awesome enough to agree to do a live Q&A at Comic Con from our booth for our Ustream broadcast on Saturday at 4PM PDT!
We'll be grilling him on Dark Void and Dark Void Zero's soundtracks and his love of Capcom games (after all, he did label his hard drives with Mega Man robot masters), as well as anything else you all want him to talk about!
Leave your questions for Bear in the comments (seriously, ask him anything!) and tune in on Saturday at 4PM PDT!
Capcom returns to Comic Con with an even BIGGER booth with MORE features and FUN than ever. The Capcom booth is well known to be one of the busiest and most active booths on the entire showfloor with more features, promotions, special events, contest, and merchandise than any other company - making it a destination onto itself. Located on the Southern end of the hall in booth #4844 (by Doors F and G), Capcom anchors the entire "arcade alley" of fellow video game companies. It'll be hard to miss the giant Capcom circle sign hanging above as well as our giant LED TV screen showcasing our hottest new game trailers.
GAMES GAMES GAMES
It's all about the games and this year's booth is packed with the latest Capcom titles, many of which are available for public play for the first time ever!
Hit the jump for our full Comic-Con plans, including merchandise and pictures!
MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3 takes center stage on our full-size, boxing ring where you can test your fighting skills against each other or be the first to the ring each morning to sign up for our daily MVC3 Tournaments to win awesome prizes as well as fame and adulation from all the Capcom fans.
DEAD RISING 2 promises even more zombie-mashing fun than the original Xbox 360 hit, and we'll have 9 demo stations set up for you to hack, slash, and bash zombies to your heart's content. Plus, see DR2 in full 3D for the first time brought to you buy our friends at Nvidia! Everyone can be like Chuck, the protoganist in DR2, and you can too by suiting up in his trademark yellow biker jacket and taking a picture on his custom-made, dual paddlesaw dirt bike, or a multitude of other authentic DR2 prop weapons.
Other hot, new titles waiting for you to play are: MONSTER HUNTER TRI, SENGOKU BASARA: SAMURAI HEROES, OKAMIDEN (DS), GHOST TRICK (DS), and BIONIC COMMANDO REARMED 2! Plus, check out the latest Capcom mobile games on the iPhone/iTouch as well as your favorite smartphones. You won't believe how authentic our Capcom games play on a smartphone until you hold it in your own hands.
CAPCOM'S PRODUCERS POSSE
A posse of Capcom's top producers have journeyed across the Pacific to join us at Comic Con this year. Foremost is Keiji Inafune, the father of Mega Man and endless top Capcom titles, plus Ryota Niitsuma (Marvel VS Capcom 3), Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Basara Sengoku: Samurai Heroes, Devil May Cry 4), Motohide Eshiro (Okamiden, Ace Attorney: Miles Edgeworth), Shu Takumi and Hironobu Takeshita (Ghost Trick), Shinsaku Ohara (Dead Rising 2), and Yoshinori Ono (Super Street Fighter IV)! All of Capcom's producers will be available to meet fans as well as sign autographs of exclusive posters for their games during set times in the Capcom booth (come by to check out the signing schedule).
PANELS MANIA
Capcom features four massive panels giving indepth details and even some surprises;) on all our games featuring our legendary game producers. Be sure to arrive early for they fill up quickly to standing-room capacity every year. Here's what/where/when we'll be presenting - hope to see you there:
DEAD RISING 2 Thursday, July 22nd Room 25ABC 12:00–1:00 PM
Dead Rising 2, the highly anticipated sequel to Capcom's hit zombie action video game is here. Dead Rising 2 Executive Producer, Keiji Inafune and Producer, Shinsaku Ohara, unveil development stories and discuss the upcoming Zombrex Dead Rising Sun motion picture. Followed by a Q&A session. CAPCOM 2010 AND BEYOND Thursday, July 22nd Room 6BCF 4:45–5:45 PM
See the latest trailers and get the inside scoop on all of Capcom’s most highly anticipated games for 2010 and beyond - Marvel VS. Capcom 3, Sengoku Basara, Okamiden, Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, Ghost Trick, Dead Rising 2 and more. On top of all that, hear details on an exciting new game announcement by Capcom legend, Keiji Inafune, the father of Mega Man!
Marvel VS. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Friday, July 23th Room 24ABC 2:00–3:00 PM
The wait is over! After a decade of demand, Capcom delivers with MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3: Fate of Two Worlds! Learn all you need to know about the characters, levels, storyline, fight moves and combos from Producer, Ryota Niitsuma and Special Advisor Seth Killian of Capcom, along with TQ Jefferson, Director of Games at Marvel Entertainment and Frank Tieri, storywriter for Marvel Comics. Then show off your fighting game skills as we pull audience members for some spontaneous challenge matches to win exclusive MVC3 prizes! Followed by a Q&A session.
STREET FIGHTER: Producer Yoshinori Ono’s exciting (and surprising!) vision for the future of the legendary fighting franchise
Saturday, July 24th Room 25ABC 12:00–1:00 PM Super Street Fighter IV Producer, Yoshinori Ono, shares his thoughts on SSFIV and presents his exciting vision for the future of the franchise. Experience why everyone can’t get enough of Street Fighter! Featuring Seth Killian, Street Fighter Special Advisor. Followed by a Q&A session.
MVC3 fans also won't want to miss this Marvel Panel:
MARVEL INTERACTIVE: MARVEL VIDEO GAMES
Friday, July 23rd
Room 6DE
11:15-12:15
Learn all about Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Super Hero Squad Online, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Thor and and other new games via exclusive trailers, surprise reveals, and Q&A with the game creators, as well as the Marvel writers working on the next wave of Marvel Games from some of the industry's top publishers.
SWAG SWAG SWAG
What's Comic Con without a ton of cool, limited edition swag that you can't get anywhere else? Capcom's booth is packed full of them and yours to have when you demo our games including limited edition Marvel VS. Capcom 3 posters, Okamiden bracelets, Ghost Trick art books, and much more! Plus, we'll have daily raffles for ultra-exclusive prizes (that better not show up on ebay!) ;)
CAPCOM STORE
Every year, the Capcom store has been the first thing hit by fans clamoring to get the latest, hard-to-find Capcom merchandise and this year will be no different. Featuring over 100 different items, you are sure to find something must-have for your Capcom collection from brand-new tshirt designs to exclusives like our Mega Man Kubricks collection, Marvel VS. Capcom fight sticks, and of course all your favorite games (many of which at killer discount prices). This year, we will also debut the first-of-it's-kind Capcom Bobble Buddie featuring everyone's favorite Servbot character in a unique bobble/collectible form that has to be seen to realize truly how cool it is. Limited to only 1000 units, these babies are sure to go fast, so score a couple as soon as the show starts. Plus, we will feature the return of the fan-favorite "Capcom Grab Bag" featuring an incredible value of games, collectibles, and swag (many of which are made for promotional purposes only and not available for sale anywhere else). Even more special, is this year's bag comes in a high quality Super Puzzle Fighter cloth bag that's worth the cost of the grab bag itself. The grab bags will be extremely limited in quantity- so first come, first serve!
SEE AND BE SEEN
The Capcom booth is always the center of media attention and the focus and backdrop of numerous medial outlets so come dressed as your favorite Capcom character for a better chance to get caught on camera. Plus, this year, Capcom Unity will be setting up a live Ustream feed as well as well producing custom programming from the booth featuring the latest and greatest from the show - including YOU! :)
SEE YOU IN SAN DIEGO!
Even after delivering this exhaustive list of features and events, we're STILL working on more fun and surprises in the week leading up to Comic Con. 'Nuff said - we look forwards to seeing you all in San Diego! It's going to be a blast!
Game On!
Megaman & 1Up Kubrick & Bearbrick Set and Protoman & 1Up Kubrick & Bearbrick Set
-These have been localized with US packaging and are only available outside of Asia in the Capcom Store. We only have 500 of each set.
Zen Dragon Ryu Shirt
Dead Rising 2 Jacket (limited to 10)
Marvel vs Capcom FightStick Tournament Edition (Xbox 360 and PS3) (Store Special!)
Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter IV Official Complete Works book
- This is imported direct from Japan and we only have 30 copies at Comic-Con
Puzzle Fighter Tote Grab Bag
- this is this year’s grab bag and is filled with cool “stuff”
Large Poogie Plush
- Imported from Japan. 42 will be available
Lost Planet 2 Akrid Plushie
Japanese Monster Hunter Cell Charms
– imported from Japan and only available in the Capcom Store
I can't wait to see all the different combinations of Capcom characters for our Worlds of Capcom Fan Art contest! This is just a reminder that your entries are due Monday morning by 9AM PDT!!
Udon has a nice surprise just in time for Comic Con!
UDON is back with another prestigious compilation of the studio’s involvement with legendary developer and publisher of video games, Capcom Entertainment, Inc. UDON’S ART OF CAPCOM® 2 is a follow up to the studios’s original Art of Capcom book, and collects all of UDON’s Capcom artwork from the past three years.
Beautifully reproduced images from Street Fighter ®, Darkstalkers®, Rival Schools®, Final Fight™ and more are showcased in this lush 280 page art book. Besides comic covers, card game art, and pinups, the book features all the in-game endings from Tatsunoko VS Capcom™, promotional art for Marvel® VS Capcom® 2 and an in-depth look at the sprites, backgrounds, and endings that UDON produced for the revamped Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. The book also includes a special tribute gallery created just for this volume, featuring the UDON crew’s unique takes on some classic Capcom® franchises.
UDON’s Art of Capcom 2 will premiere at this July’s San Diego Comic-Con, with a limited edition hardcover version on sale exclusively at the UDON booth. The softcover version of UDON’s Art of Capcom 2 goes on sale everywhere August 2010.
Today at 1:30pm PDT we're going to start our live stream Unity Recap. We'll catch up on the past two weeks of Unity goodness, from blogs, forums, comments, and everything else awesome. You can hop in the chat and ask us questions live, but you can start right now by leaving a comment to this blog!
Leave a comment below with any questions you want to ask, or cool things on Unity you want to point out to us.
We're going to be tossing out all our old lame emoticons with brand new Capcom themed ones here on Capcom-Unity! We want you guys to help us out by creating some of the new emoticons. They can be animated, still images, anything Capcom related you can come up with. Just remember these need to be tiny, so try not to make them too big or detailed. This will mean replacing the emotes used all over the site, from the blogs, messages, broadcasts, forums, and everywhere else they're used on Unity. For reference, there's some examples of things you can do below, but that's hardly the limit.
More details on how you can help below.
These are the old emotes, so we'll need to replace these. However, we can add in all sorts of others. The sky is the limit. Create something from any Capcom game you wish you had an emote for.
Monster Hunter, Street Fighter, Dead Rising, Ace Attorney, Bionic Commando, Devil May Cry, Lost Planet, Mega Man, Okami, Resident Evil, Zack & Wiki, and Ghost Trick are just a few of the brands you can use as a start. If you can think of something to create for one of them, we want to see it.
Once you make your emoticons, you can send them in a private message to me. We'll go through them, and pick our favorites to use on the site. Get to it!
This a reminder to send me (via PM) your Capcom Unity stories! We want to hear from you folks in the community about your experiences with Capcom! Please check the original blog post for details, and remember, we encourage you to write more for this one! Some of the stories that have already come through include:
TWO couples meeting over their love of Mega Man
THREE community members that were critically injured or sick and played Capcom games to help them recover
FOUR artists inspired by Capcom games
FIVE community members that took up martial arts after playing Street Fighter
And much more! Please take the time to write your own Capcom Unity story! We'll be using them for something special soon!
We've officially started our 4th of July holiday weekend! Our weekly recap will return next week: as apologies, please accept this Mega Man figure created by Capcom Unity member Jaime!
In the meantime, what are you playing this weekend? Let us know in the comments! And feel free to look for fellow Unity members to play with in our forums!
Welcome to our brand new fan art contest! We've previously had Mega Man related fan art contests tied to Mega Man 10 and Mega Man Zero Collection and now, we're doing things a bit different. Given Capcom's large library of characters and franchises, I wanted to give you folks free reign in combining your favorites! Chun Li and Roll? Go for it. Viewtiful Joe and Deviljho, Blanka and Wily, etc etc. Go crazy! We want to see stuff that has never been seen before (just...keep it PG-13 please).
Hit the jump for details!
TO ENTER: Send me a private message by Monday, July 12th at 9AM PDT with a link to your art (it must be something completely new, include SOME type of Capcom crossover, and you may only use Capcom characters) and the subject "CAPCOM WORLDS FAN ART". Please include a brief explanation of your art with your entry. One entry per person.
THE PRIZE: The winners (as judged by an internal Capcom panel featuring staff from NA, Europe, and Japan) will win their choice of various prizes which includes: a Mega Man t-shirt signed and drawn on by Inafune-san, an autographed (by Inafune-san) Zombrex: Dead Rising Sun movie script (this is pending), an autographed copy of Monster Hunter Tri (signed by the producer and director), RE5 poster signed by the dev team, and MORE.
We are very happy to announce the winner of the Capcom animated gif contest, dhim! Congrats! You get a random bag of stuff from Seth Killian's cube (huzzah!). Send me a PM with your name and address!
Be sure to check out all the fantastic entries in the comments of our original post (including 2 Snow animated gifs and one of me)!
