Capcom’s Comic Con Schedule

July 18th, 2007 Chris Tou

Wow. We have a ton of things planned for Comic Con.

Boxing Ring? Check. Appearance by Mega Man and Harvey Birdman? Check Throw down between Mega Man and Harvey in the boxing ring? As Borat would say, “Not!” Other appearances include the producer of Ace Attorney, Minae Matsukawa, and the writer of Shade II cellphone MMO, Marv Wolfman.

At the same time, a number of tournaments will be held as well, such as Lost Planet (360) and Puzzle Fighter, culminating with the Evo West qualifier.

Meanwhile, a number of nerdcore artist will be showing off their musical talents, featuring artists such as The Sucklord, Ytcracker, Former Fat Boys, and Random.

Oh, and right, of course, we also make games, or something. Come be the first non-press-guys to play such titles as Umbrella Chronicles or Zack and Wiki (And see what IGN was raving about).

For the full schedule of all the exciting events that you won’t wanna miss, check out this forum post.

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Capcom to Host Shade Panel at Comic Con with Legendary Writer Marv Wolfman

July 17th, 2007 Chris Tou

Join us on Sunday, July 29th from 11:30pm to 12:30pm at Comic Con for a panel with Marv Wolfman, in convention center room 4. We will be discussing Capcom’s Shade II, the follow up to the first ever MMWRPG (Massively Multiplayer Wireless Role-Playing Game), Shade. Shade II is a brand-new interactive world of dark fantasy by Capcom Interactive Canada studio head and executive producer Dave Dies, character designer Dave Daniels and famed comics writer Marv Wolfman (Teen Titans, Blade) designed to show the world just how fun (and addicting) the world of mobile gaming can be.

Look for the official Shade novel and graphic novel in March 2008 from Prima Games. Marv Wolfman’s appearance is made possible by Prima Games, an imprint of Random House, Inc.

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