April 9th, 2008 Randy Reyes
Not too long ago there was a posting in Kotaku about how Square Enix has a membership site that the public can sign up for, which I might add is inferior to the awesomeness that is Capcom Unity! Anyways, after reading the article it got me thinking about one of my favorite square titles and how I got it.
10 years ago I was working as a store manager for a place called Digital Stuff. After 3:00PM this kid named Adam would come into the store and hang out. We would talk about what games we were playing and he mentioned that he had a copy of Final Fantasy II & Chrono Trigger for the Super Nintendo. I told him how Chrono Trigger was one of my favorite games but I never actually owned it but I had borrowed it from a friend. A few days after this conversation I see Adam walking towards the entrance of the store when he is stopped by this kid who was bigger than he was. The kid was a bully and he started picking on Adam. That’s when I stepped in, grabbed the bully then gave him a body slam* and told him that he was to never pick on Adam again. The bully ran off and I went back into the store. Adam thanked me and he asked me if there was anything he could do to repay me. I asked him if I could borrow Chrono Trigger and he said I could have it. My jaw dropped almost hit the ground. I couldn’t believe that this kid was willing to give me this really awesome game and all I really had to do was fight off some bully.
Today, Adam is a Junior in college and we still talk from time to time. I still have the copy of Chrono Trigger he gave me and every time someone sees it in my collection of games I have to tell them the tale of how I got it.
*may or may not have occurred
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March 31st, 2008 Gary Lake
Thanks to the hard work of Internet researchers, bits and pieces of one of the better-left-forgotten Mega Man conversions for the PC have been found in Duke Nukem 1, the original. Thus proving originality was never a strong point for video games (Capcom excepted):
http://www.student.tue.nl/p/f.a.m.smeijers/sfp/games/duke1.htm#copied_art
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March 11th, 2008 Chris "Kramez" Kramer
It’s safe to say that without Gary Gygax and his partner-in-fantasy-crime, Dave Arneson, many of the video games you know and love would either not exist or would be wildly different experiences. D&D was, is and forever shall be a seminal gamer experience, something that I would guess the vast majority of us has experienced on more than a few occasions. Pizza, a few friends, some oddly-shaped dice, the latest hot module (Queen of the Demonweb Pits, anyone?) and reams of graph paper were the only ingredients necessary to turn an average, ordinary night into a epic journey of eldritch sorcery, swinging (and, occasionally, singing) swords and the type of wanton orc-slaughtering that Tolkien could have only dreamed of.
Psionics were for cheaters and Third Edition was dumbed down for (and by) people who collect Pokemon cards; gimme the 1st Edition Player’s Handbook and Keep on the Borderlands any day. You can take your FFs and your WoWs and stick ‘em in a paper wizard hat; Gygax helped write the rules that all of them stole. Gary G. passed on March 4 at age 69 — this news isn’t exactly timely, but I’ve been caught up in lotsa work stuff (you’ll see the results on Thursday at 8 AM PST when digital Day info hits the webz) and it’s been on my mind. Plus, I had Spanish II class in high school with one of his kids, Luke, and I totally geeked out when I figured out who his dad was.
LARPers, put down your cardboard-and-tinfoil tubes; MMOers, let rest your weary macros and endless guild griefing. Grab a can of Jolt and pour one out for our dearly departed homie.
For a great feature on the man and the legacy of his game, check out Dave Kushner’s piece over at Wired.
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February 5th, 2008 Christine
Resident Evil and Okami creators have joined Facebook. Now you can befriend our Capcom alums Shinji Mikami and Hideki Kamiya.
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January 22nd, 2008 Tiffany Thai
Hello, Tiffany Thai here.
I work in the wonderful and exciting world of Finance here at Capcom, so I’m not exactly wrapped up in the day-to-day process of game-making. I do, however, follow the industry and have a pretty decent understanding of what goes into game development. As an opinionated female gamer, I am hoping to offer a unique perspective on the industry and will do my best to provide interesting and honest commentary.
Let me just say up front that I am certainly not a ‘hard core’ gamer. In fact, I think I am just the type of market demographic that Nintendo is targeting with the Wii. I generally prefer games like Mario, Zelda, and Zack & Wiki – games heavily focused on gameplay and simple yet high quality art styles.
Ok, let’s get on with the show.
Speaking of “the show,” I’ll use this entry as the first of many calls to reinstate E3 to its’ former glory. It was precisely the spectacle of the show that landed the industry on the 6 o’clock news and caused a world-wide buzz. It was a party! Of course, you can’t complete this carnival atmosphere without the reinstatement of the “Booth Babes.” Why were they banned in the first place? You can’t even get in to the convention unless you are 18+.
Let’s not kid ourselves. We are not selling dish washing detergent or wine, we are selling entertainment. Looking at hot chicks peddling games is entertaining. I mean, come on, we are selling some of the most over-the-top violent and sexualized entertainment ever (no need to name names) and we want the most visible industry event turned into a stuffed-suit marketing exercise? No thanks.
The new name for E3 is “The E3 Media & Business Summit.” Sounds like a riot. Wait, actually it sounds like a bunch of old guys meeting to discuss political policy related to effects of digital information and its impact on global stability. The production of E3’s tagline used to be “E3: Where Business Gets Fun.”
I think I preferred that one.
And so do these girls…
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December 11th, 2007 Lindsay
Sub-zero temperatures and at least a 45-minute wait didn’t stop Devil May Cry fans to play Devil May Cry 4 on the PS3 and Xbox 360 at this year’s New York Anime Festival. Yes, actually play DMC4 before it hits stores on February 5th!
Thank you to all of you that came by our booth. And sorry for not letting in all the under-17 year olds to play—I know you understand even though you were hating on us.
P.S.: Ashley—we’ll see you at the next festival, and first in line to play Devil May Cry?
P.P.S.: Mom and Daughter team—we’re still waiting for you to post that video of Mom playing DMC4!
The line to play DMC4 stretches around the corner
If only you took life so serious, too
A visit from Nero himself
I Object! Go wait in line!
Hey, isn’t that Mario playing Zack & Wiki?
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November 27th, 2007 Chris "Kramez" Kramer
Seems like every time you turn around, there’s doom and gloom surrounding the business of video games. In a happy holiday turn, some good news comes our way from Dan at the ESA regarding the health of the games industry. Turns out that the annual growth rate of the games industry from 2003 - 2006 exceeded 17%, while the US economy as a whole only saw a 4% increase. And, from a personal perspective, you’d be hard pressed to find a more fun, interesting field to work in.
Long story short, sitting up all night jamming on Rock Band is not only granting you mad drumming skills, but is also prepping you for a potential job in a white-hot technology/entertainment industry.
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