Milestone Interactive, the official distributor of Capcom games in India, has just revealed that a plethora of goodies are up for grabs for those who place a preorder for Capcom’s upcoming titles. The titles for which the offer is applicable are listed below:

• Asura’s Wrath
• Street Fighter X Tekken
• Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City
• Devil May Cry HD Collection

Three winners will be chosen among the participants and will receive the soon to be released PlayStation Vita handheld. One extremely winner will also be rewarded with a brand new Galaxy Note during the months of February and March each. That’s not all, 50 art books of Asura’s Wrath, 20 Street Fighter character figurines, and 20 T-shirts of Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City will be awarded to runners-up.

All you need to do is place a preorder for any of the titles listed above from the participating online and retail outlets, and head over to this site to participate.

It’s just been a couple of days since Resident Evil 6 was announced, and Capcom has already pinpointed an exact release date for the planned demo for the game. The Japaneses giant also announced that its upcoming action adventure  title Dragon’s Dogma has been pushed back to May from its projected March release. However, those of you who pick up the game will receive the honor of being among the first to get their hands on Resident Evil 6.

All 360 versions of Dragon’s Dogma will come with a redeemable code which will grant you early access to the RE6 demo, which will be available on 3rd July on XBLA, a full two months ahead of its PSN release. The  date however is only applicable to those who purchase Dragon’s Dogma, and not all Xbox Live users. PS3 gamers need to wait till September 4th to experience the demo.

Dragon’s Dogma lands on May 22nd in North America, and on May 25th in Europe, while Resident Evil 6 will haunt your dreams from November 20th onwards.

Capcom will be bringing some of its best digital downloadable games of this generation in the form of a single disc for the Xbox 360 this March. The Capcom Digital Collection will fetch you eight games for a slightly cheaper price than buying them individually. The games include:

• Joint Strike
• Bionic Commando Rearmed
• Final Fight Double Impact
• Flock!
• Rocketmen: Axis of Evil plus It Came From Uranus expansion
• Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
• Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
• Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3

We would have loved to see Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10 on the list, but what you’re getting is still pretty neat. The Compilation will be available at retail outlets on March 27th in the US and on March 30th in Europe.

After beating around the bush for far too long, Capcom has finally decided to take the lid off Resident Evil 6. Sure to please fans, the next big installment in the much revered survival horror game will be produced by Hiroyuki Kobayashi, the same mind who produced the now legendary Resident Evil 4.

Leon Kennedy and Chris Redfield find themselves in a midst of a zombie outbreak, again! Set ten years after the initial outbreak at Racoon City, things looks more grim than ever with a global level infestation this time around which even the President of the United States couldn’t escape as you can see from the trailer. The game will feature both single player and co-operative modes.

“From the outset the team’s intention was to create an experience that delivers a gripping storyline, tense single-player and co-op action all set against a constant theme of horror. We are calling this fusion dramatic horror and are confident it will resonate with both existing fans of the series as well as newcomers,”  said Hiroyuki Kobayashi

“Resident Evil 6 represents a giant stride forward in the evolution of the series,” added Capcom R&D boss Katsuhiko Ichii. “The development team, led by Hiroyuki Kobayashi, is working tirelessly to deliver the most impressive Resident Evil title ever both in terms of scope and production values. We are all genuinely excited by the title and cannot wait to share it with the world.”

More details will be revealed over the coming months. In the meantime, take your first glimpse at the title which will hopefully revitalize the franchise with the lengthy debut trailer featured below. The brief bursts of gameplay reminds us more of Resident Evil 4 than it does of Resident Evil5, which is a great sign of what awaits us. Let us know your thoughts below.

Resident Evil 6 will arrive on the PS3 and Xbox 360 on 20th November, 2012, with a PC version planned for later.

August 30th, 2012 marks the 25th Anniversary for the legendary Street Fighter franchise and Capcom intends to create a big splash.  The 2D fighter changed the scene of arcades and competitive gaming forever with its numerous installments and is without a doubt, the most dominant Finghter of the industry.

It should come as no surprise that Capcom will he holding a massive international celebration, as revealed on the Capcom Unity Blog. Specific details will be revealed in the days leading up to August.

“For 25 years Street Fighter’s iconic hero has wandered the globe in search of the perfect battle, and to commemorate his quest – not to mention the millions of fans who’ve followed him every step of the way – we’re preparing some big plans for 2012.

“The full details of this international celebration are still to come, but I can at least share the official logo that’ll emblazon all related products through the year.”

The series third crossover Street Fighter X Tekken will release in North America on March 6th, and in Europe on March 9th. Stay tuned for more updates.

Capcom says some aspects of DmC: Devil May Cry will ‘squarely’ compete with Platinum Games’ Bayonetta.

US producer Alex Jones explained to Inside Inbox (via Eurogamer):

You always want to go out there and beat your competitor to some degree. There are places where we’re squarely competing with Bayonetta, and that’s at the: how does the game feel when it’s in your hand? We absolutely want the same fluidity of control that’s a standard setting at that level for them. The other areas, tone, storytelling, we’re offering a different experience from Bayonetta and we feel really good about that experience. Some areas we’re competing with them. Some areas we’re offering something different.

DmC: Devil May Cry is currently scheduled for a release during 2012.

DmC: Devil May Cry developer Ninja Theory has received death threats over their reboot of Capcom’s DMC franchise.

The studio’s Tameem Antoniades explained to OXM:

[Enslaved writer] Alex Garland warned me about it because he experienced a similar thing with 28 Days Later where people were upset that it didn’t feature real zombies. And now with his upcoming Dredd movie. So I was half prepared for it, although I have to say that it has been pretty eye opening to see some of the creative ways in which people have chosen to vent their hatred. We didn’t expect death threats in comic book form or anti-DmC death metal songs!” It’s pretty hard for me to back the decisions we made without showing actual gameplay to the public. So until that time comes, and it will come soon, I just have to put up with the rage.

Though I must say, lots of people have come and said that they are now interested in DmC whereas they had previously lost interest in the series. We’ll see how this plays out. There is of course an expectation from the fans, which is something that has always been firmly in the minds of both ourselves and Capcom. The Devil May Cry franchise is well established and much loved, so we want to keep the essence of what makes the series unique. But DmC is a re-birth, so we’ve been able to explore Dante’s early years in the narrative, meaning that if you’re entirely new to the series you won’t start the game with a disadvantage or feeling that you need to catch up with the story of the previous games first. There is a lot of innovation in the game, but where we’re dealing with key areas of the Devil May Cry DNA, such as the combat, we’ve been particularly careful to ensure that innovative features sit hand in hand with the core elements that we’re looking to preserve.

DmC: Devil May Cry is currently scheduled for a release during 2012.

New gameplay footage for Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City has emerged via a preview video.

Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City’s out on March 23rd in Europe and 20th in North America.

Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono states he’s ‘keen’ on more collaborations between fighting titles, but it all depends on the success of Tekken X Street Fighter, as well as Street Fighter X Tekken.

Ono told VG247 that:

I’m really keen to do more things, but it all depends on Harada-san’s Tekken x Street Fighter.

He also joked about the time frame of which Namco Bandai’s effort on the crossover title currently has:

First of all, you’re assuming Tekken x Street Fighter will be out within five years. So saying it’s out within ten years, and then if you’re talking about ten years after that, that’s my retirement [laughs].

When asked whether a Darkstalkers and Soul Calibur collaboration could see an inception, Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada stated that s it wouldn’t be ‘something they’d be looking for from the Calibur or Darkstalkers fans.’

Street Fighter X Tekken releases on March 6th in North America and three days later in Europe.

Capcom says their Mega Man franchise remains a ‘key brand’ for the company.

Speaking to Game Informer, the company’s US VP Christian Svensson said:

Change has been a constant during my six years at Capcom (vastly for the positive) but I want to be crystal clear on this point. Mega Man is a key brand for Capcom and will remain so. I don’t have any products we’ve announced publicly that I can point to and say “see, I told you” but there are “top men” (“top men”? “Yes, top men”) within Capcom thinking about the future of the brand and where it’s going. We will have official announcements in due course.

Unfortunately there are times that we have to make decisions that don’t make sense to the community and the fallout, while understandable is regrettable. Our relationships with fans are extremely important and I know we’ve got some that are disenfranchised right now. Unfortunately, in this situation, there is no panacea. It’s going to take time to rebuild those bridges. Product cycles are long and it’ll be a little while until fans can see the light at the end of the tunnel. And the last thing I want to do is prematurely announce something in the name of sating the fans that gets cancelled or redirected later, thereby creating an even larger wound. I can only ask for people’s patience.

Mega Man Legends 3′s cancellation was confirmed back in May and series’ creator, Keiji Inafune, has already left Capcom.