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It isn’t a good day for Capcom, as the publisher has confirmed that a small number of stolen copies of Resident Evil 6 have been sold in some Polish stores. These bum sales come almost exactly a month before the game was slated to hit shelves. The good news is that the early sales seem to be pretty small scale, but still, a situation like this is one that a publisher doesn’t want to find itself in.

In a statement to Eurogamer today, the company confirmed that it had launched an investigation into the sale of Resident Evil 6 after reports surfaced last week that claimed some retailers were selling the title early. Capcom then confirmed that at least a few copies of Resident Evil 6 had been sold, saying “At this time, all we can add is that it would appear this unfortunate incident is limited to a small quantity of stolen copies of the German USK PlayStation 3 version of the game.”

One of those copies popped up on eBay with a starting bid of €478.78 and a buyout price of €1,196.71. The auction has since been ended by the seller, and it seems that he or she didn’t know that the copy they had was stolen, as the description says that the game is “legit” and was purchased “legally from the store.” Just in case you were wondering, the seller wasn’t able to net any bids before they closed the auction.

Eurogamer says that its unknown how many stolen copies were sold, but since the reports only seem to be about one or two stores in Poland, it probably isn’t that many. Capcom’s investigation seems to be ongoing despite the fact that it can confirm that stolen copies have been sold, so we’ll probably be finding out more about this soon. Keep it tuned here to SlashGear, and in the meantime, tell us: do you like Resident Evil so much that you’d drop €1,200 to get RE 6 a month early?

Resident Evil 6 stolen copies sold in Poland, Capcom confirms is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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We’re sure that everyone loves killing zombies and monsters, which is what games like Resident Evil 6 will let you do. However if you’ve always wondered what it might feel like to be on the opposing team where you are the zombie/monster and you’re the one doing the hunting, then you’re in luck. The folks at Adriasang has revealed via Famitsu that Resident Evil 6 will be getting a new “Agent Hunt” mode, which as the name itself has probably implied, will let players hunt agents.

It will be integrated directly into the game itself and players will need to complete the main campaign first in order to unlock it. It will also be available in multiplayer mode where players can play against each other as either an agent or as a zombie (think Left 4 Dead) although players will not be able to tell an AI controlled monster or a player controlled one. So if you’re wondering why it’s close to impossible to down a particular monster, chances are there’s a skilled player behind it. Resident Evil 6 is certainly shaping up to be an interesting game, so look forward to it on your Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on the 2^nd of October.

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Capcom is looking pretty good at the end of its first quarter for the year, thanks in no small part to the success of Dragon’s Dogma. We’ve known for a while that Dragon’s Dogma has passed 1 million units shipped, but today Capcom reiterated that figure – along with the intention of turning Dragon’s Dogma into a series – in its quarterly report. Total Dragon’s Dogma shipments currently sit at 1.05 million, with the game doing particularly well in Japan.

Overall, Capcom’s net sales increased 55.8% year-over-year, settling at ¥18.62 billion ($238 million). Operating income came in at ¥2.66 billion ($34.03 million) for the period ending June 30, climbing 244.4% year-over-year. Finally, net profits landed at ¥1.32 billion ($16.9 million), which is a whopping 290.2% increase over Q1 2011.

So Capcom is looking pretty good all around heading into its Q2, but strangely enough, some of thanks for the successful quarter belongs to Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. Despite leaving some critics underwhelmed, the game has managed to ship 450,000 copies so far, so it seems that fans don’t care all that much about poor review scores in this instance. Dragon’s Dogma and Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City are the only titles listed as “major” releases for the 3-month period, so Capcom apparently made a significant portion of its revenue from just those two last quarter. Capcom also says its social efforts, such as The Smurfs’ Village and Snoopy’s Street Fair, brought in a steady stream of revenue throughout Q1.

We’re indifferent when it comes to Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, but it’s good to see that Dragon’s Dogma is exceeding expectations (at least in Japan). It was a solid open-world RPG title that wasn’t without its flaws, but luckily it sold well enough to warrant a sequel, so Capcom will have a chance to fix those issues with upcoming titles in the series. It’ll be exciting to see where the franchise goes next, and it just goes to show that not all gamers are opposed to giving a new IP a go this late in the generation. Let’s hope that Capcom gives the franchise the attention it deserves and transforms it from something good into something excellent.

Capcom posts strong financial report for Q1 2012 is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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If you’re a girl gamer and you’re all about girl power and whatnot, you might be interested to learn that as a reward/bonus for buying the Street Fighter X Tekken game from e-Capcom, you will be able to get a set of three special girls-only replacement jackets for the game. The content of the game will otherwise remain unchanged, but you will be able to look at the game and see only the female characters, which we guess some guy gamers and fans will be able to appreciate as well. Granted not to most impressive or desirable of perks we’ve seen to date, but for fans and collectors of the Street Fighter franchise, this is something we guess might be worth adding to your collection!

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It certainly seems like Capcom is doing all they can to get their fans hyped up about the upcoming Resident Evil 6 game which is due for a release in October. The company has recently released additional videos and revealed some gameplay footage from Leon, Chris and Jake’s campaign. So if you’re undecided about the game or if you simply want to devour as much Resident Evil 6 info as you can before the release, you can check out all three gameplay footages in the videos below. If you’d rather not spoil the game for yourself, you guys will have to wait until the 2nd of October which is when the game is expected to be released on both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. (more…)

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