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Street Fighter Fans Divided Over Whether Chun-Li’s New Design Is A Politically Correct Regression Or A Beautiful Upgrade

June 9, 2022

With the recent debut of Chun-Li's new Street Fighter 6 design, fans have found themselves divided in a hot debate over whether the iconic fighter's updated look is good, bad, a case of censorship, or just plai...

Kotaku Writer Ian Walker Falsely Claims Street Fighter 6 Will Feature “Series’ First Playable Black Woman”

Spencer Baculi

June 5, 2022

Video Games

In the latest example of how identity politics serves only to erase history and denigrate true accomplishments, Kotaku writer Ian Walker has falsely asserted that Capcom’s upcoming Street Fighter 6 will feature...

Resident Evil 4 VR Executive Producer Defends Censorship: “It’s The Year 2022 And Some Of This Stuff Doesn’t Age Well”

Ryan Pearson

April 22, 2022

Video Games

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Resident Evil 4 VR executive producer Tom Ivey recently defended the decision to censor the game pointing to the current year and claiming the censored and cut content didn't "fit with the Resident Evil franchi...

Rumor: Microsoft Developing Their Own Monster Hunter After Finding Capcom Series Too Expensive To License For Game Pass

Ryan Pearson

February 1, 2022

Video Games

Microsoft are reportedly working on making their own Monster Hunter-inspired game after allegedly finding that it would be too costly to bring Capcom's popular series to Games Pass. Source: Monster Hunter W...

Pro Street Fighter Player Robson “Robinho” Oliveira Perma-Banned from All Capcom Events After Claiming To Have Organized Drunken Gang Rape Of Ex-Girlfriend

Ryan Pearson

January 7, 2022

Video Games

Professional Street Fighter player Robson "robinho" Oliveira has been banned from all official Capcom events after allegedly confessing to organizing the gang rape of a girlfriend. https://twitter.com/...

Mega Man Live-Action Adaptation Reportedly Headed To Netflix

Spencer Baculi

December 3, 2021

Movies, Video Games

According to a new report, the definitely-unasked-for Western live-action adaptation of everyone’s favorite super fighting robot, Mega Man, is headed to Netflix. Source: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018), N...

Facebook Confirms Resident Evil 4 VR Censorship Was Done In Effort To Update The Game For “A Modern Audience”

Spencer Baculi

October 22, 2021

Video Games

2

Facebook has finally confirmed the reports of censorious changes being made to Resident Evil 4 VR, explaining in a new statement that the alterations to the game’s content were done in order to “update Resident...

Capcom Heavily Censors Dialogue In Resident Evil 4 VR

Spencer Baculi

October 4, 2021

Censorship, Video Games

2

In what is sure to be a cause for dismay among many, if not all, of the game’s original fans, it appears that the upcoming VR release of Capcom’s classic Resident Evil 4 will feature heavy censorship of the gam...

Capcom Begins Cracking Down On “Inappropriate or Objectionable” Fan Content

Spencer Baculi

January 9, 2021

Video Games

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As per a newly emplaced ban on the use of their titles in the creation of fan media, Capcom has begun to crack down on “inappropriate or objectionable” content, with one content creator already reporting that t...

Report: Monster Hunter Film Pulled From Chinese Theaters Over “Racist” Joke

Spencer Baculi

December 5, 2020

Movies, Video Games

1

After just one-day at the box office, the Paul W.S. Anderson directed, Milla Jovovich-led live-action adaptation of Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise has been pulled from theaters in China following a vocal bac...

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