Released by Capcom Two-quarter consolidated financial report for the past six months of fiscal year 2023 (April 1 to September 30, 2023)During the period, game sales reached 22.6 million copies, higher than the 21.3 million copies in the same period last year. Revenue increased by 54.5% year-on-year to 33.835 billion yen. Among them, the remastered version of the “Castle of Evil” series performed well; the official simultaneously displayed the game under development. The next-generation engine RE Engine is an efficient and evolved version of RE Engine that introduces new technologies and will bring players more exciting works.
According to Capcom’s latest financial report, the sales volume of the “Castle of Evil” series exceeded the 150 million mark. The well-received “Castle of Evil 4 Remastered”, with the support of the DLC “Separate Ways”, sold 1.66 million copies in the two quarters. , with a total sales volume of 5.45 million copies; the second-generation remake sold 1.18 million copies in the quarter, with a total sales volume of 13.13 million copies; the third-generation remake sold 970,000 copies in two seasons, and has sold more than 8.04 million copies so far.
The second largest IP “Monster Hunter” series has a total sales volume of 95 million copies, of which “Monster Hunter Rise” has sold 940,000 copies in the past two seasons, with total sales exceeding 13.68 million copies; “Monster Hunter Rise: Breaking Dawn” has sold more copies in the past two seasons 1.09 million copies were sold, and the download count of the free AR mobile game “Monster Hunter Now” launched in September exceeded 10 million.
In addition, “Fighter 6” released in June has sold more than 2.47 million copies, driving the sales of the “Fighter” series to exceed 5.2 million copies. “Mega Man EXE Collection”, which includes many GBA works, has sold 142,000 copies. Ten thousand copies.
Other games with anticipated sequels, the “Dragon Doctrine” series sold 7.9 million copies, and the “Demon Hunter” series sold 30 million copies. Compared with the same period last year, Capcom’s performance and profits have increased simultaneously. The official attributed it to the expansion of its digital content business and the promotion of game sales through digital channels. More details from Capcom’s earnings report,Please refer to the presentation materials。
On the other hand, Capcom’s R&D department (CAPCOM R&D) also announced the next-generation game engine “REX Engine” under development, as the next-generation version of its own engine “RE Engine” to process huge digital assets more efficiently.
The official video points out that RE Engine has been used in the development of many masterpieces since its launch in 2014. It made its debut in “Evil Dead 7” in 2017, and will be followed by “Demon Hunter 5”, “Dragon Cult 2” and “Fighting Tornado 6”. “”Castle of Evil 4 Remastered” and other works, all reflect high-efficiency development through outstanding performance and stability.
However, the project cost and content scale of future new games will be five times higher than before. Therefore, it is necessary to provide more customized, multi-language technical support and development tools. The REX Engine has emerged, and the engine will include the functions of previous versions. , and will introduce new technologies and launch them in stages,IGN reports predictThe engine will debut in the new “Monster Hunter” game launched in 2024.
2023-10-27 11:21:24
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