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Capcom Names Mega Man, Devil May Cry, and Ace Attorney as IPs to Grow

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Dec 082025
 

In this year’s annual investor report from Capcom, there’s one particular section that got my attention.

After discussing their current core IPs, Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, and Street Fighter, they then went on to name Mega Man, Devil May Cry, and Ace Attorney as three they’d like to turn into core IPs.

They hope to do this “through new releases, remakes, and ports of titles in these series to new hardware.”

Well, as far as Ace Attorney is concerned, we’ve already got all the games on new hardware (except for the crossover with Professor Layton). If they really want to grow the IP, a new game is the option from that list we need the most!

I’ve been optimistic for a while now that a new Ace Attorney announcement is coming soon. This only increases my hopes.

As for the other two series listed, Mega Man 11 came out in 2018, only in a slightly better position than Ace Attorney as far as new releases go, and even though in my mind Devil May Cry 5 came out recently, it was in 2019. Hey, maybe all three will get a new announcement soon!

What do you think about Capcom’s expressed desire to turn these three series into core IPs?

New Sakura Wars Speculation Thanks to Twitter Account Activity

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Dec 052025
 

The Sakura Wars series is one that’s interested me for a while, although I still haven’t played any of the games.

Of the originals, which combined tactical RPG and visual novel gameplay, the only one to be localized in English was the fifth game in the series, Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love.

I’d really like to try that one someday, but it’s difficult to find.

The sixth game in the series came out in 2019. It was a soft reboot that switched out the tactical RPG gameplay for action RPG gameplay instead, and it was localized simply as Sakura Wars. I have this one, but I haven’t gotten around to playing it yet.

Now it looks like there could be something new on the horizon for the series. As noticed by fans on Reddit, the Japanese Twitter account for Sakura Wars has seen an unusual amount of activity since September, compared to only sporadic tweets before that.

Could it be a coincidence? Of course. Still, it would be unusual if the series is dead. On top of that, there were rumors last year that a new Sakura Wars was in development.

If Sakura Wars sees a revival again, I’ll finally play the 2019 reboot. Maybe we’ll really get lucky, and they’ll remaster (and translate) the original games!

Do you think there’s Sakura Wars news on the horizon? If so, do you think it will stick with the remake’s style or return to being a tactical RPG?

The Game Awards Are Just Over a Week Away

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Dec 032025
 

The Game Awards will be held a week from tomorrow, on December 11 at 4:30 PM PT / 7:30 PM ET. It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year already.

I still haven’t played a lot of the nominated games, and my favorites so far this year weren’t nominated at all, so I don’t have many strong feelings about the awards themselves.

So, as is typical for me, I’ll mainly be watching for announcements. The Game Awards has had some great surprises in the past, such as last year’s including the announcement of Project Century (now titled Stranger Than Heaven), Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and the Okami sequel.

Will we have surprises on that level again this year?

You know what? I’m hoping for an Ace Attorney announcement. I know, Ace Attorney is a pretty niche series for the Game Awards… but I was convinced that this was our year, and I’m not giving up just yet. The update to the Phoenix Wright Trilogy is out now, so the time is perfect for a new announcement.

I’ve also got my fingers crossed for Kingdom Hearts IV. It’s been so long since we last saw anything.

And how about Control 2? It’s been a while since it was announced, and a trailer at the Game Awards would be great.

No matter what is announced, however, I’ve got enough in my backlog to keep me busy for a long time… and maybe I’ve got enough time over the next week to at least try some of the nominated games!

What are you hoping to see at the Game Awards?

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