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Stolen Capcom Data Says Dai Gyakuten Saiban Localization is Confirmed

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Nov 162020
 

Earlier this month, Capcom’s servers were hit by a ransomware attack that targeted a significant amount of data and information.

Now some of that stolen information has appeared online… and it includes what appears to be confirmation that we’ll finally get Dai Gyakuten Saiban in the west.

Dai Gyakuten Saiban, also known as The Great Ace Attorney, is a historical spin-off starring Phoenix Wright’s ancestor. It and its sequel were released for the 3DS exclusively in Japan.

Since the information was stolen from Capcom, I’m not going to link to the reports and screenshots that have been going around, but we should still talk about it. Basically, it shows a new Ace Attorney collection for the Switch and PS4 that includes Dai Gyakuten Saiban and Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2, with references to an English localization of the digital version.

(Screenshots suggest they’ve sidestepped any potential legal trouble by using the good old Herlock Sholmes fallback.)

Of course, this is even sketchier than a typical leak, and it’s possible these were old plans Capcom since scrapped. It’s terrible that this happened, and I hope they’ll be able to recover from the attack and find the people responsible.

If it’s true, however, I’ll gladly do my part to help Capcom out by buying a copy of that collection!

Will a New Ace Attorney Be Announced at TGS?

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Sep 182020
 

I didn’t get the Crossbell news I was hoping for yesterday (although NISA did name-drop it, which could be a good sign), so now I’ve set my sights on another hope: Ace Attorney 7 at TGS.

Earlier this year, I hoped Ace Attorney would be one of the “major” titles Capcom intends to release, and the upcoming Tokyo Game Show feels like the best time for a new Ace Attorney announcement.

Capcom hasn’t given any indication that Ace Attorney will be featured, but their TGS promotional icons include both Phoenix and Maya.

Either this means Ace Attorney will be at TGS, or Capcom at least views it as a popular enough series to feature here.

Ace Attorney is also part of Capcom’s TGS sale.

Both of these things feel like good signs, especially since it’s been four years since Spirit of Justice came out. Then again, considering what happened the last time Capcom had a big Ace Attorney TGS announcement, I half-expect its only presence (if any) at TGS 2020 will be to announce next-gen ports of the Trilogy.

But here’s hoping for good news! Maybe even an Investigations collection that could give us another chance at getting Investigations 2 in English!

Do you expect to se Ace Attorney at TGS?

Capcom Has “Multiple Major New Titles” Planned for the Next Year

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May 132020
 

As reported by Gematsu, Capcom has announced that they will release “multiple major new titles” by March 31, 2021.

No indication has been given of what these titles include, although if the Resident Evil 4 remake rumors are true, that has to be one of them, and probably Resident Evil 8 as well. A huge series like Monster Hunter sounds like a good candidate, too.

And of course, I can’t help but hope for Ace Attorney 7.

You might argue that Capcom doesn’t consider Ace Attorney to be a “major” series, but don’t forget that when they promised Ace Attorney was coming to the Switch, they counted it among their popular franchises.

(Then again, all we got out of that was the Ace Attorney Trilogy port…)

I’m hopeful that with new Capcom games planned for the coming year, we’ll finally get an announced of Ace Attorney 7. Maybe they’ll port and localize Ace Attorney Investigations 2 while they’re at it!

I’d hope for Breath of Fire news, but even I’m not that optimistic.

What do you think Capcom’s upcoming major titles are, and when do you think we’ll finally get more Ace Attorney news?

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