According to Capcom’s financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, the company saw a 14.6% increase in net sales, and a 17.6% decrease in operating income from their previous fiscal year.
The company also reports ordinary income decreased 7.4% and net income decreased 55.8 percent.
Capcom’s report says that while Resident Evil 6 sold 4.9 million units, sales after its launch “subsequently plateaued,” and failed to meet the company’s projections. Dragon’s Dogma, however, was a “greater-than-expected hit” that they describe as a highly profitable, “unprecedented million seller.”
Ninja Theory’s DmC Devil may Cry is considered by Capcom to have “enjoyed stable popularity in overseas markets” and posted “solid sales.” They also consider Monster Hunter 3 a “smash hit.”
Capcom hopes to have a much more profitable fiscal year ending March 31, 2014, banking on such titles as Monster Hunter 4 and Lost Planet 3. The company says they’ll also be directing their development resources toward online games for mobile and PC platforms, as well as downloadable titles.

DICE has revealed that the Battlefield 3 and Battlelog servers have been under a constant DDoS (Denial of Service) attack for the last several days, but the developer promised that it is fighting back and is almost on top of things.
“Despite our security measures, we have been working around the clock to mitigate the impact of an ongoing denial-of-service attack on our Battlefield 3 game infrastructure over the last several days. While the motives are unclear, the focus of the attack has been interference with network communications preventing access to multiplayer gameplay,” the developer wrote on the game’s forums.
Players have nothing to worry about though as DICE promised that this is simply a server attack and not an attempt to steal information. “At this point, no user data is involved. We share your frustration about the impact this has had to our service and the ability for many of you to play Battlefield 3. We are working tirelessly to mitigate the problem.”
Rolling server restarts have been implemented to try and combat the issue, but there still seems to be some issues.
“As a part of our efforts to resolve these issues, we’ve conducted rolling restarts of Battlefield infrastructure servers to apply some updates. Thank you for your patience and support while we work to get everyone back and playing Battlefield 3 as soon as possible. More updates to come,” the post concluded.
Yesterday the developer revealed news of the attacks for the first time on its Twitter account.

Trion Worlds has shed some light on the first DLC pack for Defiance, tentatively titled Enter The Castithan, which will offer both free and paid content.
This is the first of five planned DLC releases for the game and will include a free component, a paid component, and a store update. So basically Trion wants to offer its free players something to keep them interested, but also wants to offer players a chance to secure some exclusive items if they are willing to part with some cash–the game’s got to make money after all.
A tentative list of content for the first batch of DLC can be found below:


You get this when you buy the DLC for $10:
     - Access to play the Castithan Species
     - Access to a new Story Mission Line with new Battle Arena Game Mode
     - Access to the new Castithan Battle Arenas
     - Castithan Charge Blade & Ceremonial Mask as a reward from Story Mission Line
     - A unique version of the Raptor, a new 4 player truck of doom
     - A unique Castithan version of an outfit
     - A Charge Weapons Starter Pack
     - Access to New Pursuits
     - New Xbox and PS3 Trophies and Achievements

You get this in the DLC for free:
     - Access to the new Charge Weapons Class and Castithan Blades
     - Access to Sieges, a new Open World Game Mode
     - Access to the new Monolith Major Arkfall
     - Access to a new PvP Map – Military Academy
     - Join a friend into the Battle Arenas Game Mode
     - Duel your friends and neighbors in the Duels Game Mode
     - Enemies, lockboxes, and events can drop Charge Weapons
     - Select a new voice for you character
     - Multitude of game improvements from UI to content

You can buy these individually from the store:
     - New Mods that tint the color of your Castithan Blade
     - Lockboxes have a chance to get Charge Weapons
     - More versions of the Raptor, the new 4 player truck of doomed compensation
     - Character Customization changes: Appearance change, name change, or everything change

For more details on the game’s DLC plans you can head over to the official site.

Fancy having a go at Call of Duty: Black Ops 2‘s multiplayer for free? Well be sure to sign into Steam this weekend where you can play the whole thing at no extra charge. There’s also a nice little double XP event for those who have already bought the game.
As well as being free all weekend on PC the game is also on sale for those who like what they see. From now until Monday you can pick up the game at 33 percent off for $40.19, or you can grab the Digital Deluxe Edition for $53.59.
Treyarch has also revealed that starting today at 10am PDT players can earn double XP in Black Ops 2 across all platforms (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Wii U) until Monday at 10am PDT.
Double XP kicks off tomorrow at 10am/PDT (360,PS3/PC/WiiU) and runs through Monday 10am/PDT.

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Remember that Resident Evil: Revelations demo that was promised a few weeks back? Well Capcom has finally offered up an actual release date for it.
The demo will be available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 U.S., PC, and Wii U from May 14, and on PlayStation 3 in Europe from May 15. This new version of the game includes ”HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience,” as well as a new enemy and difficulty mode.
Resident Evil: Revelations is set to release May 21 in the U.S. and May 24 in Europe.

A new batch of screenshots have appeared online for Watch_Dogs which feature a new character, bikes, cars, and the ever-powerful cell phone.
The new female character in the screens is Clara Lille, “a woman with her own dark past and questionable methods,” according to Ubisoft. If these shots aren’t enough for you then why not check out the latest trailer for the game here.
“Players will assume the role of Aiden Pearce, a new type of vigilante who, with the help of his smartphone, will use his ability to hack into Chicago’s central operating system (ctOS) and control almost every element of the city. Aiden will be able to tap into the city’s omnipresent security cameras, download personal information to locate a target, control systems such as traffic lights or public transportation to stop a chase, and more. The city of Chicago is now the ultimate weapon,” the publisher explains.
Watch_Dogs is set to release for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Wii U from November 19 in the U.S. and November 22 in Europe. The game will be available on PlayStation 4 from the console’s launch.

 

A complete list of Achievements for GRID 2 has been posted online ahead of its official release date later this month. The game features 50 Achievements worth the usual 1,000 Gamerscore.

You can check out the complete list (via X360a) below:

- Touge Fast, Touge Furious – You shutout an opponent in a career Touge event (15G)
- C-C-C-Combo Maker – You reached the maximum multiplier in an Overtake event (15G)
- All Night Long – You took part in and completed an online Endurance race (35G)
- Pinball Wizard – You traded paint with every competitor during one offline race and still won the race (15G)
- Mo Money, No Problems – You’ve gone above and beyond the call of duty and completed 5 career sponsor objectives (15G)
- Vanishing Point – You’ve won a race in a white Dodge Challenger but lived to tell the tale, unlike Kowalski (15G)
- Rocket Manski – You’ve driven faster than a Russian torpedo, which incidentally is 230 mph (15G)
- Sellout – You’ve got one thing on your mind: money! You completed 20 career sponsor objectives (30G)
- One For The Team – You’ve completed an individual Global Challenge goal and ultimately helped the community (15G)
- A Different Class- You’ve upgraded a car and bumped it to ‘Upgraded’ class (20G)
- Ring Master – You finished 5 seconds ahead of the target time in a Vehicle Challenge on the Red Bull Ring (15G)
- Tokyo Drift – You scored 350,000 drift points in Okutama in a Mazda RX-7 TYPE RZ or a NISMO R34T-R Z-TUNE (25G)
- Shaken, Not Stirred – You rolled a car at least 7 times and landed on its wheels, just like Bond did (20G)
- Keep Your Friends Close – and your enemies even closer. You beat a Rival on track (5G)
- You rOCDed! – You finished first in every career event, during season play and/or via the timeline (100G)
- Dipping Your Toes – You’ve reached level 10 online and opened up a new world of possibilities (30G)
- Social Butterfly – You took part in an online playlist and stuck around for at least 5 races (20G)
- Sideways Shenanigans – You performed a 100m drift (10G)
- Could It Be Magic? – You beat all of the Prestige drivers in career club events (15G)
- Master Racer – You won a career event on the hardest difficulty without using Flashbacks (30G)
- Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger – You won a race in an upgraded car (10G)
- A Vision of What’s to Come – You won a career Promo Event (10G)
- Beginner’s Luck – You set the fastest time on the first lap of a Time Attack event (15G)
- Remember Me? – You lapped a competitor (20G)
- Eat It! – You won the first round of a career Touge event using the 5 second rule (15G)
- Making My Way Down Town – You’ve driven more than 1,000 miles (1,610km) (25G)
- Pedal to the Medal – You won a round of a career event without using the brakes (30G)
- SWAGtastic! – You beat the target time in a Vehicle Challenge (15G)
- Global Domination – You won a week of Global Challenge (20G)
- California Dreaming – You completed California Big Sur in under 3 minutes (30G)
- Jack of All Trades – You’ve competed in all race types (10G)
- Natural Ability – You won an Online Playlist event (25G)
- The Artist- You’ve individually applied customised liveries to 5 vehicles (10G)
- Quantum Leap – You repeated an event using the Timeline (10G)
- Gone in 60 Seconds – You completed a lap of Chicago – Wabash Run driving the Ford Mustang Mach 1 in less than 60 seconds (15G)
- Harlem Globeshaker – You raced at every city at least once (10G)
- Drifting Like a Boss – You’ve scored 250,000 points in a single drift (15G)
- Flawless Victory – You’ve won an Overtake event making no contact with anything. (Excludes Global Challenge events) (20G)
- Winging It – You’ve won a LiveRoute event (10G)
- Here’s My Number, Call Me Maybe? – You returned Callahan’s call and became his poster boy for the World Series of Racing (5G)
That New Showroom Smell – Having wowed the crowds in America, it’s time to upgrade your digs (10G)
Oriental Express – Look out Asia, here we come (15G)
Going Global – The WSR goes from regional to global thanks to your impressive form (20G)
Even Balboa Had a Montage – The WSR is so big now that it’s even getting montages on TV. You’ve made it to the big time! (25G)
The World’s Greatest – Congratulations, you have become the ultimate WSR champion. What an investment! (50G)
T3XT M3SSAG1NG I5 GR8 – Thanks to you, the WSR is now the talk of the town (10G)
Internet Famous – The message boards are alight with the talk of the WSR’s increasing popularity (15G)
Clubbed to Death – That’s it, folks. The club format is behind you, it’s all about the leagues now. Good luck! (20G)
Toca Juniors No More – You got your first taste of a Super Touring Car and never looked back (25G)
Imma Let You Finish – You amassed more fans than Taylor Swift has Twitter followers. That’s 23.5 million, by the way (30G)