Dec. 16 (Portaltic/EP) –
The announcement of Onimusha: Way of the Sword and the Okami sequel It is part of Capcom’s strategy to recover franchises that have been without new installments for a long time, and that it will mix with the launches of new titles.
Capcom took advantage of the showcase offered by The Game Awards 2024 to announce two video games, one of them on its way to launch and another, still in the development pipeline.
This is Onimusha Way of the Sword, belonging to the action franchise with Spanish fighting and supernatural elements inspired by Japanese tradition. This is the first new title to appear in more than 20 years and is expected to hit the market in 2026.
On the other hand, development work has already begun on the sequel to Okami, an action and adventure title, also of Japanese inspiration, which It was originally released in 2006.
These two video games are part of a launch strategy that will intersperse new titles with franchises that have not been updated for a long time, as the company has confirmed to its investors.
“In addition to regularly launching new important titles Every year, Capcom focuses on reactivate inactive IPs that have not had a new title launch recently,” he expressed in the statement.
With this strategy, Capcom seeks to “further enhance corporate value by leveraging its rich content library, which includes the revival of past IPs such as the two announced titles, in order to Continuously produce high-quality, highly efficient titles“, he adds.
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