Capcom announces its lineup for this year’s Tokyo Game Show, with the company bringingResident Evil 7, twoMonster Huntergames, andProject Palmto TGS 2016.
Each year, there are three major events that typically bring the biggest gaming reveals and announcements: E3 in June, gamescom in August, andTokyo Game Showin September. One company that plans on being at this year’sTokyo Game Showin a big way is Capcom, as it has already announced four games that it will be showcasing at the event.
Headlining Capcom’s Tokyo Game Show offerings isResident Evil 7, which Capcom has pushed at both E3 and gamescom.Resident Evil 7’s gamescom trailerleft some fans confused as to what the final game will be like, so here’s hoping its presence at TGS brings with it some answers, like a plot synopsis and the identity of the main character.
Along withResident Evil 7, Capcom is also bringing twoMonster Huntergames to Tokyo Game Show this year. The first isMonster Hunter Stories, which is a spinoff of the main series that plays more like a traditional JRPG. The second isMonster Hunter Spirits, which is Capcom’s attempt to translate theMonster Hunterfranchise into a card game.Monster Hunter Storiesis in development for 3DS, whereasMonster Hunter Spiritsis only confirmed for arcades at this time, but it’s reasonable that a handheld or console version of it could be announced at TGS.
The fourth game Capcom is bringing to Tokyo Game Show is a mysterious title currently known asProject Palm. At this point, it’s hard to say what exactlyProject Palmis, but rumors point to it being a newDragon’s Dogmagame. SinceDeep Downwas originally billed as a “spiritual successor” toDragon’s Dogma, it’s possible that project has been reworked intoProject Palm, though Capcom’s recentrenewal of theDeep Downtrademarkseems to deny that theory.
BesidesProject Palm, the twoMonster Hunterspinoff games, andResident Evil 7, Capcom could also make brand new game announcements at Tokyo Game Show. In fact, if rumors are true thatNintendo NX will be announced at the event, Capcom could unveil some secret NX projects it has in development at the event.
Speculation aside, Capcom is bringing a decent lineup to Tokyo Game Show. TheProject Palmreveal and the chance to see more ofResident Evil 7should get fans excited, and those games on top of the potentialhardware reveals from Sonyand Nintendo could make this year’s TGS one to remember.
Tokyo Game Show2016will take place from September 15th to September 18th.
