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Village info pillaged
Capcom havereleased a statementtoday explaining the attack and timeline of events. They say that after the attack they received a message demanding ransom money from a group called Ragnar Locker, which Capcom reported to Osaka Prefectural Police. Confidential corporate information was among the compromised data, which is of course the bit that’s begun floating around online. MultipleTwitter usershave begunaggregating informationthat’s been revealed so far.
Resident Evil Villageisbelievedto be targeting an April 2021 launch window. An online portion of Village codenamed “Dominion” is also mentioned. Monster Hunter Rise, which is currently only confirmed for the Nintendo Switch, willreportedlybe getting a PC release. There are alsodetails abouta new project codenamed “Shield”, a PvP shooter for which Capcom are apparently hoping to release a demo version in September 2021.
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Even if this is all true and accurate—and this is leaked information so that’s not guaranteed—I wouldn’t set your hearts on any of those dates. Game delays are still being announced quite frequently due to Covid-19,as we all well know.
“Capcom will continue its investigation, beginning with contacting those individuals and other stakeholders whose information it has verified as having been compromised, while continuing to look into what other information was potentially taken,” they say. “Capcom is in discussions with external security experts. It plans to newly establish an advisory board regarding system security working towards preventing any reoccurrence,” they say.
Leaks about game releases are a guilty thrill, but here’s hoping sensitive information about customers and employees remains under wraps.
