Capcom
Capcom traces itself to I.R.M. Corporation, founded by Kenzo Tsujimoto in Osaka in 1979; Capcom Co., Ltd. was established in 1983. Its in-house RE Engine, first used for Resident Evil 7 in 2017, now runs Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Monster Hunter and Street Fighter games.
History
- May 1979. I.R.M. Corporation established in Matsubara, Osaka to develop and sell electric applied game machines.
- June 1983. Old Capcom Co., Ltd. established in Hirano, Osaka to sell software.
- August 1987. Arcade game Street Fighter released.
- 1996. Resident Evil released.
- October 2000. Capcom stock listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- 2017. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard became the first full-length game on the in-house RE Engine.
- 2018. Monster Hunter: World released; it became Capcom’s best-selling game as of 2025.
Engines
- RE Engine (in-house): Resident Evil 7 onward, Devil May Cry 5, Monster Hunter Rise, Street Fighter 6
- MT Framework (in-house): Predecessor engine that RE Engine replaced
Capcom games on Gamenator
Each game links to its article; engines and genres link to our pages.
At a glance
- Founded
- 1979 as I.R.M. Corporation; Capcom Co., Ltd. 1983
- Founders
- Kenzo Tsujimoto
- Headquarters
- Osaka, Japan
- Owner
- Public company (Tokyo Stock Exchange)
- Status
- Active
- Website
- capcom.co.jp
Sources
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- History |Corporate Information — capcom.co.jp
- Capcom — Wikipedia
- RE Engine — Wikipedia
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard — Wikipedia
Image credits
- Capcom's headquarters building in Osaka — Tokumeigakarinoaoshima. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP
