Capcom announced earlier this month that it was a victim of a massive cyber-attack by an unknown third party. The game giant initially claimed that there was no indication pointing towards stolen data but that may no longer hold true. Subsequently, it appears that a number of video game leaks have risen on the internet allegedly through the hack.
Security breach
Former Capcom employees are fearing for their privacy following the attack but that's not the only thing causing Capcom concern. Their future game development and launch schedule appear to have been revealed to the public. The list includes remakes and game sequels in rough internal codenames featuring potential release dates.
Potential future Capcom games
- Resident Evil Outbreak – Q4 FY21
- Dragon’s Dogma 2 – Q2 FY22
- Street Fighter 6 – Q3 FY22
- Rockman [Mega Man in North America] Match – Q3 FY22
- Resident Evil 4 Remake – Q4 FY22
- Monster Hunter 6 – Q2 FY23
- Biohazard Apocalypse – Q3 FY23
- “SSF6” – Q4 FY23
- Final Fight Remake – Q2 FY24
- Power Stone Remake – Q3 FY24
- Ultra SF6 – Q4 FY24
- Resident Evil Hank [likely, “Hunk”] – Q4 FY24
The validity of some games on the list is still in question as Capcom has yet to make an official statement. It's concerning to watch Capcom stay mostly mum on the matter especially when so many of their current and former employees may have been put at risk. One former Capcom employee had this to say about their former-employers conduct on the attack.
“No one has reached out to us from the Capcom side. It’s a little bit of frustration and worry — most people have never dealt with this sort of situation before and there’s really no guidance on it.”
Capcom and many other game developers will definitely deal with similar cyber-attacks in the future. Devious people will continue to attack big companies despite their best efforts at security. This goes beyond learning when future games might possibly launch, many people's security is constantly under threat. Undoubtedly, the only thing big companies like Capcom can do besides improving their cyber-security is to improve their post-attack response.
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