Capcom Co.

Capcom outlined a roadmap to incrementally evolve its RE Engine into an AI-driven development platform to make tasks for large-scale games more efficient. The studio says it will not use AI to create in-game assets but will embed AI in development workflows and build toward a future of creating games together with AI. The plan aims to reduce time-consuming manual work while keeping human oversight of final game content. » More on theverge.com

Capcom reported an operating profit of ¥41.1 billion for Q1 of fiscal year 2027 (+66.9% year-on-year) and net sales of ¥70.4 billion (+54.7%), driven among other things by the new title Pragmata with over 2.5 million units sold. Management left the full-year forecast for operating profit unchanged at ¥83 billion, with the first quarter covering almost 50% of the target. After a pre-runup and a nine-month high, the stock fell about 4.8% to ¥4,027 due to profit-taking; Bernstein SocGen confirmed “Outperform” and raised its price target to ¥4,700. » More on de.investing.com

Capcom reported an operating profit of ¥41.1 billion for the quarter ended in June, more than double the previous amount and well above expectations. The drivers were record sales of older catalog titles like Resident Evil and a successful discounting strategy, even though no new blockbuster was released. The annual forecast remained unchanged, and the stock rose as much as 19% — the biggest increase since 2014. » More on finanzen.net