Puzzle Fighter and more Street Fighter lead Capcom's Digital Initiative @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on April 13, 2007

News: Capcom is tackling downloadable games in a big way.

Capcom announced their plan to take on the downloadable arenas of the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 today, a move they dub their "Digital Initiative."

The first phase of the Digital Initiative is the announcement of four new downloadable games that are slated for realase sometime this Fall:

Rocketmen: Axis of Evil (PS3 and Xbox 360)

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PS3 and Xbox 360)

Talisman (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

I believe this is the first time a company has announced concurrent development of a game on both the PlayStation Network and the Xbox Live Arcade.

Rocketmen: Axis of Evil will be an arcade shooter based on the popular WizKids property. Up to four players will be able to join the Alliance of Free Planets to blast away at the enemy.

Talisman is based on the board game from Games Workshop that has players "[scouring] dungeons, [attacking] other creatures, [casting] effects-laden spells and[using] magical items and weapons to enhance their actions."

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix brings Capcom's popular puzzler into the next generation with a 1080p facelift, "several new game modes, improved game balance, new stage backgrounds courtesy of Udon Entertainment and online play."

Finally, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will take the original Super Street Fighter II Turbo game and add graphics in 1080p and redrawn characters, art and stages. Online play will of course be included and here's hoping Capcom learned their lesson from the first Street Fighter II release on the XBLA.

Once again, all four of these games are scheduled to be released in the Fall. We'll have more on all of them soon.