Yearly Archives: 2020
Former Capcom Employees Fear For Their Private Data After Massive Hack on Company
Unfortunately, Capcom has seemingly made little effort to reach out to these former employees. In an update on Capcom's official investor website, the company said it "has begun contacting individuals whose information it has verified to have been compromised to explain the background of this incident and current situation."
But former employees have said they only have an email address and phone number for investors worried about their data.
“It’s a one-way street, people are asking for info but nothing is coming back,” a source shared with IGN. According to our sources, attempts to communicate with Capcom via official channels haven't been responded to.
On its investor website, Capcom has outlined several steps on how it will move forward. This includes "coordinating with law enforcement authorities in Japan and the U.S. and also give timely reports to and receive advice from the institutions responsible for the protection of personal information in each country."
Capcom also says it's working with "a major IT security specialist company" and is "in discussions with external security experts" with "plans to newly establish an advisory board regarding system security working towards preventing any reoccurrence."
Employees, particularly former members of the now-shuttered Capcom Vancouver, know that at least some information of theirs was included in the leak after a signed NDA from Capcom Vancouver made it online as part of the leak. But former employees haven’t heard back from Capcom about their safety status or next steps.
“No one has reached out to us from the Capcom side,” the former employee says. “It’s a little bit of a frustration and worry — most people have never dealt with this sort of situation before and there’s really no guidance on it.”
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Former Capcom employees are now working together to help one another on their own without support from the Japanese headquarters. Employees are communicating over internal messaging services “giving tips and guidance for contacting credit bureaus” and government agencies that can help secure their private information.
Though data leaks and breaches aren't uncommon for many larger corporations, the scale of the attack on Capcom is unprecedented, not only in terms of what kind of data was accessed but what has already made its way online including Capcom’s development pipeline for the next four years. “I think we were all just shocked at the scale of it,” the former employee says. “It’s a sh*tty situation for everyone involved, especially Capcom.”
IGN has reached out to Capcom for comment. In a statement the company says,
"We certainly apologize for the concern caused by the possibility that personal data has been compromised. As mentioned in the press release, Capcom has listed the maximum number of items it has determined to potentially have been affected at the present time. Capcom is continuing the investigation into what has potentially been taken or compromised and has begun contacting those individuals whose information it has verified as having been compromised. For individuals in North America who wish to inquire about personal information that has potentially been compromised, they can visit our customer support page for more information - www.capcom.com/support."Meanwhile, companies like Apple and Google recommend users activate two-factor authentication support, which is strongly encouraged to keep personal data on those services safe, at least as far as data on those platforms are concerned. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.
Massive Capcom Leaks Reveal Dragon’s Dogma 2, Street Fighter 6, and Potentially More
- 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
Massive Capcom Leaks Reveal Dragon’s Dogma 2, Street Fighter 6, and Potentially More
- 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
Phasmophobia Dev Shows Off Upcoming Prison Level
The nightmares of Phasmophobia aren’t stopping anytime soon. Developer Kinetic Games has shared new screenshots of its upcoming prison level, adding a carceral flair to their co-op ghost hunting game.
Check out the gallery below for a look.
[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=phasmophobia-prison-level-screenshots&captions=true"]The three new screenshots show what appears to be an inmate common room with circular tables and an overhead walkway, an outer perimeter with multiple rows of fencing and guard towers, and a row of visitation pods. Kinetic Games says the map’s cell block is currently in-progress.
Phasmophobia players have been clamoring for new content ever since the game spiked in popularity last October. Phasmophobia currently has seven maps haunted by procedural ghosts, the majority of them being suburban or rural family houses. A large asylum map has also been in the mix, but the upcoming prison map will be considered a medium-sized map, Kinetic tweeted.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/20/phasmophobia-first-time-ghost-hunting-goes-terribly-wrong"]Kinetic Games, a one-person operation run by an individual named Dknighter, certainly has their work cut out for them. The developer has had to reconsider their early access plans since the game’s rise to the top of Twitch and YouTube stardom. They say their immediate focus is on fixing bugs, but the developer’s publicly open Trello board lists a considerable number of future goals: Adding a single-player button that doesn’t connect to a server, adding weather effects, adding in more scares, and plenty of quality-of-life changes.
Kinetic Games did not give any indication of when the prison level will be made available. Don’t forget to check out our Phasmophobia wiki for all the ghost hunting tips you need.
[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/donut hunter for IGN.Phasmophobia Dev Shows Off Upcoming Prison Level
The nightmares of Phasmophobia aren’t stopping anytime soon. Developer Kinetic Games has shared new screenshots of its upcoming prison level, adding a carceral flair to their co-op ghost hunting game.
Check out the gallery below for a look.
[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=phasmophobia-prison-level-screenshots&captions=true"]The three new screenshots show what appears to be an inmate common room with circular tables and an overhead walkway, an outer perimeter with multiple rows of fencing and guard towers, and a row of visitation pods. Kinetic Games says the map’s cell block is currently in-progress.
Phasmophobia players have been clamoring for new content ever since the game spiked in popularity last October. Phasmophobia currently has seven maps haunted by procedural ghosts, the majority of them being suburban or rural family houses. A large asylum map has also been in the mix, but the upcoming prison map will be considered a medium-sized map, Kinetic tweeted.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/20/phasmophobia-first-time-ghost-hunting-goes-terribly-wrong"]Kinetic Games, a one-person operation run by an individual named Dknighter, certainly has their work cut out for them. The developer has had to reconsider their early access plans since the game’s rise to the top of Twitch and YouTube stardom. They say their immediate focus is on fixing bugs, but the developer’s publicly open Trello board lists a considerable number of future goals: Adding a single-player button that doesn’t connect to a server, adding weather effects, adding in more scares, and plenty of quality-of-life changes.
Kinetic Games did not give any indication of when the prison level will be made available. Don’t forget to check out our Phasmophobia wiki for all the ghost hunting tips you need.
[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/donut hunter for IGN.Zombie Deadpool Is the Most Disgustingly Detailed Marvel Figure Ever
Zombie Deadpool Is the Most Disgustingly Detailed Marvel Figure Ever
Xbox-Exclusive CrossfireX Delayed to 2021
It’s unclear if the delay is specifically due to the multiplayer side of the game facing issues, as the single-player side of the game is being developed by Remedy Entertainment (creators of Control and the Alan Wake franchise). Earlier this year, we had a chance to get hands-on with both the single-player portion of the game as well as the separate free-to-play multiplayer mode. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=crossfirex-multiplayer-screenshots&captions=true"] CrossfireX is the sequel to the 2007 multiplayer shooter Crossfire which is extremely popular in China and South Korea boasting over 1 billion registered players, making it the most-popular game worldwide by player count. Smilegate eventually brought Crossfire to the West in 2009, although it didn’t have as big of an impact as it did in Eastern markets. There’s currently no firm release date or window besides 2021, but we’ll be sure to update you as soon as we hear more. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, Reviews, and Wikis writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.An important announcement regarding #CrossfireX's development: pic.twitter.com/8L1qzgcHvw
— CrossfireX (@PlayCrossfireX) November 19, 2020
Xbox-Exclusive CrossfireX Delayed to 2021
It’s unclear if the delay is specifically due to the multiplayer side of the game facing issues, as the single-player side of the game is being developed by Remedy Entertainment (creators of Control and the Alan Wake franchise). Earlier this year, we had a chance to get hands-on with both the single-player portion of the game as well as the separate free-to-play multiplayer mode. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=crossfirex-multiplayer-screenshots&captions=true"] CrossfireX is the sequel to the 2007 multiplayer shooter Crossfire which is extremely popular in China and South Korea boasting over 1 billion registered players, making it the most-popular game worldwide by player count. Smilegate eventually brought Crossfire to the West in 2009, although it didn’t have as big of an impact as it did in Eastern markets. There’s currently no firm release date or window besides 2021, but we’ll be sure to update you as soon as we hear more. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, Reviews, and Wikis writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.An important announcement regarding #CrossfireX's development: pic.twitter.com/8L1qzgcHvw
— CrossfireX (@PlayCrossfireX) November 19, 2020
