About this episode

The episode discusses Capcom's success and reviews the game 'Onimusha: Way of the Sword' along with other recent releases.

Ben, Steve Ahlman, Matt James, and Lewis Gordon get together to ask: How does Capcom keep killing it? First, they run down some recent gaming news, including a lackluster Sony State of Play, a 'GTA'-driven bump in console sales, 'Star Wars Zero Company' maker Bit Reactor's furloughed workforce, the backlash to Nvidia's DLSS 5 AI upscaling tech, and two dubious arguments in legal filings by the major console manufacturers. After that, they share their reviews of 'Onimusha: Way of the Sword' and discuss Capcom's incredible run leading up to and throughout 2026, with insights from Lewis's reporting for The Ringer on the company's comeback. Finally, they provide their impressions of two other recent releases, 'Orbitals' and 'Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy.' Read Lewis's piece here: https://www.theringer.com/2026/09/03/video-games/how-capcom-cracked-the-code-of-game-development-onimusha-resident-evil-pragmata (0:00) Intro(4:15) Patch Notes(44:35) 'Onimusha: Way of the Sword' reviews(1:03:40) Capcom's comeback(1:13:00) 'Orbitals' and 'Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy' impressions(1:29:00) Outro Host: Ben LindberghGuests: Steve Ahlman, Matt James, and Lewis GordonProducer: Devon…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Lindbergh

Guests: Steve Ahlman, Matt James, Lewis Gordon

Topics covered

• gaming news
• Capcom
• Onimusha
• console sales
• AI upscaling
• game reviews

Keywords

• Capcom
• Onimusha
• gaming news
• console sales
• AI upscaling
• game reviews
• Orbitals
• Resonance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Capcom, Sony, Nvidia

Books & works: Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Star Wars Zero Company, Orbitals, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

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