Capcom has launched a 40th anniversary site with a museum and playable retro games

Capcom has launched a new website celebrating the company’s 40th anniversary.

June 11 marked 40 years since the company was established, so to mark the occasion the new Capcom Town website was created.

Billed by Capcom as “the ultimate digital tourist destination”, Capcom Town will be updated regularly with new features.

At launch, the site already includes a number of areas, including a Retro Games section, a Museum, a ‘Merch Factory’ where players can download Capcom-themed Twitter icons and pages dedicated to Capcom’s CEO and COO, giving history on the company.

The Museum section features over 500 pieces of artwork, design documents and video and music selections from a number of Capcom series including Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Mega Man, Devil May Cry, Ace Attorney and Ghosts ‘n Goblins.

The Retro Games section, meanwhile, lets users play a selection of Capcom games, either using their keyboard or plugging in a controller.

The games available at the moment are:

• Final Fight (SNES)
• Mega Man (NES)
• Mega Man 2 (NES)
• Mega Man X (SNES)
• Street Fighter II (SNES)

Each game can be played in their western (NES/SNES) or Japanese (Famicom / Super Famicom) versions.

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A new Capcom Showcase event will take place later today at 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm BST.

Capcom says the presentation will include such titles as Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Exoprimal and Dragon’s Dogma 2.

According to Capcom, the show will last for approximately 36 minutes and feature some games which “aren’t suitable for children”.

“We look forward to sharing new information about Capcom’s upcoming releases and future titles with our fans around the world,” the company said.