Amid several companies like Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo announcing their quarterly results ending on June 30th for the fiscal year 2015, Capcom revealed in its earnings report that sales and net income had increased year on year.

The company behind Resident Evil and Devil May Cry stated that net sales were ¥14.5 billion ($116 million), which is a 51.9 percent increase over the same period last year, while net income was ¥1.57 billion ($12.6 million), meaning a 104.9 percent increase over last year.

Though games like Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (which sold more than 3.9 million units worldwide), Resident Evil Revelations 2 and Resident Evil HD Remastered experienced “robust” sales, Capcom named Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition as a key factor in its sales. The game “sold well” especially in the digital space. Sales numbers haven’t been revealed for any game other than Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate but Resident Evil HD has notched up more than 1 million units thus far.

Capcom’s Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition is now available for PS4, Xbox One and PC worldwide, bringing the 2008 action adventure title to current gen consoles. Of course it’s a remastered version of the original game handled by Access Games which brings 1080p visuals and a 60 FPS frame rate along with a whole smattering of new characters to play as. You can check them all out below.

Along with Dante and Nero, players will have a chance to play as Trish, Lady and even Vergil, each with their own unique attacks and combos. Trish makes use of Sparda, the ancient demonic sword, along with her dual pistols; Lady relies on handguns, machine guns and her own bazooka/grappling hook; and Vergil brings Yamato and his own brand of spells to combat.

What are your thoughts on Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition and will you be picking it up for consoles? Let us know in the comments below.

Any fan of action games worth his or her salt is awaiting the update to Capcom’s Devil May Cry 4, as it promises to iron out the kinks that held back the game experience from greatness. However, if you were hoping to add a fancy Devil May Cry 4 SE disc to your collection, forget it- Capcom has confirmed that the game will be releasing only digitally in the west.

On the other hand, Japan will be getting a limited physical run, which includes a 64-page companion book, a soundtrack disc, and extra covers. In terms of digital rewards you’ll also net two new costumes (hopefully these come standard overseas) and 300,000 red orbs.

I call bias and discrimination.

Just kidding.

We don’t actually have a release date for the west announced for the game yet (though we know it launches this summer), so we shouldn’t get too ahead of ourselves anyway.

The game will be available on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

Capcom is ramping up the additional content with Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition, a remastered port of the 2008 release. Along with 1080p resolution visuals and a 60 FPS frame rate, there will be several new playable characters in addition to Dante and Nero.

Dante’s brother Vergil will be joining the fray and will have his attacks from both Devil Mary Cry 3 Special Edition and DmC: Devil May Cry. Trish and Lady will also be playable, with the former using twin guns and Sparda to her advantage while the latter relies on long-range weapons and her bazooka/grappling hook to move around.

Another interesting thing to note: While Vergil can be used in any mission, Trish can only be used in Dante’s missions and Lady can only be used in Nero’s missions.

This is on top of the Legendary Dark Knight mode which adds even more enemies than before and some new costumes along with other improvements. Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition is out this Summer on PC, Xbox One and PS4 so stay tuned for more details.

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