Capcom : Enters Into Cross-Licensing Agreement for Online Matching in Properties such as the Street Fighter series - Deal contributes to a healthier industry while improving user experience -
June 19, 2017 at 01:55 am EDT
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Capcom Co., Ltd. today announced that it has entered into a cross-licensing agreement with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. related to online matching in properties such as the Street Fighter series.
The purpose of this agreement is to improve the user experience while accelerating the production of titles and reducing development costs for both parties. Further, with this cross-license for online matching, Capcom aims to effectively utilize the patents it has been granted in game series such as Street Fighter in order to deliver even more exciting content to game players.
With this agreement as a starting point, Capcom will continue to explore cross-licensing opportunities in order to safeguard its patents while improving the user experience and contributing to a healthier game industry.
Inquiries regarding the above information may be directed to:
Capcom Co., Ltd.
Public Relations and Investor Relations Section
(Address) 3-1-3, Uchihiranomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-0037, Japan
(Tel)+81-6-6920-3623 (Fax) +81-6-6920-5108
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CAPCOM CO., LTD. mainly engages in digital contents business, amusement facility business and others. The Company operates in three segments. The Digital Contents segment develops and sells household games and online games, and contents for cell phones. The Amusement Facility segment operates stores that set up a game machine. The Amusement Equipment segment develops, manufactures and sells game machine which were sold for store operators. The Company also involves the character-related license busines.
Capcom : Enters Into Cross-Licensing Agreement for Online Matching in Properties such as the Street Fighter series - Deal contributes to a healthier industry while improving user experience -