capcom

plural capcoms

1. Alternative letter-case form of CAPCOM.

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1. US space programSyllabic abbreviation of capsule communicator; a NASA position, the liaison between an in-space crew and mission control.

   “Apex One here. Do you read, Capcom?” Dad's voice said, “I read. Do you have the package?” “Roger that, Capcom. Let's do this thing.” When I'd rendezvoused with Tinkerbell, we'd done it in stages, adjusting location, velocities, and headings until I'd gotten a visual.

   2014, Steven Gould, Exo: A Jumper Novel, Macmillan, →ISBN

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   Normally, the Capcom was a fellow astronaut. At Mission Control in Mission Elapsed Time 6:37, the man sitting at the fourth Houston seat in the second row of consoles at Mission Control was Capcom Michael Collins, who had been scrubbed from this very mission due to the occurrence of a bone spur on his spine.

   2013, David West Reynolds, Wally Schirra, Gene Cernan, Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon, 1963-1972, Zenith Imprint, →ISBN, page 103

2. figurativelyA company or work whose quality, style, aesthetic, gameplay, etc. are similar to those associated with the Japanese video game company CAPCOM (usually positive connotations).

   IGS: The Capcom of China?

   2023 November 18, Happy Gaming House, Happy Gaming House

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   Neowiz Dreams of Becoming the 'Capcom of Korea'

   2025 August 11, Lee Minwoo, The Asia Business Daily

   Neowiz CEO Kim Seung-chul made these remarks in an interview with Seoul Economic Daily at the company's Pangyo headquarters in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on the 20th, stating his ambition to "grow Neowiz into the Capcom of Korea."

   2026 March 23, Lee Jin-seok, Seoul Economic Daily

   They say history is written by the winner, but I don't think that's the case here. History is written by the fans of the winner. Here, I feel like many of us ended up, to use an FGC comparison, looking at Blizzard as the Capcom of RTSs. Westwood, for their part, wasn't even the SNK. They were the Mortal Kombat. Style over substance. I imagine other people, in other circles have slightly different takes on this, but I think we all, to some extent, over inflate the Blizzard of the 90s.

   2025 March 5, Michael “Kayin” O’Reilly, KAYINWORKS

   Who knew Culture Brain were such whores for baseball? :P They truly were the Capcom of this particular genre. [Note: Culture Brain was a Japanese rival to CAPCOM.]

   2017 July 15, “Archived copy”, in RVGFanatic, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2025

   Basically if Nirvana is the Capcom of grunge, I'm looking for the SNK of grunge

   2013 September 7, GameFAQs

3. figurativelyA company with dubious business strategies and sales practices similar to those associated with the Japanese video game company CAPCOM (e.g. repeatedly recycling old material, marketing old content as new, releasing incomplete "early-access" games, requiring further payments to unlock already paid-for content, sacrificing quality for quantity).

   They have no shame, that's why they keep pulling stuff over and over. They're the Capcom of arcades.

   2012 April 9, NeoGAF

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   When I’d heard that Valve had updated their venerable shooter, titled Counter-Strike Global Offensive, I hardly batted an eyelash. I figured that since Valve had become more or less like the Capcom of the United States, with its Counter Strike brand sort of representing the Street Fighter of FPS’s. Heck, even Left 4 Dead was like their Street Fighter of zombie games, super-fast-paced and saccharine enough to please the throngs of hyper-active gamers out there who have the attention spans of goldfish on meth.

   2024 January 24, Ian Kane, CYBERPOWERPC

   I feel like Hot Toys is becoming the Capcom of 1/6 Yep, they release the same characters over and over while making as few new ones as possible

   2011 August 28, Collector Freaks

   SEGA the 'CAPCOM' of PC gaming! Can't help but feel that I bought an 'early access' game which charges us for content patches.

   2013 November 6, Steam Community

   Atlus makes good games but... never buy the first version. Agreed. They're like the Capcom of Sega studios.

   2026 June 20, NeoGAF

   And this is why everyone hates TOEI Animation, and most certainly why Dragon Ball Super will never return. As long as TOEI keeps making garbage after garbage for the sake of money, they will stop putting all time and efforts into making an actual GOOD anime. It's no wonder why the company is becoming the CAPCOM of anime.

   2024 September 14, MyAnimeList

plural Capcoms

1. Alternative letter-case form of CAPCOM.