Capcom Japanes has opened a new website of it's internal studio, Production Studio 4. The the development studio is being run by Shinji Mikami, the Resident Evil creator for the GameCube. There and at a recent press conference in Japan, Capcom has announced it is working on five new titles for the GameCube!

The newly announced games include Biohazard 4, Killer7, Viewtiful Joe, P.N. 03 and Dead Phoenix.

Killer7 is a new action adventure planned for Japanese release on the Nintendo GameCube from director Gouichi Suda, produced by Shinji Mikami. The main character is a wheelchair-bound old man, named Kun Lan, who happens to be an assassin with seven different personalities. Some refer to Kun Lan as God Hands. Also, each of God Killer's different personalities will have special powers that must be used to move through the game as he pursues God Hands. This game will be released winter 2003 in Japan. An European date has not been announced as of yet.

Capcom Japan also unveiled plans to release Biohazard 4 for the GameCube. Not much is known about the game at this time other than that it will star Leon S. Kennedy, who appeared in Resident Evil 2. The company's info on the game states that the story will take place "deep inside the very heart of Umbrella." A release date for the game is still to be announced.

As part of Capcom's Japanese announcements, the company has revealed plans to produce a new GameCube game called Viewtiful Joe. The game is said to be a side-scrolling action game that stars a superhero. Viewtiful Joe is scheduled to hit Japanese shelves in the spring of 2003.

Also one of the announced games is Dead Phoenix, a action adventure game. Director Hiroki Kato says he wants to create that "flying like the bird" feeling in this game. What he exaclty mean with that, we don't know. This is game is set for a release in summer 2003.

Finally, there is the game Product Number 03, an an action game starring a female soldier named Vanessa Z. Schneider. it is being said that she's a mercenary armed with a high-powered laser--and she's a robot killer. Robots at a colonial settlement have gone wild on a nearby planet, and it's up to Vanessa to stop them. This game is set for a Japanese release Spring 2003.

More info and first media of these games should hit the net soon. Stay tuned!

Source: Production Studio 4