The series has been a marketing success, selling over 24 million copies as of J and all six entries are considered 'Platinum Titles' by Capcom. A direct sequel to Devil May Cry 4, titled Devil May Cry 5, was announced on June 10th, 2018 during the Microsoft press conference at E3. A compilation of the first three games, Devil May Cry HD Collection, was also released on March 28, 2012.
Originally intended to be the fourth installment in Capcom's Resident Evil series, Devil May Cry has been cited as the beginning of a sub-genre of action games by the name of 'Character Action'.Īs of 2019, there are six games in the series, though DmC: Devil May Cry is a reboot rather than a continuation. Devil May Cry (usually called DMC1) - the first game of the series.ĭevil May Cry (デビル メイ クライ, Debiru Mei Kurai ?) is a series of hack and slash video games set in the modern day, developed and published by Capcom and created by Hideki Kamiya.