Devil May Cry (Japanese: デビル メイ クライ , Hepburn: Debiru Mei Kurai ) is an hack and slash action-adventure video game developed and published by Capcom, released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2.
 While the game primarily focuses on sword fighting, the player gains new weapons after beating the game's bosses resulting in a variety of combos to perform.
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, released in Japan as Devil May Cry 3 (Japanese: デビル メイ クライ 3 , Hepburn: Debiru Mei Kurai Surī ) , is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed and published by Capcom, released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2 and ported to Microsoft Windows in 2006.
 The game is a prequel to the original "Devil May Cry", with a younger Dante.
 It retains elements from the two previous games, expanding its combat system with a number of fighting styles.
 The story is told primarily in cutscenes using the game's engine, with several pre-rendered full motion videos.
DmC: Devil May Cry is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by Ninja Theory and published by Capcom for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.
 It is the fifth instalment of the "Devil May Cry" series, serving as a reboot.
 Announced in late 2010 during the Tokyo Game Show, the game is set in an alternate reality in the "Devil May Cry" series.
Capcom developed two light novels in the Devil May Cry universe, written by Shinya Goikeda, illustrated by Shiro Miwa and published by Kadokawa Shoten.
 Originally released alongside Devil May Cry and Devil May Cry 2 the novels act as preludes, with the epilogue of the novel leading into the opening scene of the game.
 In 2006 TokyoPop released English language editions of the novels, translated by Paul Cheng and Gemma Collinge and adapted into English by Ethan Russell.
Vergil (バージル , Bājiru ) is a fictional character from the "Devil May Cry" series created and published by Capcom.
 He was first introduced in the first "Devil May Cry" as a boss called Nelo Angelo (ネロアンジェロ , Nero Anjero ) .
 Vergil is one of the two hybrid sons from the famous demon knight Sparda and, as a result, possesses supernatural powers.
 He has appeared in two video games as an enemy opposing his twin brother Dante, as well as in a novelization and a manga of the series.
 As many characters in the series were named after those of the Italian poem "Divine Comedy", Vergil was named after Virgil.
Devil May Cry 3 (デビル メイ クライ ３ ) is a manga series based on the best selling video game "" was released in Japan and later an English translation was released in 2005.
 The manga is divided into three parts, Code 1: Dante, Code 2: Vergil, and the (never) to-be released Code 3: Lady.
 The plot of the manga centers on the events that happened one year before Devil May Cry 3, it explains how the conflict between Dante and his brother Vergil started and how the game's characters were introduced to each other.
 Code 1: Dante explores the storyline from Dante's point of view, it introduces the main characters.
 It explains how Vergil and Arkham meet and how they formed an alliance.
 Dante is first introduced as a mercenary willing to take any job that offers a good reward, eventually revealing that the reason behind this is a desire to avenge the death of his mother by slaying those that killed her.
 Code 2: Vergil introduces the Temen-ni-gru a structure that holds the door to the demonic realm and it follows Vergil and Arkham on their quest to unseal the door to it.
 It illustrates the moment when Dante's demonic powers began awakening.
Devil May Cry 4 is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed and published by Capcom in 2008 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows platforms.
 The game is the fourth installment to the "Devil May Cry" series.
 It later on generated a handheld version released on iOS, titled "Devil May Cry 4: Refrain".
 Chronologically, the game is set between the original "Devil May Cry" and "Devil May Cry 2".
Dante (ダンテ ) is a fictional character and the primary protagonist of the "Devil May Cry" series created and published by Capcom.
 In the first four games, Dante is a mercenary, private investigator and demon hunting vigilante dedicated to exterminating them and other malevolent supernatural foes, a mission he follows in pursuit of those that killed his mother and corrupted his brother.
 He is the son of Sparda, a demon of great power and as a result of his heritage, he possesses numerous powers beyond that of any human, which he uses in combination with a variety of weapons to accomplish his goals.
 The character also appears in several "Devil May Cry" novels and manga volumes; and is featured in the .
 A reboot of the series by Ninja Theory features him in an alternate universe as a young adult fighting against demons.
 Dante has also appeared as a guest character in multiple crossover games.
 Multiple voice actors have played him across the franchise.
Kazuma Kaneko (金子 一馬 , Kaneko Kazuma ) (born September 20, 1964) is a Japanese video game artist and game designer for Atlus.
 While working for the same company, he has also done freelance work for Capcom and Konami, designing Dante and Vergil's Devil Trigger forms in "Devil May Cry 3", along with the Inhert and Lloyd designs in "".
 He is best known for his work in the "Megami Tensei" series of video games.
Devil May Cry (Japanese: デビル メイ クライ , Hepburn: Debiru Mei Kurai ) is an anime series based on the video game series by Capcom, in turn very loosely based on the Italian epic poem "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri.
 It is set sometime between "Devil May Cry" and "Devil May Cry 4".
 It debuted on the WOWOW TV network in Japan on June 14, 2007 and ran 12 episodes.

Question: Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening is a game that is a prequel to the game released in what year?
Answer: 2001