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Resident Evil 5 was already a safe bet to top the UK charts later today, and more good news for the title comes with Capcom confirming that it has shipped 4m copies of the titles worldwide. The game sold a hearty 400,000 copies in Japan in its opening week, and …
Read More »BBFC dismisses Resident Evil 5 racism concerns
UK ratings body the BBFC has rubbished the persistent claims that Capcom’s upcoming next-gen survival horror title Resident Evil 5 contains scenes of racism. Kikizo contacted the organisation regarding a scene where a white blonde woman is seen being dragged by the hair by one of the native zombified residents …
Read More »Limited Edition red 360 confirmed
Microsoft has confirmed the ongoing rumours that it is to launch a new red Xbox 360 console as part of a Limited Edition Resident Evil 5 console bundle alongside the release of Capcom’s game on March 13th. The pack includes a red console and wireless controller, as well as a …
Read More »Resi 5 demo sails past 1m downloads
Microsoft has confirmed that the recently released playable demo for Capcom’s massively hyped survival horror sequel Resident Evil 5 has been downloaded 1.8m times by European and North American gamers. The demo was first released on January 26th, though was available exclusively to Xbox Live Gold members until January 29th, …
Read More »JAPAN: 360 to get Resi 5 bundle
Platform holder Microsoft has announced that the upcoming release of Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 will be accompanied by an Xbox 360 hardware bundle including the game in Japan. The Xbox 360 Biohazard 5 Pack (as the series is known in the region) will include the console, a 60GB hard drive, …
Read More »Resident Evil 5 special editions unveiled
Capcom’s Japanese website has revealed the various special editions of Resident Evil 5, which offer console-specific extras for consumers looking to buy more than the standard package. The translation by Adriasang.com reveals that the PS3 version includes a special making-of video extra, apparently professionally produced by ‘Hollywood staff’. The documentary …
Read More »Resi creator: "I won’t play RE5"
Shinji Mikami, the original creator of Capcom’s Resident Evil franchise, has admitted that he won’t be playing the upcoming fifth addition to the series as he claims it would make him angry” if it isn’t as he would like. MCV’s sister site Develop has the full story – click here …
Read More »E3 08: ids Carmack admits he thought EA was evil
Hot on the heels of the news that EA will be the publisher for id’s exciting new shooter Rage , famed id boss John Carmack has admitted that until recently he saw EA as an evil empire”. Speaking to GameSpot, he explained: "As we moved out with a new title …
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