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The remasters of Resident Evil 4, 5 and 6 have shipped more than 1.5 million units according to publisher Capcom. The remasters are available both digitally and physically in North America, where they shipped 1 million units, while in Europe they are only available digitally, with a physical release expected …
Read More »Resident Evil 4, 5 and 6 shuffling to PS4 and Xbox One
Capcom is bringing its three most recent mainline Resident Evil titles to next-gen consoles. Each will retail digitally and cost 15.99, with Resident Evil 6 leading the charge on March 29th. It will include all of the original’s costume DLC. Resident Evil 5 will follow in the summer and then …
Read More »Resident Evil 5 and Dead Rising 2 moving from GFWL to Steamworks
Capcom is to remove Games for Windows Live from three more of its PC titles. Support for Microsoft’s unpopular service will be patched out of Resident Evil 5, Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, with all three moving over to Steamworks. With the global popularity of …
Read More »Resident Evil 5 overtakes Street Fighter II to become Capcom’s best ever seller
2009 action outing Resident Evil 5 is now Capcom’s best selling game ever. It has overtaken the 6.3m sales of 1992 SNES release Street Fighter II to claim the crown and also leads the likes of Resident Evil 6 (5.2m), Resident Evil 2 (4.96m), Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (4.8m) and …
Read More »Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition hits PSN
Capcom’s Move-compatible Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition will arrive on the PlayStation Network on October 4th. The download includes the original 2009 Resident Evil 5 action game, two DLC packs Desperate Escape and Lost Nightmares and two in-game costume collections. It also features a Mercenaries Reunion mode. Resident Evil 5: …
Read More »Capcom learns from RE5 racism controversy
Greater involvement from its Western arm in the future development of its titles will ensure that Capcom is never embroiled in another racism row, the publisher has vowed. In March 2009 some critics labelled Resident Evil 5 racist due to its depiction of African zombies in conflict with the stereotypical …
Read More »SONY: Current PS3 titles to get Move update
Sony has announced that several PS3 games available now will receive a software update to make them compatible with the PlayStation Move motion controller. At its E3 2010 press conference Sony said a downloadable patch will allow the following games to work with Move: Toy Story 3, Tiger Woods PGA …
Read More »Resi 5 Gold exclusive to GAME
Capcom has announced Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition will be exclusive to the GAME Group chains. Under this partnership, consumers will only be able to pick up the premium edition of the survival horror title a GAME and Gamestation. The Gold Edition is due for release on March 12th. It …
Read More »RE5: Alternate Edition will be DLC
The Alternative Edition of Resident Evil 5 will be heading to PSN and Xbox Live Marketplace as DLC. Capcom has confirmed it has opted against a boxed product version following the results of its recent poll. Over 1500 participants voted for the content to be released as a digital download, …
Read More »Alternative Resident Evil 5 heading to Xbox 360
Capcom has revealed it hopes to bring Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition to Xbox 360 owners. The game was announced for PS3 at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, and adds support for Sony’s Motion Controller. It also includes extra content, including a playable sequence set in the original Resident Evil …
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