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The Hollywood movie director behind the Resident Evil films has hit out at the directors of poor video game adaptations. Paul WS Anderson’s Resident Evil film series is the most successful video game to movie franchise around, generating billions in revenue across four films and there’s a fifth one due …
Read More »Roundtable: 15 years of Resident Evil
MCV speaks to the people behind the hit horror series Shinji Mikami and his team redefined the survival horror genre when they developed Biohazard – aka, Resident Evil – in 1996. Not that anyone expected it at the time. Resident Evil was loosely based on a niche Japanese-only 1989 Famicom …
Read More »History of Resident Evil
The horror stories that have made up the iconic Resident Evil series From Game Boy Color to iPhone, through Sega Saturn to Game.com, Resident Evil has built a reputation on almost every console released since 1996 (with the very notable exceptions of PSP, GBA and Xbox) There has been 64 …
Read More »Interview: Paul WS Anderson
Love or loathe it, the Resident Evil movie franchise is a rare example of a video game series that’s actually made a name for itself in Hollywood. It has succeeded where Prince of Persia, Doom, Tomb Raider and countless others have failed. It is the exception that proves the rule, …
Read More »Anderson confirms he’ll direct next Resident Evil movie
Paul WS Anderson will be behind the camera for the next Resident Evil movie, he told MCV. The man is the writer and producer for all four Resident Evils, and directed the first and fourth film in the franchise. He told MCV: "I will be directing and we start shooting …
Read More »Nintendo expects strong Q4 for 3DS
The tools are in place to ensure 3DS has a very merry Christmas, says Nintendo. The platform holder showed off its blockbuster Q4 3DS line-up – which includes Super Mario 3D, Mario Kart 3D, Resident Evil and Metal Gear – to press and retail at a showcase last month. And …
Read More »Resident Evil HD remakes priced
Capcom has announced the discounted RRP handed to the upcoming HD re-releases of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica X. Both titles will cost either 1600 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live or a more simple 15.99 on the PlayStation Network. Resident Evil 4 will arrive on Xbox Live …
Read More »Resident Evil remakes get retail release
Capcom has confirmed that its upcoming Resident Evil remakes RE4 and Code Veronica X will get a retail release alongside their digital releases. Furthermore, both games have now been given a North American release date, with RE4 arriving on September 20th and Code Veronica landing on September 27th. The pair …
Read More »Capcom acknowledges Mercenaries controversy
Publisher Capcom has said that the controversial save system used in 3DS title Resident Evil: The Mercenaries is unlikely to be incorporated into other titles. The furore reached its peak last week when retailers said they wouldn’t be accepting traded-in copies of the game. This is due to Capcom’s decision …
Read More »Capcom explains lack of Mercs reset
Capcom has defended the lack of a reset option in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D. The news that players won’t be able to delete their saved game file and reset their progress caused alarm among fans and retailers earlier this week, with many suggesting this had been done to prevent …
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