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UK entertainment retailer HMV will not be accepting trade-in copies of 3DS title Resident Evil: Mercenaries, which is released in the UK this Friday. PR boss Gennaro Castaldo told VG247 that the decision was made avoid any potential customer disappointment for those purchasing a pre-owned version”. However, a spokesperson for …

Capcom has told MCV that the second hand trade-in value of 3DS title Resident Evil: The Mercenaries will not be dented by the game’s strict data management options. As spotted by TinyCartridge, the game will not allow users to reset their game save data. The blog speculates that the move …

Upcoming action shooter Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D will hit UK stores in July on 3DS. Publisher Capcom and format holder Nintendo have signed a deal which will see the latter handle sales, marketing and distribution for the game across Europe. This was also the case for 3DS launch title …

As was rumoured on Friday of last week, Capcom has drafted in a new development partner for work on a brand new Resident Evil spin-off series for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. SOCOM developer Slant 6 is working on the title which is described as a third person squad-based shooter …

Japanese publisher Capcom has drafted in Canadian studio Slant Six Games to develop a brand new addition to the Resident Evil series. Slant Six is known to most gamers as the studio behind three of Sony’s SOCOM games – Tactical Strike and Fireteam Bravo 3 on PSP and online-only PS3 …

As was rumoured yesterday, Capcom has confirmed that it will re-release both Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica in HD. Interestingly, both will be available only as digital downloads via Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network and will not be boxed releases at retail. Both will be release …

The first video footage of games being played on Sony Ericsson’s still unannounced PlayStation Xperia smartphone have been posted online. As spotted by The Sixth Axis, the film shows the unit booting ROMS of PSOne titles Biohazard 2 (the Japanese name for Resident Evil 2) and Rage Racer (Ridge Racer …

...but would consider a studio acquisition if the partnership worked

Another Vancouver studio partnering with Capcom, report claims

Zenimax Media has acquired Shinji Mikami’s new Tokyo-based studio, Tango. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, though this month Zenimax raised $150m for what it deemed a ‘tactical buyout’. Mikami, the creator of Resident Evil and numerous other hit titles, said it was refreshing to find a publisher …