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The last time MCV met with Capcom’s UK team, they were full of optimism. It was early 2012 and the next year was to mark the arrival of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Street Fighter X Tekken, DmC: Devil May Cry and Resident Evil 6. The products were in place …
Read More »Resident Evil HD re-release is the fastest selling game on PSN
The recent re-release of Capcom’s classic survival horror title Resident Evil has become the fastest-selling digital title in the PlayStation Store’s history The game, which launched on January 20th, broke the record for day one sales of a digital title on PSN in Europe and North America. Resident Evil HD …
Read More »Resident Evil beats zombie rival Dying Light in January PSN charts
Capcom’s Resident Evil HD finished ahead of Warner Bros’ Dying Light in last month’s PSN charts, Sony has revealed. The remastered title finished top of the latest European PSN charts, with Dying Light debuting in second place. Both games have so far only been released digitally. However, while Capcom’s game …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to zombie merchandise
With zombie-filled games continuing to sell in droves, it’s clear that players’ love of the undead never dies.MCV checks out what’s alive and kicking in the merchandise sector Since seminal horror flick Night of the Living Dead kickstarted their cultural domination in 1968, zombies have remained a widely-loved topic – …
Read More »Resident Evil’s Mikami: ‘I’ll never use women as objects’
Shinji Mikami has criticised the depiction of women as ‘objects’ in some video games. I don’t know if I’ve put more emphasis on women characters, but when I do introduce them, it is never as objects,” the Resident Evil and The Evil Within creator told The Guardian. In some games, …
Read More »Shinji Mikami: ‘I won’t portray women as objects or submissive’
Resident Evil creator also says he avoids "obvious eroticism" of "ridiculous breast physics"
Read More »VR is the next logical step for survival horror, Resident Evil producer says
A virtual reality version of Resident Evil has taken one step closer to reality. Resident Evil: Revelations 2 producer Michiteru Okabe told GameInformer, as reported by GameSpot, that: "Speaking personally, I’m really excited about VR. "I think it makes sense. Having gone from 2D to 3D, now it’s time to …
Read More »Resident Evil producer: Virtual Reality ‘perfect’ for horror games
Michiteru Okabe says immersion in horror is more important than in other genres
Read More »Resident Evil TV series in development
A Resident Evil television series based on the film franchise of the same name is being produced, according to a new report. Variety has confirmation from Constantin Film studio executive Martin Moskowicz that his German production house has taken the reigns on the new series. Moskowicz states the production company …
Read More »UPDATE: Resident Evil Revelations 2 announced by Capcom
Capcom has revealed Resident Evil Revelations 2 at Sony’s pre-Tokyo Game Show conference this morning. The game has been confirmed for PS4 although it seems that a release on Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360 also seems likely. It’s also not yet known exactly how the game will connect with …
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