"Genre generalization occurs when a game attempts to straddle two or more different genres or styles, without effectively fleshing out any of them. This often leaves the player inevitably wanting more from one part of the game or another, without ever really delivering a fully fleshed out experience. “Jack of all trades, proficient in none,” is an accurate term for this affliction. Unfortunately, this appears to be a major trend that will be shaping the modern gaming market in the months a..."

"Now Capcom is talking about making more PS3/360 ports, and Resident Evil 5 is the odds on favorite as their next pick. There is a little more potential for commercial success this time around, as many "hardcore" gamers have bitched noted, RE5 is missing a lot of the things that make the RE games special. If the right changes are made, Resident Evil 5 Wii Edition could actually be more appealing to hardcore fans of the series than the original. It goes without saying that for that to happen, t..."

"Chris Kramer: The idea of having external, especially western development teams, on games that have been primarily Capcom Japan intellectual properties is really new. So far, Bionic Commando is the first game to really hit using this new method of development and it’s something you’re going to see more of from Capcom in the future. But as we go forward and do more games along the lines of Bionic Commando, I think you’re going to see the company open itself up more to developers outside ..."

"Let's talk about game difficulty. Would you rather win World War II on recruit, or test your skills in Veteran? When fighting zombies, do you want to shoot once and move on, or would you prefer to unload on one guy while dodging your heart out? Let us know."

"The Resident Evil series, first released in 1996 on the Sony PlayStation, was a revolution in horror gaming. It was known for its tight camera angles, jump out of your seat moments, puzzle solving and extremely corny voice acting. Since then, the series has gone from strength to strength, including a number of spin-offs and a Hollywood movie series. The last game, Resident Evil 4, changed the series from its pre-rendered backgrounds and fixed camera angles, to an over the shoulder view in a f..."

"Further pursuing this chain of though, Lowe was later questioned on the importance of each the Causal and Hardcore demographics, to which he stated that there’s significance in both: “For every Carnival Games there is a BioShock and for every Wii Fit there is a Resident Evil 5.""

PC gamers planning on picking up Street Fighter IV this summer at retail may want to be aware of the digital rights management scheme Capcom will be implementing, which their community person Christian Svensson revealed today.

The game will feature disc-based SecuROM, requiring the game disc to be in the tray. Also, by the looks of the cover, Games for Windows LIVE will be required, too, though no word on whether online authentication will be used there.

On a related note, Svennson stat...

"Although the controls can be awkward to begin with, give then a bit of time and you will be hooked. Hardcore fans will feel right at home. Great weapons and exciting levels make this a great experience."

We've already seen the awesomely detailed Chris and Sheva figurines, created by Hong Kong company Hot Toys. Now they have released the third in their Resident Evil 5 series... everyone's favorite super-human power-hungry madman Albert Wesker.
I wouldn't mind waking up to him standing by my bedside each morning!


Discuss in the RE5 forum

"Capcom's Chief Financial Officer, Kazuhiko Abe, has offered a glimmer of hope for Wii owners hoping to some day see a downgraded release of PS3 and 360 games on the system.

While highlighting stronger-than-expected sales of Resident Evil 5, Abe says "We have not decided whether we are doing it or not doing it". "It" being releasing 360 & PS3 games on the Wii. Not decided?"

"In a recent interview, Capcom's Christian Svennsson talked about the possibility that more DLC might appear in the future, revealing that a lot of fans wanted new things in the game.

“We haven’t ruled out more content for RE5 as DLC,” Svennsson said. “In fact, on Capcom-Unity.com last week, someone asked the same question and I asked fans what they wanted to see if we were to make some more. The result was a thread on our boards that is hundreds of posts long, tens of thousands of ..."

"Latest video review for OzBoxLive TV has just been uploaded and is now Live and ready to enjoy. Join Cam and Tash as they discuss Resident Evil 5. They cover the Story, Gameplay, Graphics, Sound and Key Features and end with an overall score.

Thanks to the guys at CAPCOM, a copy of Resident Evil 5 is to be given away at the website and announced on the next episode of OzBoxLive Radio."

"While April sales might appear soft on the surface, it's important to remember that April is being compared against a month (April 2008) that realized nearly 50 percent growth over April 2007. This year's performance still represents the second-best performance for the industry in the month of April, besting April 2007, which is the previous second-place holder, by 26 percent.

Given how strong the growth was in the industry last year, there are still some months ahead where year-over-year ..."

"After many years of "tank" controls, static camera angles and increasingly formulaic gameplay, Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami knew it was time to reboot his franchise, so he and his team built Resident Evil 4 from the ground-up. The studio axed the controls, camera angles, nonsensical puzzles and even the iconic zombies that had populated the franchise from the beginning, and fans welcomed the sweeping changes with praise.

So, what changes should be made and in what direction should C..."

"After the recent confirmation that Resident Evil 5, Bionic Commando and Street Fighter IV will be released for PC, beginning this July, Capcom have upped-the-ante by releasing the European Box Art for Street Fighter IV’s PC release."

"SPOILERS AHEAD.

We thought this climactic scene from Resident Evil 5 could use some re-jiggering. Where the original scene feebly tugs at the heartstrings, our new improved version rips out your still-beating heart with razor-sharp claws and feeds it to you. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the defining scene of Resident Evil 5, stripped down to its raw emotional core. Enjoy!"

"In the home video game market, sales of more than one million units is the generally accepted standard for a major hit. Since Capcom's inception, we have created many of these titles, including Street Fighter and Resident Evil. With more than 40 titles that have sold more than one million units, Capcom stands alone in the video game industry. This page lists these hit titles by sales volume and presents packages, moving and still images, and other information about these games."

""We'll definitely be looking at a lot of titles that have things like Street Fighter and Resident Evil in the title," Kramer said. "We're thinking about putting together a long list of the titles we're looking at, and then releasing it on Capcom Unity and having people vote on them. Ultimately we're looking at bringing between 20 and 40 titles to the PSN over the next several months.""

"Capcom has today announced that three of its blockbuster hit console games of 2009 will be coming to the PC beginning this summer. Bionic Commando, Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5 will all be coming to the PC."

"Resident Evil 5 is joining Dead Space in a new quadrant of the survival horror genre. These games are akin to survival horror in their look and style, and sometimes in the trappings of their stories, but when it comes to gameplay, they are faster paced, and emphasize tighter controls and tactical decision-making, not the ability to use as few bullets as possible on hard-to-hit monstrosities. The reasons for these gameplay changes have been carefully examined by designers and gamers alike.

..."

"In the West, we got little plastic Resident Evil 5 figures. But in the mysterious Orient? Well, they're getting something a lot better.

Hong Kong company Hot Toys - who specialise in incredibly detailed 1/6 scale figures - have taken the wraps off their Resident Evil 5 line, which at the moment features two characters, Chris and Sheva.

Both are detailed down to the smallest touch, like earrings, and both will come fully "clothed", with their threads just as intricate. They also come pac..."

"Game PR gurus often promise things that aren't always delivered in their final games. Often caught in the pre-release storm of hyperbole, hateful buzzwords and excitable press releases, the marketing men commit their games to features or mechanics the developers just can't live up to. In a world of 22 hour days, sleep deprivation and divorce-baiting deadlines, shit happens. That seemed to be the case with the following failed preview pledges. They all got talked up (sometimes outrageously), b..."

"Why he's overrated: Speaking of 'roid rage, check out this loser. Marcus Fenix is the kind of muscle-bound buffoon that makes even guys like Kratos seem like introspective philosophers. His personality consists entirely of grunting, shouting, and shooting.

As much as Epic Games has tried to fool gamers by licensing tie-in novels and comic books, we all know the truth. There is no real story to be had for Marcus in Gears of War, aside from arm up, take aim and go on a bug hunt. It's all ab..."

"I lay no claim to bravery; quite the opposite in fact. I’m more than likely to have a yellow belly and a boneless back. I hide when it’s stormy, and jump when someone says boo while I’m playing Dead Space with the speakers turned up.

I will say this though; I love me a good zombie.

Whether I’m watching the latest Romero flick, reading poorly written stories of the undead online or kicking back with a shotgun and laying waste to a few choice Hunters in Left 4 Dead, I love a good ..."

"Overview

From the moment I loaded up RE5 Versus, I found myself fantasizing about Mercs co-op instead (which is easily better than the main game itself). This lack of fidelity assured me that Versus just can’t offer the same blissful experience the rest of the game so readily provides.

Of course, if you’re that desperate to milk the most out of your RE5 experience, be my guest. In my opinion, you’re paying five dollars for a mode that really should have been on the disc in the fir..."

The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of March, representing sales for the United States for the five week period of March 1st to April 4th.

Notables this month:

• Resident Evil 5 debuts to impressive sales

Hardware numbers:
WII: 601.0k (120.2k per week)
NDS: 563.0k (112.6k per week)
360: 330.0k (66.0k per week)
PS3: 218.0k (43.6k per week)
PSP: 168.0k (33.6k per week)
PS2: 112.0k (22.4k per week)

2009 Year-to-Date in US:
WII: 2,033,200
NDS...

"Considered to be the best game to come out on Nintendo’s purple cube, Resident Evil 4 took the series in a bold new direction and it paid off dearly. Everyone could have guessed at that point the overhead tank controls would be abandoned and move towards this more action approach, which was a great choice. Resident Evil 5 adopts this control scheme and runs with it dropping the the scary aspects of the first titles. Some might view this as the end of the series but I view it as continuing t..."

"On Saturday April 4th and again on Sunday April 5th I went through one of the worst moments of my life. I was raped. Capcom Entertainment through their abomination of a game, Resident Evil 5."

"Svensson wrote: “Keys are 100 [kilobytes] or less. It is not a key. We have said in the past, it uses assets from the disc (like levels, models, audio, etc.) but the code is new and does not exist on the disc.”

Svensson’s answer would seem to also indirectly address accusations that the PS3 Versus Mode was on the “RE5″ disc for that system, as the download size was reported by gaming blog Kotaku to be over 300 KB."

What would Resident Evil 5 looks like if it had been made by Jim Henson? Black 20 shows us that it might look something like this...

"Show notes:

WCG’s Ultimate Gamer - “Halo 3″ Episode Recap

Couple of Sony tidbits - Rag Doll Kung Fu has no online multiplayer + no speaking Negative on the Home Beta (which is a “Game” btw)

EDGE Online’s Negative N64 article..

.. which some how brings us back to the topic of Review Scores for Video Games.. good or bad?

NEWS:

“Sim City” Creator Will Wright Leaves Maxis, Electronic Arts (only to join back EA)

Yu Suzuki Leaves SEGA (only to join back SEGA)
..."

"“In late 1994, Capcom Entertainment in the US was starting to ramp up marketing plans for the game that would eventually become known as Resident Evil in the US. Capcom Japan had let us know that the name of the game was going to be ‘Biohazard’ in Japan, but I pointed out to the person who ran marketing at the time that it would be next to impossible for Capcom to register the name in the US.

“As an example, I pointed out that a crappy DOS-based game had just come out in the US cal..."

"Load up yer muskets! Yesterday, Capcom finally released the long-awaited ( ::snickers:: ) RE5 Versus mode on the PSN and XBLA.

But wait! Judging from the itty-bitty file size of the newly-launched DLC, gamers are led to believe they’re merely buying an unlock code for the content, contrary to Capcom’s insistence that the content is a new feature separate from the package sold in stores."

"While Wii may be selling faster than tickets to an all boy choir being sold at a Catholic parish, the games have received very little fanfare on the review front. Outside of the occasional mini-game compilation and first-party titles, Wii has struggled greatly in North America to establish any sort of strong sales figures for third-party games that measure up to the console's install base. Hardcore and casual third-party exclusive titles for the Wii fall very flat in comparison to the PLAYSTA..."

"In such cases, DLC works a bit like expansions for PC games, extra content added after the fact. It's what most of us suspected DLC would be when it first came around for console games, but Capcom and Electronic Arts have recently rattled gamers by announcing planned DLC before their games are released."

"We are happy to announce that the wait for new Resident Evil 5 content is almost over! The new online multiplayer Versus mode will be available to download on Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7, 2009."

"Show notes:

Wolverine movie is on the ‘net!

..which leads Mike and James to geek out on comic books

Allison joins us in the soap opera that is WCG Ultimate Gamer

People need to LIGHTEN UP about April Fools

NEWS:

Heather Chaplin’s rant

Reggie Fils-Aime says Used Games are Bad

Reggie Would Also Like to Know Why RE5 isn’t on Wii

Capcom Tells Reggie Why RE5 isn’t on Wii

PlayStation 2 Drops to $99

Sony Says Aforementioned Price Cut could Help PS2 Cut into W..."

"From the EPIC Intro, “Since the Dawn of Time Gamers have ranted about games, but now one man looks to give them a voice, to be their champion and bring their concerns directly to the Publishers in an Open Letter. Game developers either hate him or love him, but NONE can deny his intentions to improve our favorite games and their sequels! Together with the power of Thousands of Gamers those who would join him and his army will be heard…..This is the 5 Reasons Resident Evil 5 Pissed Us Off ..."

Don't know about you guys, but this is the one I've been waiting for. This week, Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw takes a stab (get it?) at Resident Evil 5. In short, he feels this installment takes a lot of what made RE4 a good game and crapped on it.

Check it at the source!

"Show notes:

James and Mike take on this week’s episode of WCG Ultimate Gamer (which we sadly believe you should be watching)

Best of the Rest Newsletter Announcement

NEWS:

Capcom defends RE5 DLC pricing

GameStop Finally Stacked on Nintendo Wiis

Deutsch Bank says Nintendo Profits set to fall

“The Path” - A virtual rape game?

Game Fuel. It’s Back.

Euro MP Calls for Video Game Panic Button - Will games come with a PG version and R version?

VGXPO and Wizard W..."

"Overview

The game isn’t overly scary (though it definitely picks up in the later chapters), and I do miss the “THIS GAME CONTAINS SCENES OF EXPLICIT VIOLENCE AND GORE” disclaimer right before the title screen. Yet, RE5 makes up for the lack of freights with absorbing gameplay and intense arcade action.

Getting used to the clunky controls is the biggest problem, but the trick with RE5 is to learn to play it the way it’s meant to be played (e.g. use quick reload rather than reload..."

"Resident Evil 5 undoubtedly pursues this more action-orientated audience, whilst trying to appease the long time fans. It does an admirable job of pleasing both parties, though the replay potential for those so inclined may be more limited than previous outings. But then, those previous outings on less capable machines were designed for gamers, and this “casual” audience may have found themselves stopping short of completion within games that intently work against the player. Pleasing both ..."

"From the offset, Resident Evil 5 exhibits its Current-Generation prowess; bigger, faster and brighter - though in the illumination sense only – than any of its predecessors. Resident Evil 5 sprints out the gate with something to prove, and the graphical standard and cinematic presentation set by western developers are the first hurdles taken with ease."

"What a fickle economic-driven society we live in! Exactly a year ago I wrote an article titled: Stop Buying Games: It’s In Australia’s “Interest”. At the time Australia was facing home interest rates of 10% and rising inflation (Today - Australia’s Central Bank now dropping the Interest rate to 03.25% - lowest in decades with a possible drop to 02.5%). The blame was being squarely leveled at consumers for “rampant spending on imported luxury goods”, which included (somewhat) video g..."

"The long wait is finally over and Resident Evil 5 is finally out around the globe! But has Capcom’s latest entry in their popular horror franchise lived up to its huge hype or is the undead series mutating too much from its origins to be true survival horror fun?


Essentially while it’s hard to identify the game’s genre as ’survival horror’ anymore, Resident Evil 5 certainly does tell a great story and gives the player hours of great action gameplay. Maybe ’survival action’ would ..."

"While you will rarely be frightened, you will go through the game with almost perpetual dread. Dread at what will come next. What enemy can possibly be worse than the last one? I just killed a chainsaw wielding masochist, and you want me to do it again on such short notice?

Yes. Yes it does."

"Resident Evil 5 has performed as would be expected at UK retail – amazingly well. Not only did Capcom’s latest entrant into hugely successful Survival Horror franchise go straight to the top of the UK multiformat charts, but in fact current reports suggest the biggest ever sales peak for week-one of a release in the videogames industry"

"Show Notes:

James and Mike briefly take on the Watchmen movie.

WCG Ultimate Gamer - The video game based reality show on Sci-Fi channel, James watched it for you.

NEWS:

Stalin vs. Martians = Game of the Year! (They say so, and we agree so far)

Namco throws Splatterhouse dev Under the Bus - Mike actually defends Scamco for once (the world must be ending).

Resident Evil 5 getting online multiplayer "a few weeks" after launch

Oh, yeah. Capcom announced more RE games, too

..."

"I played “Resident Evil 5” halfway through with a friend, then all the way through on my own. The experiences made for two radically different games.

Last week, I started playing a review build of “Resident Evil 5” with ex-Newsweek reporter N’Gai Croal. Over three sessions, we played through the first half of the game.

And then, in the middle of this week, the retail copy arrived and I started over. I played through the game by myself, finishing yesterday just 90 minutes before I p..."

GCHD has released two new gameplay videos for Resident Evil 5. The "Secret Weapons" video shows off several unlockable firearms along with the super deadly Bow that Sheva uses, while the "Boss
Fight" video shows off one of the games more sinister monsters. Those who want to keep all boss fights a surprise should avoid that particular video.

"We interrupt your regularly scheduled Gaming Target daily update to bring you this public service announcement from the Anti-Zombie Task Force. Please keep it in mind as you battle zombies in Resident Evil 5, which was released in stores today for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360."

"Neck Twist /Silent Knife Defense Trick

Finish with a BLOW!

Aim and shoot driver on the armored truck

Kill Licker with one attack

100% Target Rate

Use the Machine Gun VZ61 to avoid filling up your item slots with ammo

Use eggs (rotten?)! But don’t eat them

Collect BSAA emblems

Provoke your enemy

Finish Gatling Majini by yourself with a blow

More fun on co-op with exclamations!

Courageous Josh

How to handle fearful enemy Leaper

Walk softly and avoid battl..."

"...The only one in attendance donning costume, he entertained the crowd at one point during the two-hour wait with various Resident Evil trivia questions. Now, with everyone having games in-hand (including yours truly), it was time to go. While many were rushing off to start their journey into Kijuju, I would be writing this up and then getting as much sleep as possible..."

"Gamestation have today revealed they are now taking pre-orders for the World Exclusive Resident Evil 5 Watch. Fully endorsed by Capcom this is your chance to get hold of a truly individual timepiece.

This very rare Resident Evil 5 individually numbered timepiece has been loving crafted using the finest stainless steel, emblazoned with the '5' logo on the face of the watch and engraved on the back and crown, plus the Capcom logo is engraved on the buckle fastening."

"Zombies have always been a part of the gaming landscape. From early ’80s games such as the imaginatively titled “Zombie Zombie” on the ZX Spectrum right up to Left 4 Dead on the Xbox 360 and PC, gamers have been shooting, chopping, sawing, cutting, stabbing, beating and generally causing all sorts of abuse to our brain-eating undead friends.

However, with the release of Resident Evil 5 and its ‘not-zombies‘, are gamers slowly getting tired of slaughtering the mindless shambling hordes..."

Today Gametrailers reviewed the recently-released Resident Evil 5. So is it worth the buy, or is it just a retred of RE4? ...

"Capcom's Resident Evil body part stunt goes slightly wrong. Police are called and limbs go missing.

To mark the launch of Resident Evil 5, Capcom Europe held a competition in Central London this morning that involved competitors collecting bloody hidden body parts.
A winner was crowned, Steve Long, a 26-year-old IT consultant from North London. His prize will consist of a holiday for two to Africa.

However, the publicity stunt went wrong due to a number of the replica body parts goi..."

If the other retrospective videos have still left you confused about the Resident Evil storyline, watch this video for the entire RE timeline...

"Online play is practically a staple in major Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 titles these days. Resident Evil 5 joins that list, and gamers already expressed much approval over the franchise revamp. The demo definitely made a lot of good impressions, but everyone knows that's not the whole story."

"Capcom has definitely delivered a great game, but may have gone too far for fans of the original series. The game has become more like a Third Person Shooter, than a Survival Horror game, and if it is judged in either category it falls short. If it is judged by Survival Horror standards, it is not scary in any way, and if it is judged as a Third Person Shooter, it's controls are a big problem. This game is a must-buy for fans of the series, mainly due to it's story, but maybe this game is for..."

"Tired of working together with other players in Resident Evil 5? Ready to show your co-op partner exactly what you think of their gaming abilities? Capcom have today announced that a new Multiplayer Mode for the soon-to-be blockbuster, Resident Evil 5, will be released post-launch as paid digital content via XboxLIVE! and PlayStation Network."

A Japanese gamer has unlocked Resident Evil 5's Sheva's alternate costume -- the game being out there already, you can get a peek early if you like. The costumes, we believe, are unlocked upon beating the regular game once, and another by beating the Mercenaries mode.

Don't know about you, but I'm voting the last image here as one of the best game screenshots ever...

"The hunt begins! Capcom’s intriguing Resident Evil 5 launch campaign begins this morning, and Electronic Theatre can now bring you details direct from Capcom as to exactly what it is you should be hunting for…"

"I was so excited I practically skipped all the way home from my local game store, for today (Thursday March 12th) was RE Day (NB: Resident Evil 5’s launch day - yes we have it now, on our 12th March, while it is still 11th/12th March in the US) and I had in my eager hands the Resident Evil 5 Uber (Collectors) Edition. As an avid fan I was very excited and proud to express my love for Resident Evil by forking out $AU169.95 which is an extra $AU50 on top of the already high $AU119.95 RRP for..."

Resident Evil 5 is just one day away. To tide you over until the game's release, Gametrailers have previewed the game ...

Of all the Resident Evil characters, Chris Redfield is the one who seems to have changed the most throughout the series. Gametrailers has put together a video showing the evolution of Chris ...

"To honour the highly-anticipated releases of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and the latest installment of the survival horror videogame Resident Evil, Guinness World Records have announced some of the franchises' biggest records."

"Following Electronic Theatre’s report last week on Capcom’s launch campaign for Resident Evil 5, today we have received word that the details have slightly changed. Instead of taking place on the day of launch – Friday, 13th March 2009 – the “Treasure Hunt” shall now take place the day before, Thursday, 12th March 2009. Full details of the communication from Capcom follow:"

"... OK, so this is a joke, right?

Avon isn't serious with the design of its Derma-full face cream, an exact replica of Resident Evil Apocalypse's T-virus. We were astounded recently when we caught the commercial for Avon's product on television, a "skin care breakthrough," delivering "fullness perfected, not injected" for aging skin.

AVON Commercial:


UMBRELLA CORPORATION Commercial:
"

"On Thursday, March 12, Capcom will hold a launch event for Resident Evil 5 in San Francisco. And going by some strong evidence circulating the web, they'll also announce a new Resident Evil title for the Wii -- and it just may be a port or remake of Resident Evil Code: Veronica."

"Sometimes it's hard not to be totally frustrated by Capcom. Yes, it might have created some of the single most important franchises in gaming; yes, it might be home to some of the most experienced, most talented individuals in the industry but its love of out-dated, counter-intuitive videogame "logic" and dogmatic refusal to adhere to any semblance of modern videogame standards is legendary. By and large, you know you're playing a Capcom game by the sheer number of preposterous videogame hoop..."

"PC
Codename: Panzers - Cold War, EVE Online Special Edition

PS2
Samurai Shodown Anthology, Totally Spies! Totally Party, Trivial Pursuit

PS3
Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 5 Collector's Edition, Ski-Doo Snowmobile Challenge, Trivial Pursuit

Xbox 360
Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 5 Collector's Edition, Trivial Pursuit

Wii
M&M's Beach Party, MadWorld, Marble Saga: Kororinpa, MySims Party , New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis, New Play Control! Pikmin, Totally Spies! Totally P..."

"It'll take more than the Umbrella Corporation to scare off the folks at Xploder, they've taken the sting out of Capcom's latest offering. Xploder offer you hot new Cheat Saves for Resident Evil 5. Let Xploder do the dirty work and unlock characters, weapons, and cheat your way to a zombie beating frenzy."

"Presumably in anticipation of the Resident Evil 5 Console Bundle due to arrive next Friday, GAME have reduced the price of their Xbox360 Elite Consoles by more than 13%."

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"Most classic video game heroes were grizzled and muscle bound dudes, at least until Samus Aran came along. Nintendo's hardcore bounty hunter crushed the notion that female characters couldn't compete with the steroid-using men in most adventure games, and when Tomb Raider's Lara Croft arrived, the following ladies achieved gender equality, thanks to their brains and combat skills."

"As predictable as it may have been, Electronic Theatre can now officially confirm that Resident Evil 5 will retain the infamous Mercenaries Mode seen in previous Resident Evil titles. Full details received from Capcom this morning follow:"

"Drop-ins are welcome, but the Red Cross is asking participants to make appointments ahead of time. To register, email teresa@fortyseven.com with "Give RE5 a Shot" as the subject line and provide the following information:

Name

Date of birth (18+ only)

Gender

Blood Type (if known)

Address

Email

Phone

Appointment Time (if you have a preference)"

"Electronic Theatre has recently received an interesting communication from Capcom. There have been many unique marketing campaigns to raise awareness for the launch of a videogame in the past year; Electronic Arts made traffic-stopping headlines with their free-fuel giveaway supporting Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, a fountain in Central London become home to a parade of plastic marsupials thanks to 505 Games and the launch of My Pet Dolphin 2, and there was undoubtedly many superstitious fe..."

"Capcom's highly-anticipated horror title Resident Evil 5 has already been leaked on torrent sites ten days before its official release.

Like the majority of games publishers, Capcom has faced the headache of piracy in the past. Last year, the company complained that sales of the PC version of Devil May Cry 4 were hit hard by severe piracy."

"Resident Evil 5 is almost upon us. It’s looming forward, with rusty shovel in hand, intent on scaring the bejeezus out of us while we hope and pray for a character that can run and reload at the same time. So to further fan our flames of desire, Capcom invited us over for a lengthy interview with the game’s producer, Jun Takeuchi, and we jumped at the opportunity."

"GamePro US reviewed Resident Evil 5. They give some minor info on the second half of the game. It also seems the SIG P226 is the game's equivalent of the Red9, with the H&K P8 the equivalent of Resident Evil 4's Blacktail. They gave it 4.5/5."

A bunch of new Resident Evil 5 gameplay videos have made their way onto the 'net. Here we get a glimpse at the bike chase, a sniper mission, and an explosive way to kill off that chainsaw guy. There is also a new trailer showing that the Resident Evil lounge is open in the Japanese Playstation HOME ...

Explosives Gameplay Video

RE5 is ready for Playstation HOME

"In this first episode of Season IV…

- News and Announcements - with Tash

- Xclusive Interview - Mark Serrels (Australian 360)

- XBLA Game of the Week - Bomberman Live

- Group Discussion - Games of 2009

- Competition - Win Australian 360 + XBLA Game

Head over to www.OzBoxLive.com now and download the latest episode. You can also subscribe via iTunes, sign up to out email newsletter and become a fan on our FaceBook page.

And as always we are looking for Xbox Live members t..."

"In addition to the eagerly anticipated limited edition exclusive, blood red Xbox360 Elite Resident Evil 5 Bundle announced earlier this week, Microsoft have revealed that fans across Europe will also be able to purchase the red controller and matching Play & Charge Kit (featuring charging cable and matching red rechargeable battery) as a limited edition bundle for an estimated retail price of £39.99."

"- Resident Evil 5 (10/10/9/9, 38 points): "There's no dramatic change as there was from RE3 to RE4, but there's still an evolutionary process here," as one put it. "No major surprises; just an ease of play and a visual, control, and gameplay standard that's top-of-the-line," said another. And that, really, is the worst you can say about Capcom's latest, a game otherwise described as a "massive, valuable package."

- 7th Dragon (9/8/8/8, 33 points): If RE5 is Japan's big million-selling blo..."

Uroboros is one of Wesker's new parasitic creations in Resident Evil 5. Here is a video showing one of Chris's encounters with the nasty tentacled monster...



Discuss in the RE5 forum

"Be A Master of Unlocking:
If you find yourself trapped in a safehouse, eerie mansion or underground facility, chances are you are going to run into some locked doors. Fear not, for while there may be no keyholes and you possess no keys, that's probably just because a sinister corporation has devised an elaborate scheme to keep you from uncovering the truth. If you find any emblems, medallions, or strangely colored objects, it's a safe bet that they will be used to unlock the exact room that ..."

In a recent interview, Resident Evil 5's producer discusses why co-op is so important in RE5, whether Sherry will be returning (and why that rumos started to begin with), why the series is no longer survival-horror, and whether RE2 will be remade ...

"Takeuchi has once again discussed Resident Evil 5 and has explained why the game isn’t being released for the Wii. He says that the development team was looking to create “the most powerful, most pretty game” and “the Wii isn’t the best choice.”

“When we set out to make ‘Resident Evil 5,’ the guys knew that if you want to make the most powerful, most pretty game, the Wii isn’t the best choice. From a business perspective it may have been, but after making this game we are happy w..."

"Recently, the prestigious magazine Xbox World 360 has officially announced that their testers just needed 7 hours 36 minutes and 1 second to have the main charactor Chris Redfield to the last of the itinerary in blockbuster game Resident Evil 5. More suprisingly, that amount of time also included 80 minutes of the cut-scenes."

Here is the fourth live-action Resident Evil 5 viral video. Have the nightmarish memories of Kijuju become too much for Chris to handle?



Take a look at the other RE5 viral videos: The first featured the traumatic after-effects of Chris Redfield's mission in Africa, the second showed his struggle to adjust to regular life again, the third showed how Chris fails to cope when he thinks his sister Claire is in danger.

Meet Resident Evil 5's first boss "Ndesu". His weak points are his head, torso and the parasite on his back. Yeah, he's basically Resident Evil 4's "El Gigante" with a beard ...

Japanese actor Yoichi Nukumizu and actress Chiaki Kuriyama (who played Kill Bill's Gogo Yubari) show us why it's a good idea to have a helpful co-op partner in Resident Evil 5...

"In celebration of the landmark Resident Evil franchise coming to Xbox360 for the first time, Microsoft unveiled today an Xbox360 Resident Evil Limited Edition Console Bundle. Available in Europe the same day Resident Evil 5 ships to store shelves, Friday, 13th March, Xbox360 fans will be able to pick up the bundle featuring an exclusive red Xbox360 from select retailers."

"Anonymous tipster sends this - the incentive prize 100 GameStop managers can win, based on breaking launch night sales quotas for Resident Evil 5.

OK, kidding. But maybe if you band together with your pals and buy up RE5 at launch, you can win your local manager this awesome swag.

Actually, strike that, the existence of this football jersey is of no use to you. But it is pretty cool."

"“Resident Evil 5” producer Jun Takeuchi had a quick and certain answer for me today when I asked him if undead Capcom franchises “Resident Evil” and “Dead Rising” will ever cross over: “No!”

Why can’t these zombies mix? “We can’t have a ‘Resident Evil’ character running around in just pants.” (Which, you know, is what goes on in “Dead Rising.”)"

"Microsoft may release a red Xbox 360 in conjunction with the release of the highly anticipated Resident Evil 5.

Art Technica first broke the story last month, but their post detailing a late night meeting with a "mole" read more like noir fiction than hard news. As Ars described it, the red 360 would be available as part of a Resident Evil 5 bundle.

The big question is — would you want a red 360? Kotaku's conceptual mock-up looks, to put it mildly, hideous. I certainly wouldn't want it..."

""

Gametrailers recently interviewed Resident Evil 5's mo-cap actors Karen Dyer, Ken Lally and TJ Storm. Take a look as the characters come alive ...




Discuss in the Resident Evil 5 forum

""

"In an interview Eurogamer, Kawata expressed surprise at the reaction and went on to say "I don't recall modifying the game in any way following the controversy of racism." Kawata was confident however, that Sheva, Chris Redfield's half-African sidekick, will be enough to assuage fears that the game is racist. Unfortunately, Kawata's confidence may be a little misplaced, as further criticism has sprung up following a preview version of the game that contained the first three chapters.

Most ..."

"Multiple anonymous tipsters have sent us word, and picture, of Game Crazy's Resident Evil 5 preorder gift, which is to be announced by Capcom on Tuesday. It's a snow sand globe of Chris and Sheva."

The newest trailer for Resident Evil 5 has been released and it reveals quite alot of the plot and some of baddie Wesker's evil plans. It looks like this game will be alot more plot-heavy than Resident Evikl 4 was.

(There are some spoilers in the video)



Discuss in the Resident Evil 5 forum

"Fingers have been pointed at other aspects of the Resident Evil 5 preview build - including some material from the third chapter which Capcom has asked us not to divulge - but this sequence is the most worthy of censure. Hopefully nothing in the final code will best it, because Resident Evil 5 deserves to be remembered for more than the unpleasantly black-and-white Africa it occasionally paints.

Lost for months - despite its pedigree - in the mushroom cloud that is Guerrilla's PS3 debut, ..."

"Few are in a position to make a judgment; the game hasn't been released yet, and only its developers know how the entire game unfolds. So we interviewed two African American actors who played leading roles in Resident Evil 5 to see if they thought the game had racist overtones. They said ...

... the sensitivity to Resident Evil 5 was understandable, but that the hue and cry were overblown. Karen Dyer, the Sherman Oaks actress who plays Sheva Alomar, the heroine in the story, said, "When t..."

"If all of the junk that comes in the collector's edition of RE5 isn't enough to satisfy, you can scoop up a bluetooth headset ($50), or a loud messenger bag (also $50). It's okay to love games, folks, but unless the message you're trying to convey is punch me in the face and take my wallet on this subway car, we suggest you leave the messenger bag at home.

Look for it on shelves on March 17."

"“The fun doesn’t end when you complete RE5’s main story-line,” comments the review. “We’re sworn to secrecy, but we’ve had a peek at an unlockable mode for forthcoming DLC, and it’s awesome.”

Thus far, Capcom have done no hinting at what the possible DLC could be, but if the mag is so secretive about the content, it should certainly be a lot better than a handful of unlockable costumes."

"The Wii provides players with best in game control, lacks in graphics quality.
Now we know for sure that Nintendo’s Wii got something right the PS3 and X-Box 360 didn’t: innovative play control.

The “Resident Evil 5” demo dropped in late January on 360 and in early February on PS3 to the delight of many gamers. The new graphics engine and game play features are fantastic. Something, however, is missing.

The Wii re-release of “Resident Evil 4” is an ideal example of how to take a ..."

"Fans have been starving for more Resident Evil 5 info. The upcoming PS3/Xbox 360 continuation of the popular survival horror series is but a month away, and we're here to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about the game."

"If the frequency and causticity of online discussion is anything to go by, Resident Evil 5's Controls Guy (technical term) has surely become the target of office vandalism, or at least a wall full of passive aggressive post-it notes. In case you hadn't heard: Implausibly beefy protagonist Chris Redfield can't move and shoot at the same time. Nice going, incompetent Controls Guy!

To my mind, this infamous inability to move and shoot simultaneously is a miring of deliberate design, not "bad ..."

"February is Black History Month. As an African-American I want to take this opportunity to study some of the issue surrounding games and the portrayals of African characters or those with African heritage. I'd like to make comparisons between stereotypical, defective and one-dimensional characters like Barrett and Augustus Cole and more complex, but still problematic characters such as Carl 'CJ' Johnson. I'm also going to pick out some positive black characters in other entertainment media, a..."

"Capcom probably didn't even think that the scene would be a problem, because most people realize that a Country that is going through what Kijuju is, (i.e. The infection of their citizens and subsequent transforming of them into violent murders) would expierence some civil unrest."

"Just when Capcom thought it might be able to release Resident Evil 5 without seeing this debate rear its ugly head yet again, Eurogamer has published a preview of the game that makes some pretty alarming claims about the game's arguably racist imagery.
Writing that "there's imagery in here that goes beyond the general air of foreign menace that caused a ruckus in the first trailers,"

Eurogamer's Dan Whitehead goes on to describe a scene where protagonist Chris Redfield comes cross a gan..."

"Resident Evil 5 is, more than anything else, an evolution of a franchise once rooted in the survival horror genre. Spoken or not, it is a promise to gamers that Capcom can push their latest Resident Evil into the realm of action without losing the scares, the terrors that make the franchise so evocative. It is their stab at making daylight scary.

It was a brief play-through of the game, but what I saw has won me over. I went into the experience thinking that the shift from survival horror ..."

"“Dead Space” got it right. It took the fast action we’re accustomed to and married it with action horror. The “Resident Evil” series is no longer meant to be scary, but it is designed to be tense — same as “Dead Space.” You never thought about the controls in “Dead Space,” but in “RE5,” they’re at the forefront. Movement in “Dead Space,” feels smooth and natural. You can focus on what’s really important: killing things.

Capcom only went halfway with “RE5″’s new controls. ..."

"Driving through the slushy streets of the capital seems to have had a profound effect on Kawata - when I asked him if he had any locations in mind for the next Resi title, he replied 'Why not London?'. Apparently he enjoyed the contrast of the ornate neo-classical buildings with the many dark alleys and shadowy side streets. It is perfect Resi stuff really. Perhaps he wasn't joking.

With RE5, there was also a concern to get back to the core story of Resident Evil, after Resi 4's Las Plagas..."

"Show Notes:

Mike reviews EA and Gillette's Champions of Gaming

James reviews the Resident Evil 5 Demo

NEWS:

Leaked Kid Icarus Concept Art? Or a new Youngblood comic?

Free Radical is Dead! Long Live Crytek UK!

The Death of the $59.99 price tag? Maybe not as good as it sounds.

Again! Left 4 Dead isn't coming to the *bleep*ing PS3! Drop it!

Man chokes girlfriend with Wiimote

Non-Gaming News: Man Dressed as Klingon Robs 7-11

Non-Gaming News: Eric Bauman Fired from eB..."

"With Resident Evil 5's release being just a bit over a month out, Capcom has begun releasing a lot more media from the game for us all to drool over. You can check out a few new screenshots, just released today, after the..."

"The Resident Evil 5 demo that came out a little while ago gave the public a taste of what Capcom’s been working on the last few years. If you’ve played it you were probably left wondering whether Resident Evil has turned into a Gears of War-esque shooter fest. Thankfully I’ve had the chance to spend a good chunk of time with a preview build of the game, testing the first 3 chapters (which amounts to about half of the game), and it seems to indicate that the elements that folks loved about ..."

"Capcom plans on supporting PlayStation Home in a big way. Famitsu has revealed brand new Home content based on Capcom's upcoming games, Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5. SFIV will receive a post-release patch that will allow players to meet in Home and then jump directly into a Street Fighter match."

"With the recent two-tiered release of the Resident Evil 5 demo, almost a full three months before the game's launch date, Capcom has proven once again how they truly understand the video game industry and community. But their extensive use of pre-release demos is not the only way that Capcom "gets it." The company also has a deep back catalog of games going back to the days of the NES that they mine and refine for game ideas. While some companies could use this history as a crutch, Capcom als..."

"Hey everyone, I’m Shawn Baxter (Snow) from Capcom-Unity. Our amazing Resident Evil 5 Demo goes live today on PSN, so I thought I’d tease you a bit with some of the cool things to expect, whether you’re an old fan or new to the series. One of the first things I noticed is how good the game looks. It’s hard to get by the beauty RE5 has to offer. Better still, you get to play through two beautiful stages in the demo. Aside from the sweet graphics, there’s plenty more that the demo has to of..."

It has been one week since the Resident Evil 5 demo was released on Xbox Live and already 1.8 million people have downloaded it. That's good news for Capcom!

Discuss in the Resident Evil 5 forum

"Our little trip to the future ends today, with the 10 hottest Xbox 360 games to be released in 2009! We have already analyzed the best upcoming games for PC systems, PlayStation 3 consoles and Wiis, so if you didn’t check them out already, now it’s a good time to do so. Otherwise, read on to find out our favorite upcoming Xbox 360 titles. Choosing just 10 games was (just as it happened with all the other platforms) pretty tough, but the list below should reflect the best of the best!"

"If Capcom is so adamant as to keep your tank controls to create a faux suspense level then the least they could do is give you a knock back feature, a la Left 4 Dead. As it stands now you make me stand, shoot, turn around, run, turn back around, shoot, turn around, run, turn back around, ad nauseum."

"The gaming community has a morbid fascination with death, and something is always dying. Apparently E3 is dead, PC gaming is dead, and some say the survival horror genre is dying. Most gamers readily admit that Resident Evil 4 is a great game, but no one is trying to defend it as a survival horror title. Indeed, the Resident Evil franchise has changed over the years, and we're a long way from where Capcom started."

"

As you can see, not only will the Boob Locator re-center the camera on Sheva's cans, it will also circle her bazongas with a reticle and then, if you are still unclear as to the precise location of her funbags, it will reposition her knockers in better lighting so that you can always be 100 percent certain of where Sheva's sweater balloons are at all times."

It seems PS3 owners get screwed again with multi platform games. Its understandable for a game to have 500MB install, or even 1.5GB install, but 5GB?! Thats just ridicules.

If you look through the back of the boxart, its faint but can be made out. It says you need about 5000MB of HDD space for install.

While the argument about buying a bigger HDD can be brought up, but that doesn't change the fact that developers shouldn't require such huge installs. Like mentioned earlier, at least 1...

"Capcom has some big shoes to fill with Resident Evil 5 due to the critically acclaimed success of Resident Evil 4; possibly the greatest game that was released on the Gamecube."

The first live-action Resident Evil 5 viral video featured the traumatic after-effects of Chris Redfield's mission in Africa, the second showed his struggle to adjust to regular life again. But how does Chris cope when he thinks his little sister Claire is in danger?

"This year will be a great one for video game fans, since we’re having an impressive bunch of very promising titles announced and, to be honest, I found it really hard to choose just 10 games since other highly promising titles like Borderlands, MAG, The Agency or Batman had to be left out. (And no, I did not forget about FFXIII which can’t be included since it only comes in 2010). But enough talking! Let’s check out the 10 hottest games to be released in 2009 for PS3 systems."

"Communication issues aside, the "RE5" demo leaves me optimistic for the full game. The levels pit the player against constant swarms of Majini and a pair of deadly minibosses, ammo is sparse, there are lots of hidden tricks (try barricading the door in "Assembly Place"), and one's partner -- assuming you can talk to them -- feels like a genuinely helpful addition.

"Resident Evil 5" launches on March 13th."

"The program includes an interview with Jerzy Cichocki from CD Projekt that reveals plans for a PC edition of Resident Evil 5, a tidbit apparently picked up directly from Capcom. The comment comes at about the 4:20 mark in the video, and here is a translation provided by our tipster Kazek: "We know for sure that PC version RE5 will be released. We don't know when exactly but we expect that it will arrive to shops in second half 2009.""

"The Resident Evil 5 demo is finally here, exclusive to the Xbox 360 for one week before it shows up on the PlayStation 3. And according to the official press release, which you can read below, the Resident Evil 5 demo is packed with massive amounts of gameplay content for demo standards, allowing players to experience three levels of single and two-player cooperative play, meet new characters, and play with plenty of weapons. Let the mayhem begin!"

"Resident Evil 5 bundle

* Red hardware
* Red controller
* A copy of Resident Evil 5
* Exclusive Resident Evil 5 NXE theme
* Download coupon for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD

I knew the information was solid-the Mole always breaks stories before anyone else had them. This bundle would be coming, and it looks great. No information on pricing or hard drive size, if it even comes with a hard drive, but this lines up with Capcom being more Xbox-friendly these days."

"The highlights include a varying degree of visual flair, a large variety of enemies to encounter and the unnatural lingering on with every corner. Resident Evil 5 is shaping up in a rather decent proportion, with enough thrills being carried forward from previous series."

"I am sure that everybody, at some point in their lives, has been playing a videogame and suddenly found themselves questioning the sexual preferences of the characters involved. Ultimately, one finds one's self asking the final and most pressing question of all -- is that character a dom or a sub?"

""Resident Evil"'s new movie, the CGI spin-off "Degeneration," is a true prequel to "Resident Evil 5." Set between the events of "Resident Evil 4" and "Resident Evil 5," this CGI film offers fans of the series just enough information to hold them over until the "RE5"'s March release. The movie even concludes with a cameo by Tricell, the already confirmed enemy corporation of "RE5." Gamers who are looking for back story on "RE5" can expect to see many features of "Degeneration" in the game."

Capcom's 'head of character contents business', Toshihiro Tokumaru, recently speaking for a piece to be featured in Capcom's Investor Relations communication, has revealed the company licensing the movie rights to Resident Evil as they did was "unfortunate".

He implies they made a poor decision in passing over all rights with the deal, thereby losing all ability to use 'any finished product'. As such, "in the future, we'd like to create films where we retain the rights".

More interesti...

"[T]he product page on Xbox Japan confirms Resident Evil 5 will have some kind of downloadable content. Perhaps, downloadable tanks or Jeeps for the zombies not riding dirtbikes.

Resident Evil 5 also has online rankings and supports custom soundtracks just in case you want to blast zombies while listening to Hannah Montana. We’re not judging or anything, the contrast might even be a riot."

"We love the look of this umbrella so much, we're gonna say it twice. That's why we call it our Umbrella Umbrella. If you were a corporation (with, say, multinational bioengineering / pharmaceutical interests) and you had to buy an umbrella, this would be the one you'd want. The red and white alternating panels? It just says "corporation" and "umbrella." Umbrella. Corporation. Doesn't that just have a nice ring to it? Really. What more could you want from an umbrella?"

"For the record, as Capcom doesn’t have a local office here in Australia and New Zealand, it relies on external distributors to manage marketing, aid media and push the retail copies out to shops on launch day. After many years with THQ, Capcom moved to Activision in late 2006 ahead of its merger with Vivendi. Last year, Capcom shifted homes again, landing in the hands of budding new distributor Red Ant.

But the Japanese-based Capcom are notoriously difficult to deal with. We’ve had more..."

"Capcom has confirmed the PS3 is getting a Resident Evil 5 demo after all - over a week later than it appears on Xbox Live Marketplace.

Levels Assembly Place and Shanty Town are included, and can be played alone with a computer-brain companion or with a friend in split-screen or PSN co-op.

The demo will be available on PSN from 2nd February. The full game, remember, comes out here on Friday 13th March."

"Show notes:

This week we have been playing:
Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360), Katamari Damacy (PS2), Myst (PC), Super C (NES), Guitar Hero Aerosmith (Xbox 360), World of Goo (WiiWare), Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360), Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360), Empire Total War (PC), Fallout 3 (PS3), Quake Live (PC)

Not Likely: Zack & Wiki 2 and Left 4 Dead on PS3

Exclusive Xbox 360 DLC. Should we be angry at the developers/publishers, Microsoft, or Sony ?

Castle Crashers DLC is ALREADY ON YOUR HARD DRIVE.. enjoy p..."

"

1. Quake
2. Halo 3
3. Half-life
4. Grand Theft Auto IV
5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
6. Pac-Man
7. Doom
8. Resident Evil 5
9. Mortal Kombat
10. Contra
11. BioShock
12. Metal Gear Solid
13. wipEout
14. Portal
15. flOw
16. Resistance 2
17. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
18. Guitar Hero
19. Gran Turismo
20. Donkey Kong
21. Castlevania
22. Super Mario Bros. 3
23. Left 4 Dead
24. Street Fighter IV
25. Rock Band

"

"There’s a huge sense of confidence about this fifth installment. Capcom have used everything they learned with the previous game to build an even scarier and exciting adventure. The pace of the game is electric and serves to highlight the Resident Evil team’s genius. The control method, much criticized, is the perfect device for creating tension. The fact that Chris cannot move whilst shooting is essential to the gameplay. It’s those seemingly endless seconds as he reloads and the enemy cl..."

"The European Collector's Edition for Resident Evil 5 was announced a couple days ago and Blend Games is pleased to report that the North American CE bests it in overall nerdiness. Seriously, there is some wacky crap in here."

"Packaged in a steelbook case the Limited Edition features a bonus DVD containing exclusive behind the scenes footage on the making of this latest entry in the Resident Evil series and the full length trailer for CG movie Resident Evil Degeneration. See below for the image of the Xbox360 packaging and contents."

"Capcom today confirmed that a Limited Edition version of the forthcoming Resident Evil 5 will be available across PAL territories when the game releases on Friday March 13th, 2009."

The first live-action Resident Evil 5 viral video featured the traumatic after-effects of Chris Redfield's mission in Africa.
But how does Chris adjust to regular life months after the game? The second viral video shows us ...



Discuss in the RE5 forum

"Xbox 360 gamers worldwide won't have to wait until March 13, 2009 to get their hands on the highly-anticipated "Resident Evil 5." The next installment of the landmark survival horror franchise from Capcom will take action to a new level with a two-level, playable demo available exclusively on Xbox 360 for one week beginning Monday, January 26."

"The latest trailers may not have revealed a truck load of story spoilers but it sure as heck showcased forms of desperation where the cast and their roles are concerned.

However, the biggest character to stand out in the trailers was of course the main antagonist, Albert Wesker.

What is his role in Resident Evil 5? Is it a role that can continue any further or did you feel that the trailer was more than enough to make you believe that this could really be the closure to so many things? ..."

The new Resident Evil 5 theatrical trailer was released a few days ago, featuring lots of zombies, lots of mutants, lots of cheesy script, and Albert Wesker spurting pure unadulterated awesomeness. Yep, that sounds like the makings of a typical RE game...

Obviously one of those 'had to be there' things, but the video gives you an idea anyway -- check out Resident Evil 5 as projected onto a seven-story tall building!

(Video at source)

""

"On the heels of Microsoft's bundle, Sony has announced its own bundle for multi-platform Resident Evil 5, complete with special RE5 design console.

The "Premium Limited" pack comes with a Resident Evil 5 logo 80GB PS3, two DualShock 2 controllers and a copy of the game. Priced at ¥48.980 (US$525), the bundle goes on sale March 5 in Japan."

Alongside the Star Ocean: The Last Hope bundle, another Xbox 360 bundle was announced in Japan today, one for Capcom's upcoming survival horror Resident Evil 5. The 'Xbox 360 Biohazard 5 Premium Pack' contains the following:

• Xbox 360 Premium
• Biohazard 5 Deluxe Edition, which includes:
  • Biohazard 5/Resident Evil 5
  • Biohazard 5 Selection Track soundtrack CD
  • 48-hour Xbox Live Gold membership card
• code for a Biohazard 5 Premium Theme

This bundle will retail for 34,800 yen. Resident Evil 5 relea...

"Today Capcom has confirmed that seven of its upcoming titles will be released within the first half of 2009."

"How many times have you been playing a video game and thought, "Geez, that character looks like so-and-so..." Well if you're like me, that happens a lot. I thought it would be a fun diversion to create a blog that highlights some of my favorite video game characters and their real-life doppelgangers. Some are obscure...some not so much. feel free to add to the list in the comments if I didn't include a pair you know. One rule though: if a video game character was modeled after a real person (..."

"I have to admit that when I first heard that a feature-length CG film based on the Resident Evil video game series was being made, I was pretty skeptical. I mean, the last three live action Resident Evil movies by Paul W. S. Anderson weren't exactly spectacular (forgive me Milla). Plus, I couldn't help but remember what happened when they made the Final Fantasy video game franchise into that abhorrent CG movie that cost a bazillion dollars to make. I was wrong though. Resident Evil: Degenerat..."

"As we all know, the one thing that sets videogames apart from other forms of media is interactivity. Being the catalyst for your own adventure is something that makes gaming more interesting to me than any movie or book. With videogames, one can stop being a mere passive observer and actually be a part of the action.

That said, if there's one thing I may have done more than playing videogames, it's watching videogames. Whether patiently waiting for my turn or being astounded by the skills..."

"What follows is a comparison of the Biohazard 5 demos which were recently released for the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. What you should keep in mind when viewing the pictures below is that, as of the publishing of this article, the game still has three months of development time and any of the things you see below could very well be changed by the time the game is released. Another thing you should note is that I took these shots through component video output on both consoles. Its common ..."

"It's hard finding a trailer that sticks with you and keeps itself glued to the walls of your memories. Trailers that manage to do such a feat are easily worthy of some kind of media recognition. So in the good spirit of acknowledging awesomeness where awesomeness deserves recognition, Blend Games has proudly put together a list of the Top 10 Coolest Game Trailers of 2008. So without wasting a whole lot of words on a pointless lead-in to the list, you can check out our top ten picks for the co..."

"As the camera zooms into a shadowy figure there's only one man it could be. Albert Wesker, it's good to see you again. We've known about Wesker and Spencer's involvement in Resi 5 for over a year; one a frail old man who created Umbrella, the other a resurrected villain with more in common with a supernatural being than any human. His stylish fights with Chris feature so many theatrics and ludicrous moves you'll swear the DMC4 and RE5 teams were trying to outdo each other in the cut-scene dep..."

"*Bronze
Completed Chapter 1 - 1
Complete Chapter 1 - 1 on any difficulty setting.

Completed Chapter 1 - 2
Complete Chapter 1 - 2 on any difficulty setting.

Completed Chapter 2 - 1
Complete Chapter 2 - 1 on any difficulty setting.

Completed Chapter 2 - 2
Complete Chapter 2 - 2 on any difficulty setting.

*Silver
Veteran
Complete all chapters on Veteran.

All Dressed Up
Purchase all available alternative costumes in Bonus Features.

Stockpile
Obtain all available weapons..."

If you own both a Playstation 3 and an Xbox 360 and have no idea which version of Resident Evil 5 to buy, then this video might help you...



... But then again, it probably won't. Both versions look amazing.

The biggest change in Resident Evil 5 is co-op. From start to finish, somebody will always have your back. Here is an interview explaining how the co-op will work ...



An interesting thing to note is that the interviewee mentioned that the S.T.A.R.S members you come across during the game will all be zombies. Gasp! Could that be a hint towards Jill?

"Show notes:

We have been playing this week - Super Stardust HD (PSN), Katamari Damacy (PS2), Dash of Destruction (XBLA), LittleBigPlanet (PS3), Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360), Tetris Splash (XBLA), Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PSN), Sonic Unleashed (PS3)

Christmas Themed Video Game Quiz! Perry the Intern vs reigning champion James Walker (Email Allison if you dare challenge the winner of this quiz, choose the topic!)

NEWS:

-Free Radical Closing? NOOOOO

-R.I.P. Majel Roddenbe..."

"Capcom have just released the first official images of the UK Box Art for their highly-anticipated Resident Evil 5 on PLAYSTATION3 and Xbox360."

"Thanks to some help from user Grey Fox and friend, we have hacked some info from the Xbox live demo of Resident Evil 5.

At the moment I have only added all the weapons found in the game but more will come later. Be warned, even the weapons list contains major plot spoilers."

"We have been playing:

Assassins Creed (PS3), PixelJunk Monster (PS3), Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360), Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360), Street Fighter HD Remix (PSN), Playstation Home Bowling (PS3), Lost Planet Extreme - Extreme Colonies Edition (Xbox 360)

Playstation Home talk

The NEWS:

Atari buys Cryptic Studios

Ubisoft is not pleased with this news

Team Ninja and the Smash Bros. Brawl guys working on a new TMNT

Capcom is on to those RE5 rippers

Is Jill dead!?!?

UGO to buy 1UP?
..."

"Being a big fan of zombie-cinema, I naturally tend to play almost everything related to the genre that I can get my hands on. So here it is, a top ten list comprised solely of games that depict the inevitable forthcoming zombie apocalypse. You all know it's going to happen one day, so may as well get some virtual training in before it's too late!"

"The full engraving on Valentine's tombstone reads:

"In Ever Loving Memory of Our Dear
BSAA
Jill Valentine
1974-2006""

The Resident Evil 5 viral website was launched a few days ago, and the first viral video was also released. Now Capcom have updated the website, revealing that they will release more videos and information when 100,000 people visit the site.
Currently, almost 20,000 people have visited the site, so 80,000 more is needed!

The site also contains messages hidden amongst the "They Are In Kijuju" text that covers the site. The hidden messages reveal little details about what we'll see in Resi...

"We just discovered that MS might be using some sort of Xbox 360 IP identification to disconnect non-Japanese gamers from Xbox Live as soon as the Resident Evil 5 demo is loaded.

No matter how you "illegally" obtained the demo (Japanese accounts or torrent downloads), if you don't live in Japan, you'll be booted off Live. While the demo is still playable offline, your dreams of RE5 Live co-op have been infected with an incurable virus."

Resident Evil 5's advertising has kicked up a notch this week, with Capcom launching their "It Came From Kijuju" viral site.
There is a handful of unlockable Resident Evil 5 stuff there, but it looks as though the more views the website gets, the more exclusive Resident Evil 5 content Capcom will reveal! So spread the word!

Click Here to view the first video in the viral campaign.

(Click on the source to visit the Viral Site)

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Ah, remember the live-action cutscenes from the original Resident Evil? They were cheesy and terribly acted, yet bring back fond memories of a classic game.
Resident Evil 5's new viral campaign brings back the live-action, only this time it's minus the cheese ...



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"Resident Evil, Silent Hill and a selection of pretenders were incredibly popular in the last two generations, but in the age of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the traditional survival horror is all but dead. What happened to the horror? Did publishers just get tired of it, or did pressure from gamers and prevailing trends cause it to self-evaporate, to adapt with the times to such a degree that it effectively committed suicide?

As for right now though, it seems that survival horror has ev..."

"First off I’m not a fan of the Resident Evil games, having never played any of them apart from what I’ve been told was a crappy port of Resident Evil 4 on the PC. I know, it’s a shock, but there you go: I’m a Resident Evil virgin.

Ten minutes into playing that PC version and one word entered my brain: “deletion”. Off it went, deleted. Everyone had fussed over how awesome it was and even some of our staff thought it was the Game Of That Console Generation (umm dkpatriarch, cough cou..."

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We've been playing the Resident Evil 5 demo all day and, because we love you, we've thrown together a video of our impressions. There is is, sitting at the top of this post, just for you. Watch, enjoy, learn about the solid gameplay and the somewhat frustrating inventory system."

"-We have been playing:
Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360), Fallout 3 (Xbox 360), Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360), Tetris Splash (XBLA), Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)

-VGXPO '08 quick recap

-NEWS:

*RE5 to have console-specific exclusive content

*How to get the Resident Evil 5 Japanese demo on your American Xbox 360 (Including how to get unlimited 48 Hour Gold Trial Cards!)

*Nintendo denied the "Wii Remote" patent

*Megadeth doesn't care for bands that don't get Rock Band

*Speaking of Rock B..."

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1. The Legend of Zelda Series
2. Doom
3. Guitar Hero Series
4. Dead Space
5. Trespasser: Jurassic Park
6. Resident Evil Series
7. Primal Rage

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"Ex-Capcom Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has said that he won't play Resident Evil 5.

"I probably won't play it. I won't like it, because it's not going to be the game I would have made," he said. "It'll just cause me stress if I play it. I think it could be fun for gamers to play it, but not for someone who has developed Resident Evil games."

"What does this mean to you, Joe Sixpack, denizen of the Land of the Free and the Home of the Collapsing Economy? Not much. Resident Evil 5 is still on track for the previously-announced Friday the 13th, March 2009, release in both North America and Europe. Fear not, we will also be seeing demos for both the 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but they will be hitting N. America a bit later than the Japanese demo. Stay tuned, more to come on the demos soon"

"Capcom has a big pre-Christmas surprise on the way for Xbox 360 owners: a demo of Resident Evil 5!

Famitsu reports in its latest issue that a demo of the latest and greatest in survival horror will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace starting December 5. Players will be able to sample two stages of play set in that familiar urban setting from past game show demos. These stages will be playable both offline and through co-op."

"A zombie bat, flying around, covering heroine Sheva Alomar in...discharge. Maybe it's a marinade. Who knows. Oh, anyone disappointed at the lack of focus on zombie dirt bike riders in the headline - or the post itself - hit the gallery below, you'll find zombie dirt bike redemption inside."

"We're still working on those technical elements in the last couple of months, but we can tell you that if users are dissatisfied with that kind of thing, then it's certainly something we keep in mind when we develop.. We'll do our best to come up with something that users will not criticize, but love."

"One of the most highly anticipated new features in Capcom’s upcoming Resident Evil 5 is the inclusion of co-op gameplay for two players through the entire story. Second to that is excitement over a new control scheme which is supposed to offer players an experience more akin to an action shooter. Well we got to sample a little of both during a recent Capcom media tour in New York City, and are happy to report that Resident Evil fans have some fun times to look forward to."

"The full Capcom Q1 2009 release schedule reads:

Neopets Puzzle Adventure – Wii, DS, PC – January 23rd
Bionic Commando – PS3, 360, PC – February 13th
MotoGP Wii – Wii – February 20th
Street Fighter IV – PS3, 360, PC – February 20th
Dead Rising - Wii – February 27th
Resident Evil 5 – PS3, 360, PC – March 13th"

Capcom recently help a private event in NY, and GCHD was there to cover it. They were able to spend some time with RE5, and this is their preview of it. Has some nice info about the new alternate control scheme. Short, but solid info found throughout

""First of all, and quite obviously, the graphics. Even the title screen of this couldn't have been done on PS2 or Wii. Online co-op as well; the number of enemies you can have on-screen at one time; destructible scenery, physics - we're using Havok this time. We can do more complex stuff with AI; the concern I had in the very beginning is that sometimes an AI partner can become very frustrating. Now she handles fine and you can play through the game without her becoming a frustration. When yo..."

"South Florida native and current LA resident, Karen Dyer knows everything there is to know about Resident Evil 5. The actress is responsible for supplying the voice and motion capture work for Chris Redfield’s zombie-capping partner, the lovely Sheva Alomar. We recently had the chance to interview the actress about her role in the game, and what it’s like to be the star of a major blockbuster like RE5. However unfortunate it was that we couldn’t get her to spill any nitty gritty details, (..."

In a recent interview with Gametrailers, Resident Evil 5's producer Juntake Uchi discussed various points of the game that fans have been asking about ...




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Just a quick note that the Resident Evil 5 website has been relaunched ahead of its March release. It's very well done, and has all the goodies you could ask for (news, galleries, videos, character info, game feature info, and tons more).

"We're still recovering from our trip to TGS (in fact, we're still here in Tokyo). However, we thought you'd appreciate this list of new games which will definitely be supporting Trophies when they release on the PS3."

"Kohler: I suppose it does do that -- the plot of the film leads directly to Resident Evil 5, so die-hard fans will likely scrutinize every last detail. The plot follows characters from the games, Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield, as they attempt to put down yet another outbreak of a manufactured virus that turns people into zombies. As someone who's just casually interested in Resident Evil games, I found Degeneration's plot to be entirely insubstantial, a paper-thin excuse to shoot grotesque..."

"I am as excited for Resident Evil 5 as any of you, it will probably be my Game Of The Year for 2009, and as March is quickly approaching, the excitement has been building. Then I saw the latest TGS Resident Evil 5 trailer from TGS '08 . . .

When I saw the opening of this new trailer I honestly thought I was seeing a flash back to an older PS1 game, perhaps a earlier Resident Evil title done in HD (like the MGS1 flashback in MGS4). But no, this was Resident Evil 5.

I was shocked at the ..."

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The Resident Evil series has been under a lot of scrutiny as of late; about the repetition found in the gameplay. But more than anything else, the concerns players have with the evolution of the story has been massive.

I too have been concerned with the story, and where it could possibly go from Resident Evil 4. That was, until TGS 2008.

Perhaps my favourite trailer of all time, this showcases and hints at some of the backstory for Resident Evil 5, and does a fanta...

"After my hands-on with the latest RE, I felt a strong urge to hurl my controller against a wall. Why is there a rigid inventory system? Why are their potted herbs everywhere? Why can’t I walk and fire a gun at the same time? These mechanics feel like spoiled left-overs. You can try to defend these choices in two ways. Either way they were used to create a sense of suspense and horror to force the player to make quick decisions and to struggle with the environment around them or that these me..."

"As Capcom promised, they've released a new story trailer for the upcoming Resident Evil 5. Finally, an answer to the burning question: "Wait, why is Chris Redfield running around massacring African villagers?""

Do you remember playing Doom and laughing at all your friends who didn't have it? Or played a recent Star Fox game and wished they'd stuck to the high standards set by Star Fox 64? Have you been a devoted Metroid fan right from the start?

This article is all about games and their transformations over the years. It gives you the run down on each game and the big changes, along with bringing back a lot of fond memories.

Are there any other games you felt have really evolved over a long pe...

More Resident Evil 5 screenshots you say ?

In these screenshots the in-game menu and interface are shown for the first time and they both seem to occupy a larger place than before. Good or Bad ? You decide.

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"One of the most memorable/annoying aspects of the Resident Evil games was the save system. Players had to scour the area for typewriters and save their game using a limited number of ink ribbons. No more, though."

"Resident Evil is said to be born from a Japanese horror movie, “Sweet Home” (which was actually based on an NES game of the same name). Although “Sweet Home” itself took its inspiration in turn from several Western movies, it nonetheless carries with it the strong hallmark of the way Japanese culture treats horror – and that distinctly Japanese fear factor is what made Konami’s Silent Hill, Tecmo’s Fatal Frame, and Sony Japan’s Siren what they are.

The West and the East have distin..."

Courtesy of blog Wii @ Everyday comes the scans from the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu for this week, with new game announcements and more images of those known upcoming games.

Games featured:

• [NDS] 7th Dragon
  • Spring 2009 Release
  • Published by Sega, Developed by imageepoch
  • Directed by Kazuya Niinou
  • Quest is simple: defeat all the dragons
  • Four person battle party
  • Seven types of jobs: (Thief, Mage, Fighter, Princess, Knight, Samurai, Healer)
  • Each job will have four different appearances, a...

Capcom - the developer and publisher of Resident Evil 5 - has released four new screenshots for the game. They show characters getting some major air on motorcycles, as well as hot, exploding action!

Resident Evil 5 will be coming out for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on March 13th of next year.

Two more characters are set to appear in Resident Evil 5 when it releases next year thanks to a scan from Famistu. Old favorite former S.T.A.R.S captain and all 'round baddie Albert Wesker and new hottie Excella Gionne, leader of TriCell pharmaceutical in Africa.

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Capcom's website for the upcoming Tokyo Game Show 2008 has went up today, along with the publisher's current lineup for the show:

• [PS3/360] Biohazard 5 (Resident Evil 5)
• [WII] Monster Hunter 3
• [NDS] Gyakuten Kenji
• [PS3/360] Street Fighter IV
• [WII] Dead Rising: Zombie Sacrifice (Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop)
• [PSP] Sengoku BASARA Battle Heroes
• [PS3/360] Bionic Commando
• [WII] Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes
• [PS2] Fate/unlimited codes
• [NDS] Ryuusei no Rockman 3: Black Ace ...

"Before the over the top, logo heavy madness of today’s next-gen masterpieces became the visual norm for video game cover art, there was the basic beauty of the Atari 2600’s approach to package design. Clean composition and vague descriptive text came together to create something that was just so…intangibly fresh and mesmerizing."

"Capcom says: "Some of our popular software titles have provocative graphics and text, such as violent and grotesque scenes. Accordingly, in the event of violent incidents and other criminal cases involving juveniles, we may be subject to a smear campaign by some sections of the mass media which often point out the correlation between crime and games."

We imagine Capcom is referring to the upcoming release of the sure to be brilliant Resident Evil 5, which is guaranteed to feature generous ..."

"Why did the villagers shoot at Leon ?
Because his last name is Kennedy !

What's a popular drink for a hot day in Raccoon City ?
An iced-tea virus !

Why do zombies fear Photographers ?
They hate headshots !

Why did the angry people attack an outsider with pitchforks and torches ?
Because they were religious !"

"“The Resident Evil series has strong brand power and a special game concept, which builds a new view of the world that you can’t find in any other games,” said a rep.

“Capcom is not all that concerned about competition with distribution titles, since the quality of our Resident Evil 5 is also being enhanced. Rather, we are at the stage of devising strategies to expand its sales further.”"

"Here are new Resident Evil 5 screenshots showing pretty much the same stuff we've been looking at for the last six months. But we're still excited.

The massive focus on co-op gameplay with the lovely new lass has us a bit concerned, but hopefully Capcom can nail the near-perfect pace and variety which made Resi 4 the best in the series. We're happy with a Resi 4 rehash anyway, to be honest.

It's out on Friday, February 13 next year in both Europe and North America."

"The fifth Resident Evil takes place in an as-yet unnamed African nation, with hordes of undead beating you up under a constant sheen of burning sunlight, giving the game an eerie, washed-out feel. Throughout RE5's dark tale you'll find the origins of the viruses that have plagued Redfield and the rest of the S.T.A.R.S. team for ten years. While this isn't the last Resident Evil game, the return of a big name lead and the promise of some answers to old questions certainly suggests that this co..."

Capcom has released a new trailer for Resident Evil 5 for the Leipzig GamesCon 2008 convention. Get a look at the next chapter in the Umbrella Corp. saga coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 via the source.

If you've been keeping tabs on the latest Resident Evil 5 trailers you would have noticed something rather ... odd. The majority of character and enemy animations are identical to Resident Evil 4. Opening doors, reloading guns, enemy deaths, jumping from ledges, etc are all the same.
Fair enough if Capcom don't want to fix what isn't broken, but there should be at least some improvement in a next-gen game. It's just lazy, otherwise.

"Australian actress Michelle Van Der Water is about to become known to millions of video game players.
The 30-year-old has scored an unique role as the heroine in the fifth instalment of hit video game Resident Evil 5, which will be released in October.

Makers of the horror game, set in Africa, have used Van Der Water as the model for Sheva Alomar, an agent who handles firearms and is involved in hand-to-hand combat. Alomar is also the partner of the main character.

For the part, Van..."

"Today at the San Diego Comic Con, fans were treated to the first footage from the Capcom / Sony Pictures Entertainment collaboration, Resident Evil: Degeneration. Making its theatrical debut this fall in Japan and coming to DVD and Blu-ray in North America later in 2008, this spectacular, all-CGI animated feature takes the zombie action to a whole new level with its ground-breaking visual effects and thrilling new storyline"

"Capcom has promised that Resident Evil 5 is not about to shy away from gore in a bid to get a lower age certification.

“We’re never going to create a gore-free Resident Evil title to try and get a lower rating as it’s a game about the horror experience and gore is part of that,” said Rhys Cash, Capcom UK's research and planning manager.

“We’re primarily about making great games and if it’s appropriate to the title we won’t shy away from making a 15+ or 18+ title.”"

"When we talked to SEGA of America president Simon Jeffery at E3 last week, he showered us with knowledge and know-how. He also threw in a quick mention of a game we hadn't heard anything about — officially, that is — Resident Evil 5 for the Wii. To say that we were surprised to hear it mentioned would be an understatement, despite our non-reaction if front of Mr. Jeffery.

We followed up with a couple folks about the on camera slip of the tongue, starting with Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime...."

"Okay, so that last trailer shown yesterday showed quite a few of the new enemies Resi 5 will have to offer. A bulk of these images have come from that trailer, although no official names have been given to the enemies yet. So I've gone ahead and named them myself, and as *bleep* as some of the names may sound, they kind of explain what you're seeing in the pics.

So, just before I start, I do realise that there are a few characters we may have seen that can't exactly be confirmed as enemies..."

"However, as good as it looked, I still couldn't get RE4 out of my head. Remember the first time you played it? How fresh it felt? How every facet had been retooled, re-imagined to really serve the experience? I think that is what I was hoping for from RE5's gameplay. But this is iterative, an evolutionary step forward, nothing like the leap I was hoping for.

Your partner is one of the few tweaks that really adds something new. When they're under attack a light begins flashing in the lower..."

"Generally, when one thinks of "Survival Horror" in the video game world, the Resident Evil series will be the first name that pops up, followed by Silent Hill. To me, they both miss the point.

While both games can fall into a "survivoristic" mode, I've never found that much horror in them. Sure, Resident Evil has zombies, or mutants or whatever, but it's always been another run-around-and-shoot-stuff-that-moves game to me. It might as well be Nazis. You are trained military with guns, fer ..."

"The Resident 5 footage shown here at E3 is gorgeous. Jaw dropping, even. The game really looks like what people have been waiting for. What's not to like? The criticism level against the game has been the fact it uses Resident 4's controls. That's not necessarily a bad thing if you liked Resident Evil 4! But as RE5 producer Jun Takeuchi pointed out:

"It's possible that a lot of people who play Resident Evil 5 may not have played Resident Evil 4. But they might have played Gears of Wars or ..."

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E3 2008 has had a massive kick-off today.
Here is one of Capcom's biggest showings at the expo - The latest Resident Evil 5 trailer, featuring some brand new scenes, gameplay and "zombie" enemies, (as well as a guy with some awful voice-acting that will bring fans back to the days of RE1 ... okay, maybe it's not that bad).



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"Chief Producer Jun Takeuchi announced the release date for the eagerly anticipated sequel to one of the best games of the last generation. Resident Evil 5 will be launching worldwide on Friday, March 13th 2009 - except in Japan, who get it a day earlier.

The news is a welcome one, especially for die-hard fans who have been waiting a long time ever since the title was announced way back at Microsoft's X05 conference. Now, we just hope they stick to that date. It's not like we haven't been d..."

"Get ready for one of the game industry's biggest events of the year: the annual E3 Media & Business Summit, better known simply as E3, which takes place this year in Los Angeles from July 15-17. The three days of the expo won't be the only days in which you can expect to see new games and announcements; this year, as with other years, several major game companies will be making big news before the show at their press conferences."

"It seems that Capcom may finally bend to the politically correct pressure and toss in some differently-pigmented zombies for their upcoming survival/horror death-fest, Resident Evil 5.

The game is set in Africa, so of course, there are plenty of African-Americans. Therefore, when the village gets assaulted by a nasty virus that turns them into zombies, logic tells us that we get a lot of African zombies. Sounds perfectly logical to us, but it certainly created a lot of negative backlash, a..."

"Those curious about his future as Albert Wesker might be in for a disappointment. If you picked up last years "The Umbrella Chronicles" you might notice something amiss about the voice of Wesker:

"It's weird because I did the voice recordings for Wesker in Umbrella Chronicles. However Capcom has decided that they want to hire non-union actors in California instead, so my voice was replaced.
Which became sort of funny when I heard that the replacement tried sounding like me."

This exp..."

"A couple weeks ago, a friend sent me a A couple of weeks ago, a friend sent me a YouTube link. He described it as “African genocide.” Not knowing what to expect, I clicked on it. What I witnessed for those next 3 minutes, was nerve-wrecking, painful, mind-numbing and heart-racing. It was a trailer for a Video Game called “Resident Evil.”

This specific trailer was an eyeful in the most horrid sense. It wasted no time in capitalizing upon the long history of blatant depictions of African..."

"Resident Evil 5 Jun Takeuchi talks, well, Resident Evil 5 and explains why the game is set in Africa. Apparently, because of hints in Resident Evil Code: Veronica. Capcom had no choice! Takeuchi does forget to bring up the magnificent zombie mustaches. He should be ashamed."

"Capcom producer Jun Takeuchi has said that Resident Evil 5's main development platform is the PC. When Eurogamer asked Takeuchi why Capcom was showing the Xbox 360 build of Resident Evil 5 instead of the PlayStation 3 verseion at Capcom's Captivate 08 event, Takeuchi said that since Capcom was asked to show RE5 up and running on a console, due to their hardware similarities it was just faster to port the PC build over to the Xbox 360."

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"Yesterday Capcom reminded us that killing zombies is fun. Now the studio wants to make sure we know that these zombies have no reservations swallowing your face.

Along with the new screenshots, the company released some renders of the unnamed female companion who is officially known as "mysterious woman.""

"When Capcom first showed Resident Evil 5 at E3 2007, there was a collective sense that what we'd just seen was going to stir the pot, as a big brawny white guy had just done his share of laying waste to an angry mob of Africans. Sure enough, Capcom of Japan received more than its share of criticism from those inside and outside of the gaming press. The first to lobby a notable complaint was blog Black Looks, writing that RE5 was "problematic on so many levels, including the depiction of Black..."

"Like all thinking people, we're anxiously awaiting the release of Resident Evil 5, if only to learn more of the back story of coat-opening shop guy. Though we don't know when we'll finally get our hands on it, after last week's Captivate 08, we at least know that things are progressing."

With Resident Evil 5 coming along, the Producer, Jun Takeuchi has gone to state how the Sixaxis controller is not a viable option for aiming in Resident Evil 5... however it should be noted that the comment is in response to a question asking if it would be possible to use the PS3 controller in a similar fashion to how the WiiMote was used in RE4: Wii Edition.

However the sensitivity issues for something like that aside, Takeuchi went on to express his fondness for the system calling it "g...

"Our demo started with S.T.A.R.S. team member Chris Redfield in a crude cabin, watching as an angry, infected horde of locals passed by bearing clubs, axes and machetes. After the initial shock of seeing Resident Evil 5 being played for the first time, on an Xbox 360 we should note, it became clear that anyone familiar with Resident Evil 4 will feel right at home with this chapter.

That's not necessarily a bad thing, mind you, just that if you're looking for a revolutionary step forward in ..."

"Dear feminist gamers, did Capcom just trade racism for sexism? Well, according to feministgamers.com the "girl-power" exchange at the end did little to dissuade her/them from still believing that this is a racist game through and through. Funny, it's so hard for me to understand who is supposed to get pissed off by what these days. Apparently I suck at ranking sexist and racist commentary. I'm going to get stuck doing more sensitivity training so I too can pretend to live in a world where eve..."

""

"Curl up with your favorite horror movie, game, or book, and pay close attention; beyond the screams and the blood there is a whole culture hiding.

Western audiences often experience long-distance culture shock when faced with media created by the Japanese for the Japanese. Despite efforts to tailor Japanese works for the American market, we are often confronted with cultural signals that are uniquely Japanese and have no direct equivalent Western culture. This has lead to a lot of head-scr..."

"The game will apparently take place in a nameless African country near a line of active volcanoes that stretch across Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Kenya. When the game begins, everyone will at first be uninfected, and this time around it'll be a long-dormant virus released through volcanic activity that turns the locals into zombie-like killers.

Moreover (and you might consider this an even bigger spoiler), the preview states the game will feature a number of classic Resident Evil characters (wi..."

"Mysterious countdowns have been aplenty as of late. The last really memorable one was when Siren was unveiled. Now we've got another one; this time it's for Resident Evil 5. Spotted at ResidentEvil.com, this countdown still has over 50 hours to go at the time of this writing. Of course, we don't know what it is for. That's the nature of these mysterious countdowns.

Is there going to be more news on RE5 or is this just the grand opening for the site? Most likely it's the latter, but keep yo..."

"Capcom has unveiled that it plans to bring Resident Evil 5 out simultaneously for Xbox 360 and PS3 before the end of its financial year '08, which ends April.

The news comes straight out of the company's latest financial report and also lists Bionic Commando and MotoGP 08 as planned releases before the end of FY 08.

It's worth noting that the financial year ends next April. Looking back over past release dates, Resident Evil 4 came out in January and March in Japan and Europe respective..."

"he scans show the game's protagonist Chris Redfield and some other pictures from the game.


Deciphering from the Japanese text that tell of details as written by Famitsu is tough, though it was mentioned that a trailer could be coming up soon to give us a new preview of the juggernaut to come."

"Fatal Frame 4 was announced at the beginning of 2008 and since then there has been little news on the newest installment in the popular survival horror. The game is being released this Summer and fans are beginning to get worried with the limited information that has been released.
Visit any Fatal Frame 4 discussion board and you will be met with few posts and even fewer people who know the game exists. This is a noticeable contrast to the thriving discussion boards of other survival horror ..."

"Game-industry critics object to any overt or implied elements of sex or racism that crop up in the course of play. Often, the gaming community's knee-jerk defense against these critics is to contend that they don't know what they're talking about. In many cases, this is true. But in their haste to polish their pet medium's reputation, gamers ignore the other side of the coin — namely that, in some instances, the bluenoses have a point.
The truth is that some games are irresponsible in rega..."

"Japan’s Famitsu magazine recently conducted a video interview with Jun Takeuchi, the producer of Resident Evil 5, and we now have the video complete with English subs for your viewing pleasure! In addition to the interview, the video include a brief introduction into the history of the Resident Evil series, many first-ever shots of actual gameplay, and also includes some behind the scenes development sneak peeks.

quote Takeuchi

...we really wanted to show the origins of the virus. So for t...

"

"Croal: I looked at the “Resident Evil 5″ trailer and I was like, “Wow, clearly no one black worked on this game.” Because I wonder, and I haven’t sort of really dug into it that much, but I wonder what sort of advice Capcom gave them.
The point isn’t that you can’t have black zombies. There was a lot of imagery in that trailer that dovetailed with classic racist imagery.
What was not funny, but sort of interesting, was that there were so many gamers who could not at all see it. Like..."

"The only thing that keeps me from getting too jealous over this is the fact that some dear person will have that DVD posted online within the first hour it is made public. Thank you Al Gore for inventing such a wonderful thing called the Internet."

"According to rumors in the latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, Capcom plans to release Resident Evil 5 before/during the holiday season of this year.

Now we would just say that this could be an April Fools Joke to get fans riled up; however, PSU has heard from our own sources that this is true. We were told that not only will Resident Evil 5 be in stores by the holidays, but could be on shelves as soon as October.

Due out on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Resident Evil 5 is set ten..."

"1. (1 / 1) Dragon Quest IX NDS Square Enix
2. (2 / 2) Final Fantasy XIII PS3 Square Enix
3. (3 / 3) Biohazard 5 PS3 Capcom
4. (4 / 4) Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Konami
5. (6 / 6) Monster Hunter 3 Wii Capcom
6. (5 / 5) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii Nintendo
7. (7 / 7) Dragon Quest VI NDS Square Enix
8. (8 /10) Dragon Quest IV NDS Square Enix
9. (12/ 9) Lost Odyssey Xbox 360 Microsoft
10. (11/14) Final Fantasy IV NDS Square Enix
11. (9 / 8) Shin Sangoku Musou 5 PS3 Koei
12. (14/20) Dragon..."

"Forget about the accusations of racism being made against Capcom’s Resident Evil 5, at least the offended living black people can defend themselves. What about the countless dead people that have been made a mockery in every itteration of the game thus far?

They lay there, in piece (or pieces) just minding their own business, while the heartless crew over at Capcom thinks up new ways to portray them as evil beings full of life. It’s not only insulting, it’s flat out unrealistic.

Hav..."

"I have always tried to stay out of discussions about racism, not because they make me uncomfortable, but because two sides can rarely agree on the topic. The debate over whether Resident Evil 5 is racist or not is one that I don’t mind chiming in about. Recently a woman who writes for a blog called Black Looks wrote a small article that stated the following:

“This is problematic on so many levels, including the depiction of Black people as inhuman savages, the killing of Black people by ..."

"The new Resident Evil video game depicts a white man in what appears to be Africa killing Black people. The Black people are supposed to be zombies and the white man's job is to destroy them and save humanity…

This is problematic on so many levels, including the depiction of Black people as inhuman savages, the killing of Black people by a white man in military clothing, and the fact that this video game is marketed to children and young adults. Start them young... fearing, hating, and des..."

"Before we watched the new Resident Evil 5 trailer we were wondering how the hell Capcom would ever be able to surpass the brilliance of Resi 4. Now, after viewing the three-minute movie over and over (and getting chilly vertebrae every single time), we're confident that Resi 5 isn't just going to raise the survival horror bar, it's going to blow it through the corrugated iron roof and into the stratosphere. Here are five reasons that the trailer has got us super pumped about Resident Evil 5..."

"Featuring (an absolutely ripped, it must be said) Chris Redfield, it’s a mixture of cut scenes with tantalising snatches of gameplay. Oh, and if you thought the villagers in the last game travelled in numbers, think again - there must be at least twenty charging poor Chris at times in this one, machetes and tools drawn."

"What we do know, however, is that it will star Chris Redfield, who is sent to to investigate an incident in a desert region. Body temperature will play a role in the game, as hallucinations from the heat will affect the character's ability to shoot accurately. The enemy will be an intelligent human-type that is neither zombie or ganado, and a female character from a previous Resident Evil game will be making an appearance, as well."

"Keiji Inafune: Until now it’s been hard for us to develop multi-platform games, but recently we have developed this development engine that allows us to develop a game in the engine and then put it on to PS3 and 360.

Developing Dead Rising and Lost Planet helped flush out everything in the development tool system – which is now pretty much complete, aside from the usual upgrades – so we decided to use that engine, make it for the 360 and the PS3 with Devil May Cry 4.

So, now we can g..."

"This week's Famitsu has revealed more details on Resident Evil 5 which was recently shown at E3.

The story takes place roughly 10 years after the Raccoon Incident in the first Resident Evil game. The character which we've seen in the trailer is confirmed to be former S.T.A.R.S. member Chris Redfield. He now works for an organization called BSAA and was sent to a location (shown in the trailer) to investigate on a special case"

"Throughout the Microsoft E3 conference, the company continued to harp on the fact that they were only showing titles in their 2007 lineup, but they made a single exception with Capcom's Resident Evil 5. We haven't seen a single screen shot from that game since the original Tokyo Game Show trailer, but Capcom debuted a new look at the zombie sequel."

"The main reason I'm writing this is to bring back attention to Resident Evil 5, a game that hasn't been getting the hype it deserves. So hit the jump for some speculative facts.

Last week, I had the pleasure of joining John Martone and God Len for Spoiler-San. As we shot the sh*t on all things Cowboy Bebop, we started digging around IMDB for information on the voice actors. God Len came across Wendee Lee's profile and saw that she has been cast in Resident Evil 5. So unless Capcom decides..."