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Modders have unearthed a host of hidden files on the Resident Evil 6 game disc that demonstrate the presence of future DLC on existing copies of the game. They show that the game will at some point offer a new difficulty mode – No Hope – as well as additional …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA 13 holds on to No1; Resident Evil 6 debuts in 2nd
EA’s FIFA 13 has clung on to the UK top spot, despite a 72 per cent week-on-week drop in sales. The latest figures from UKIE and GfK Chart-Track show that Capcom’s Resident Evil 6 managed second place in its first week, although it becomes the fourth biggest release of the …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 breaks Capcom records
Capcom’s latest survival horror adventure Resident Evil 6 has shipped 4.5m copies worldwide – more than any other title in the publisher’s history. The series’ previous outing, 2009’s Resident Evil 5, shipped 4.4m copies, according to CVG. Resident Evil 6 launched earlier this week – you can read more about …
Read More »OPINION: Games reviewers don’t exist in isolation
By the time the reviews hit, a consensus has more often than not already been reached. We are the Borg. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. When I rule the world, video games reviews will be made very differently. Reviewers will be locked into cells in …
Read More »GAME OF THE DAY: Resident Evil 6
The thing you need to bear in mind about Resident Evil 6 is that Capcom would be daft not to try and evolve the series. That’s not to say that every decision it’s made has been the right one. And that’s not to say that fans of Resident Evil should …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 reviews are go
Just hours ahead of its UK arrival tomorrow (Tuesday October 2nd), the reviews have gone live for Resident Evil 6. And as was always expected from a game that dares to stray so far from its established formula, the critical reception so far is proving very mixed. Resident Evil used …
Read More »IN PICTURES (and NSFW): Capcom’s Resident Evil 6 meat party
Yes, you’re right – a NSFW meat party is quite a thing to behold. In a bold bit of PR yesterday, Capcom welcomed UK games journalists to a two day Resident Evil 6-themed Human Butchery installation at London’s Smithfields market. MCV’s very own James Batchelor, for instance, is tonight planning …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 presents the world’s first human butchery in London
Vegetarians and squeamish types might want to turn away. Capcom will tomorrow open the world’s first human butchery at London’s famous Smithfields meat market. It will trade for two days from Friday September 28th. It’s fronted by fictional butcher Wesker & Son and will offer members of the public the …
Read More »Spark Unlimited tipped for Onimusha revival
UK games magazine PSM3 has claimed that Spark Unlimited has been handed the task of resurrecting the Onimusha franchise. Onimusha debuted on PS2 on 2001 and offered a melee-focused alternative to the Resident Evil franchise. However, while Resi has gone on to become a global franchise, Onimusha never enjoyed the …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 gets 39/40 review score in Famitsu
Capcom’s Resident Evil 6 has been awarded a near-perfect 39/40 from weekly Japanese games bible Famitsu. That’s one point better than Resident Evil 5 and ever so close to becoming only the publication’s 20th 40/40 title. "The visuals are flashy and really thrilling," one of its first reviews states, as …
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