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Sony has unveiled a special Resident Evil 5 branded PS3 console bundle, which is set to include a copy of the game and two controllers. According to Kotaku, the Premium Limited Edition pack is due for release on March 5th with the retail price of YEN 48.980 ($525). As revealed …
Read More »Capcom sales up 15 per cent
Capcom’s net sales for the quarter ending June 30th has hit 16,352 million yen ($1.07 billion), a rise of 14.5 per cent when compared to the same period last year. The Resident Evil publisher also saw operating income leap 43.5 per cent to 2,978 million yen, with net income hitting …
Read More »Capcom refuses to cut the gore in RE5
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 …
Read More »E3 08: Resident Evil 5 dated
Capcom has confirmed that Resident Evil 5 will enjoy a simultaneous global release on March 13th, 2009. Speaking at Microsoft’s media briefing at E3 this morning, producer of the game Jun Takeuchi also revealed to the crowd that there is to be an online co-op feature built into the game …
Read More »CAPTIVATE 08: ‘This is our strongest ever line up’
Capcom believes its 2008 line up will let it to compete at the top end of the market and will surprise the industry. The firm celebrated its 25th anniversary at Captivate in Las Vegas last week, and showed off some of its big upcoming releases including Resident Evil 5, Dark …
Read More »Resident Evil 5 trailer ‘racist’, says respected journo
Newsweek journalist N’Gai Croal has questioned the thinking behind the way black people are represented in the trailer for Capcom’s Resident Evil 5. In an interview with MTV, Croal attacked the teaser – which shows Caucasian hero Chris Redfield facing swathes of black zombies – for dovetailing with classic racist …
Read More »Resi heads to Africa
In an interview with Japanese consumer games mag Famitsu translated by IGN , Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi has unveiled some new details about Capcom’s hugely anticipated upcoming next-gen survival-horror title. Taking place in what appears to be an African setting, Resi 5’s zombies will once again depart from …
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