Resident Evil 5 News
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Resident Evil 5 DLC delayed in Japan
Capcom has today revealed that it has delayed the release of Resident Evil 5’s upcoming downloadable content in Japan by a fortnight. The DLC – which adds in a multiplayer Versus mode – has attracted many complaints from gamers as of late, who expressed their displeasure at hav...
- Posted Mar 23rd 2009
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RE5, SFIV content hits Home next week
If you're ready for some more Resident Evil 5 inside your Home atmosphere, next week will accommodate that readiness. Capcom plans to unleash Adam's Store inside its Resident Evil 5 space, allowing social gamers to purchase RE5 content to wear in Sony's social network application. Included in this n...
- Posted Mar 19th 2009
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Resident Evil 5 sales top new U2 album and film in UK
UK sales of Resident Evil 5 have propelled gaming ahead of both music and film this past weekend , with the game crushing the efforts of U2's latest album and the combined sales of the region’s top five cinema films. The action horror sequel comfortably outsold every single entry in the UK...
- Posted Mar 19th 2009
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RE5 tops UK Charts, becomes fastest selling Resi title to date
Action horror sequel Resident Evil 5 has debuted at the top of the UK All Format Charts following its release on March 13, becoming the fastest selling entry in the venerable franchise to date. According to data from Gfk Chart Track, the game’s release marks the UK’s biggest All Forma...
- Posted Mar 17th 2009
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Capcom goes to bat against DLC critics
Last week, Capcom priced its upcoming downloadable content for Resident Evil 5 at a modest $5. However, this announcement was met with enough backlash to warrant not one, but two counter-defenses from Capcom representatives. While the first comments were from an inside source speaking with CVG, this...
- Posted Mar 16th 2009
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Resident Evil 5 is 'new direction' for series, says Capcom
Capcom’s Chris Kramer has declared that Resident Evil 5 signals a new direction for the venerable survival horror series, with the sequel “waving goodbye” to many of the storylines and characters seen in previous installments - or as Kramer puts it, 'act one' of the saga. Speak...
- Posted Mar 16th 2009
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Resident Evil series tops 40 million sales
Capcom announced today that the Resident Evil franchise has eclipsed 40 million sales globally since its inception in 1996. The Japanese software giant also confirmed that it has shipped approximately four million copies of Resident Evil 5 to retailers, with the demo – available on PS3 and ...
- Posted Mar 16th 2009
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Japan gets hometown discount for Resident Evil 5 DLC
If you happen to be one of our readers who are already displeased with the fact you'll have to pay an extra $5 to get the entire Resident Evil 5 experience, this news probably isn't going to make that feeling any better. According to Andriasang, Capcom has revealed the dating and pricing for the &qu...
- Posted Mar 14th 2009
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Capcom defends its "nickel and dime" method
It's hard to argue against all the good that next generation gaming has given us junkies, but it goes without saying that with the good always comes the bad. It's no secret that this generation has proven to be very useful to developers who've used the newer technology to patch their titles and offe...
- Posted Mar 13th 2009
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Capcom confirms online versus modes for Resident Evil 5
Capcom confirmed today that Resident Evil 5 will receive new, competitive versus modes in the coming weeks. "Versus allows up to four players to match wits in online battles across two very different game types," reads Capcom's official description. "Slayer's Rule is a point-based ...
- Posted Mar 12th 2009
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