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Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles: review incoming

no.spam@gameriot.com (JBoc) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:42:12 -0500

It has been an extremely long time since i've posted on this wonderful site but I'm finally back! And what a week it has been, it should have been coined "The Week of the Undead" seeing as how Left 4 Dead 2, Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles, AND most recently: RESIDENT EVIL 2 (finally!) have all been released within the span of a week. So apart from studying for exams I have been shooting down hordes of zombies across all three platforms, happy times.

But as the title of this short article suggests, yes, I will be composing a Darkside Chronicles review that should be up sometime this weekend, as soon as I clear it. But here are my current impressions:

The best on rails experience I , personally, have ever had. If only this was in the traditional gameplay style of Resident Evil norm then this would rank pretty high with the best of the series. I'm really appreciating how the story line is beautifully complimented by the awesome flash back scenarios. As opposed to Umbrella Chronicles, this doesn't feel like just a collection of shooting gallery levels, it actually feels like an authentic Resident Evil experience.

I just wrapped up the Resident Evil 2 scenario and the second Operation Javier mission, and am currently delving into the surface of the Code Veronica flashback. And I'm having an extremely good time doing it. There is one factor that I am really loving (but most people seem to despise) : the camera. It really does a very good job of immersing you into this interactive horror film. But enough of me blabbing on about this, I'm going to continue playing so I can deliver you guys my full detailed review.

RE 5: Alternative Edition New Enemy

no.spam@gameriot.com (ShadowOne333) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:18:22 -0500

Capcom has once again updated their official Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition.
This time, some new pics about a new enemy that will appear in the Spencer State Chapter following both Chris and Jill.

To some RE fans and veterans, the character might look somewhat familiar, as it shares some resemblance to the Resident Evil Remake enemy Lisa Trevor, notice both the hunchback, skin decoloration, feetcuffs and chains.

Perhaps this new enemy might be the enigmatic and misterious character, George Trevor protecting the new Spencer State?

Share your thoughts about who the new enemy is!

Official Site:
http://www.capcom.co.jp/bio5/ae/index.html

More Gold Edition News

no.spam@gameriot.com (wesker burkin) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:53:40 -0500

As for the Mercenaries Reunion mode, that has players using the new playable characters and new weapon load-outs as they aim to shoot down as many enemies as they can within a limited time, same old mercs just new characters but does the Reunion title hint at who the characters could be?

A boxed copy of the game with all DLC included, Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition, will be released on March 12 (PS3 with all content on disc, Xbox 360 with a download code).

The full release schedule follows:

Xbox 360
Lost in Nightmares: 17 February
Costume Pack 1: 17 February
Episode 2 (title TBA): 3 March
Costume Pack 2: 3 March

PS3
Lost in Nightmares: 18 February
Costume Pack 1: 18 February
Episode 2 (title TBA): 4 March
Costume Pack 2: 4 March

(all Dates for US)

info taken from:www.computerandvideogames.com

More News On Alternative Edition

no.spam@gameriot.com (wesker burkin) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:32:07 -0500

Capcom has just updated their RE Alternative site
http://www.capcom.co.jp/bio5/ae/lost_index.html
Here we can see more news on a new Merc mode known as The Mercenaries Reunion along with two new costumes the Warrior Costume for Chris (the same as on the one in the PC Version) and the folklore Costume for Sheva. It also tells us that there will be more Figures to collect, no news yet on anything from the new Story mission but keep yours eyes peeled.

RE 5: Alternative Edition Prices and Gold Edition Announced

no.spam@gameriot.com (ShadowOne333) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:24:02 -0500

The price for the box case of Alternative Edition and the DLC content has been released, as well for some additional information regarding the extras of the Alternative Edition besides de Spencer's mansion Chapter with Chris and Jill.

Link:
http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/104/1046793p1.html
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=379964
http://www.famitsu.com/

Also, a new edition of the game has been announced entitled "Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition" (which might be the European counterpart of the Alternative Edition for the USA).

The new extras this edition will include are:

- Lost In Nightmares (New level)
- Desperate Escape (New level)
- The Mercenaries Reunion (New Game mode)
- Additional Costume Pack 1 (Extra Costumes)
- Additional Costume Pack 2 (Extra Costumes)
- Additional Figurine Pack (New Figurines)

Link:
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classified.nsf/e8ea0df3a881175480256d58003cb570/7f22f667532ac1518025767000417919?OpenDocument

It may be the right time to mention this...

no.spam@gameriot.com (DaMa) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:28:44 -0500

Let's get straight to the point:

I've secretly been working on a new website the past 2 months. It goes back to where reHorror came from but includes the community aspect aswell. While reH has become a messy community we want to bring back professionality and organized content. Even with all the similarities to the old reH, the content will be completely different. More on that later though.

reHorror will co-exist with that other site and continue to serve as a community.

I'd love to tell you more already, but i enjoy to surprise people. Right now, i am only using this blog post to aquire 1 or 2 editors/writers who .. (i shed some light now) enjoy to play the darker games, namely survival horror games and care to write about them as if its about their babies' birth.

This site (name even starts and ends with the same letter as reHorror!) is paying $10 per month to each Editor (increasable). Jobs include generation of content and news updates. I dont want to spoil too much, so please PM me incase you are interested in participating in this project.

More infos at a later time, i don't want to be too euphoric yet, but belive we have quite a few cool ideas and will present Horror in an appropiate and professional way.

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Tofu and bonus costumes footage

no.spam@gameriot.com (DaMa) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:44:48 -0500

Capcom released two videos related to bonus material in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles.

"Tofu, some love it, some hate it, but now you have to shoot it unless you want to be consumed by it. That’s right one of RETDC’s bonus modes transforms the undead into shuffling blocks of wobbly tofu."
- Capcom Europe

Here's the video showing Tofu in action:

and another one showing bonus costumes:

High Res Darkside Chronicles Famitsu Scans

no.spam@gameriot.com (ShadowOne333) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:20:05 -0500

One of our affiliates managed to get high resolutions scans of Famitsu, where we can see clearer the new outfits for both Claire and Leon, as well for the confirmation of an old character back in action, Tofu.

Sources:
http://biohaze.com/news_new/11_12_09_scan1.jpg
http://biohaze.com/news_new/11_12_09_scan2.jpg

The Executioner makes his way into RE: Afterlife

no.spam@gameriot.com (ShadowOne333) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:47:03 -0500

A recent post in Milla Jovovich's Twitter has revealed further information about how the shooting of the film is unfolding, and in one of these posts she wrote:

"They were of the big action sequence with Alice and Claire fighting THE EXECUTIONER who in reality is an 8 ft. tall heavy weight boxer! He has a HUGE axe and we're in a prison shower, so every time he swings the axe, showers explode! So thru the whole scene its literally raining! so beautiful!"

Looks like Paul Anderson has taken RE 5 as an influence for the upcoming Resident Evil: Afterlife movie.

Link:
http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=12661

Milla Jovovich's Twitter:
http://twitter.com/MillaJovovich

Resident Evil 5: About Jill Valentine

no.spam@gameriot.com (DaMa) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:54:41 -0500

Uploaded by DaMa to rehorror.gameriot.com

Including a small break i am back to bring you the rest of the stories out of an official Capcom Resident Evil 5 promotional journal called "Resident Evil 5 Declassified", here's Jill for your reading pleasure:

Jill Valentine started her life as a soldier with the U.S. Army's Delta Force training program , where she excelled in bomb disposal. After completing the program she entered S.T.A.R.S. as both a lock specialist and a highly skilled fighter.

Jill was part of the Alpha Team involved in the Mansion Incident at the Arkley Research Facility, where the Alpha Team captain, Albert Wesker, betrayed her and her fellow teammates. During the incident, Jill and Chris Redfield, another member of Alpha Team, operated independently, both suffering attacks from Albert Wesker's biological organic weapons. However, it took both Jill and Chris working togheter to fully discover the horrible truth behind both the factory and Umbrella Corporation's T-Virus.

Following Jill's return from the mansion, she and Chris attempted to inform the authorities of Umbrella's activities. They where met with no movement towards any official investigation into the company. As a result, Jill and Chris took it upon themselves to investigate Umbrella independently. They concentrated their efforts on Umbrella's main base of operations in Europe. However, as a S.T.A.R.S. member entrusted with protecting Raccoon City, Jill chose to remain in the city for the time being and investigate the Umbrella research facility there before moving out to rendezvous with Chris in Europe.

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This decision led to her involvement in the Raccoon City incident.

During her investigation, she found that rodents had been infected with the T-Virus from the Arkley Research Facility and were quickly spreading the virus into the city. Umbrella sent the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service (U.B.C.S.) to handle the situation, while also dispatching the bioweapon Nemesis T-Type to eliminate the threat of any remaining S.T.A.R.S. members, such as Jill Valentine. As Jill attempted to escape from Raccoon City, she encountered the Nemesis T-Type and became infected with the T-Virus. It was only through the assistance of U.B.C.S. member Carlos Oliveira that she was able to obtain a cure for the virus and successfully escape from Raccoon City.

Jill's next major involvement with the Umbrella Corporation came in 2003, after Operation: T-A.L.O.S. It was at this time that Jill and Chris became two of the original eleven founding members of Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (B.S.A.A.), an organization formed to fight against bioweapons and bioterrorism around the world.

As Jill and Chris investigated and stopped numerous bioweapon related incidents across the globe, they still believed that the now fallen Umbrella Corporation might have had some involvement in the world of biological organic weapons. To determine if their hunch had any merit, Jill and Chris went to speak with Umbrella's founder, Ozwell E. Spencer. However, instead of meeting Spencer, they encountered their former Captain, Wesker, and conflict arose.

As Wesker was about to end Chris's life, Jill concluded that the only way to save her partner was to sacrifice herself. She lunged forward and threw both herself and Wesker out of a window and over the side of a cliff. The B.S.A.A. launched a full-scale search operation, but neither Jill's body nor any of her personal effects were ever recovered.

On November 23, 2006, Jill Valentine was officially declared dead, and her name was added to the list of B.S.A.A. members who have died in the line of duty.

Provisional Menu Updates

no.spam@gameriot.com (ShadowOne333) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:25:25 -0400

Resident Evil Original Cheats and Hints

no.spam@gameriot.com (ShadowOne333) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:55:16 -0400

Unlockable: Change Clothes
Rescue the other 2 players and finish the game. The phrase "You've got the special key" will appear after the credits. Save the game and start the game you just saved.
Enter the room with the large mirror on the second floor of the mansion. Unlock the door in the back. Enter the closet and move all the way to the end of the rack of clothes. A message asking "There is an outfit that fits you perfectly, do you want to put it on?" will appear. Select "Yes" to change your character's clothes.

Unlockable: Unlimited Rocket Launcher
Beat the game within 3 hours wihout rescuing anyone or saving the game. A rocket will appear after the credits. Save and start the game, the Rocket Launcher will be available wyhen the new game begins.

Unlockable: Unlimited Colt Python
Succesfully complete the game. When starting a new game, check your inventory for an Unlimited Colt Python (Magnum) Revolver.

Unlockable: Get the MAC11 or the INGRAM (PC Exclusive)
Beat the game in under 3 hours and you should get a MAC11 Machine Gun for Chris
or an INGRAM Pistol for Jill. You'll have Infinite Ammo for these weapons in your new saved game.

Hint: Reset game
Pause the game during play and press Start + Select. The game will reset and return to the main menu.

Hint: Configure game (Japanese Version)
Pause the game during play and press Start + Select. Game options may be changed before resuming gameplay.

Hint: Change difficulty during game (Japanese Version)
You must have completed Hard mode previously. Press R1, L2, R2, L1, X, Triangle, X, Square at the title screen. The growl of a zombie will confirm the code. Hold R1 + R2 + L1 + L2 and press select during gameplay.

Hint: Changing Clothes (Barry or Rebecca)
You can exchange your clothes by going into the Alternate costumes special room.
Note: You must have unlocked this door first.

Hint: Logging into the computer
To log in to the computer in the lab, and unlock the areas B1 and B2, use the following passwords:

1st: John
2nd: Ada
3rd: Mole

Hint: Getting the Star Crest
Go to the hall with the numerous paintings and crows. and put the switches behind the paintings in the following order:
New born baby, infant, lively boy, young man, middle-aged man, bold looking man.

Resident Evil Remake Cheats and Hints

no.spam@gameriot.com (ShadowOne333) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:22:26 -0400

Unlockable: Samurai Edge

Beat the game with either Chris or Jill in less than five hours (total playtime) in Normal or Hard mode and you'll be able to use the Samurai Edge, an upgraded handgun with unlimited bullets.

Unlockable: Rocket Launcher

To use this powerful weapon, you must beat the game once with Chris or Jill in less than three hours in Normal or Hard mode. It's tough, but it can be done. Once you've completed the game you can start a new one with the Rocket Launcher to really kick some zombie ass.

Unlockable: Invisible Enemy Mode

Clear the game on Hard mode to unlock the Invisible Enemy Mode. In this mode, you can only hear the zombies -- they will be invisible until you make contact with them. Have fun.

Unlockable: One Dangerous Zombie

To unlock One dangerous Zombie, beat the game with both Chris or Jill at either normal or hard difficulty. When you play the game again, you'll find that some enemies in the game have been replaced by Forest Speyer turned into a zombie and with the speed of a Crimson Head, who dogs you around the mansion. These pesky bugger can't be shot, or it'll explode and level the mansion. Playing against a kamikaze zombie is a true test of your skills.

Hint: Grenade Launcher Glitch

This glitch only works with Jill (as she is the only one capable of using the Grenade Launcher). Equip the Grenade Launcher in the first slot (upper-most left) and then go to any item box. Select any grenade ammo in an item box slot that is different than the grenade type loaded in the Grenade Launcher. Next, attempt to place the grenade ammo from the item box into Jill's inventory; instead of "swapping items" the Grenade Launcher will swap ammunition instead.

Warning: After this glitch is done, you should divide your grenade ammo into the minimum number of slots it needs (255 rounds per slot) to avoid corrupting your game data.

Unlockable: Alternate Ending

There's a lot that factors into opening the alternate endings. There are quite a few. Here's how to make them all happen:

As Jill

Alt ending 1: Give Barry his gun, keep him alive, and rescue Chris
Alt ending 2: Give Barry his gun, keep him alive, let Chris die.
Alt ending 3: Give Bazza his gun back, let him die at the heliport, but keep Chris alive.
Alt ending 4: Don't give Barry his gun and rescue Chris.
Alt ending 5: Don't give Barry his gun and don't rescue Chris.

As Chris

Alt ending 6: Rescue Rebecca, keep her alive, and Rescue Jill.
Alt ending 7: Let Rebecca die, but rescue Jill.
Alt ending 8: Rescue Rebecca, but let her die at the Heliport, rescue Jill.
Alt ending 9: Let Rebecca die, rescue Jill.
Alt ending 10: Let Jill and Rebecca die at the Heliport.

Unlockable: Hidden Costumes

Beat the game on different difficulty settings with either Chris or Jill to get the closet key. You will find it in your item box when you start a new game and you can use it to put on some sexy new costumes for Jill -- and to get some new duds for Chris at well. Each difficulty setting will get you different costumes, so be sure to play through the game multiple times to get it all.

First time Jill: Commando outfit
Second time Jill: Outfit from RE3: Nemesis
First time Chris: Casual gear
Second time Chris: Outfit from RE CODE: Veronica

Easter Egg: Tofu's Voice

In the secret lab, go to the computer where you enter the password to open the electrically locked doors. Type the username JOHN and the password ADA. Click the door that you need a password for. The normal password is CELL, but type MOLE instead. This is the password for the computer from the original Resident Evil. When you enter it, it will be denied, but you will hear the voice of Tofu, the secret character from Resident Evil 2.

Unlockable: Real Survival Mode

The hidden mode, Real Survival, is unlocked automatically when you beat the game with either Jill or Chris. Basically, it gets rid of the magical ability of the item box. So if you put an item into one item box, you can only take it out of the same one. No magical beaming. This makes the game a whole lot more difficult -- but also a lot more tedious.

Darkside Chronicles Collector's Pack announced

no.spam@gameriot.com (DaMa) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:05:29 -0400

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Capcom plans to offer a Darkside Chronicles Collector's Pack for the japanese market.

It contains:

- Game
- Soundtrack CD "Darkside Symphony"
- DVD 'Darkside Flashback' with videos, trailers etc.
- Booklet 'Darkside Report' with infos about the game.
- Price: Yen 8.390
- Release: January 14th 2010

Source: GameFront

'thespeedgamers.com' Halloween Resident Evil Marathon

no.spam@gameriot.com (Adrian Wesker) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:30:06 -0400

I meant to report this a few days ago, but it got lost in the vast absense of the lack of Resident Evil news. A bit of a backwards statement, yes, but give me a break i'm swamped with all this vacuum of everything Resi.

Anyway, the folks over at thespeedgamers.com are running a two day Resident Evil marathon over this years Halloween. Starting at 6pm CST on Friday 30th October, the team will play through all the main staple Resident Evil games (and the ..ahem.. classic Resident Evil: Gaiden), all the way through to Sunday night.

They will be playing to raise money for the charity; The Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation, accepting donations from the public, for which prizes will be given out. There will be a live feed on their site to cover all the action of the playthroughs as well as a chatroom so you can interact directly throughout proceedings. In fact a bonus pumpkin cam will also be available so that you can still capture that door to door trick or treating feel of the night.

You can view a trailer for proceedings by http://www.thespeedgamers.com/thespeedgamers-resident-evil-trailer">clicking here.

For those of you familiar with the staff at the site, the following is a list of who is playing what and who is also commentating on which respective title:

Game and player list:

Resident Evil 0 (GC) – Tyler
Resident Evil 1 (GC)– Tyler
Resident Evil Gaiden (GB)– Phil
Resident Evil 2 (GC) – Gwellin
Resident Evil 3 – Kilgard
Resident Evil Code Veronica – Phil
Resident Evil 4 (GC) – Tim
Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360)– Baltes

Commentator Schedule:

Friday 6pm-12am – Britt
Saturday 12am-6am – Rust
Saturday 6am-9am – Baltes
Saturday 9am-12pm – Gwellin
Saturday 12pm-6pm – Tyler
Saturday 6pm-12am – Chase
Sunday 12am-6am – Rust
Sunday 6am-9am – Ferenc
Sunday 9am-6pm – Room Collaboration (Britt, Chase, Phil, Tyler, Rob, Paul, etc.).

You can join in with the speed gamers Resident Evil Halloween by clicking here.

[Source: thespeedgamers.com]

Resident Evil 5 Versus Mode, 40% Off!

no.spam@gameriot.com (Adrian Wesker) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:36:05 -0400

Resident Evil: Afterlife Updates, Including Cast Announcements And Initial Synopsis

no.spam@gameriot.com (Adrian Wesker) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:15:35 -0400

Zombies camped out at UTSC this weekend, when the cast and crew of the Resident Evil blockbuster franchise occupied the Meeting Place, an open space in the Science Building. The movies are centered on ridding the world of a zombie takeover, with Milla Jovovich starring as the ass-kicking Alice. The campus also hosted co-stars Wentworth Miller and Boris Kodjoe.

The Meeting Place will serve as a mess hall for the fourth installment, Resident Evil: Aftermath. UTSC won out when location manager Jonathan Matthews pointed out that the architecture could be manipulated with ease. “We needed to find a prison interior to suit the needs of the script,” said lMatthews. “UTSC has brutalist architecture. I looked at it with the designer and we saw a lot of possibilities to retrofit it […] to make it just like what we need for the scene.”

Set installation began Wednesday. No classes were rescheduled or moved for the construction.

An exclusive tour of the set revealed the impressive transformation the meeting place received. Usually a large, empty area with a few lounge chairs and a tiny Tim Horton’s on the periphery, the space was totally transformed. Blacked-out windows and doors meant no natural light. The ceiling lighting was covered with a sheeting to create a flickering flame-like effect to complement the torches used. False walls marked several jail cells all around. In the centre was a mess-hall seating area.

“The height [offered us] the ability to light the set from above without getting in the way,” said Matthews. “[It provided] a large-scale space with clean lines and layers for walkways in a jail […] with perfect dimensions for cells.”

While many students were excited to hear about the celebrities, Matthews said that students “have been curious but also cooperative.”

This isn’t the first time UTSC has been used for filming. It was also used for a scene in Cheaters, released in 2000. Resident Evil filming took place on Saturday after days of setting up the scene. Additional shooting for Resident Evil will take place downtown next week (Matthews declined to disclose the location, but trailers have been spotted on George Street, near Jarvis and College). Resident Evil: Aftermath is scheduled for release in 2010.

Matthews also did not disclose the Meeting Place rental fee. He has been a location manager for 17 years and has previously worked with Jack Martin, the UTSC director of retail and conference services. “There is a process to go through and we respect that,” said Matthews.

[Sources: varsity.ca, shocktillyoudrop.com, dreadcentral.com Pictures: scifiscoop.com]

Bonus T-shirt With Your Copy Of Darkside Chronicles?

no.spam@gameriot.com (Adrian Wesker) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:13:19 -0400

Don't know where to buy your copy of Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles?

Well how about if a wee persuader was thrown in to help ease the decision, look no further than below.

How about one of these?

OR these?

Capcom are offering you a fine bonus product if you choose to purchase Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles from the Capcom store, one of these fantastic T-shirts. Not only are they contemplating giving you one of these two fine Tees away with every copy of the game bought directly from them, but they are also offering you the chance of choosing which design should be the final one offered up.

You can vote for your favourite (and find more details on this story) directly from Capcom-Unity here.

[Sources: both pics and story - capcom-unity.com]

Resident Evil Release Dates and Prices - Darkside Chronicles and Archives: RE0

no.spam@gameriot.com (Adrian Wesker) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:45:18 -0400

With the main focus of Resident Evil news being all things Resident Evil 5 Alternate Edition, I thought I would focus instead on those other Resident Evil games that are due to come out in the next couple of months. This was primarily sparked by a recent update on Amazon.com's page relating to the release date for Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero for the U.S.

Here is the list of current release dates, some are still sketchy for Resident Evil Archives, but it does indeed seem that it will be released around the start of December. The release dates for Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles are indeed the officially announced by Capcom dates.

Resident evil release dates via gamestop.com

Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero
12/01/2009 ships at date (1st of December) - Preorder at $29.99
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=74659

Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles
11/17/2009 ships at date (17th of November) - Preorder at $49.99 (includes bonus zombie t-shirt)
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=230614

Resident evil release dates via amazon.com

Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero
12/08/2009 ships at date (8th of December) This was just recently updated - Preorder at $29.99
http://www.amazon.com/Resident-Evil-Archives-0-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B00269DXR0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1255014597&sr=8-2

Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles
11/17/2009 ships at date (17th of November) - Preorder at $46.99
http://www.amazon.com/Resident-Evil-Darkside-Chronicles-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B0020H46D8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1255014704&sr=8-3

Resident evil release dates via amazon.co.uk (For European Territories)

Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero
No date yet supplied - Preorder at £16.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Resident-Evil-Archives-Zero-Wii/dp/B002PHMYIW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1255014832&sr=8-2

Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles
27/11/09 release date (27th of November) - Preorder at £27.96 (standalone) or £39.99 (Bundle)

(Standalone) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Resident-Evil-Darkside-Chronicles-Wii/dp/B002MZZXBW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1255015010&sr=8-1
(Bundle) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Resident-Evil-Darkside-Chronicles-Bundle/dp/B002NU5AAU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1255015238&sr=8-2

The links provided with these will take you directly to their respective pages where you can preorder if you wish.

[Sources: gamestop.com, amazon.com, amazon.co.uk]

Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles TGS Interview At G4tv.com

no.spam@gameriot.com (Adrian Wesker) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:22:09 -0400

I've been a bit sparse with posts of recent, especially on the news front and as such I thought I'd try and find some more recent news and the like to post up.

Recently G4tv released a new TGS video interview on their site with Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles Producers Kentaro Noguchi + Masachika Kawata, I was unsure if this had been mentioned on the site so decided to write this post anyway.

Some of this information you no doubt already know but for others who may have missed out on some of rehorror's previous posts, the two producers discuss Darkside Chronicles and its improvements over the previously released Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. New tidbits that may not have been mentioned before include the idea that the targetting reticule system has been improved on, ith the inclusion of the REsident Evil 4 and 5 laser targetting system, you can see (if you haven't already viewed it yet) the video here.

[Sources: meristation.com + G4tv.com]

RE5 COMP - We Have A Winner!

no.spam@gameriot.com (Adrian Wesker) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:53:52 -0400

So the final votes have been tallied and I can now announce the winner of the Resident Evil 5 Competition. The winning entrant has bagged themselves a shiny new copy of the game for the PC.

Drum roll please!

.............

.............

And the winner is ShadowOne333 with his entry entitled RE 5 Comp - Seth's Last Letter. Congratulations to you on winning the prize! (as well as achieving the bragging rights)

ShadowOne333's entry received a total of 24 votes to take the first place spot.

I am also pleased to announce that the runner up in the competiton, Knuckles313, with the entry RE5 Comp - Memoir to a Loved One came in second with a total of 20 votes. With the high quality of both the entrants, and with such a back and foreth between the winning and runner up submitions, we have managed to secure a second copy of the game to give away for the number 2 spot, so congratulations to Knuckles313 who will also receive a copy of the game for the PC.

3rd Spot went to Krayt with the entry RE5 Comp - Death's Children .

Well done to all the entrants of the competiton and a final congratulations to ShadowOne333 and Knuckles313, for their prize winning stories.

If you haven't already read them, its worthwhile giving them a look through as their are some nice Resident Evil flavours to their writings.

Look out for further competions in the future, however these will be organised and set in a different manner to the way competitions have been run previously.

For the winning two members, contact DaMa to arrange receiving your prizes.

Votes taken at 11:59 pm Wednesday 07th October.

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Resident Evil 5: About Albert Wesker

no.spam@gameriot.com (DaMa) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:22:01 -0400

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Here's another entry in our series of stories out of an official Capcom RE5 promotional journal called "Resident Evil 5 Declassified".

Albert Wesker has never been what he seems. As leader of S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team, he was secretly acting under the command of Umbrella. He betrayed Umbrella when it suited his purposes and worked against them. Even as a human being, Wesker is more than he appears. He injected himself with an experimental virus, allowing him to escape his apparent death at the end of the Mansion incident.

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This virus altered his biology, turning his body just as inhuman as his cold and calculating mind. Enhanced speed, strength, and durability are the most basic of his newfound abilities, making him a hard target.

Wesker has shown a profound lack of concern for other human beings in the years since the Mansion incident. He has taken part in brief alliances with various people and companies, only to desert or kill them when that alliance has served its purpose. It is a pattern that has repeated itself time and time again.

Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine were the last B.S.A.A. operatives to encounter Albert Wesker, an encounter that left Jill Valentine and Wesker presumably dead. Considering Wesker's past actions and enhanced biology, it is safe to assume that he may have survived the fall.

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To describe wesker and Redfield's relationship as "tainted by bad blood" would be understating its severity. The betrayal in Raccoon City was only the beginning of their antagonistic relationship. The combination of casualities in the S.T.A.R.S. team and Wesker's actively attempting to sabotage their mission broke whatever bond they may have had forever.

Their animosity deepened when Claire Redfield, Chris's younger sister, was kidnapped and held at Rockfort Island in another encounter that led to Chris and Wesker confronting each other. After their last encounter resulted in the death of Redfield's partner, any further encounter between the two is almost certain to result in the death of one, or both, of the two men.

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Resident Evil 5: About Umbrella

no.spam@gameriot.com (DaMa) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:58:06 -0400

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Here's another entry in our series of stories out of an official Capcom Resident Evil 5 promotional journal called Resident Evil: Declassified.

Umbrella has been focused on biological organic weapons research for decades with its founder, Ozwell Spencer, leading the company to discovery the Progenitor virus.

Exploration of and research into the Progenitor virus continued for over thirty years, resulting in a number of variant strains of differing levels of success. Over time, Umbrella became a major player in the pharmaceutical field, even going so far as to become a member of the executive board of the Global Pharmaceutical Consortium.

Umbrella's Arklay Research Facility, located just outside of Raccoon City, suffered a catastrophic failure. Specimens from the lab began to leak, resulting in cannibalistic murders and maulings of the local populace. Raccoon City's S.T.A.R.S. team was sent in to investigate, which soon resulted in the reveal of Umbrella's secretive and illegal research.

The outbreak soon reached Raccoon City, infecting much of the populace and sending the rest into hiding. Umbrella operatives attempted to gather up the research from the Arklay Facility and subsequent infection of Raccoon City, rather than assisting with a cure or evacuation. This would prove to be a mistake. Though the Arklay Facility outbreak could have been covered up with greased palms and hush money, the infection of an entire city was something more than they could easiely handle.

The spread of the outbreak resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians. Rather than risk a nationwide epidemic, the United States government chose to sterilize the area. The bankruptcy of Umbrella followed years later.

Capcom Asks: DLC or Disc for Alternate Edition?

no.spam@gameriot.com (ShadowOne333) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:20:19 -0400

After all the critics received by several fans about the upcoming Alternate Edition only being released in disc, Capcom has released an online voting poll to ask their fans if they think the additional content should be released via DLC or as a physical disc in Kramer's blog.

The final decision is now up to us.
Vote for what you think is the best!

You can submit your vote by entering and register here:
Resident Evil 5: Alternate Edition, DLC or Disc Vote

Good quality RE5: Alternative Edition screenshots

no.spam@gameriot.com (DaMa) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:57:00 -0400

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Capcom has released some new RE5: Alternative Edition screenshots.

Click Here to check them out at GameFront. (Image Source appears to be Dengeki Online)

Resident Evil 5: About S.T.A.R.S.

no.spam@gameriot.com (DaMa) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:06:39 -0400

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Here's another entry in our series of stories out of an official Capcom promotional journal called "Resident Evil 5 Declassified":

S.T.A.R.S., Special Tactics and Rescue Service, is an expert branch of law enforcement that is equipped to handle strange situations or hostage rescues. Ten years ago, S.T.A.R.S. Bravo was deployed to investigate a series of heinous murders and possible cannibalism in and around Raccoon City. The team was almost completely wiped out, forcing S.T.A.R.S. Alpha to move into the area in a search and rescue mission located in a hostile zone.

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Alpha team was attacked once they reached the zone of operations, forcing them to fall back to a nearby mansion. Unbeknownst to them, this mansion was the cover for an Umbrella compound known as the Arklay Research Facility. Inside the mansion, Alpha team found horrors that the world had never seen before.

Alpha team was forced to fight and destroy many of the facility's research specimens in order to make it out alive. It is a testament to their training, intelligence, and combat prowess that so many members of S.T.A.R.S. managed to survive.

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Only Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Barry Burton, Brad Vickers, and Rebecca Chambers of Bravo team survived the mission. Albert Wesker, leader of Alpha team, revealed himself as a double agent under the employ of Umbrella. He betrayed his team, orchestrating the plans for their demise, and supposedly met his own end in the mansion. S.T.A.R.S.' operation in Raccoon City was the first of a series of increasingly serious B.O.W. outbreaks over the next few years. The virus outbreak in the mansion was not contained, only delayed, and soon spread to Raccoon City. The complete destruction and sterilization of the city soon followed.

RE5 Competiton - Final Entrants

no.spam@gameriot.com (Adrian Wesker) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:12:10 -0400

All entries have now been submitted for the RE5 PC competition and the final entries are as follows:

Entries (In the Order Submitted):

RE5 Comp - Memoir to a Loved One - Knuckles313
RE 5 Comp - Seth's Last Letter - ShadowOne333
RE5 Comp - Death's Children - Krayt
RE5 Comp - Life After Death, Death After Life - Adrian Wesker
RE5 Comp Story - Monberggrau
RE5 Comp - Uh... I fail at titles. - Zitronen
RE5 COMP - Resident Evil -A Film Synopsis - AgentSchnoogie
RE5 Comp - Kijuju Falls - Dirty_American_Devil
RE5 COMP – Patient’s Diary - TheUndeadWalk,

Vote now, if you haven't done so already for your favourite stories now. There is a mixture of story styles for you to read through, covering various time periods throughout the Resident Evil Universe timeline. Some people have created all new characters and others have slotted themselves into the Resident Evil canon as was specifiacally asked for in the guidelines. Some stories are short and some are multi page epics.

Vote now for the stories you like best, multiple likes on more than one story are allowed, so if you can't decide on one that you like better than the rest, then you can click on a few that you feel are better than others.

Voting will close on Wednesday (7th, wherupon I will announce the winner of the prize.

Good luck to all who have entered and happy reading!

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Resident Evil 5: About Excella Gionne

no.spam@gameriot.com (DaMa) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:15:44 -0400

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Here's another entry in our series of stories out of an official promotional journal called "Resident Evil 5 Declassified":

Excella Gionne, a member of the world-renowned Gionne family, has never been one to follow trends. Where other, and lesser, women would have depended on their beauty and familial connections to gain a position of power, Excella did it the old fashioned way: through hard work. She inherited her father's business sense, which, when paired with her keen intellect, allowed her to quickly move through school and university at a young age.

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Her grandmother's family recognised her abilities and hired her into Tricell's pharmaceutical research division when she turned eighteen. She quickly rose up the ranks in the company until becoming the chairman of Tricell's West Africa division some years later.

Excella has shown an aptitude for shrewd and impersonal business maneuvers, which has given her a reputation as being somewhat less than charming and more than a little arrogant. She is very used to getting her own way, and if she must step on the little people to do so, then so be it. She will shed no tears.

Return of the S.T.A.R.S.

no.spam@gameriot.com (wesker burkin) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:50:21 -0400

Hot Toys has revealed full details and images for two new figures in its Resident Evil line. Chris Redfield and Albert Wesker are receiving updated deluxe action figures, this time in their former S.T.A.R.S. uniforms.

Due out late this year or early 2010, both figures stand about 12 inches tall with over 21 points of articulation. Both Redfield and Wesker come with a wide variety of weapons and accessories.

All info came from IGN.

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