With the chance to ask Capcom serious, important business questions following the company's recent financial earnings forecast, one Japanese analyst took it upon himself to... complain about Resident Evil 5's control scheme.

Yup, no probing questions about profits and yen valuations and business plans. Instead, he kicks his question-o-tron all the way up to "whine" mode, saying "I thought Resident Evil 5 had very poor playability in the demo version, so I would like to hear Capcom's opinion."
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24 Feb 2009

Limited Edition Resident Evil 5 Xbox360 Console Bundle Confirmed for Europe

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Limited Edition Resident Evil 5 Xbox360 Console Bundle Confirmed for Europe

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.
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24 Feb 2009

Red Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 Bundle Revealed

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Red Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 Bundle Revealed

An Xbox 360 spotlight blip confirmed Capcom and Microsoft are preparing a Red Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 bundle. The package contains a limited edition red Xbox 360 Elite (the console with a 120GB hard drive), matching controller, Resident Evil 5 (standard edition), Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, a headset for online co-op, and an exclusive Resident Evil Premium theme.
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23 Feb 2009

Takeuchi: Resident Evil 6 will reboot the franchise

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Takeuchi: Resident Evil 6 will reboot the franchise

Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi has recently revealed, however, that the series is in store for franchise reboot. Resident Evil 5 seems as if it's practically guaranteed to be the last of its kind, and just as Resident Evil 4 reinvented the franchise, it seems Resident Evil 6 is slated to do the same.
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19 Feb 2009

Red Xbox 360 all but confirmed - EB Games Exclusive in NZ?

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Red Xbox 360 all but confirmed - EB Games Exclusive in NZ?

ButtonMasher are reporting that a press release announcing a free Halo Wars game with the purchase of an Xbox 360 console all but confirms the limited edition red console that has been strongly rumoured to release with Resident Evil 5.

The press release mentions a "Red Xbox 360 Elite console which is exclusive to EB games" (GameStop in the USA).

Stores contacted in New Zealand believe that the console will be sold as a limited edition bundled with Resident Evil 5, and available from the game's scheduled release date of Friday 13 March.
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18 Feb 2009

Resident Evil 5 Sand Globe

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Resident Evil 5 Sand Globe

You've all heard of snow globes, heck you probably even had one when you were a wee lad, but how about a sand globe? If you are a Resident Evil fan, this is the ultimate gaming goodie, a Resident Evil 5 Sand Globe!

Packed inside a a Kijuju inspired box, the sand globe features Chris and Sheva caught amidst a whirling sand storm of Africa.
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17 Feb 2009

Resident Evil 5 Uses Physical Cameras for Virtual Results

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Resident Evil 5 Uses Physical Cameras for Virtual Results

BeefJack writes, "It has been revealed that the camera angles produced within Resident Evil 5 were obtained by using a real world camera that produces virtual results..."
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16 Feb 2009

Resident Evil 5 Limited Edition Strategy Guide

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Resident Evil 5 Limited Edition Strategy Guide

Capcom announced that "Piggyback" will be distributing a "limited edition" strategy guide for Resident Evil 5 in german.
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14 Feb 2009

Here's Your Resident Evil 5 Pre-Order Gift

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Here's Your Resident Evil 5 Pre-Order Gift

Kotaku: "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."
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13 Feb 2009

Kill Bill Actress Selling Xbox 360 Resident Evil 5

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Kill Bill Actress Selling Xbox 360 Resident Evil 5

Chiaki Kuriyama, Kill Bill's Gogo Yubari, will be appearing in Japanese TV ads for the Xbox 360 version of upcoming survival horror title Resident Evil 5.

"I've played Resident Evil before," says Kuriyama, "and I can't wait for the upcoming entry in the series. I played it a little before we started filming the commercial, and because the graphics are so good, I'd forget it was a game!"

The actress will be joined by actor Yoichi Nukumizu in the TV spots. Kuriyama adds, "I hope that we're able to fully convey the game's appeal to everyone."
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12 Feb 2009

Mad Katz Announce Resident Evil 5 Everything

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Mad Katz Announce Resident Evil 5 Everything

Third party peripheral and accessory designer Mad Kats has revealed a new range of, stuff... for Xbox 360 and PS3 fans of Resident Evil 5 who fancy kitting up their equipment. There's console and controller decals, a bag, a faceplate oh and a blue tooth headset.
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12 Feb 2009

Resident Evil 5 Japanese TV spot

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Resident Evil 5 Japanese TV spot

Japanese ad spot for Resident Evil/Biohazard 5.
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12 Feb 2009

Resident Evil 5 at WonderCon 2009

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Resident Evil 5 at WonderCon 2009

Resident Evil Horror writes: Comic Con's San Francisco February 09' Convention: WonderCon, will be including a Sneak Preview and Hands-On time with Resident Evil 5 in their line-up on the 27th.
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12 Feb 2009

Famitsu confirms Resident Evil 5 support crew

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Famitsu confirms Resident Evil 5 support crew

The latest issue of Japan's Famitsu magazine has detailed some of the support crew Chris Redfield and partner Sheva Alomar will encounter in Capcom's upcoming Resident Evil 5.
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11 Feb 2009

IGN: The Best Resident Evil?

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - IGN: The Best Resident Evil?

IGN writes: "Next month, Capcom resumes scaring gamers with Resident Evil 5, the latest entry in the survival-horror series that helped define a genre. The Resident Evil series turns 13 this year, too, making it a perfect time to ring in a new installment of this storied franchise. Chances are, if you've been gaming for the last decade, you have at least dropped one or two (or 500) zombies infected with Umbrella's sinister T-Virus."
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10 Feb 2009

New "mode" coming to Resident Evil 5 via DLC

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - New "mode" coming to Resident Evil 5 via DLC

DarkZero: In the March issue of the US edition of Playstation: The Official Magazine, a review for Resident Evil 5 was on show. Over the course of the review the mag praised the game, like quite a few print outlets have being doing, giving it a score of 5/5. Near the end they make a mysterious statement that more-or-less confirms Resident Evil 5 will be getting DLC somewhere down the line.
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9 Feb 2009

Milan: Resident Evil 5 Presentation

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Milan: Resident Evil 5 Presentation

Wednesday, February 4, in Milan, was the official presentation of the new episode of series Resident Evil.
Presentation organized by the Halifax, this was a team representing the Capcom made up of the producer of Resident Evil 5 Masachika Kawata, co-producer with Jun Takeuchi (Lost Planet), along with Ben Le Rougetel, Capcom Director European Comunity and pr and Capcom Intel Business co-ordinator Lee Shigemi Tanaka
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7 Feb 2009

Eurogamer joins Resident Evil 5 racism row

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360 - Resident Evil 5 - Eurogamer joins Resident Evil 5 racism row

TVGB: "Eurogamer have sensationally re-ignited the racism row over Resident Evil 5, claiming the game contains "outrageous" and "outdated" representations of Africans and blurs the lines between the infected monsters and African civilians. In a hands-on preview of Capcom's upcoming survival horror title, Eurogamer's Dan Whitehead identifies what he believes to be racially antagonistic content, including suggestions of African brutality, primitivity and savagery."
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