Albert Wesker’s back to cause havoc. The arch-nemesis of the Resident Evil series returns in the upcoming live-action Netflix series, with Lance Reddick playing the villain. Alongside him will be Ella Balinska, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph, and Paola Nuñez – their roles remain unknown. The Netflix series was …
Read More »Resident Evil Resistance director shares thoughts on writing a gay character into the multiplayer game
Resident Evil Resistance director Al Yang has taken to Twitter (opens in new tab) to reveal that one of the game’s characters, Tyrone, is gay. Resident Evil Resistance is an asymmetrical multiplayer game that pits four survivors against one player that is trying to stop the team from reaching their …
Read More »What games have taught us about surviving a zombie apocalypse
Brains… brains… Admit it, you think you’d be kickass in a zombie apocalypse–even Joss Whedon approves (opens in new tab). And you think you have it all planned out; where you’d go, what you’d loot, and even which friends and family members you’d leave for zombie bait. That’s cool, because …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 preview Impressions of a frightening new Chris section
We’ve been soaking up all of what we’ve seen of the early October release of Resident Evil 6, be it a new trailer or an extensive demo. At E3 we got our biggest chunk of gameplay, which featured big sections for the three campaign stars, Leon, Chris and Jake. But …
Read More »Resident Evil Chronicles HD Collection review
Is Resident Evil Chronicles HD Collection yet another case of “what you see is what you get?” Yes. The hi-def re-rub of 2007’s Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and 2009’s Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles takes Cavia’s on-rails shooters from Wii to PS3 with relative ease, especially if you’ve got …
Read More »Capcom celebrates Resident Evil 6 by, er… opening a restaurant? Food is alternately exciting and disgusting
So you’ve just announced the latest entry in one of your two biggest franchises. The trailer is a barn-stormer and everyone is excited. Life is great. You want to splash out. So you do the obvious thing that a multinational Japanese game publisher does. You open a restaurant and start …
Read More »New Resident Evil 6 details arrive from Japan
Capcom’s American division was pretty quiet on Resident Evil 6 after its announcement yesterday, letting the trailer (opens in new tab) and a brief press release speak for the title. But hours later in Japan, a big reveal/Resident Evil 15th anniversary event happened where the developers behind the game shared …
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