Capcom Announces ‘Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition’
This morning, Capcom announced that new DLC (that’s Downloadable Content to the layman) for Resident Evil 5 would be hitting not just Xbox Live and Playstation Network, but also be released on a standalone disc with the full game. The content includes two new episodic chapters, as well as an update of an older multiplayer mode.
The game was released earlier this year to critical acclaim, and one pack of DLC was announced at the Tokyo Game show about a month ago, so the additional DLC comes as a pleasant surprise. Fans voted on the Capcom website to have the new content only as DLC (rather than buying the game again with the content included therin) but Capcom also seems to be offering it on disc as an incentive for people who didn’t pick it up the first time. You can see the new full press release with details on all the DLC after the jump.
CALLING ALL RESIDENT EVIL FANS! MORE
DETAILS REVEALED ON RESIDENT EVIL 5 DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT AND GOLD
EDITION!
We announced to you this morning that we would
be bringing you a ton of new content for RESIDENT EVIL 5 in a
variety of different ways! Now we blow the lid off with more
information on the DLC content and a calendar that includes all
dates and prices.
For the downloadable content, we plan to
release two new episodes, a host of new costumes, and a new
“THE MERCENARIES REUNION” mode, featuring 8 new
playable characters and weapon load outs.
For those RESIDENT EVIL fans who prefer a box
copy, we are also happy to report that we will be releasing a
RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION that will include the original game
plus all additional content, making this the ultimate RESIDENT
EVIL5 experience.
RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION will be
available for $49.99 as a single Blu-ray disc for the PLAYSTATION 3
or as a DVD with a token for the downloadable content for XBOX
360.
Previously only seen during cut scenes of the
original RESIDENT EVIL 5, the first new episode titled “LOST
IN NIGHTMARES”, finds BSAA agent, Chris Redfield, working
with his partner, Jill Valentine, as they investigate Ozwell E.
Spencer’s hideaway.
Spencer, the evil mastermind and
co-founder of Umbrella Corporation, has been hiding a new evil deep
within the basement of his mansion. Chris and Jill discover this
grotesque evil standing in their way as the two enter deeper into
the catacombs beneath the mansion.
Simultaneous with the release of “LOST
IN NIGHTMARES”, new costumes for Chris and Sheva will be made
available, allowing the player to experience RESIDENT EVIL 5 with a
fresh new look and feel through both game play and cut-scene
playback.
A new refresh of Mercenaries Mode,
“ THE MERCENARIES REUNION”, gives players new playable
characters and weapon load outs which provide players additional
challenges as they aim to shoot down as many enemies as they can
within a limited time.
Each piece of downloadable content
will contain two new playable characters.
The GOLD EDITION will feature all eight.
More information regarding the second episode
is still to come so be on the look out for more great RESIDENT EVIL
info coming soon!
Please see below for a release schedule of all
additional content:
Platform |
DLC: |
US: |
Europe |
360 |
LOST IN NIGHTMARES |
2/17/10 |
2/17/10 |
360 |
Costume Pack 1 |
2/17/10 |
2/17/10 |
360 |
Episode 2 (title TBA) |
3/3/10 |
3/3/10 |
360 |
Costume Pack 2 |
3/3/10 |
3/3/10 |
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DLC: |
US: |
Europe |
PS3 |
LOST IN NIGHTMARES |
2/18/10 |
2/18/10 |
PS3 |
Costume Pack 1 |
2/18/10 |
2/18/10 |
PS3 |
Episode 2 (title TBA) |
3/4/10 |
3/4/10 |
PS3 |
Costume Pack 2 |
3/4/10 |
3/4/10 |
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RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION |
US: |
Price: |
360 |
Disc + download token |
3/9/10 |
$49.99 |
PS3 |
All content on disc |
3/9/10 |
$49.99 |
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RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION |
Europe |
|
360 |
Disc + download token |
3/12/10 |
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PS3 |
All content on disc |
3/12/10 |
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