Mon 8 Mar 2010, 2:25 PM by A-J

GameInformer reviewed Resident Evil 5 : Gold Edition in their latest issue giving it an impressive 9.5 out of 10. Details on what the review states will be posted as we get them.

GI Gold Edition Review

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  Sat 6 Mar 2010, 3:06 PM by A-J

Desperate Escape is out and it's been reviewed by a bunch of websites. Here are some of the notable one's.

Eurogamer : 8/10
IGN : 7/10
GameTrailers : 8.1/10

The reviews have been a mixed bag so far with some claiming to like the action heavy set pieces whilst others missing the different take of Lost in Nightmares.

Giantbomb have posted a lengthy "Quick Look" similar to Lost in Nightmares, featuring humorous narration by the players.

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  Wed 3 Mar 2010, 10:27 PM by Carnivol

Thanks goes out to Mr. Rod or giving us the heads up on this one.

On the (US) Xbox LIVE Marketplace, under Game Marketplace -> Coming Soon section, there's now an add-on entry for something called "Resident Evil 5: Untold Stories Bundle".

What this will contain and what it'll cost remains to be seen, but I guess it's safe to say that it "at least" will be the two DLC Episodes, Lost in Nightmares and Desperate Escape, but if there's anything else also found in the game's DLC catalog remains to be seen. I'd say it's highly unlikely to that there will be anything new to be found within this "bundle". A quick blind guess from yours truly would be that this bundle is what you will receive a redeem code for if you're one of those who pick up the Xbox 360 version of Resident Evil 5 - Gold Edition. Which would ultimately mean that it probably contains all currently available DLC (Versus, Extra Figures, Costume Pack 1-2, Lost in Nightmares and Desperate Escape)

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  Wed 3 Mar 2010, 12:45 PM by Carnivol

Just a general heads up for those of you who've downloaded Desperate Escape and unlocked achievements before the DLC achievements are properly registered on LIVE, it seems like the achievements (as of writing this) aren't properly registered on LIVE yet (just like Lost in Nightmares' achievements weren't at first either);

So if you've unlocked any achievements, but they don't show up on your gamertag when other people are viewing it to compare gamerscores, its points won't add to your total score, and/or it doesn't show when you view your gamertag on Xbox.com, here's how to fix this;

Method #1:
-Use the Recover Gamertag feature. Just sign out from Xbox LIVE on your Xbox 360, then press the Guide Button and select the option "Recover Gamertag". Fill in your gamertag info (Gamertag, e-mail + password) and let it do its thing (this might take some time if you have a lot of achievements as it needs to re-download/verify all your achievement data.) You'll gamertag will now be identical to the info seen when you log-in on Xbox.com.

Method #2:
-Use a different storage device. If you have multiple storage devices and keep a copy of your gamertag on each; load your gamertag from the device that it was not loaded from when you unlocked the achievement. Connect to LIVE and make sure it updates your gamerscore and verify whether it shows your previously broken achievement or not.

**UPDATE**
Seems like the achievements are now up on Xbox.com, so it should be safe to unlock them now

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  Wed 3 Mar 2010, 5:35 AM by Carnivol

Top of the morning, everybody!

Today I'd like to point out that Character Costume Pack 2 and Desperate Escape are now available for purchase and download on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace!

Desperate Escape - 400 MS points

Costume Pack 2 - 160 MS points


Note: Thanks for the marketplace links, Stu.

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  Sat 27 Feb 2010, 9:14 PM by Project Omega

If you are a fan of the Resident Evil movies, then this might make you smile.

Earlier this evening, Milla Jovovich stated on her Twitter Blog that a teaser trailer of the new film Resident Evil 4 will be appearing in the previews of the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" remake.

Warner Bros. and New Line cinema have marked an April 30, 2010 release date for "A Nightmare on Elm Street", so bundle that with a new Resident Evil movie trailer and you have the makings of a great night!

Source : Twitter / Milla Jovovich: Just heard that the teaser...

(Edit - Thanks to Vegeta21x for the clarification on the new release date for A Nightmare on Elm Street.)

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  Thu 25 Feb 2010, 8:59 PM by Carnivol

Good news, everyone!

The latest word on the street now has it that Albert Wesker, previously announced as pre-order exclusive content for Lost Planet 2, will now be available to EVERYONE who buys the game! (The game will also feature Split-Screen support now!)

Additionally, pre-orders will now, instead of exclusively donning the Albert Wesker costume, feat. two extra multiplayer maps with heavy focus on water action. One of these maps is called Helix and the other is Back to the Island, the latter appears to be a remake of Lost Planet 1's DLC Map "Island 902".


The bad news? Oh... yeah... those pre-order maps appears to be a "GameStop Only" deal... at least for now, anyway. But, hey, at least everyone gets Wesker! And if it's any comfort; the exclusive Collector's Edition bonus map for Lost Planet 1, Battlegrounds, was made available to everyone (for free, even!) some time after launch. Hopefully we'll see the same in Lost Planet 2 too...


Source:
Capcom Unity - New Lost Planet 2 Pre-Order Items, Splitscreen, and Wesker for All

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  Wed 24 Feb 2010, 10:22 PM by xfactor

Enterbrain's early weekly sales report for the week covering February 15 through February 21 in Japan, as reported at Famitsu.com, has been released.

* 1. Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition (Capcom, PS3)
* 2. God Eater (Namco Bandai, PSP)
* 3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo, Wii)
* 4. Dragon Quest VI (Square Enix, DS)
* 5. Friend Collection (Nintendo, DS)
* 6. Heavy Rain (Sony, PS3)
* 7. Yu-gi-oh World Championship 2010 Rebirth of Arcadia (Konami, DS)
* 8. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo, Wii)
* 9. Zelda Spirit Tracks (Nintendo, DS)
* 10. Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (Pokemon, DS)

Famitsu

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  Wed 24 Feb 2010, 2:04 AM by Carnivol

For those of you who have tuned in to various news sources just recently, you might have noticed the tragic news that Capcom's COO, Mark Beaumont, passed away this morning.


We here at THIA would like to send out our condolences to family, friends and colleagues of Mark and suggest that anyone who'd like to leave a few words of their own follow this article's source link to Capcom Unity and do so in their comments section.

Source: In Memory of Mark Beaumont - Capcom Unity

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