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[TheSelfishGene]

http://kotaku.com/5028022/segas-president-casually-mentions-resident-evil-5s-wii-release

Probably just a mix up with dead rising, but there was mention of RE5 on Wii.

[Dot50Cal]

Seems like its a slip of the tongue, Gene. Hes retracted his statement. But I honestly wouldn't be surprised. Dead Rising seems to be the "testing ground" for porting a Framework engine game to the RE4 engine.

[Archelon]

GamePro has bestowed upon Resident Evil 5 a "Best of E3 Gold Award."

http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/international/games/features/205614.shtml

Meanwhile, RE5 is #3 on both of Gamespy's "Top 10 X-Box 360 Games of E3" and "Top 10 Playstation 3 Games of E3" lists:

http://www.gamespy.com/articles/888/888384p11.html X-Box 360.

http://www.gamespy.com/articles/888/888384p17.html Playstation 3.

[TheSelfishGene]

A guidebook has been released for Biohazard 0 Wii.

http://www.e-capcom.com/shop/?goods=1276355

The new figures can also be preordered from the official Capcom Japan shop.

http://www.e-capcom.com/shop/?category=1001&shop=

[Skunky]

OMG, WOW, WOW, HOLY COW!!!
Those are the coolest RE figures I've ever seen!
Thanks for the heads up, S-Gene.

I remember a few of them were shown here a while back but now there's more and the're actually for sale. I want all 6. They are all AWESOME!

So, they are about $20 each, yes? Seems very cheap... I'm guessing they must be small but I like small figures. The detail and the scenes created with each model are fantastic.
It's been a while since I had new RE figures to hunt down and I'm excited about these ones... YAY!

One problem... I tried to fill out a member form but there is no English option so I don't have a hope. Also, I'm not sure they will even ship international.
I might have to wait to get them from ebay or playasia if they get em'.
If anyone finds a way for 'us foreign devils' to buy them, please let the rest of us know.

[TheSelfishGene]

One problem... I tried to fill out a member form but there is no English option so I don't have a hope. Also, I'm not sure they will even ship international.

They don't ship outside of Japan.
At the moment you can't use a credit card to order them for some reason. Probably because they are a preorder, and things are subject to change. Hoepfully once they land, I'll be able to order them on my credit card.

They AREN'T in the 'e-CAPCOM only' section of the store, so hopefully they'll be available from other vendors.

[Bertha]

They don't ship outside of Japan.
At the moment you can't use a credit card to order them for some reason. Probably because they are a preorder, and things are subject to change. Hoepfully once they land, I'll be able to order them on my credit card.

They AREN'T in the 'e-CAPCOM only' section of the store, so hopefully they'll be available from other vendors.

I've seen the figures on several Yahoo!Japan auctions and in some Japanese online stores....I didn't save any of the links to those stores though since I didn't want to be tempted to buy them for a while.

[Archelon]

IGN has posted their live demo of RE5 for those who missed it when it was, well, live.

http://ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/734381/resident-evil-5/videos/residentevil5livewire_072308.html

[Umon Daisuke]

Seems like its a slip of the tongue, Gene. Hes retracted his statement. But I honestly wouldn't be surprised. Dead Rising seems to be the "testing ground" for porting a Framework engine game to the RE4 engine.

Thing is, DR will inevitably lose much of its "charm" if you will. Two years ago, the the particles, dismemberment, and the sheer number of zombies on screen was something to marvel at. Given how the engine has evolved, and RE5's current state, I'd imagine that RE5 on the Wii will resemble a souped up RE5 more than anything else.

Although I'd expect weapon swapping to be kept at minimal. DMC3 on the PS2 had that with a limit of 3 melee and firearms.

[Jill's Boob]

I don't expect to ever see a version of RE5 on Wii, to be honest. Frankly, I am surprised at the Dead Rising port, though I am ecstatic to finally play the game that almost made me go out and get a 360. I guess it's not impossible, but I just see Capcom not wasting the resources to downgrade such a title. I think they'll still reach their sales goal anyways, with RE5, as numerous people nowadays have more than 1 console.

I have a Wii, but am buying a PS3 to play RE5. (It helps that it is also a Blu-Ray player, since I really don't play any video games that aren't associated with RE.)

But for those of you, with only a Wii, eagerly awaiting a chance to someday play RE5 - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

[JcFFx]

Has anyone mentioned this yet? It was on the gamefaqs RE5 board

EDIT: nevermind

[-Evil Shady-]

The japanese Biohazard Degeneration site has been updated.... with a release date, October 18th 2008, in Japan. There's also two new renders of Leon and Claire, and a new blog post about today's panel at Comic-Con...

[TheSelfishGene]

More Resident Evil comics coming, by DC.

Press release here

http://kotaku.com/5030369/resident-evil-and-devil-may-cry-comics-on-the-way

[Archelon]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37682.html

Resident Evil 5 was Gametrailers' Game of Show for E3 2008.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37667.html

And Best PS3 Game.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37653.html

And Best Third Person Shooter.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37655.html

And Best X-Box 360 Game.

[ElusionM]

Resident Evil Degeneration Confirmed for Blu-Ray/DVD/UMD:

I case the Comic-Con trailer wasn't clear enough for you, Sony Pictures has issued an official press release for the upcoming film, being released theatrically in Japan before heading to North American DVD, Blu-ray, and UMD later this year.

http://kotaku.com/5030015/the-skinny-on-resident-evil-degeneration

Interesting. Never had a UMD version in mind.