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In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu, Resident Evil 6 executive producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi, director Eiichirou Sasaki, and producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi had quite a few interesting things to say about the upcoming title. More »
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Japanese Resident Evil fans received a very posh box set for the PlayStation 3 earlier this month, stuffing 15 years' worth of zombie horror history—across five core Resident Evil games—in very slick packaging. See its horrors unboxed in the video above, for getting your hands on it might be a challenge. More »
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In 1998, Stanford University's Henry Lowood began preserving video games and video game artifacts. Lowood, along with a four member committee, has announced a game canon, for the Library of Congress. Japan begs to differ. More »
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Most of you are probably aware that, in Japan, the Resident Evil series is known as Biohazard. And if you're like me, most of you probably never stopped to wonder why. More »
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It seems like everyone in the world is waiting for Resident Evil 5. Even your mum. Even the Pope. Even The Pope's mum. More »
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In Japan, it's pretty common for video games to have pachinko machines. Heck! Movies, anime and manga character even get pachinko machines based on them. It's not just spinning metal balls! New pachinko machines even feature large LCD-type displays to keep players engaged. Pachinko maker Yamasa's Resident Evil machine puts poor Jill Valentine through the standard series of scares and shootings — if only for suggestive glances! More »
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Yes, it's another videogame franchise licensed out to adorn a pachislot machine. You've seen them before. Ridge Racer, Virtua Fighter, Fatal Fury, Beatmania, Devil May Cry...they're all the rage in Japan. This latest venture, however, might be the biggest of the lot. If only because it's Resident Evil, which gives them license to release not only a second, third and fourth machine, but they can then come back later and remake half of them, while re-releasing the other half into joints across the street. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=392910&view=rss&microfeed=true This a pretty interesting short documentary on the making of a commercial for Biohazard 2/Resident Evil 2. The commercial was directed by zombie master George Romero and starred (the recently deceased) Brad Renfro as Leon Kennedy. I can't say that I've ever seen a documentary on the making of a commercial but this one is actually pretty interesting with the possible exception of the vapid quotes from the gal playing Claire Redfield. It lasts about eleven minutes and is definitely worth a watch. More »
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In an interview with Resident Evil Fan, an aptly named resident Evil fan site, Umbrella Chronicles voice actor Tara Platt revealed that she had done some additional RE voice work besides her role as the Red Queen in UC. According to Platt, she simultaneously recorded the voice of Jill Valentine for an as yet unnamed Resident Evil (Biohazard) arcade game that will be released in Japan. When questioned about the new title, Platt had this to say: More »
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We know, another Resident Evil movie is borderline news at this point, and it's certainly not what most of us want to hear. But this next movie will be in CG, you know, like Toy Story! In partnership with Sony Pictures Japan, Capcom will be producing Biohazard: Degeneration for release in 2008. We don't have any other details at the moment. But we're guessing the movie will involve a protagonist's struggle against a mass invasion of zombies. More »
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No, you haven't mistakenly clicked on your Ogrish bookmark. You're looking at a scene from Capcom's new house of horrors venture in Japan. Fuji-Q Highland, where "Gundam: The Ride" lives, is now the home of "Resident Evil: The Experience." The amusement park located near Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida has transformed its Labyrinth of Horror attraction into a Resident Evil themed house of gore until February 3, 2008. That's plenty of time for you to book your flight to the Tokyo area and gobs of opportunities for Capcom to promote Biohazard: The Umbrella Chronicles and Biohazard Extinction to Japanese audiences. More »
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A stalwart reader over at GoNintendo was poking around the Japanese Resident Evil 4 Wii site and discovered a link to a special "hidden page." This hidden page itself contained a link to yet another secret page that contained a new trailer for the upcoming port. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=261956&view=rss&microfeed=true Finally, some gameplay from Umbrella Chronicles. It's great to see the old tried and true mansion making a comeback, although it seems to be much more zombie infested than the last visit. The "light gun" aspect of the game actually intrigues me, although I know some people would rather see it go the way of Duck Hunt. I've always been a fan of rail shooters like House of the Dead and I'm also a terrible aim with a regular controller, so the ability to actually point and aim is much more my speed. Besides, I'm always up for a trip down a zombie infested memory lane. Flynn De Marco More »
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Jeaux France has posted a ton of screens from the Wii versions of Biohazard: Umbrella Chronicles and Resident Evil 4. if you've already played RE4 on another platform, some of these screens will be old hat for you, but the Umbrella Chronicles screens should provide you with something interesting to pass the time. RE4 was definitely the best title in the series so far and I'm hoping that Umbrella Chronicles will be able to capture that same flavor when it hits the shelves later this year. More »
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Whilst following a lead on a Resident Evil Umbrella up for auction on eBay, I actually found something much more interesting. This is a series of four different Airsoft guns based on the weapons used in the Biohazard series or as it's known here in the states, Resident Evil! More »
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Philatelists rejoice! Everyone else sit down and relax, this doesn't concern you. More »
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How do they celebrate a ten year anniversary in Japan? With stamps of course! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=198325&view=rss&microfeed=true Earlier today, I posted an interview with Resident Evil 4 producer in which he made some cryptic comments about earlier, discarded versions of RE4. Kotakuite Eric was kind enough to write in, pointing out a YouTube video of one of them, before the direction changed to a more action-oriented game. More »
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There are some things Americans do well, and some things that the Japanese do better. Case in point, figurine sculpting. The Resident Evil Leon S. Kennedy on the right is a special Comic-Con version, made by respected American hobby company NECA. The one on the left is the Japanese version. The differences are small, but noticeable. No wonder Akiba otaku are willing to shell out big money for these things. They're works of art. For nerds. Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=189870&view=rss&microfeed=true Zombies, scary? Pfff. The true depths of fear are occupied by one thing and one thing alone: otaku. This Japanese fan-made clip sends a shot-gun packing hero into an otaku liar on a mission to collect dirty mags. Talk about scary! More »
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Okay, now we're talking. Capcom has announced that Biohazard/Resident Evil is coming to the Wii. More »
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Konami's pre-presser, we were treated (?) to free drinks and one painfully bad Biohazard tattoo pun. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=172662&view=rss&microfeed=true Originally, Resident Evil 2 was scheduled for March 1997, but producer Shinji Mikami wasn't pleased with its direction. Capcom bit the bullet, the game was scrapped, and work began from scratch. The abandoned video game is now known as Resident Evil 1. 5. The trailer above is for the 75% finished game before it was shelved. More »
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Here are a couple images of the new Resident Evil 4 plastic toys, just out in Japan. There's Leon, Veldugo, and some psycho "Ganado" folks welding sharp objects. They can't be that crazy (they're brainwashed BTW), because as we all know truly nutty folks attack with blunt, not pointy thingys. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=166063&view=rss&microfeed=true Here's a guy freaking out while playing Biohazard (Resident Evil), and by the end of the clip saying he's giving up and quitting. He doesn't as there are more clips of him flipping after the jump. The game isn't that scary. This dude is. More »
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