Pre-rendered graphics weren't only used in complex cinematic cutscenes back in the day when a game's own 3D engine couldn't do the job. Developers also used them as in-game backgrounds to bypass graphical limitations. And some of the games had really well-made, atmospheric pre-rendered backgrounds.

This video shows how Resident Evil: Revelations will work on the Wii U's two screens. It's interesting to see it in action, since the game was initially released as a (very good) 3DS game before being up-scaled to set-top consoles. So, you'll be able to play the Wii U version of the game much the same way as you could …

By the end of the 90s, the 16-bit era ended and 3D took over. With the PlayStation and 3D graphics cards out there allowing for new possibilities, narrative and gameplay, the 90s produced some of the most attractive characters in video game history.

Shinji Mikami, creator of the Resident Evil series is making a new survival horror game, The Evil Within. You've seen the trailer, now let's see what the man behind the madness has to say about it.

What the hell, Shinji Mikami? Did you have to put every single scary thing into the debut trailer for The Evil Within? Barbed wire, embedded glass, squid head explosions — save something for the game, you maniac.

The PC version of Resident Evil 6 has gotten some lovely updates since the title hit desktops last year, like the free upcoming crossover with Left 4 Dead 2. But players who’ve been trying to kill the bio-organic weapons in Capcom’s action game have been complaining of crippling bugs that stop the game from running…

Resident Evil: Retribution was released in the US late last year. The movie, shot completely in 3D and in 4K resolution had some pretty awesome special effects. It made a decent amount of money in most of its release markets but despite all the money it made, Chinese moviegoers seem to be unhappy with the movie. They…

One of the more famous unfinished games on the PlayStation is Resident Evil 1.5, a title that was originally intended to be Resident Evil 2 before it was scrapped at the 11th hour and replaced with, well, Resident Evil 2.

I really liked the 3DS game Resident Evil: Revelations. So did Stephen. So it was cool to hear that it'd be coming to consoles and PC so that people could play the game—which really does feel like a "proper" console Resident Evil game—on their TVs.