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Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

WII / Action / Release: Nov 18, 2009 / ESRB: M

Resident Evil Chronicles HD coming to PS3 this June

Resident Evil Chronicles HD coming to PS3 this June

Capcom is converting its two formerly Wii-exclusive Resident Evil rail shooters into PlayStation Move titles. The Umbrella Chronicles and Darkside Chronicles are coming to the PS3 in one package, titled the "Resident Evil Chronicles: HD Collection." The bundle will be available for download via the PlayStation Network this June, while the individual games will be available "at a later date."

Like so many other Wii ports on PS3, PlayStation Move use is optional. You'll be able to play the shooter with a standard PS3 controller as well.

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Resident Evil Chronicles HD coming to PS3, with Move support

Resident Evil Chronicles HD coming to PS3, with Move support

Capcom is converting its two formerly Wii-exclusive Resident Evil rail shooters into PlayStation Move titles. The Umbrella Chronicles and Darkside Chronicles are coming to the PS3 in one package, titled the "Resident Evil Chronicles HD Selection." No additional details, including release date and pricing, have been announced.

The announcement continues a trend of HD revamps of Wii games on the PlayStation 3. Since the introduction of the Move motion controller, Sony's platform has seen ports of No More Heroes, Dead Space: Extraction, and more.

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Resident Evil trailer celebrates fifteen years of history

Resident Evil trailer celebrates fifteen years of history

It's been fifteen years since the Resident Evil series first began giving gamers chills, when the first game launched on U.S. soil in 1996. Since then, the series has jumped to multiple platforms, introduced us to a wide variety of characters, and remained adamant that the best aim came from planting your feet firmly on the ground.

Capcom celebrated its longstanding series--first envisioned by game director Shinji Mikami--by releasing a trailer featuring clips over the long journey. Included in the trailer are short glimpses of the upcoming HD re-releases of Resident Evil Code: Veronica X and Resident Evil 4, as well as new footage of the Slant Six-developed side story, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. Read more »

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Capcom Reports 73% Drop in Profits Last Year

Capcom's annual financial results reveal the developer and publisher's profits dropped 73.1%--2,167 million Yen, or $23.5 million US--in the past year as compared to 2009.

Capcom explains that Bionic Commando, Dark Void and Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles "underperformed their sales and remained weak" while the postponing of Lost Planet 2 and Super Street Fighter IV to its 2011 financial year didn't help either. Read more »

"Am I mistaken, or did they just blame the Swine Flu for lack of sales? lol, wut?"
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Resident Evil Darkside Media: Cowgirl vs. Tofu

No Resident Evil game is complete without bizarre unlockable modes and costumes and The Darkside Chronicles certainly continues the trend, Capcom revealed today.

As well as an assortment of unlockable costumes ranging from mundane--Resident Evil 4 outfits--to baffling--western getups complete with chaps and spurs--the on-rails Wii shooter features a mode where zombies are transformed into possibly the only item more terrifying than the ravenous undead--the coagulated soy milk product known as tofu. Read more »

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Resident Evil: Darkside Trailer Gets Deep

"Gunshots signal a return to fear and darkness," declares this trailer for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. Then, a few frames later, it bills the game as "a terrifying gun shooting experience" with "horror so realistic it will make your pulse race."

Oh, and don't forget that "fate lies in the darkness." That's bound to be key when Cavia's on-rails Wii shooter makes its way to North American stores on November 17. Read more »

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Resident Evil: Darkside Media Goes South

It's not all recreations and reimaginings for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, as evidenced by the latest screenshots and trailers for Cavia's on-rails Wii shooter. Here, Leon Kennedy and Jack Krauser visit South America to discover, surprise, zombies.

Developed by Cavia, The Darkside Chronicles arrives November 17. For a better look at South America, check out the trailer and gameplay video embedded below: Read more »

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Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles PAX Footage

Capcom's released a bunch of Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles footage encompassing the material they're showing off at this weekend's PAX.

The on-rails shooter hits the Wii on November 17. Check out the videos below:

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"I like the zombie sounds from the original RE. These all sound like Herman Munster."
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Resident Evil: Darkside Coming in November

The sequel to Cavia's on-rails Wii shooter Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles will arrive in North America on November 17, publisher Capcom has announced.

Dubbed Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, the follow-up recreates the events of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica from a first-person perspective, with some "all new" scenarios also promised. Read more »

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Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Footage Recreates Code Veronica, Resident Evil 2

Zombie nostalgics will be pleased to note that Cavia's on-rails Wii shooter Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles will largely consist of content based on Resident Evil 2 and RE: Code Veronica.

The following gameplay videos provide a taste of the recreations, with the Resident Evil 2 police station up first:

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Darkside Chronicles Trailer Revisits Resident Evil 2

As media from Capcom's recent press event continues to emerge, we now have a new trailer and new screenshots from Cavia's Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles.

The on-rails Wii shooter is due out this winter, allowing gamers to relive the events of Resident Evil 2 and other Resident Evil games through a first-person perspective. Read more »

"This looks quite interesting, I don't mind on rails shooters at all as long as they are done ..."
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Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles Trailer Arrives

Fresh off the official announcement of Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, publisher Capcom has released a trailer for the on-rails Wii shooter. Developed by Cavia, the sequel to Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles arrives this winter.

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Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles Hits This Winter; Wii Also Getting Resident Evil, RE Zero Ports

As expected, Capcom today officially announced Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. The sequel to Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, the Wii light-gun shooter hits this winter, revisiting the events of Resident Evil 2 and other games.

Capcom also revealed that Wii ports of the more traditional Resident Evil and Resident Evil Zero entries are coming to North America under the Resident Evil "Classics" line. Both releases are based on the GameCube versions, with added motion controls. Read more »

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New Resident Evil Game Heads to Wii

Following through on Capcom's promise that Wii-owning Resident Evil fans would "be very happy very soon," word of a new Wii-bound Resident Evil game, dubbed Darkside Chronicles, has emerged from the pages of Japanese game magazine Famitsu.

A light-gun shooter similar to Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (Wii), Darkside Chronicles will again revisit past Resident Evil games in on-rails shooter form. As with Umbrella Chronciles, development will be shared between Capcom and Cavia. Read more »

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