March 20th, 2009

The Resident Evil franchise has always been a cash cow for Capcom, and for a good reason – good games, especially ones about zombies, usually sell a lot of copies. The survival horror genre may have already existed in 1998, but the original “Resident Evil,” arguably, brought the genre into the limelight. While the “RE” franchise may be known mostly for its scare factor, and thrilling cutscenes, it’s also known for its longevity. In 2005, Capcom took a series in dire need of a transformation, and gave it a makeover that resulted in critical acclaim, the world over, with the release of “Resident Evil 4.” Thus, the bar has been set extremely high for “Resident Evil 5,” and while it’s a worthy addition to the storied franchise, it will ultimately fail to achieve what its predecessor did 4 years ago.
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TAGS: capcom, horror, ps3, XBOX360, zombies
August 20th, 2008

Not to long ago Sega released a port of the classic arcade light gun shooter The House of the Dead 2&3 for the wii. They were great ports and showed that they still held up today with it’s over the top cheesy dialogue and fun game play. Well Sega looks to take us way back to the early days of Agent G in this new installment of the the series.
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TAGS: horror, light gun, Sega, Wii, zombies
August 3rd, 2008

The first official next-gen success, Dead Rising is making it’s way onto the Wii as revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu magazine. So far the games looks to be a port of the 360 version with the addition of wii-mote and nunchuk enabled controls.
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TAGS: capcom, Dead Rising, nintendo, Wii, XBOX360, zombies
July 18th, 2008
Whut up folks! Unit here bringing you the latest on all things video games! And to start it off, we got some hot new videos straight from E3 2008 of the highly anticipated sequel Resident Evil 5. Now for those that don’t know, Resident Evil is a survival horror game in which it tells the story of an evil corporation named Umbrella who created a virus that turned thousands of people into some nasty ass zombies. In those games you fought all types of creatures, experiments and eventually caused the downfall of the Umbrella corporation. Read the rest of this entry »
TAGS: capcom, PC, ps3, resident evil, umbrella, xbox 360, zombies