Capcom announces Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition

November 19, 2009

Capcom announces Resident Evil 5: Gold
Edition

Also new details on downloadable content

Capcom confirmed today that a
variety of new content for the hugely successful RESIDENT EVIL 5 will be
available for the Xbox 360 and PS3 next year. They plan to release two new
downloadable episodes, a host of new costumes, and a new “MERCENARIES REUNION”
mode featuring 8 new playable characters and weapon load outs.

 

For those RESIDENT EVIL
fans who prefer a box copy, Capcom also reported that they will be releasing
a RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION that will include the original game plus all
additional content, making this the ultimate Resident Evil 5 experience. 
RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION will be available for $49.99 as a single Blu-ray
disc for the PLAYSTATION 3 or as a DVD with a token for the downloadable
content for XBOX 360.

Previously only seen during cut scenes of the original
RESIDENT EVIL 5, the first new episode titled “LOST IN NIGHTMARES”, finds
BSAA agent, Chris Redfield, working with his partner, Jill Valentine, as
they investigate Ozwell E. Spencer’s hideaway. Spencer, the evil mastermind
and co-founder of Umbrella Corporation, has been hiding a new evil deep
within the basement of his mansion. Chris and Jill discover this grotesque
evil standing in their way as the two enter deeper into the catacombs
beneath the mansion.

Simultaneous with the release of “LOST IN NIGHTMARES”, new
costumes for Chris and Sheva will be made available, allowing the player to
experience RESIDENT EVIL 5 with a fresh new look and feel through both game
play and cut-scene playback. A new refresh of Mercenaries Mode, “ THE
MERCENARIES REUNION”, gives players new playable characters and weapon load
outs which provide players additional challenges as they aim to shoot down
as many enemies as they can within a limited time. Each piece of
downloadable content will contain two new playable characters. The GOLD
EDITION will feature all eight.

Both PS3 and 360 versions will hit shelves on 3/9/10.

Please see below for a release schedule
of all additional content: 

Platform

DLC:

US:

Europe :

360

LOST IN NIGHTMARES

2/17/10

2/17/10

360

Costume Pack 1

2/17/10

2/17/10

360

Episode 2 (title
TBA)

3/3/10

3/3/10

360

Costume Pack 2

3/3/10

3/3/10

 

 

 

 

 

DLC:

US:

Europe :

PS3

LOST IN NIGHTMARES

2/18/10

2/18/10

PS3

Costume Pack 1

2/18/10

2/18/10

PS3

Episode 2 (title
TBA)

3/4/10

3/4/10

PS3

Costume Pack 2

3/4/10

3/4/10

 

 

 

 

 

RESIDENT EVIL 5:
GOLD EDITION

US:

Price:

360

Disc + download
token

3/9/10

$49.99

PS3

All content on disc

3/9/10

$49.99

 

 

 

 

 

RESIDENT EVIL 5:
GOLD EDITION

Europe :

 

360

Disc + download
token

3/12/10

 

PS3

All content on disc

3/12/10

 

For more info:

http://www.capcom-unity.com/snow_infernus/blog/2009/11/18/announcing_resident_evil_5_gold_edition