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Resident Evil 6 footage, shots show off Agent Hunt mode, Ada Wong
Capcom has a released a new trailer showing off some footage from two new modes, the separate Ada Wong campaign and the Agent Hunt mode. Ada’s side quest will be accessible once the main storyline with Chris, Leon, and Jake has been completed, and will include missions that feature her adventures during the outbreak. Agent Hunt, an optional online mode, also features an unlock mechanism, with certain stages becoming available once they are cleared during the three main characters’ various campaigns. As J’avo or another C-virus mutant, players will be able to run wild in other players’ games (a la Demon’s Souls) with the aim of taking out all of the human characters.
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Comic-Con ’12: Capcom – Resident Evil 6 trailer
Capcom has posted a new trailer for Resident Evil 6 that was debuted at Comic-Con last week. The video includes footage from a handful of missions, each headed by one of the game’s leading characters—Leon S. Kennedy, Chris Redfield, and Jake Muller.
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Comic-Con ’12: Konami – Metal Gear Rising, New Little King’s Story
Konami is showing off a number of titles at this year’s Comic-Con, and has released several screens for those unable to attend. The latest batch includes shots from Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, New Little King’s Story, and Silent Hill Book of Memories.
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Resident Evil 6 demo available for Xbox 360 Dragon’s Dogma owners
Xbox 360 owners who snagged a copy of the fantastic Dragon’s Dogma can now download a demo of Resident Evil 6. Available on Live Marketplace, the demo includes three missions from the game’s three different campaigns, with players getting a chance to control Leon Kennedy, Chris Redfield, and Jake Muller. The missions take place on the zombie-filled campus of Ivy University, on the rooftops of Lanshiang in China, and throughout the Eastern European nation of Edonia.
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Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City available for PC
Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City, the third-person shooter set around events in Resident Evil 2 and 3, is now available for PC. The PC version supports Nvidia 3D Vision, higher resolution, and multiplayer for up to eight players online in versus and four players in co-op campaign. The free US Spec Ops Mission DLC available for consoles will also be available for PC, but at a later date.
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Konami prepping patches for Silent Hill: Downpour and HD Collection
Silent Hill fans who have been experiencing some problems with the recently released Downpour and HD Collection will soon be experiencing a smoother slice of hell. Konami has announced that patches are in the works for both titles, with the Downpour patch addressing an autosave glitch and the HD Collection’s on stabilizing the frame rate and correcting the audio-synching problems. Both patches will be available “in the coming weeks” on Live and PSN.
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Tango Gameworks developing new survival horror title, ‘Zwei’
Bethesda has announced that Tango Gameworks is working on a new title codenamed Zwei (not of the Panzer Dragoon variety). The upcoming survival horror title is under the direction of Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, whose Tango Gameworks company ZeniMax, parent company of Bethesda, acquired in 2010.
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(Xbox 360 Review) Silent Hill HD Collection
“… the designs of the games still hold, but the graphical overhaul has done them few favors.”
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(Xbox 360 Review) Silent Hill: Downpour
“The shift to a more cerebral fright is welcomed, but the cumbersome combat and striking lack of polish keep Downpour from hitting the high notes of the early years.”
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Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City now available for 360, PS3
It’s time to hit the zombie-infested streets of Raccoon City once again in Capcom and Slant Six Games’ Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City. The 360, PS3 team-based shooter follows a member of the Umbrella Security Service as he attempts to destroy evidence of the t-Virus while battling zombies, bio-organic weapons, and a rival squad. A reinterpretation of Resident Evil 2 and 3, similar to The Darkside Chronicles, Operation Raccoon City includes “the return of original Resident Evil enemies, iconic landmarks, and fan favorite characters including Leon S. Kennedy.” Multiplayer is also supported, with eight players signing up as Umbrella security or US Spec Ops and battling it out in various versus modes.
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