All Articles: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Sony adds Horizon: Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7, Friday the 13th, more to PlayStation Hits line

Posted on June 20, 2019 by John Scalzo

With the PS5 on the horizon and this year’s E3 Expo in the rearview mirror, now’s the perfect time for Sony to add a new batch of games to their PlayStation Hits line of budget titles for the PS4.

All games in the PlayStation Hits line are priced at a very wallet-friendly $19.99, and five new titles will be added on June 28, including Friday the 13th, God of War III Remastered, Horizon: Zero Dawn – Complete Edition, Nioh, and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. In case you missed it, five other games recently became part of the PlayStation Hits line in a Spring update that included Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Lego Jurassic World, Mad Max, Persona 5, and Star Wars: Battlefront.

More than 40 games have become PlayStation Hits since the lineup’s distinctive red label launched last Summer. And if you’re interested, you can find a complete rundown of the entire collection over at the PlayStation Blog.

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Resident Evil 7 is coming to the Switch… only in Japan… as a cloud-based game

Posted on May 21, 2018 by John Scalzo

What do you do if you’re a publisher and you want to bring your beefy PS4/Xbox One game to the Nintendo’s lower-powered Switch? If you’re Capcom, you throw together a “Cloud Version” and ask players to be always connected to the Internet to play it.

As you may have gathered from the headline, and the creepy trailer embedded above, that’s exactly what Capcom is doing with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. The horror game will be coming to the Switch… only in Japan… on May 24th. But players will need a constant Internet connection (just like Sony’s PlayStation Now service) to play this streaming-powered “Cloud Version” of the game.

Resident Evil 7’s “Cloud Version” will be available to download through the Switch eShop for ¥2000 (about $18), and players will receive a 45MB download that serves as their “Play Ticket” to access the game’s streaming server. Each “Play Ticket” expires after 180 days, after which players will need to purchase another one to keep playing.

Capcom has yet to announce if this special “Cloud Version” of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard will be released for the Switch in the rest of the world.

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is “Video Game of the Year” at 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards

Posted on March 18, 2018 by John Scalzo

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild took home another trophy last night when the “open-air” adventure was named “Video Game of the Year” at the 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards. The Nintendo Switch launch title also scooped up awards for “Excellence in Design” and “Excellence in Gameplay”

PUBG Corporation’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds also picked up three awards last night (“Esports Game of the Year,” “Trending Game of the Year,” and “Excellence in Multiplayer”), and a handful of other games (Cuphead, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and Nier: Automata) were two-time winners.

You can find the complete list of winners from the 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards at Video Game Canon.

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New Retail Releases: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Resident Evil 7 Gold, Okami HD, More

Posted on December 11, 2017 by John Scalzo

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the wildly popular battle royale from PUBG Corporation, will make its way to the Xbox One this week, and Microsoft has teamed up with the developer to sell a special Retail Edition of the game. However, prospective buyers might like to know the box only contains a download code for the game.

Elsewhere on store shelves this week, Capcom will release Resident Evil 7: Biohazard – Gold Edition for the PS4 and Xbox One. The Gold Edition includes the original game, as well as all three downloadable expansions (Banned Footage Vol. 1, Banned Footage Vol. 2, and End of Zoe). The Not A Hero expansion, which stars series mainstay Chris Redfield, will also be available as a free download for all players this week.

Speaking of Capcom, the publisher will also launch Okami HD for the PS4 and Xbox One this week with graphics “enhanced for modern displays.”

Finally, Edmund McMillen (one half of Team Meat) will bring his nwe platformer, The End Is Nigh, to the Switch.

A complete list of this week’s new releases can be found after the break. (more…)

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Resident Evil 7: Gold Edition (and two more expansions) will be released on December 12

Posted on September 5, 2017 by John Scalzo

Capcom has announced that a bundled edition of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard will be released this December for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

The Resident Evil 7: Gold Edition will include the original game, both Banned Footage expansions, and the brand new End of Zoe expansion. The Not A Hero expansion, which stars Chris Redfield, will also be available to download on December 12 for free.

The Capcom-Unity blog has published more details about both expansions:

In “End of Zoe,” players will find out more about the fate of Jack and Marguerite’s daughter in the aftermath of the events of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.

“Not A Hero” explores events directly after Ethan Winters’ fight to escape from the twisted Baker family in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and offers a different take on survival horror. Join Resident Evil mainstay Chris Redfield as he battles his way through the horrors that lurk underneath the Baker’s mansion, fully prepared with new weapons and equipment designed to counter bio organic threats and navigate the maze-like caverns beneath the Baker mansion. Encounters with deadly foes lurk around every corner – including a new type of enemy.

A new trailer for the End of Zoe expansion has been embedded above.

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Scorpio renamed Xbox One X and it’ll be available on November 7 for $499

Posted on June 11, 2017 by John Scalzo

Not surprisingly, Microsoft’s Project Scorpio was at the center of the consolemaker’s E3 Press Conference. As of now, we know the souped up system’s official name (the Xbox One X), as well as when it’ll be available (November 7), and how much it’ll cost ($499).

Boasting “40% more power than any other console,” the Xbox One X will deliver games in 4K resolution, as well as HDR support for gaming and video. All Xbox One games and accessories will be compatible with the Xbox One X, but free updates will provide a performance boost to games such as Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3, Minecraft, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Final Fantasy XV, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Rocket League, and dozens of others:

Games play better on Xbox One X. The world’s most powerful console begins rolling out to all Xbox One markets starting on November 7. With 40% more power than any other console, experience immersive true 4K gaming when paired with a 4K display. Xbox One X makes your existing library even better, with better textures, smoother frame rates, and faster load times, even on a 1080p TV. Xbox One X also offers the ultimate 4K entertainment package with 4K Ultra HD for Blu-ray X and streamed content, HDR support for gaming and video, and Dolby Atmos support. Xbox One X will join the Xbox One family of devices and coexist alongside Xbox One and Xbox One S, and all Xbox One games and accessories are compatible.

Every Xbox One X unit will come with a 1TB hard drive, a matching Xbox Wireless Controller, HDMI cable, power supply, a 1-month free Xbox Game Pass subscription, and a 14-day free Xbox Live Gold membership.

Now, let’s have a moment of silence for the poor retail employees who’ll have to deal with customers who won’t understand that the Xbox One X and the currently-available Xbox One S will be sold in different bundles with very different prices.

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Nintendo smashed sales records in March 2017… but Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands was the top-selling game

Posted on April 20, 2017 by John Scalzo

Nintendo told us all about their record-setting sales month last week, but the NPD Group made it official today when they revealed their retail report on the video game industry for March 2017.

NPD analyst Sam Naji told GamesIndustry.biz: “March 2017 will go down in history books as the month Nintendo broke records.The Nintendo Switch had the biggest hardware launch for a Nintendo platform and the second biggest launch for any video game platform since 1995, the time NPD began tracking this category.”

However, even though The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild managed to sell more than 900,000 copies, it wasn’t able to secure the #1 spot. Instead, Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands was the best-selling game last month, likely due to Nintendo’s unwillingness to share their digital sales figures with the NPD Group. Other strong sellers on the Switch included 1-2 Switch (#13) and Super Bomberman R (#17).

Big debuts weren’t limited to Nintendo’s Switch, and it was a banner month for several new releases last month, as Mass Effect: Andromeda (#3), Horizon: Zero Dawn (#4), and Nier: Automata (#9) also smashed expectations. Combined with impressive Switch hardware sales, these games helped the industry record more than $1.36 billion in total sales for the month, a 24% year-on-year increase over March 2016.

The complete list of best-selling games from March 2017 can be found after the break. (more…)

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For Honor rises to the occasion as the best-selling game of February 2017

Posted on March 16, 2017 by John Scalzo

Ubisoft’s For Honor conquered all comers during its first month of availability, as The NPD Group declared it the best-selling game during February 2017. The multiplayer brawler faced some tough competition, but it emerged victorious on the retail battlefield, besting both Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (#2) and Grand Theft Auto V (#3).

The only other new release to crack last month’s top ten was Nioh, an action RPG developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo.

But the overall retail health of the industry was on a downward swing in February. According to GamesIndustry.biz, hardware and software sales were down: “Total hardware sales amounted to $204 million, down 30% from last year. Console and portable software dropped 14% to $344.2 million, PC software fell 26% to just $25 million, while accessories fell 21% to $150.8 million. All told, industry sales took a 21% hit, declining from $918.7 million to $724 million.”

However, it seems likely that the successful launch of the Nintendo Switch (and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) will change that trajectory in March.

The complete list of best-selling games from February 2017 can be found after the break. (more…)

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