Last week we unveiled a special director's cut of Resident Evil 5.  Titled the Alternate Edition, the content is being released in Japan in disc format on the PlayStation 3.  In the rest of the world though?  That's still up in the air.

Capcom is giving gamers a chance to weigh in on the subject, giving RE5 co-op fans a chance to vote whether the content is made available as DLC or retail packaging.  

This (retail box) makes absolutely perfect sense for the Japanese gaming market, where the uptake of digital content is a bit behind the western markets. However, based on the success of the RE5 "Versus" downloadable content, as well as digital-only titles like Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Marvel VS Capcom 2, we know that the demand for DLC in the west is huge. More and more, gamers in North America and Europe want content immediately and are less inclined to be tied to boxes and packages.;

What would you guys prefer?

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If you played through Resident Evil 5, there were a few flashbacks in the game to Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine's assault on Ozwell Spencer's horror-filled castle, an event that was three years prior to the game itself.  Capcom plans to release the two hour mission in a director's cut of the game next year, unfortunately due to the size of it, we won't see it as separate DLC for existing PlayStation 3 owners.

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Capcom has announced that Resident Evil 5, the two player cooperative survival horror shooter that was released earlier this year on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, will be making it's way to Windows PC on September 15th.

Resident Evil 5 features full 3D support for NVidia's GeForce 3D Vision technology which allows for some eye popping visuals.  If you are lucky enough to own a pair of these glasses already then head over to NVidia's site for an exclusive RE5 3D Benchmark and some 3D screenshots.  

This game was reviewed very highly on Co-Optimus, and I expect the PC version will continue the trend - with the added bonus of scary infected jumping off your screen at you!

Earlier this year Resident Evil 5 found its way onto the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.  The game featured a very well done co-op campaign as well as an online co-op mode called Mercenaries.  Capcom has announced that console gamers aren't the only ones who get to follow the adventures of Chris and Sheva as PC owners will get their keyboards covered in blood later this year.

It appears that the PC version of the game will only support online play, no split screen, but will be getting a brand new 3D mode.  To utilize the 3D effects players will need to have a pair of NVidia's GeForce Vision glasses.  No released date has been set, but we expect the game late this summer.

Be sure to check out our full review of Resident Evil 5.
 

Last night we had a very successful Xbox Live Co-Op night featuring Resident Evil 5 on the Xbox 360.  But we don't want to leave our PlayStation fans out in the cold, so we're giving away one copy of the PS3 version of the game to a lucky reader. 

And while we don't promote (or even condone) versus gameplay on this site, we do have a code for the Xbox 360 version of the Versus Mode DLC.

To enter to win either item simply reply to this thread and tell us what you want to get your grubby zombie paws on.  Winners will be drawn this Sunday, April 12th, at 9PM Eastern. 

As good as Resident Evil 5 was it really was missing something.  I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but after seeing the video from IGN I've seen the light - Resident Evil 5 needed more muppets.

The video is fairly well done showing with some admirable effects going on.  In it there's plenty of gory muppet maiming and killing as some muppets tackle various zombies.  I know I know...Resident Evil 5 doesn't have zombies.  What-ever.  The muppets wield shot guns, pistols and even have a good ol fashioned slap fight between each other.  Wesker!

Don't forget, tonight is our Xbox Live Co-Op Night featuring Resident Evil 5 - sadly we didn't get any muppets for the occasion.

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To be honest, when I first got a chance to play Resident Evil 5, I wasn’t impressed.  Nick detailed our little outing with the demo in a previous This Week in Co-Op, and no, my dislike of the game had nothing to do with the fact that I got cut in half with a chainsaw.  After putting some hours in with the full game, however, it seems that the latest Resident Evil isn’t quite so bad as first feared, but it is, in fact, quite wicked.  I would even be willing to go so far as to say that zombies/parasite infected/rage infected/creatures of the night/undead/das vampirs and co-op go together like peanut butter and jelly.

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If you think you are going to have a problem finding a co-op partner for Resident Evil 5, think again.  Capcom has just announced that their 2 player co-op survival-horror-action-adventure game has shipped over 4 Million units worldwide.  This includes both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game

While shipped may not be sold, publishers usually try to meet the demand of titles when shipping their product.  This is excellent news for co-op fans, and bodes well for future cooperative titles.

The reviews so far have been mostly positive, including our own review of the game.  Proof positive that quantity and quality can co-exist.

When we announced that Bioshock 2 was set to feature Co-op, the Co-op gamer in me jumped for joy, but my inner horror gamer was very unsure. The recently released Resident Evil 5 sparked a similar doubt in me when trying to decide if I wanted to play alone, or hook up with a friend.

On the co-op side of things, sharing the experience of a horror game can be like watching a campy zombie movie with friends. Building fond memories of a time with scary monsters after our brains, or precious life force called “Adam”. Co-op has potential for amusing anecdotes to share down the road.

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The day Resident Evil 5 was announced to have a co-op campaign we were simply elated with joy.  Fans of the series though, well they weren't quite sure about the decision to take a lone survival horror game and add a buddy system.   Tomorrow, Friday the 13th,  all of our questions are answered as Resident Evil 5 is finally released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

The game supports two player drop-in and drop-out co-op via Internet or System Link play.  Players will work together as they make their way through various African locales uncovering the mystery of a deadly virus that plagues the local people.  

Having played the final build over the past couple of days, I have to say I'm really impressed with what Capcom has done.  The co-op doesn't feel forced at all, and the puzzles players need to solve together are pretty exciting.  We should have our full co-op review of the game in the next day or so, so be sure to check it out.  In the meantime you can read our interview with Capcom concerning the game.

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