Resident Evil (Switch eShop) News Articles
Monday10th Mar 2025
News Capcom Slashes The Price Of Monster Hunter, Ace Attorney In Big eShop Sale (US)
Mega Man, Resident Evil, Ghost Trick all discounted
Capcom is having a huge eShop sale right now in the US, with up to 75% off of some of the studio's biggest IPs. Thanks to the ever-reliable Wario64 for bringing this to our attention! Monster Hunter is among the biggest here, and while the franchise is currently eating up everyone's free time on...
Saturday11th Jan 2025
Anniversary Resident Evil 4, One Of The Greatest Games Ever Made, Turns 20
"2005... I'll never forget it"
It seems funny to think back on it now, but during the early days of Resident Evil – when decomposing zombies were the top dog and Raccoon City was everybody's favourite apocalyptic holiday destination – the idea that the franchise would find itself in the rural outskirts of Europe in which you fight a child-like...
Wednesday23rd Oct 2024
News Capcom Celebrates Resident Evil With An Adorable Trailer And Heavy Discounts
Up to 75% off mainline entries
With the Resident Evil franchise rapidly approaching its 30th anniversary in 2026, chances are you've gotten pretty familiar with Capcom's survival horror series by now. If somehow you've not, a newly released trailer titled 'Ode to Horror: A Celebration of Resident Evil' will at least provide an abstract snapshot of...
Friday22nd Mar 2024
News Resident Evil Creator Shinji Mikami Gets Back To Work With A New Company
What could it be..?
Shinji Mikami, best known for creating the Resident Evil franchise and for his work on titles such as P.N.03 and The Evil Within, has seemingly established a brand new company after leaving Tango Gameworks in 2023. As spotted by VGC, the information can be found via a short biographic description on the new Sha
Wednesday1st Nov 2023
News Shinji Mikami And Hideki Kamiya Set To Host Talk On Careers And Future Plans
The start of a new venture?
Shinji Mikami and Hideki Kamiya, who both left their respective companies in 2023, are set to host a joint conversation on their careers and future plans at the Archipel Caravan Festival in Tokyo on December 16, 2023. As reported by VGC, the talk, simply dubbed ‘Shinji Mikami x Hideki Kamiya’, will also see the...
Friday17th Mar 2023
Poll What Other GameCube Title Deserves A '10/10' Remake Or Remaster?
F-Zero? Eternal Darkness? Rogue Leader?
You might have seen by now, but the reviews for Capcom's Resident Evil 4 remake have been published, signaling yet another modern survival horror classic that can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the original. Our own pals over at Push Square and Pure Xbox gave the remake a score of 10/10 each, with the former...
Friday4th Nov 2022
News Resident Evil 4's Inventory Management Screen Has Been Turned Into A Full Game
Save Room launches on Switch next week
Capcom's Resident Evil 4 is perhaps best known for revolutionising third-person action games, implementing an over-the-shoulder camera angle that not only revitalised the Resident Evil franchise, but inspired countless games since then to adopt a similar approach. Nothing big then, right..? Aside from that,...
Friday12th Aug 2022
News Veteran Capcom Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi Joins NetEase Games
Moving on after 27 years
Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi has announced his departure from Capcom after 27 years. To mark his 50th birthday he'll be filling the same roll over at the Chinese video game giant NetEase. Kobayashi started out as a programmer on the Resident Evil series in the '90s and took up producer roles for series like Dino...
Sunday28th Mar 2021
Poll Box Art Brawl #80 - Resident Evil
REmatch
Welcome back to Box Art Brawl, the weekly poll we run to find out which of two or more regional box art variants from years past is best. Last time we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Game Boy Advance with a look at launch title Kuru Kuru Kururin. The game didn't get a GBA release in North America, but fortunately
Friday22nd Jan 2021
News Capcom's Resident Evil Games For Switch And 3DS Are Currently On Sale (North America)
Grab a bargain
Capcom just held its Resident Evil showcase celebrating 25 years of the series, and while there was sadly nothing on display for Switch fans, over on the eShop you can still get your fix - as most of the RE back catalogue is on sale in the US. This covers both the Switch and 3DS - with games like Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil 4...
Friday12th Jun 2020
News Resident Evil Becomes Capcom's First Series To Sell More Than 100 Million Units Worldwide
80% of sales have come from outside of Japan
Capcom's survival horror series Resident Evil - also known as Biohazard in Japan - has reached a new milestone. The entire series to date has now shifted more than 100 million units worldwide. The series first started out in 1996 on the original PlayStation and since then has grown into the biggest...
Tuesday2nd Jun 2020
News Hungry For Some Resident Evil Action On Your Switch? Then Check Out These Super eShop Savings
Up to 60% off
Capcom has taken another bite out of its Resident Evil prices on the Switch eShop, reducing the mainline games in the series by up to 60%. These current offers apply to both the US and UK and will be available until 18th June. Keep in mind, the standard price per game is normally $29.99 / £29.99. That means you can get two games for...
Monday13th Apr 2020
News Capcom's Former GameCube Exclusive Resident Evil 4 Is Reportedly Getting A Remake
Surprise, surprise
One of the standout releases during the Nintendo GameCube generation was Resident Evil 4. It's probably hard to believe nowadays, but back then the fourth mainline entry in Capcom's survival horror series was a temporary platform exclusive. If you played the original in 2005, you might be interested to hear it's getting a remake...
Tuesday29th Oct 2019
Reminder Vote For The Best Resident Evil Games
We need your help to sort the undead horde
Thanks to everyone who has voted so far - for anyone who missed it, there’s still time to select your picks for the best Resident Evil games below. We’ll see you Thursday for the REsults... With All Hallows' Eve creeping up on us, it's that time of year to close the curtains, huddle in front of the TV...
Friday4th Oct 2019
Random Shinji Mikami Had To Ban The Resident Evil Devs From Playing Tetris Attack
The Tetris Attack effect
At one point or another we've all found ourselves playing some ridiculously addictive game when we know we should really be doing something else, whether it's working or walking the dog or taking gran to her doctor's appointment. Video games, eh?! It seems that during development of the original Resident Evil on PlayStation,...
Friday24th May 2019
Video Digital Foundry Explores The Performance Of Resident Evil 4, 1 And 0 On Switch
Handheld supreme?
If you're hoping to find out exactly how all of the newly ported Resident Evil games run on Switch, you'll be pleased to know that the technical boffins over at Digital Foundry have examined each game in lovely video form. Interestingly, Digital Foundry noticed that Resident Evil 4 runs at 900p when docked, as opposed to the PS4...
Thursday23rd May 2019
Nintendo Download 23rd May (Europe)
Team Sonic Racing! Assassin's Creed III! Resident Evil 0,1,4!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Team Sonic Racing...
Tuesday21st May 2019
Video Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 0 And Resident Evil HD All Get Gloomy Launch Trailers
That's a lot of Resident Evil
In case you missed the news, three Resident Evil games have all found their way on to the Nintendo Switch eShop today. You can now pick up Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 0, and Resident Evil HD Remastered on your trusty hybrid console, and Capcom has shared brand new launch trailers for all three. Are you ready? First...
Thursday16th May 2019
Nintendo Download 16th May (North America)
Resident Evil trio, Team Sonic Racing and Assassin’s Creed III!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch: Team Sonic Racing...
Thursday28th Feb 2019
News Want Resident Evil On Your Switch? You'd Better Have Deep Pockets
"Whaddya buyin'? Sorry, there's a Switch Tax on that"
The news that Resident Evil HD Remaster, Resident Evil Zero and Resident Evil 4 are all coming to Switch was met with a positive response recently, even if Capcom has made the whole purchasing approach totally and utterly confusing. While North American players
News Fans Start Petition For Capcom To Release Resident Evil 4 Physically On Switch
Change.org strikes again
Earlier this week, Capcom gave us solid Switch release dates for Resident Evil Zero, Resident Evil, and Resident Evil 4. Amazingly, all three games are coming to the console on the same day, but there was one slightly sour note tucked away in
Monday25th Feb 2019
News A Trio Of Classic Resident Evil Games Is Coming To Switch This May
"Play all three masterpieces anywhere"
Capcom is bringing Resident Evil Zero, Resident Evil and Resident Evil 4 to the Switch in May, it has revealed. The three games will hit the eShop on May 21st. In North America, there will be the option to purchase Zero and RE1 in a box under the title Resident Evil Origins Collecti
