Resident Evil 4 News
November2022
Soapbox Resident Evil Zero's Train Scenario Is Still One Of The Franchise's Best
Choo choo, zombie express
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, as RE0 turns 20, Ollie remembers one of the series' best openers... Resident Evil Zero gets a pretty bad rap. When it launched on GameCube on 12th November 2002 —...
August2022
Random Masahiro Sakurai Was The First To Praise Resident Evil 4's Camera System
Capcom's pioneering camera system made a huge impression
Resident Evil 4 is, by all accounts, one of the most critically acclaimed and influential games of all time. Released for the GameCube back in 2004 (before making its way to what felt like every console in existence), Capcom's soft reboot of the Resident Evil franchise went through several...
March2022
Memory Pak The Scariest Resident Evil Scene No One Talks About
REmake turns 20
It’s been 20 years to the day since Resident Evil launched on GameCube in Japan — can you believe it? The once-exclusive remake of the 1996 original has since achieved legendary status, with many fans declaring it as the strongest entry to the franchise. I happen to agree; yes, Resident Evil 4 is arguably more influential and...
September2021
Talking Point What's The Best Sound In Video Games?
Our favourite bleeps, bloops, and vwoops
Our summertime Video Game Music Festival has largely, if not entirely covered the wonderful world of soundtracks, which you could probably have guessed from the name. But what about all the stuff that isn't-quite-music? Don't noises deserve love too? YES. So, here you go: Our favourite sounds in video games...
December2020
Random RE4 Director Was Worried About PlayStation And Xbox's Future, So He Did A Deal With Nintendo
A scary thought
Capcom director, Shinji Mikami, this year celebrates his 30th anniversary in the video game industry. To mark this special occasion, he's done a lengthy interview with Variety discussing everything under the sun about his long-running career. During one section, he reflects on Resident Evil 4, which as you might recall, was...
April2020
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...
October2018
News Three, Yes Three Resident Evil Games Are Headed To Nintendo Switch In 2019
Fan-favourites aplenty
Capcom has revealed that three games in the Resident Evil series will be making their way to Nintendo Switch in 2019. The announcement comes via Twitter, with Capcom revealing that Resident Evil, Resident Evil 0, and the much-adored Resident Evil 4 are all on the way next year. More details are naturally expected to follow...
October2015
News Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition is Creeping Up On the European eShop for Halloween
Got somethin' that might interest ya'
With Halloween creeping closer Nintendo is doing its bit, particularly through the eShop, to get us in the mood. It now turns out that 29th October will have a double whammy for Wii U owners in Europe - not only will Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water finally arrive, but Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition will also...
October2011
Feature Fun and Frights on Nintendo - Part 1
How horror has evolved
At this time of year, it’s no doubt common practice for many gamers to find their favourite scary game, turn off the lights and get into the Halloween mood. There’s something about frightful gaming experiences that's unique in the entertainment industry. Unlike horror movies or tense, nerve-wracking books, video game fear...
Feature Resident Evil's Most Nightmare-Inducing Moments
Playing from behind the sofa
The Resident Evil franchise has forged a reputation for inducing fear in the bravest of gamers. While the series has flirted with a more action-orientated focus, it's the survival-horror aspects that often stay in the memory. Features Editor Thomas Whitehead and writers/Resident Evil experts Zach Kaplan and Marcel van...
April2011
News Celebrate 15 Years of Resident Evil With This Special Trailer
According to Wesker, things are just warming up
In celebrating 15 years of Resident Evil, Capcom has released a trailer that takes us back to where it all began, as well as where the franchise will be taking us in the not-so-distant future. Narrated by Albert Wesker, the trailer compiles footage of games both old and new. From the upcoming...
May2010
News MadWorld Director's Tango Appointment Has Nothing to Do with Dancing
The Capcom vein runs deep
It's always sad when a developer leaves a company responsible for giving us one of the more original and much-needed shake-ups in the Wii's library of games, but it's also interesting to see where they end up going. Shigenori Nishikawa, director of MadWorld, is to leave Platinum Games for a position at Tango, Shiji Mikami's...
May2006
News Resident Evil 4 Gets Yellow Penciled
Capcom survival horror Resident Evil 4 wins a coveted "Yellow Pencil" design award from The D&AD Global Awards 2006
Capcom love Nintendo when they get it right, and hate them when they don't. The much talked about "exclusive rights" for Resident Evil for Gamecube wasn't all bad, in fact it resulted in an excellent Resident Evil 4 game that was loved...
February2006
Joystiq uncover a pre-release Resident Evil 4 video showing us what it could of been.
Joystiq bring us something we should never of seen, a video demo of Resident Evil 4 before its vast overhaul into the game we know and love. The video runs for a number of minutes and moves between a handful of different scenes of a would-be Resident Evil...
News The Players Choice: Resident Evil 4
Capcom produce another winner, now you'll be able to buy it in the budget range.
Capcom have recently announced that its horror epic, Resident Evil 4, has been awarded inclusion into the silvery Players Choice range of classic titles. It comes as no real surprise, Resident Evil 4 was hugely successful on the Gamecube and now on the PS2. It's...