Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition, which was announced at the Tokyo Game Show ’09 will be heading to the west as downloadable content. Capcom has confirmed it has opted against a boxed product version following the results of its recent poll. Over 1500 participants voted for the content to be released as a digital download, compared to 900 who requested a physical edition.
Capcom has unleashed the direct feed teaser trailer for its upcoming Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition for your viewing pleasure. The footage depicts protagonists Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine skulking around the ominous Spencer Estate while reminiscing on the events of the original Resident Evil and avoiding the Umbrella founder’s ingenious traps.
Earlier this week, we reported that LittleBigPlanet will be getting motion controller support via a patch when the motion controller is available next year. During the TGS presentation, Sony showed off exactly how the motion controller will be used and we have included the video for you below. The four minute demo shows two players playing the game; one using the DualShock 3 controller to mode Sackboy around and the other using the motion controller to move objects around.
Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi confirmed at the Tokyo Game Show today that Capcom plans on re-releasing the popular action/horror romp next year under the name of RE5: Alternative Edition. According to Takeuchi-san, this revamped version will be fully compatible with Sony’s motion-sensing controller, with gamers able to utilize both the wand and DualShock 3 pad when playing the game.
With the motion controller coming out in Spring 2010, Sony has revealed more information about what games will support the new controllers. In today’s Tokyo Game Show keynote, Sony revealed Biohazard 5: Alternative Edition, the first PS3 title we’ve heard of to support the new motion controllers. In addition, 13 first-party titles will support the motion controller via patches coming at some point next year, including Pain, EyePet and Flower.
Earlier today, Kaz Hirai, President and Group Chief Executive Officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., kicked off Tokyo Game Show with a keynote speech that unveiled some interesting tidbits about the future of PlayStation. Hirai also showed off the PS3 motion controller, reiterating that it would be released in the Spring of 2010. They feature a pair of motion sensors, a three-axes gyroscope and a three-axes accelerometer, along with Bluetooth and a rechargable Li-on battery.
In the third part of the motion controller Blog series, Richard Marks and Anton Mikhailov break down their E3 on-stage demo in more detail. From plasma whips and drawing, to abstract domino snakes and real time strategy-style games, you’ll see some things you’re already familiar with, as well as some never before seen applications that didn’t quite make the show. More details are included in the video below.
With the release of Sony’s motion controller in Spring 2010, the PlayStation 3 could see a number of Wii titles being ported to the console. Capcom producer Jun Takeuchi (of Resident Evil 5 fame) divulged this information in an interview with 1Up, leading up to the TGS: “Speaking to other developers in Japan, I’ve heard a few of them say they were delighted by the Sony motion controller because they can just port over their Wii titles to the PS3.”
Last month we reported on a video interview with Richard Marks, one of the main brains behind the new controller. Part two of the interview is now available for viewing. In the second part, Anton Mikhailov, a software engineer (and right hand man to Richard Marks) in SCEA’s Research & Development department talks more about the controller. Anton was gracious enough to break down the new controller’s PVC origins and some of the possible applications for this new technology.
During E3, Sony showcased a prototype for a new motion controller launching next year. To answer some of your questions, SCEA sat down with Richard Marks and Anton Mikhailov, two of the main brains behind the new controller, to get some insight on the E3 demo, the back-story behind development, and the future of this new technology (video below). This is part one of a series of behind-the-scenes which Sony is planning to release.
