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Capcom Announces Resident Evil 5 DLC before Launch of Game

Capcom Announces Resident Evil 5 DLC before Launch of Game

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Capcom announced today that players will be able to download additional multiplayer content for Resident Evil 5.

The additional mode, called Versus, should be a good bit of competitive fun, pitting players against each other as well as against Majini via a $5 download.

The only problem is that the content being released post-launch should have been included with the retail copy being sold tonight at midnight. Announcing the additional content before the game has even launched was a bonehead move that gamers can see right through.

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Press Release:

Tired of working together with other players in Resident Evil™ 5? Ready to show your co-op partner exactly what you think of their gaming abilities? Capcom is pleased to announce that a new multiplayer mode for the soon-to-be blockbuster, Resident Evil 5, will be released post-launch as paid digital content via Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network. The new mode, called ‘Versus,’ adds a deadly twist to Resident Evil 5’s multiplayer, pitting players against each other in a contest of survival, a marked departure from the central co-operative nature of the game.

Versus allows up to four players to match wits in online battles across two very different game types. Slayer’s Rule is a point-based game that challenges players to kill Majinis. In Survivor’s Rule, players hunt the most dangerous game, each other! Players can begin the hunt as Chris, Sheva or other secret characters, and choose from either one-on-one or two-versus-two team matches for either of the two gameplay styles.

Versus will be available on Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network a few weeks after Resident Evil 5 is available. Versus will be available for 400 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE or $4.99 on the PlayStation Network. Versus mode requires the Resident Evil game software in order to be played. A broadband internet connection is required.

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