Last week, Capcom promised that the new Alternative Edition would be available for Xbox 360 and PS3 in the form of DLC. The new content won't be available exclusively as DLC, though, as Capcom announced the Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition.

The Gold Edition will includea hard copy the two new episodes, costumes, and a Mercenaries Mode Refresh with 8 new playable characters called "Mercenaries Reunion". The first of the new episodes, "Lost in Nightmares" will follow Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield's investigation of Umbrella founder Ozwell Spencer in his hideaway. It will also include the original game and run for $49.99.

An additional 2 hours is expected from the new gameplay which will also support both single-player and co-op play.

This first episode and first costume pack will be available February 17th for Xbox 360 and February 18th for PS3 as DLC. The second episode and another costume pack will be ready on March 3rd for Xbox 360 and March 4th for PS3. Europe shares the same DLC release days. The Gold Edition will retail on March 12th.

Capcom revealed there would be new content coming for Resident Evil 5 back in September. The only question was how that content would be coming. Capcom put a poll up on their website, looking for feedback. The tallies are in from some over 1500 voters, and the new Alternative Edition for RE5 will be coming as DLC.

"Based on your feedback, in North American, European and Australia territories, Capcom will be making the new RE5 content for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 available as downloadable content," Capcom's Chris Kramer wrote. "You will not be asked to purchase a new copy of the game just to get at the new stuff, just make sure to hold on to your RE5 disc and you'll be ready to roll in Spring 2010 when we make available new Resident Evil adventures (and some other things we haven't told you about yet) for you."

Japan will still be getting a boxed version of the additional content involving Chris Redfield's and Jill Valentine's assault in Ozwell Spencer's horror-filled castle (an event that took place three years ago), and major plot point for RE5. An additional 2 hours is expected from the new gameplay which will also support both single-player and co-op play.

There is no word on how/when/if PC players will be receiving the Alternative Edition.

Capcom will be joining the 7th Annual Toronto Zombie Walk in order to promote the upcoming Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. On Saturday, October 24th, Capcom will set up a tent and will be giving free Resident Evil zombie makeovers to those participating in the walk.

The makeup tent is first come, first serve for Canadian zombie wanna-be's on site at Trinity Bellwoods Park, starting at 12:30pm.

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is an on-rails shooter for the Wii will follow individual stories that take place during the events of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Code Veronica. It will be available for the Wii on November 17th for North America and November 27th for Europe.

Official Toronto Zombie Walk Website: http://www.torontozombiewalk.ca/

Capcom is taking fan requests into consideration for additional DLC for Resident Evil 5.  According to president of strategic planning and business development Christian Svensson "We're talking about it. I don't know if you have seen some of the threads on Capcom Unity, but questions came up on whether we are going to do any more."

"I asked what people would want to see and that spawned a thread that was literally hundreds of posts long and had tens of thousands of views."

"I mentioned that thread to the team and we have discussed it ever since. So I will leave it at that."

The last DLC for Resident Evil 5 included a "Versus" multiplayer mode released shortly after the game. Capcom stated it was "beyond the initial scope of the game", but was ill-received by fans who believed it should have been part of the game.

Capcom has confirmed a US ship date of September 15th for the PC version of Resident Evil 5. One of the most compelling features of the version for the PC is the support for Nvidia Geforce 3D technology. Monitors with 120Hz refresh rate monitors and a pair of Nvidia Geforce 3D goggles (for $199) and users will be able to experience cool 3D effects in the game.

Also, the PC version will use smoother anti-aliasing and feature more enemies; the Mercenaries mode will support 3x more enemies on screen. Chris and Sheva will have new unlockable costumes.




You can download a benchmark utility to determine if you can run RE5 on your system here: http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_re5_downloads.html

For GeForce 3D requirements visit: http://www.nvidia.com/object/GeForce_3D_Vision_Requirements.html

Having shipped 4 million game copies to retailers worldwide for the console, it has been announced that Resident Evil 5 will be available for the PC July of this summer. It will be released with NVIDIA's GeForce 3D Vision technology. Vision 3D glasses will be required for gameplay.
The bad? The Vision 3D technology will not work with every monitor. Basic kits including glasses run for $199 and a bundle with a Vision-ready monitor for $599.

From the website, requirements include:

Minimum system requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® Vista 32-bit or 64-bit
• Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ X2 CPU or higher
• 1GB of system memory. (2GB is recommended)
• 100 MB free disk space

GeForce 3D Vision-Ready displays devices

• Desktop Displays
  • Samsung® SyncMaster 2233RZ 120 Hz LCD display
  • ViewSonic® FuHzion™ VX2265wm 120 Hz LCD display
  • 100 Hz and higher analog CRTs
• DLP HDTVs
  • Mitsubishi® 1080p Home Theater TV: WD-57833, WD-60735, WD-60C8, WD-65735, WD-65736, WD-65C8, WD-65833, WD-65835, WD-73735, WD-73736, WD-73833, WD-73835, WD-73C8, L65-A90
• Projectors
  • DepthQ® HD 3D Projector by LightSpeed Design, Inc.

NVIDIA GeForce Desktop GPUs

• GeForce GTX 200 Series
  • GeForce GTX 295
  • GeForce GTX 285
  • GeForce GTX 280
  • GeForce GTX 275
  • GeForce GTX 260
  • GeForce GTS 250
  • GeForce GT 140
• GeForce 9 Series
  • GeForce 9800 GX2
  • GeForce 9800 GTX+
  • GeForce 9800 GTX
  • GeForce 9800 GT
  • GeForce 9600 GT
• GeForce 8 Series
  • GeForce 8800 Ultra
  • GeForce 8800 GTX
  • GeForce 8800 GTS
  • GeForce 8800 GT

Note: GeForce 3D Vision currently supports 2-way NVIDIA SLI®. A future driver update will support 3-way and Quad SLI.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/GeForce_3D_Vision_Requirements.html