It was Microsoft who kicked-off E3 2008, and so they did with a bang. With big announcements coming from the start of their Press Conference right to the very end, onlookers on behalf of Nintendo and SONY would have no doubt reported what a hard act it would be to follow.
Firstly; the games. Of course, big-hitters Gears of War 2, Halo Wars, FallOut 3, The Last Remnant, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Fable II, Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise, and Resident Evil 5 were all present and correct, and new additions to Microsoft's "casual" line-up included You're in the Movies, Lips, 1 Vs. 100 and Scene It? Box Office Smash were announced. Two big surprises joined the line-up, the one-time PLAYSTATION3 exclusive Final Fantasy XIII slides it's way across to the Xbox360...
Circana data shows Resident Evil 5 as the best selling Resident Evil game in the US, ahead of Resident Evil 4 remake and Village.
So the most successful RE is the one where a white man is killing Africans.
This can't be real.
New leaks from Dusk Golem detail cancelled Resident Evil projects, including a Rebecca focused Revelations game, while stating no Resident Evil 5 remake is in development.
Capcom's willingness to invest in experiments and scrap them sets them apart form many other developers (Nintendo have a similar methodology). Far too often companies push a game setting or game mechanic that is just not that good and the final product is middling or poor.
The Outerhaven writes: Being fans of Fable, we decided to do an in-depth retrospective on the Fable franchise, exploring its choices, consequences, tone, and lasting impact on RPG design.
Always wanted to do that...