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Capcom Europe has announced the March 12, 2010 release of Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition, featuring the original game and all previous DLC plus two new episodes, new character costumes and the new Mercenaries Reunion mode (eight new characters). Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition will be available for PS3 and Xbox 360 at a “competitive price”.
The new content will be included along with the original game on a single Blu-ray disc for the PS3, but will be accessed via a download token on Xbox 360.
All the new content will also be offered as DLC for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the original Resident Evil 5 game.
Previously only seen during cut-scenes in the original Resident Evil 5, the first new episode titled Lost in Nightmares finds BSAA agent Chris Redfield working with his partner, Jill Valentine, as they investigate Ozwell E. Spencer’s hideaway. Spencer, the evil mastermind and co-founder of Umbrella Corporation, has been concealing a new evil deep within the basement of his mansion. Chris and Jill discover this grotesque evil standing in their way as the two enter deeper into the catacombs beneath the mansion.
Two character costume packs and a second, unannounced episode will also be released via DLC. In addition, each of the four DLC packs will feature two new characters and weapon load-outs for use in the refreshed Mercenaries Reunion mode.
DLC release schedule:
Lost in Nightmares – February 17
Costume Pack 1 – February 17
Episode 2 – March 3
Costume Pack 2 – March 3
DLC on PS3 will be released a day later than Xbox 360. Capcom Europe has not confirmed the price of the DLC.
