Additional Content Revealed for Latest Title in Resident Evil Series<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Sydney, Australia <\/b>\u2014 May 21st<\/sup>, 2013<\/b> \u2014 Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today confirmed that Resident Evil<\/i><\/b>\u2122 Revelations <\/i><\/b>releases on May 23rd<\/sup> in Australia and New Zealand.\u00a0 Available at retail for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft\u00ae, PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system, Windows\u00ae PC and Nintendo\u2019s Wii U\u2122 console, the title will also be available to download digitally starting from today via the PlayStation Network Store, Nintendo eShop and Steam, with a Games On Demand version for the Xbox 360\u00ae to follow.<\/p>\n The critically acclaimed survival horror title takes players back to events that took place between\u00a0Resident Evil\u21224\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0Resident Evil\u21225,<\/i>\u00a0revealing the truth about the T-Abyss virus.\u00a0\u00a0Featuring series favorites Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield, the action begins on board a supposedly abandoned cruise ship, the \u2018Queen Zenobia,\u2019 then moves to the mainland and the devastated city of Terragrigia. With limited ammo and weapons available, the race is on to survive the terrors that unfold.<\/p>\n Gamers will be able to further their Resident Evil Revelations <\/i><\/b>experience with the release of game add-on content. Weapon upgrades for each of the playable characters will be available to purchase in two separate packs \u2013 \u2018Resistance Set\u2019 and \u2018Enhancement Set\u2019. Each pack containing six upgrades can be purchased for 160 Microsoft Points or $3.45 from June 4th<\/sup>. These will be followed with the release from June 11th<\/sup> of two additional characters for players to face the fear with in Raid Mode\u2019s<\/i> co-op action – \u2018Rachael Ooze\u2019, the infected mutation of the mysterious blonde and a female version of series favourite, Hunk known only as \u2018Lady Hunk\u2019.\u00a0 Each character can be purchased for 240 Microsoft Points or $4.95 and will compliment a full roster of existing Raid Mode<\/i> characters. Finally, weapon upgrades for Jill Valentine, Parker Luciani and Jessica Sherawat will be available from June 18th<\/sup> and priced individually at 80 Microsoft Points or $1.75.<\/p>\n Complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience, the fear that was originally brought to players in Resident Evil Revelations <\/i><\/b>on the Nintendo 3DS\u2122 system <\/i><\/b>returns redefined for home consoles.\u00a0 Furthermore, the home console version delivers added content that includes terrifying new enemy – the Wall Blister, extra Infernal Mode<\/i> difficulty level and improvements to Raid<\/i> Mode such as new weapons, skill sets and the added opportunity to play as Hunk and mysterious blonde Rachael before she becomes infected.\u00a0 Raid<\/i> Mode<\/i>, which was first introduced to the series in the original version of Resident Evil Revelations<\/i><\/b>, sees gamers play online in co-op mode or alone in single player, taking on the hordes of enemies across a variety of missions whilst levelling up characters and earning weapon upgrades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Additional Content Revealed for Latest Title in Resident Evil Series\u00a0 Sydney, Australia \u2014 May 21st, 2013 \u2014 Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today confirmed that Resident Evil\u2122 Revelations releases on May 23rd in Australia and New Zealand.\u00a0 Available at retail for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from<\/p>\n