Resident Evil 5 is about to get new expansion packs and a new retail version of the game that includes all the DLC. The downloadble content will be released first. Two new episodes will be released, these episodes are brand new campaign scenarios running around 1-2 hours long, they come with trophies/achievements as well. Each episode will come with two new characters that will be added to the new Mercenaries mode which is unlocked when you buy the episode. Seperately from the episodes there will be two costume packs that are released along side the episodes. These costume packs give you new costumes for Chris and Sheva to use in Mercs Reunion. The release date list and pricing is shown below.

Release Date Schedule:

Lost In Nightmares DLC - 2/17-18 360/PS3 for $5

Costume Pack 1 DLC - 2/17-18 360/PS3 for $2

Desperate Escape DLC - 3/3-4 360/PS3 for $5

Costume Pack 2 DLC - 3/3-4 360/PS3 for $2

Resident Evil Gold Edition - 3/9 360/PS3 for $50 includes all the DLC as well as RE5.

Episodes:

Lost In Nightmares is the first episode to be released, it comes out this week! Remember the flashback in RE5 where Chirs and Jill entered the Spencer Estate only to find Wesker standing over Spencers dead body. Ever want to play that, well here it is.

Stars Chris and Jill!

Revisit the clasic RE mansion as you have never seen it before!

Old school RE puzzles and camera angles!

New enemies!

And of course more Wesker!

Desperate Escape will be the second episode to be released, it comes out two weeks after LiN. This episode tells the story of how Jill escaped the Umbrella compound after being saved by Chris. She teams up with Josh and the two fight their way to escape. This episode seems like an extension of RE5.

New locations and scenarios!

Mercenaries Reunion:

The Mercenaries Reunion is a new Mercenaries mode starring new characters and weapons. Each episode will bring two brand new characters. The character packs buy you the remaining 4. When you buy an episode you get Mercs Reunion and the two characters, that came with that episode I will break it down below.

Mercs Reunion stars the one the only, BARRY BURTON!!!!

"I have this!"

We found Barry!!!!

Oh and it has Rebecca, Excella and Josh. But we get BARRY!!!! WOOOO!!!

When you buy Lost In Nightmares you get Barry and Excella.

Costume Pack #1 will give you Buisness Sheva and Heavy Metal Chris

Desperate Escape will give you Rebecca and Josh

Costume Pack #2 will give you Fairy Tale Sheva and Warrior Chris

Media:

All pictures, infos and videos can be found at

Lost In Nightmares gameplay footage

RE5 Gold edition trailer

Barry Burton Mercs footage

Rebecca Chambers Mercs footage

Excella Mercs footage

Josh Mercs footage

gamingeek said:

Awesome thread. Cheap price too!

I would only get the mansion DLC and nothing else. What happened to Arc functionality?

Not included, the arc delay screwed it up.  Maybe down the road they patch in support.

Dvader said:

SteelAttack said:

Might pick this one up, since I skipped RE5.

*Shakes head in disgust*

Why? I still haven't beaten RE4. I don't feel compelled in the slightest to go back and finish it. It didn't do much for me.

I know, I know. I am beyond help.

Yodariquo said:

SteelAttack said:

I did like it. It just wasn't enough for me to keep me hooked to it long enough to finish it.

If you didn't like RE4 enough, I don't see what gaming is going to do for you

I am starting to believe I picked up the wrong hobby.

Yodariquo said:

SteelAttack said:

Yodariquo said:

SteelAttack said:

I did like it. It just wasn't enough for me to keep me hooked to it long enough to finish it.

If you didn't like RE4 enough, I don't see what gaming is going to do for you

I am starting to believe I picked up the wrong hobby.

You were clearly destined to be a FIDE World Chess Champion, instead.

Oh shit. Our chess matches!

Dvader said:

Since its been over a week I assume you lost due to no movement.

He has a cunning strategy of hoping I can't remember a blindfold position for two weeks.

(Which, by the why, without looking at our moves, our game is 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 dxc5 5. Qxd8+).

Steel, you made the right choice dodging RE5 it sounds like.

RE4 is like the best paced game ever, if you can't beat that, well RE5 is just going to be played for 3 hrs and turned OFF.

Permanently.