Resident Evil 2 / Biohazard RE:2
One modder is bringing back Resident Evil 2's classic style by adding over 1,700 camera angles to the RemakeMar 13, 2024 - PC GamerI first played Resident Evil 2 on my cousin's PlayStation when I was way too young to be doing so—10-year-old me had no business walking around Racoon City at that age. Back then, the grainy images and bloody zombies felt like they would jump out of the screen at me, and the lack of directional control, thanks to the fixed camera angles, was too much for my tiny brain to handle... Read more.Resident Evil 2 Remake rebuilt with classic fixed camera, playable nowMar 13, 2024 - PCGamesN2019's Resident Evil 2 Remake expertly builds on Capcom's iconic survival horror game by modernizing some of the more aged details and keeping what still works today. While the RE2 Remake completely forgoes the classic fixed camera, a dedicated modder has managed to recreate it, restoring the perspective from the original. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Massive Half-Life 2 mod is basically a new Resident Evil 2 remake The best Resident Evil game finally comes to Game Pass Classic Resident Evil 2 remade as an FPS game, available now Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition: Survival is just the beginning.Feb 8, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsResident Evil 4, the critically acclaimed remake of the 2005 original, returns in a new edition along with the story DLC Separate Ways and an Extra DLC Pack. This modern survival horror masterpiece has sold over 6 million units to date, and now you can enjoy it to the fullest. Also available as a free separate download is the action-focused DLC The Mercenaries. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2050650/BIOHAZARD_RE4/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2109315/Resident_Evil_4__The_Mercenaries/Massive Half-Life 2 mod is basically a new Resident Evil 2 remakeJan 12, 2024 - PCGamesNHalf-Life 2 never seems to leave the limelight, standing the test of time as one of the most iconic PC games ever. The 2004 sci-fi shooter sequel is still one of Steam's most top-rated entries, and its creative community of modders isn't showing any signs of slowing down either. One creator took it upon himself to craft a new Resident Evil 2 remake using Valve's Source engine, producing a standalone mod for HL2 that's almost too good to believe. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Amazing new Half-Life 2 campaign is like a full, unofficial spin-off Ex Valve dev says Steam Early Access doesn't work for PC game launches Ex Half-Life and Valve dev says CoD MW3 is "gross and exploitative" The best Resident Evil game finally comes to Game PassJan 3, 2024 - PCGamesNA 2019 Game of the Year nominee and one of the best survival horror games ever made is finally coming to Game Pass, as Microsoft reveals the January 2024 slate of games so far. Resident Evil 2 leads the way, as Assassin's Creed Valhalla, We Happy Few, and even more games are here to disrespect your already stacked backlog. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Classic Resident Evil 2 remade as an FPS game, available now Resident Evil 4, DMC, and Monster Hunter lead huge Capcom Steam sale The original Resident Evil 2 is being remade in first-person Classic Resident Evil 2 remade as an FPS game, available nowDec 19, 2023 - PCGamesNThere was a time, some years ago, when I could call myself a Resident Evil 2 speedrunner. Playing a PAL version of the Capcom survival horror classic (an important detail, since it means more enemies), I was able to beat the first Leon scenario in a quasi-impressive time of one hour, 16 minutes, and six seconds. Naturally, I came to know the Raccoon City police building, the sewer system, and the Umbrella labs very, very well. But even I'm taken aback by this new, fan-made version of RE2, which transforms the entire original game into a fully functional FPS. I know these places, but I've never seen them like this. It's remarkable work, and an amazing way to replay the original Resident Evil 2. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Resident Evil 4, DMC, and Monster Hunter lead huge Capcom Steam sale The original Resident Evil 2 is being remade in first-person You can beat Resident Evil 2 without moving Maui Strong Sale Now LiveDec 18, 2023 - Community Announcementshttps://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33635755/6a911a5ea8c25f3be817fdab9844fa9825312e68.png ■Capcom is participating in the "Maui Strong Sale", sponsored by KOMODO Co., Ltd., to support the residents of Maui, Hawaii, who were severely affected by the wildfires that occurred last August. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Maui Strong Fund, established by the Hawaii Community Foundation, and will be used for relief efforts and recovery support in Maui. ～“Maui Strong Sale” Sale period～ 12/18-10:00 AM - 12/21-10:00 AM (PST) 12/18-8:00AM - 12/21-8:00 AM (Hawaii Time) https://store.steampowered.com/sale/komodo-hawaii-maui-strong https://store.steampowered.com/app/582010/Monster_Hunter_World/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/601150/Devil_May_Cry_5/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/883710/BIOHAZARD_RE2/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/952060/BIOHAZARD_RE3/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/418370/BIOHAZARD_7_resident_evil/ https://store.steampowered.com/sub/869050/Capcom The Game Awards Sale Now LiveDec 7, 2023 - Community Announcements■”THE GAME AWARDS COLLECTION” and digital discount taking place! Make sure to grab it while it's still available! https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/43107541/37717a6b5b8c18e5528dfe65f5114b803e19221b.jpg https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36998/THE_GAME_AWARDS_COLLECTION/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2050650/BIOHAZARD_RE4/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364780/Street_Fighter_6/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1196590/BIOHAZARD_VILLAGE/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/601150/Devil_May_Cry_5/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/582010/Monster_Hunter_World/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/13014/Monster_Hunter_World_Iceborne_Master_Edition_Digital_Deluxe/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/883710/BIOHAZARD_RE2/ Resident Evil 4, DMC, and Monster Hunter lead huge Capcom Steam saleOct 26, 2023 - PCGamesNWith Resident Evil 4 Remake, Capcom yet again reminds us why it's one of the most revered publishers at the moment. A masterful ground-up reimagining of one of the most beloved games of all time that manages to at once remain faithful to the original and feel completely new, it's every bit a 'remake done right' - and it's yours at a big discount right now, joining the likes of Devil May Cry 5, Monster Hunter Rise, Ghost Trick, and much more in a huge Capcom sale. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: A Devil May Cry anime series is coming to Netflix soon Legendary Dark Knights is a DMC 5 mod that adds lots more enemies Devil May Cry 5's Vergil DLC is out in December "Separate Ways" launchSep 20, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsFan-favorite Resident Evil 4 additional scenario “Separate Ways” returns as new story DLC on 9/21! Separate Ways—the missing link in the main story—is a thrilling, survival-horror adventure starring Ada Wong. Additionally, on the same day an update arrives for the free DLC "The Mercenaries," adding new playable characters. If you haven't experienced Resident Evil 4 yet, the base game is currently discounted for a limited time! https://youtu.be/nHCK6Cbn3UM https://store.steampowered.com/app/2050650/Resident_Evil_4/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2109300/BIOHAZARD_RE4_SEPARATE_WAYS/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2109315/Resident_Evil_4__The_Mercenaries/ ■The mission requires secrecy. Failure is not an option. Play as Ada Wong in this additional scenario and experience the events of Resident Evil 4 from her perspective, filling in unanswered questions posed in the main story. See the other side of the story from her eyes as her mission, and fate, intertwines with Leon Kennedy's a second time. ■Ada Wong and Albert Wesker are now available in a free update for “The Mercenaries!” A new update adds Ada Wong and Albert Wesker as playable characters. "The Mercenaries" is a free DLC available to owners of Resident Evil 4, which offers another type of survival experience to players. ■Other popular Capcom titles including the Resident Evil franchise are currently discounted as part of the Capcom Tokyo Game Show sale! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43107541/7bc4350d4f97c72fafe409558e05baf2523999c0.jpg https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34737/MONSTER_HUNTER_FRANCHISE_PACK/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34738/FIGHTING_TGS_PACK/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34883/ROCKMAN_TGS_PACK/ https://store.steampowered.com/sub/821963/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/367500/Dragons_Dogma_Dark_Arisen/ https://store.steampowered.com/sub/692569/The RE4 DLC "Separate Ways" launches 9/21! A free update is also coming!Sep 14, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsFan-favorite Resident Evil 4 additional scenario “Separate Ways” returns as new story DLC on 9/21! Separate Ways—the missing link in the main story—is a thrilling, survival-horror adventure starring Ada Wong. Additionally, on the same day an update arrives for the free DLC "The Mercenaries", adding new playable characters. If you haven't experienced Resident Evil 4 yet, the base game is currently discounted for a limited time! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2050650/Resident_Evil_4/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2109315/Resident_Evil_4__The_Mercenaries/ ■The mission requires secrecy. Failure is not an option. Play as Ada Wong in this additional scenario and experience the events of Resident Evil 4 from her perspective, filling in unanswered questions posed in the main story. See the other side of the story from her eyes as her mission, and fate, intertwines with Leon Kennedy's a second time. ■Ada Wong and Albert Wesker are now available in a free update for “The Mercenaries!” A new update adds Ada Wong and Albert Wesker as playable characters. "The Mercenaries" is a free DLC available to owners of Resident Evil 4, which offers another type of survival experience to players. ■Other popular Capcom titles including the Resident Evil franchise are currently discounted as part of the Capcom Tokyo Game Show sale! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43107541/7bc4350d4f97c72fafe409558e05baf2523999c0.jpg https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34737/MONSTER_HUNTER_FRANCHISE_PACK/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34738/FIGHTING_TGS_PACK/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/367500/Dragons_Dogma_Dark_Arisen/ https://store.steampowered.com/sub/692569/ Notice of Update DistributionAug 13, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsThe following updates have been made to Resident Evil 2. - Added Latin American Spanish as a display language. - Fixed achievements that weren't displayed correctly in some languages. - Fixed some bugs/issues.CG Movie”Resident Evil: Death Island” is out now & franchise sale!Jul 25, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsDVD/Blu-Ray Disc and Digital are available in the U.S.! *Please check the website in your country for further details. *The movie is/will be available at theaters in some countries. In San Francisco, Jill Valentine is dealing with a zombie outbreak and a new T-Virus, Leon Kennedy is on the trail of a kidnapped DARPA scientist, and Claire Redfield is investigating a monstrous fish that is killing whales in the bay. Joined by Chris Redfield and Rebecca Chambers, they discover the trail of clues from their separate cases all converge on the same location, Alcatraz Island, where a new evil has taken residence and awaits their arrival. https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/residentevildeathisland Resident Evil Franchise sale now! Let's check out the movie and special offer. Sale page: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/capcom/sale/residentevil https://store.steampowered.com/app/1196590/BIOHAZARD_VILLAGE/ https://store.steampowered.com/sub/597333/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/883710/BIOHAZARD_RE2/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/952060/BIOHAZARD_RE3/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/254700/Resident_Evil_4/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/21690/Resident_Evil_5/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/221040/Resident_Evil_6/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/339340/Resident_Evil_0/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/304240/Resident_Evil/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/222480/Resident_Evil_Revelations/You can beat Resident Evil 2 without movingJul 20, 2023 - PCGamesNResident Evil 2 speedruns are incredibly optimized. From the opening seconds of the Capcom horror game to the climactic, wild dash to the finish, a single misjudged line or errant shotgun shell can ruin your world record attempt. But with rumors swirling of an RE Code Veronica remake, and the original RE2 almost 25 years old now, it seems we've discovered the magnetic, spiritual opposite of speedrunning, as one Resident Evil 2 player and streamer manages to finish the entire game without making Leon Kennedy take a single actual step - as opposed to speedrunning, a hypothetical 'slow walking,' as it were. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Grab almost every Resident Evil game for dirt cheap Resident Evil remakes and RE7 lose DirectX 11 support from Capcom Resident Evil 2 Remake sales smash 10 million units globally Grab almost every Resident Evil game for dirt cheapJun 7, 2023 - PCGamesNResident Evil, Monster Hunter, and Devil May Cry dominate a massive Capcom Steam sale that offers up to 90% off across the developer's library, and it's too good to pass up. With almost every single Resident Evil game dirt cheap, it's the perfect time to dive into Capcom's iconic horror game series. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Resident Evil remakes and RE7 lose DirectX 11 support from Capcom Resident Evil 2 Remake sales smash 10 million units globally Resident Evil 2 ray tracing is finally good thanks to this mod Capcom promises the return of Resident Evil 2 and 3's vanished graphics and audio optionsApr 19, 2023 - PC GamerTrue horror struck Raccoon City last week, as legions of Resident Evil 2 and 3 fans—myself included—who spent far too much money on their graphics cards suddenly found the games' ray tracing tech removed. The sudden and silent withdrawal of RT options seemed to be tied to an April 14 patch to both games, and it wasn't clear if the lighting tech would ever make a return... Read more.Ray tracing is coming back to the Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 remakesApr 18, 2023 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunRay tracing is coming back to the Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 remakes on PC, according to Capcom. That’s after the graphical option was quietly removed from both games this past week, following a recent update. Fans had been wondering if the move was deliberate or not, but Capcom’s announcement seems to confirm that it was just a mishap. So, zombie slayers should be able to go back to running around in realistically lit corridors full of shadowy corners very soon. Read more Resident Evil 2 and 3 have quietly had their ray tracing options removedApr 15, 2023 - PC GamerFirst noted by user pmc64 on Reddit, Capcom has moved ray tracing graphics options from Resident Evils 2 and 3. The next-gen lighting features were added to these games, as well as Resident Evil 7, in a free update last summer that transitioned them to DirectX 12 and also added other graphical features like AMD's FSR... Read more.Resident Evil remakes and RE7 lose DirectX 11 support from CapcomApr 13, 2023 - PCGamesNCapcom is officially withdrawing support for the DirectX 11 versions of the Resident Evil remakes Resident Evil 2 and RE3, as well as Resident Evil 7, meaning that any future updates or patches for the horror games will only apply to the DirectX 12-enabled versions. The newer versions previously drew criticism for their integration of ray tracing lighting effects, which some fans felt made the games look worse than the DirectX 11-driven originals. Nevertheless, the RE series continues riding high thanks to the successful launch of Resident Evil 4 Remake and the first full trailer for tie-in movie Resident Evil Death Island. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Resident Evil 2 Remake sales smash 10 million units globally Resident Evil 2 ray tracing is finally good thanks to this mod Capcom fixes Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 mods by backtracking Notice on the End of Technical support for DirectX 11 Non-Ray Tracing VersionsApr 12, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsOn 7/12/2023, support will end for the DirectX 11 non-ray tracing versions (dx11_non-rt) of Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3. After technical support has ended, we cannot guarantee compatiblity or operation when using these versions of the games. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/883710/view/3344500154867780165?Resident Evil 2 is the First Time the Franchise has Launched in Steam's Top 5 Most Played GamesJan 28, 2019 - GitHypJust as the demo’s player counts indicated, the launch of Resident Evil 2’s remake was a huge success and the first game in the franchise to ever debut in Steam’s top 5 most played games.
Earlier this month, GitHyp predicted Resident Evil 2’s record-breaking launch after Capcom released the RE2 “1-Shot” Demo that brought in a peak of 11k players on Steam, almost tripling the peak of RE7’s demo back in 2016.
Over the weekend, Resident Evil 2 debuted at #5 on Steam with an impressive peak of 74k concurrent players – which was four times Resident Evil 7: Biohazard's peak concurrent players.
While RE7 was a huge hit for Capcom two years ago that helped revive the series, it only managed to debut at #19 on Steam with a peak of 20k players and eventually fell to #75 overall in 2017.
Resident Evil 2 is likely to experience a similar decline in its player base, but it should still end 2018 in a much better position than previous games in the series with a much larger player base.
Now with two successful Resident Evil games in a row, after a decade of controversial games that upset fans of survival horror, there’s no question that Capcom has returned the franchise to its former glory as one of the biggest new game launches of 2019.
The only question left is: Where do they go with the next Resident Evil game? Will they continue where RE7 left off in first-person or try their luck again with a Resident Evil 3: Nemesis remake?
While RE7 was a huge hit for Capcom two years ago that helped revive the series, it only managed to debut at #19 on Steam with a peak of 20k players and eventually fell to #75 overall in 2017.
Resident Evil 2 is likely to experience a similar decline in its player base, but it should still end 2018 in a much better position than previous games in the series with a much larger player base.
Now with two successful Resident Evil games in a row, after a decade of controversial games that upset fans of survival horror, there’s no question that Capcom has returned the franchise to its former glory as one of the biggest new game launches of 2019.
The only question left is: Where do they go with the next Resident Evil game? Will they continue where RE7 left off in first-person or try their luck again with a Resident Evil 3: Nemesis remake?
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