'Resident Evil 5' Gold Edition on Steam Release Date, Special Deal: 66 Percent Discount
Capcom just announced its "Resident Evil 5" will be released in Gold Edition on Steam, with a discount on the original game until the end of the month.
The fifth installment of the action video game "Resident Evil" will see a Gold Edition release on Steam, Capcom recently announced.
Initially launched for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in March 2009, Steam is heralding its release on the site with a Gold Edition discount of 30 percent off and 66 percent off on the original "Resident Evil 5" game until March 30.
Steam users having long-requested the Gold Edition content and who already own boxed copies of "Resident Evil 5" with Windows Live can acquire their Steamworks copy of the core game title for free, then simply purchase the new Gold Edition DLC.
The game's Gold Edition originally premiered on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in March 2010, with two new story-based additions – Desperate Escape and Lost in Nightmares chapters, four new costumes, a versus mode, and Mercenaries Reunion.
All of the downloadable content for the game will be also be offered for Steam's Gold Edition. However DLC content purchased from the Microsoft GFWL Marketplace will not be available in Steamworks due to the absence of an activation key or a CD.
"Resident Evil 5" centers around the story arc of Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar investigating a terrorist threat in the fictional region of Kijuju in Africa. Players will experience Chris confronting the demons of his past when an old enemy, Albert Wesker, makes an appearance in the game.
Despite its issues with controls, and some complaints about racist content, "Resident Evil 5" received generally positive reviews when it came on the scene six years ago. Its sequel, "Resident Evil 6" followed in 2012.
