In September it’s finally time for the PC version of the game and it looks like Capcom won’t repeat the embarassment that was the PC port of Resident Evil 4 (/puke). The PC version of the game comes packed with higher resolution textures, improved graphics effects, enhanced and improved controller options (hotkeys, hotkeys, hotkeys!!!!) and support for Nvidia 3D Vision goggles (if you’ve got a monitor that supports 120Hz refresh rate…).

It’s rare, but everyone once in a while you come across fan art that satisfies more than the official game art. Patrick Brown delivers plenty of it in his gallery. His gritty comic book style works very well for the types of games he chooses to create artwork for, and he manages to make that desaturated-everything-is-grey-and-brown look work in his favor.

Beating Resident Evil 5 grants the player access to the infinitely enjoyable Mercenaries Mode in which you fight against both the clock and a horde of zombies.Capcom decided to expand on that experience with the new Versus Mode DLC pack. You get two new multiplayer modes: Slayers, and Survivors, each of which can be played either on teams, or free for all.

The internet is ablaze today with rumors that the new Resident Evil 5 DLC is already on the disc, and that all you’re downloading is an unlock code. Turns out that, despite some larger news outlets fanning the flames, this may not be the case after all.

If you’ve managed to get past the less than stellar AI, then there’s a chance that you might have found yourself intrigued by Resident Evil 5’s Sheva. Art-Noir has captured her beauty and intensity in this portrait. The artist was able to really make it look recognizably like Sheva and bring out her features in a way that feels real. If I didn’t know better would have thought she posed in person for the drawing.

Resident Evil 5 is a fantastic game. That being said, the game is not without it problem and ultimately feels like it needs to be viewed through rose-colored glasses in the wake of it’s genre defining predecessor (ie Resident Evil 4). RE5 puts you back in control of series veteran Chris Redfield taking part in another ill-fated mission which, in the grand tradition of Resident Evil games, predictably goes to shit as soon as possible. Setting the game in Africa has been a major point of controversy surrounding the release of the game with the supposed racist and stereotypical imagery that it perpetuates, however Capcom ensures a veritable mixing pot of races to dispose of throughout the game, and ultimately a zombie is a zombie, nothing more.

We have a special guest this week, Mike L. aka Svenn joins Mike, Jenni and Eric to accidentally invent the ESRB. Heed our warnings of the coming Wiipocalypse and find out more about the E74 error and its connection to the RRoD. Games discussed include Resident Evil 5, Persona 4, Monster Hunter, Halo Wars, Call of Duty: World at War.

After the investigation following the Raccoon City incident, Umbrella Corporation was found guilty on all charges of its involvement and was forced to close. Several years later there have been reports of Umbrella equipment found in a remote part of Africa as well as this internal company document sent to us by an anonymous tipster.

We’re a little late this week, but luckily not pregnant with a baby podcast. Mike, Eric and Jenni fight off a zombie infestation while determining the best strategies against aliens and avoid random battles. (Actually they just talk about Resident Evil 5, Halo Wars and Persona 4 a.) For an added bonus, listen to the cast stumble awkwardly over issues of racism in Resident Evil 5.