It's an exciting time to be a Resident Evil video game fan. Not only is a Resident Evil 2 remake in development, but now Capcom has announced the Resident Evil Origins Collection for an early 2016 release.
Slated to come out on January 19th in the US and on January 22nd in Europe, Resident Evil Origins Collection will be available for Playstation 4 and Xbox One (with a PC European release also expected). The Resident Evil Origins Collection will contain the HD remastered versions of Resident Evil and Resident Evil 0, with the latter including a new Wesker mode that allows gamers to take on the living dead and leeches as the superhuman Albert Wesker in place of Billy Coen.
In addition to being released as part of the Resident Evil Origins Collection, Capcom's Resident Evil 0 remaster will also be available to download early next year for Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Windows PC. For more information, we have the official press release and trailers:
Press Release: Beginning January 19, 2016, everyone will be able to experience an introduction to the Resident Evil origin stories that started it all in Resident Evil Origins Collection, a physical disc product that contains both the upcoming release of Resident Evil 0 and the recently released critically-acclaimed Resident Evil. This collection will be available for MSRP $39.99 for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One. Resident Evil 0 will also be available to purchase digitally for MSRP $19.99 / €19.99 / £14.99 early 2016 for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows PC.
In addition, unveiled today for Resident Evil 0 is the all new Wesker Mode. For the first time ever in Resident Evil 0 players can experience the events leading up to the iconic mansion outbreak playing as alternative character Albert Wesker, alongside S.T.A.R.S. member Rebecca Chambers. Both characters will star in a special themed outfit for the mode with Wesker replacing the traditional gameplay role of Billy Coen.