Resident Evil 5 - 1.8M Downloads on Live, a new Home in the Future
The Resident Evil 5 demo has been available on the Xbox <i>Live</i> Marketplace for a week now. During this time, over <a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=207242%3Fcid">1.8 million users</a> have downloaded and played the demo.<blockquote>More than 1.3 million of those downloads occurred in the first three days of its release on Xbox Live Marketplace, says MS.<br />
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What's more, when the demo launched on Xbox Live in Japan over 53% of Xbox Live Gold members downloaded it, it says. Both of them.</blockquote>The PlayStation 3 version of the demo was just released yesterday. Users can grab the demo by browsing through the PlayStation Network through their consoles.<br />
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PS3 owners do have <a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=207232%3Fcid">another reason</a> to celebrate today. It was announced that Resident Evil 5 and Street Fighter IV will have their own, unique areas within Sony's Home service.<br />
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Various perks will be included. Outside of a RE5 themed area, clothing options, figures, and other goodies will be made available. Some of the content, such as the clothing, will carry a small price tag.
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What's more, when the demo launched on Xbox Live in Japan over 53% of Xbox Live Gold members downloaded it, it says. Both of them.</blockquote>The PlayStation 3 version of the demo was just released yesterday. Users can grab the demo by browsing through the PlayStation Network through their consoles.<br />
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PS3 owners do have <a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=207232%3Fcid">another reason</a> to celebrate today. It was announced that Resident Evil 5 and Street Fighter IV will have their own, unique areas within Sony's Home service.<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="/image.php?id=44727"><img src="/writeable/images/uploaded/t_image_44727.jpg" width="175" height="131" border="1" title="click for a full image"></a> <a href="/image.php?id=44728"><img src="/writeable/images/uploaded/t_image_44728.jpg" width="175" height="131" border="1" title="click for a full image"></a></div><br />
Various perks will be included. Outside of a RE5 themed area, clothing options, figures, and other goodies will be made available. Some of the content, such as the clothing, will carry a small price tag.
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