{"id":8134,"date":"2019-01-29T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/news\/.html"},"modified":"2021-10-19T11:11:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T02:11:46","slug":"e190129","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/english\/news\/html\/e190129.html","title":{"rendered":"<strong><em>Resident Evil 2<\/em> Ships 3 Million Units Worldwide in First Week of Sales!<\/strong><br>&#8211; Survival-horror masterpiece enthralls the world in high-tech revival &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"mainText\">\n\n<p>Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) today announced that <em>Resident Evil 2<\/em> for the PlayStation\u00ae4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, and PC has shipped 3 million units globally.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"mT15\">The<em> Resident Evil<\/em> franchise features survival horror games in which players utilize a variety of weapons and other items to escape terrifying situations. Cumulative sales of the games in the series now total 88 million units* since the first title debuted in 1996. More than 20 years later, continuous support from the passionate fan base across the globe makes it Capcom&#8217;s flagship game series. <span class=\"txt11\">*As of January 28, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"mT15\">Originally released in 1998, <em>Resident Evil 2<\/em> went on to achieve cumulative sales of 4.96 million units, making it the fourth best-selling game in the <em>Resident Evil<\/em> franchise. In the 2019 release, Capcom used its cutting-edge R&amp;D facilities to build the game completely from the ground up for current-generation game platforms. In addition to visual effects, including detailed, photo-realistic graphics made possible with RE ENGINE, Capcom&#8217;s proprietary development engine, the title provides players with a fresh horror experience via audio featuring Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 and real-time sound image rendering that utilizes binaural technology. <em>Resident Evil 2<\/em> garnered mass attention prior to release, being honored with Best of Show in the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2018&mdash;as judged by major game media outlets from around the globe&mdash;as well as boasting over 4.7 million downloads for its &quot;1-Shot Demo,&quot; propelling sales to 3 million units worldwide in the title&#8217;s first week. Further, with <em>Resident Evil 7 biohazard<\/em> (released in January 2017) having now gone on to sell a cumulative 6 million units*, Capcom looks to achieve similar, long-term sales for <em>Resident Evil 2<\/em> as well. <span class=\"txt11\">*As of December 31, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"mT15\">Capcom remains firmly committed to satisfying the expectations of all stakeholders by leveraging its industry-leading game development capabilities in order to create highly entertaining gameplay experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n <h4 class=\"mB5\"> [ Product Details ]<\/h4>\n\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mB5\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\" class=\"blue\">1. Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"45%\"><em>Resident Evil 2<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"blue\">2. Genre<\/td>\n<td>Survival horror<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n\n  <td class=\"blue\">3. Platforms<\/td>\n  <td>PlayStation<sub>&reg;<\/sub>4  system, Xbox One, PC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n  <td class=\"blue vM\">4. 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