With the new screens released for 'Desperate Escape' we have learned some new information. Jill and Josh save Chris and Sheva in the helicopter at the end of RE5 right?... Well now we get to see how they make their way there. Jill and Josh have to get thru this new level to make it to the helicopter to save Chris and Sheva from the final battle. Also, with the Mercenaries Reunion Josh will be a playable character. And with the new videos out there of Chris and Sheva you can see their new outfits, Heavy Metal Chris and Business Suite Sheva.

Capcom will release Biohazard 5: Alternative Edition for PS3 and Xbox 360 in Japan on February 18, 2010 for 4980 yen. This new DLC, called Gold Edition in PAL and US areas, will have 2 new episodes. The one we have seen is Chris and Jill in 'Lost in Nightmares'. The game will also support motion controller support for the PS3 only. There are new costumes and new playable characters. A new Mercenaries Reunion Mode will be added to the game, which will have 8 playable characters.

'Lost in Nightmares' will feature both Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine 3 years prior to Resident Evil 5. The story takes place in a mansion with familiar elements from the original Resident Evil on Playstation, but will now have the partner system as in RE5. The PS3 version will have motion controller support (A device controller as the Wii remote). This controller will be more intuitive when you use the new weapons like the new knives in the Gold Edition. There will be puzzle solving elements which involve this new controller system. How this will work in the XBox 360 is still unknown. New enemies and battles will be quite different from those experiences in RE5.

Prior to 2010...

The BBFC has released the following:

And now from the Press Release from Capcom:

"We are pleased to confirm today that a variety of new content for the hugely successful RESIDENT EVIL 5 will be available for the Xbox 360 and PS3 next year. We plan to release two new downloadable episodes, a host of new costumes, and a new “MERCENARIES REUNION” mode featuring 8 new playable characters and weapon load outs.

For those RESIDENT EVIL fans who prefer a box copy, we are also happy to report that we will be releasing a RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION that will include the original game plus all additional content, making this the ultimate Resident Evil 5 experience. RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION will be available for $49.99 as a single Blu-ray disc for the PLAYSTATION 3 or as a DVD with a token for the downloadable content for XBOX 360

Check out the Press Release below for more info.

We are pleased to confirm today that a variety of new content for the hugely successful RESIDENT EVIL 5, will be available for the Xbox 360 and PS3 next year. We plan to release two new downloadable episodes, a host of new costumes, and a new “THE MERCENARIES REUNION” mode, featuring 8 new playable characters and weapon load outs.

For those RESIDENT EVIL fans who prefer a box copy, we are also happy to report that we will be releasing a RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION that will include the original game plus all additional content, making this the ultimate RESIDENT EVIL5 experience. RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION will be available for $49.99 as a single Blu-ray disc for the PLAYSTATION 3 or as a DVD with a token for the downloadable content for XBOX 360.

Previously only seen during cut scenes of the original RESIDENT EVIL 5, the first new episode titled “LOST IN NIGHTMARES”, finds BSAA agent, Chris Redfield, working with his partner, Jill Valentine, as they investigate Ozwell E. Spencer’s hideaway. Spencer, the evil mastermind and co-founder of Umbrella Corporation, has been hiding a new evil deep within the basement of his mansion. Chris and Jill discover this grotesque evil standing in their way as the two enter deeper into the catacombs beneath the mansion.

Simultaneous with the release of “LOST IN NIGHTMARES”, new costumes for Chris and Sheva will be made available, allowing the player to experience RESIDENT EVIL 5 with a fresh new look and feel through both game play and cut-scene playback. A new refresh of Mercenaries Mode, “THE MERCENARIES REUNION”, gives players new playable characters and weapon load outs which provide players additional challenges as they aim to shoot down as many enemies as they can within a limited time. Each piece of downloadable content will contain two new playable characters. The GOLD EDITION will feature all eight.

More information regarding the second episode is still to come so be on the look out for more great RESIDENT EVIL info coming soon!"