Xbox Gaming in South Africa

Get locked, get loaded, get ready to make every single shot count because ammo is, like, ridiculously scarce. Capcom has officially confirmed yesterday's murmurs of a Resident Evil HD revival, today announcing that - to celebrate the series' 15th anniversary - HD remasters of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil Code: Veronica X will be launching on the Xbox LIVE Arcade later this year.

From the press release:

Resident Evil 4 , which received numerous “Game of the Year” awards when it debuted and currently stands as one of the best-reviewed games of all time with an incredible 96 ranking on MetaCritic, challenges you to experience it all over again with support for trophies and achievements along with the visual upgrades.

As Leon Kennedy, players will explore a town overrun by cultists, mutants and mind-controlled villagers as they unravel the mystery of Resident Evil 4. Also, this release will contain all the bonus content available in previous versions of Resident Evil 4, including the Separate Ways epilogue.

In Resident Evil Code: Veronica X, the year is 1998, three months since the total destruction of Raccoon City and Claire Redfield is still in search of her missing brother Chris. While investigating an Umbrella facility in Paris, Claire is captured and transported to the remote Rockfort Island, where she awaits her death.

Then an inexplicable air raid hits the island, and though this frees Claire, it also accidentally releases t-virus samples and B.O.W.s, which thrust Claire back into the world of survival horror once again.  Claire teams up with a fellow inmate Steve Burnside, but insane island commander Alfred Ashford and his evil sister Alexia set their sights on ending the duo with their sick and demented games.

Resident Evil 4 will apparently include all previous bonus content, including the extra epilogue scenario, Separate Ways.

Both games are scheduled to launch "this fall", so that's "this summer" here in the South.