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Those of you who, like me, enjoy busting zombie ass, may be interested to know that Capcom have finally confirmed when Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles will be hitting store shelves.

Much like how 2007’s Umbrella Chronicles recapped the plot from RE 0, 1 and 3, Darkside recalls the story from the acclaimed Resident Evil 2 and once again stars Claire Redfield and Leon Kennedy. You good souls in North America can get your grubby paws on the game from 17 November, whereas myself and my European colleagues have to wait it out an extra ten days. The pay off for our patience? The “Zapper Bundle”, baby.

(An aside: for the life of me I can’t get to the bottom of whether the Bundles is an European-exclusive – which I’m led to believe – or if it will be also available in the States (different sites are reporting different things). If you think you know, by all means do let us know in the comments.)

The Press Release confirming the release date came with a crapload of additional info, including Twitter feeds and news on that highly awesome RE T-shirt pre-order offer. Therefore, I recommend that you hit the jump to read the press release in full …

Today Capcom announced that Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles would be available exclusively for Nintendo Wii, November 17, 2009 for $49.99 in North America. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles features an intense horror experience with arcade style zombie shooting gameplay that one or two players can enjoy simultaneously.

A few weeks ago, we gave you a heads up on the limited edition “Let Your Darkside Out” T-shirt, which transforms you into a zombie when lifted over your head, available at Comic-Con. For anyone who wasn’t at Comic-Con that wants to get the shirt – which doubles as a Halloween costume – there are a few ways you can get one.

How to get a Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles zombie T-shirt:
Pre-order the game now at GameStop and get the T-shirt for free! http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=74658
Win one! Check out select websites including G4, USA Today Game Hunters, CrunchGear, AOL GameDaily, Escapist, Destructiod, Ars Technica and others for your chance to win.

Buy the shirt on the Capcom Store for $24.95 (S – XXL available) here: http://shop.capcom.com/store/capcomus/en_US/DisplayProductDetailsPage/productID.155623300

With the game’s launch less than three months away, there are many sources for more information and artwork for the game, including a fresh trailer now available on the Capcom press center at http://press.capcom.com/. In addition, check out the official game website, Leon and Claire on Twitter, and the Resident Evil Nostalgia Diaries online.

The first phase of the official website has launched at www.residentevil.com/darkside. There, players get a small taste of the Resident Evil 2 section of the gameplay experience on the web, as well as information, videos and other downloads.

The game will be available on November 17th, but right now Leon and Claire are living the experience and tweeting to the public. Follow them to get some insight on the game and storyline, as well as a chance to win some free Darkside Chronicles goodies.

Follow Leon and Claire on Twitter:
Leon : http://twitter.com/leon_darkside
Claire: http://twitter.com/claire_darkside

And be sure to check out the latest chapter of the Resident Evil Nostalgia Diaries to take a look back at Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Code Veronica, two games that have been meticulously recreated in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles.
http://www.capcom-unity.com/mikeeb13/blog/2009/08/25/resident_evil_2_the_nostalgia_diaries_ch_3

Thanks,
Capcom PR Team

Will I buy the game? Probably – I love killing stuff so much I even enjoy the really bad RE games. Will I buy the bundle? Meh. Depends upon the price. As for will I buy the t-shirt? Hell, yes!

How about you?