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Resi 5 developers need mental healthcare, Capcom provides photo

Just how many people does it take to make a big-budget, top-tier videogame? If you're Capcom, and if the game is Resident Evil 5, you're going to need slightly more than just you and your dad. Four-hundred folks, in fact, have put their efforts into the upcoming race-hate simulator, and not all of them doing what you might expect.

Did you know that Capcom actually provided mental healthcare to its employees? For Resident Evil 5, the company certainly did. Looks like the game is so important, Capcom can't allow any risk of its staff turning insane. That would definitely cause a delay or two. Here's what Capcom had to say:

In addition to developing tools, we have also strengthened our game development structure. As more than 400 people including company employees and outside contractors are working on this particular title, we have reorganized the structure to assign appropriate human resources, manage development process and offer mental health care to staff in order to ensure smooth operation. Our belief while developing Resident Evil 5 was that no detail was too small when it came to graphics.

Only the best for Capcom's baby. Hopefully all this love and attention means that we'll have an action horror title for 2009 that doesn't completely suck -- not that I feel there's much chance of this one turning bad.


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7 comments | showing # 1 to 7

The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 05:57
The Amazing Shenazin
well I'm sure game development is a very stressful job
CBunn's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 06:49
CBunn
I just know that I'm going to preorder it so it gets shipped to me the second it's out. You know, before some asshole bans the game
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 08:54
Holyetheline
This game could never turn out bad. I'm glad Capcom truly seems to care about the people who work for them too.
Capn Birdseye's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 09:16
Capn Birdseye
If the dialogue and plot of the previous 4 Resident Evil games are anything to go by, this was long overdue.
Rosseh's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 09:45
Rosseh
Capcom are rapidly becoming my favourite developer. Maybe that means they're the most evil of all because they know exactly what to say to please people.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 11:58
MechaMonkey
Does that mean the game is crazy good?
Syn's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 15:00
Syn
I hope that means it's insanely dark and twisty
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