Widgets & Apps that Might Scare You into Loving RE5

Resident Evil is returning to computers with its 5th addition to the revolutionary series. With unbelievable detail, realism and control, Resident Evil 5 will bring new fans to the series, adding to the existing mega franchise. The Resident Evil series has sold over 40 million units since the original game was released in 1996 and has spawned a multi-million dollar trilogy of films from Sony Pictures. The latest installment of the game, Resident Evil 5 promises to revolutionize the series just as Resident Evil 4 did.

In order to help promote the release of this ultra successful, horror-filled video game for PC, The Game Agency has created two applications:

A Facebook application (http://apps.facebook.com/majini-makeover/) that gives users a chance to see their most evil side –literally. Targeting gamers and non-gamers ages 17 to 35 who are fans of the franchise and the horror genre in general, MAJINI MAKEOVER allows Facebook users to transform a regular photo into a grotesque Majini. Once a user selects an image from a personal or friends’ public photo gallery, he or she can use a library of gruesome wounds, stitches, worms and more to turn themselves into one of the infected Majini’s that scare their way through Resident Evil 5. If you don’t feel like getting infected, then grab a friend’s photo, tag them and suddenly you’ve created a photo album with one evil friend – or maybe a new enemy. Users who enter their transformed image into a public Facebook gallery are entered to win a laptop computer, five top of the line Intel processors, copies of the game and Resident Evil collectables.

A Resident Evil 5 SuperWidget (http://demo.thegameagency.com/demo/611) that can be accessed on consumer desktops and across 60 online destinations including Facebook, MySpace, iGoogle, etc. For 5 weeks, this widget will offer some seriously disturbing screensavers, eye opening wallpapers, and a trailer that will get even the casual gamers excited for this blockbuster PC experience. In addition, users who install the widget will be able to enter their name and email for a chance to win an Intel Core i7 processor or digital download of the game! Users can enter once a day and prizes are awarded weekly.

Please check these two apps out when you have a chance.