Resident Evil 5 Infects San Francisco
By Dr. Evelyn Reed | October 30, 2025 | 7 min read
Capcom and GameStop took over Union Square in downtown San Francisco for their Resident Evil [[link]] 5 launch event, which didn’t have nearly enough zombies.
I guess some of the people in these pics kinda look like zombies. That soulless, glazed look and pasty skin might have had more to do with my [[link]] camera’s flash settings, though.
The highlight of the evening was the Scream Booth competition. I’m not sure if they were measuring it by decibels or what — but there were an awful lot [[link]] of 13-year-old girls waiting around for their turn. Actually, there were separate categories for gender. Good thing, too — everyone knows ladies shriek the loudest when the zombie apocalypse kicks off.
The winners each got a spiffy RE5 jersey, which I bet is way more fashionable than the t-shirts the press got sent home with. Swag cat was disappointed. Oh, and ten points if you can name the guys signing autographs: