Capcom Announces New Dino Crisis… Merch Sale

Massive information, everybody! Capcom has heard all of your pleading and begging and has lastly introduced a model new Dino Crisis…merchandise lottery occasion. Wait, is that not what all you followers have been clamoring for during the last 20 years? Oh…nicely, uh, that is virtually nearly as good as a brand new sport, proper?

On August 8, as first spotted by ResetEra users, Capcom introduced a brand new merch occasion themed round its basic survival horror collection, Dino Disaster. The occasion runs from now till September 12 and options quite a lot of new Dino Crisis merchandise, together with desk mats, sweaters, keychains, and stickers. You’ll be able to’t simply purchase these things instantly, although. As an alternative, Capcom is working this merch occasion like a raffle or lottery. Every Dino Disaster merchandise within the occasion has a rarity scale. For instance, the sweater has a 1-in-100 likelihood of transport. You should purchase a number of “tickets” for 880 Yen (about $6 USD) after which Capcom ships out nevertheless many objects you ordered, and also you hope you bought fortunate sufficient to get a number of the rarer ones, just like the desk mat, which has a 3-in-100 likelihood of arriving at the doorstep.

This new merch sale is the most recent instance of Capcom remembering Dino Disaster, however not really saying a brand new sport and even teasing a hypothetical remake or fancy remaster. In 2024, Capcom asked fans what dormant franchises they would like revived. One of many choices was Dino Disaster, and the web screamed loudly, “That one please!” That very same yr, Dino Disaster arrived on GOG with just a few appreciated enhancements. It was also released on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 as a part of Sony’s PS Plus Premium retro library, full with new trophies. And now we have now this new merch sale.

So it’s clear Capcom remembers that it owns Dino Disaster. That’s an vital first step towards getting a brand new sport or sequel. In fact, when or if that may ever occur stays to be seen. However not less than you may (form of) purchase a cool Dino Disaster sweater proper now? That’s neat.