Resident Evil 6 announced by Capcom, arriving November 20 on 360/PS3 with PC version later
by Ben Gilbert 
on Jan 19th 2012 5:05PM
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Resident Evil 6 is heading to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 20, 2012, with a PC release to follow, says Capcom. In it, returning favorites Leon S. Kennedy (the "S" stands for "Superhair") and Chris Redfield (tree arms from RE5) will play co-leads, each leading his own campaign through the US and China, respectively. The brand new trailer is just above.
Any of this sound familiar? That's probably because the next entry in the Resident Evil series was outed a bit earlier than its publisher expected this afternoon, when images of RE6 marketing were sent to IGN by a Gamestop employee. Subsequently, a flood of details about the unannounced game were unleashed by a couple different outlets regarding its gameplay, dev team, and characters.
Many of said details have been re-confirmed by Capcom in its own press release, though it's lacking in the specificity we reported earlier. The trailer, however, depicts a new martial-artsy character fighting various ... things (and people), some splashes of cover-based shooting, and a presidential zombie. And is that Ashley? Three words: Oh. Em. Gee.
Reader Comments (202)
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 5:19PM Hunter141072 said
@Timjoy
Even though we are getting the "later" treatment i´m happy for this. This means that CAPCOM is making money on the p.c. market and hopefully more companies will jump to the opportunity of getting more money by developing a game for all the platforms, i´m sure steam has a good amount of credit for this.........
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Even though we are getting the "later" treatment i´m happy for this. This means that CAPCOM is making money on the p.c. market and hopefully more companies will jump to the opportunity of getting more money by developing a game for all the platforms, i´m sure steam has a good amount of credit for this.........
Posted: Jan 20th 2012 9:45AM EechuTah said
@Timjoy,
Oh crap! I just figured something out!
Ashley gets wounded! (or dies!)
Look at 2:07 (notice her whool jacket hoodie part thingy on her shoulders!)
Then look at 2:56! (its what appears to be Ashley holding her hand out with blood!)
OMG! NOOO!!! ASHLEY CAN'T DIE!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh crap! I just figured something out!
Ashley gets wounded! (or dies!)
Look at 2:07 (notice her whool jacket hoodie part thingy on her shoulders!)
Then look at 2:56! (its what appears to be Ashley holding her hand out with blood!)
OMG! NOOO!!! ASHLEY CAN'T DIE!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 5:12PM ottoman673 said
hmm... looks like Gears of War reskinned with Resident Evil
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Posted: Jan 19th 2012 5:34PM ottoman673 said
@ottoman673 Go ahead and downvote me, but the third-person gameplay looked almost exactly similar, down to the cover system and running. I didn't say it was a bad thing..
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Posted: Jan 19th 2012 5:45PM (Unverified) said
@ottoman673 Gears of Wars was inspired by RE4. Nice way to embarrase yourself for not knowing something so simple from something that you really like and trying to use that to beat on others. NOOB.
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Posted: Jan 19th 2012 6:04PM ottoman673 said
@(Unverified) Lol, so you're telling me RE4 had a 'Press A to Cover' system?
Aside from the over-the-shoulder perspective, which has been seen in MANY games, RE4 [which i have played, AND loved] bears almost no resemblance to the original Gears of War.
Back off, fanboy. Again. Never said it was a bad thing.
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Aside from the over-the-shoulder perspective, which has been seen in MANY games, RE4 [which i have played, AND loved] bears almost no resemblance to the original Gears of War.
Back off, fanboy. Again. Never said it was a bad thing.
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 6:06PM (Unverified) said
@ottoman673 Gears of War stole its mechanics from WinBack: Covert Operations.
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Posted: Jan 19th 2012 6:18PM sonicspike41 said
@ottoman673
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6167213.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0
"Bleszinski said the seeds of Gears of War were sown by three titles. The first was Capcom's Resident Evil 4, which made an indelible impression on Bleszinski even before its January 2005 release. "I really liked the pacing and the over-the-shoulder view," said the designer. "
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http://www.gamespot.com/news/6167213.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0
"Bleszinski said the seeds of Gears of War were sown by three titles. The first was Capcom's Resident Evil 4, which made an indelible impression on Bleszinski even before its January 2005 release. "I really liked the pacing and the over-the-shoulder view," said the designer. "
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 6:19PM Shiroi Kaze said
@DekuTree
I'm just going to assume your comment is a joke... but those who are too young to remember the PS2 there were several games to use the cover mechanic... Kill. Switch was probably the most successful... and the game GOW borrows the most from in terms of mechanics.
Anyway I was one of the many who didn't like RE5 because you couldn't shoot and move at the same time... I'm very happy they've finally added mobility to the RE franchise.
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I'm just going to assume your comment is a joke... but those who are too young to remember the PS2 there were several games to use the cover mechanic... Kill. Switch was probably the most successful... and the game GOW borrows the most from in terms of mechanics.
Anyway I was one of the many who didn't like RE5 because you couldn't shoot and move at the same time... I'm very happy they've finally added mobility to the RE franchise.
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 6:29PM RogueJedi86 said
@ottoman673
Star Wars: Republic Commando had "Press A to Cover" way back in early 2005. Can I declare Gears of War looks like Republic Commando reskinned with generic muscly guys and lizard-like aliens then?
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Star Wars: Republic Commando had "Press A to Cover" way back in early 2005. Can I declare Gears of War looks like Republic Commando reskinned with generic muscly guys and lizard-like aliens then?
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 6:32PM Shiroi Kaze said
@ottoman673
The cover system of GOW was taken from Kill. Switch... but the over the shoulder camera was taken from RE4... this was said directly by Cliffy B in this interview http://www.gamespot.com/news/6167213.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0
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The cover system of GOW was taken from Kill. Switch... but the over the shoulder camera was taken from RE4... this was said directly by Cliffy B in this interview http://www.gamespot.com/news/6167213.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 6:36PM xenophy said
@ottoman673 OH MY GOD! COVER SYSTEM, RUNNING, AND GUNS?!?! must be a gears clone since gears invented all of those things and is the only game allowed to have anything similar to it. This is just as f-ing stupid as the tard who said that mass effect was a rip off of gears of war
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Posted: Jan 19th 2012 6:39PM xenophy said
@ottoman673
OH MY GOD! COVER SYSTEM, RUNNING, AND GUNS?!?! must be a gears clone since gears invented all of those things and is the only game allowed to have anything similar to it. This is just as f-ing stupid as the moron who said that mass effect was a rip off of gears of war
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OH MY GOD! COVER SYSTEM, RUNNING, AND GUNS?!?! must be a gears clone since gears invented all of those things and is the only game allowed to have anything similar to it. This is just as f-ing stupid as the moron who said that mass effect was a rip off of gears of war
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 7:33PM Cletus VanDamme said
@(Unverified)
you got to be a major douche to try to talk someone down with superior knowledge of video game history.
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you got to be a major douche to try to talk someone down with superior knowledge of video game history.
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 7:51PM thisguy101 said
@ottoman673 I told every1 that re6 was going to be gears of war Re edition....i notice this from re5
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Posted: Jan 19th 2012 9:35PM PWRWarTG said
@ottoman673 You do know they already said when they were making gears of war, it was first person cover system, then they looked at Resident Evil 4 and other games like it and went forth and made Gears of War 1? They've said it in numerous interviews. Look it up before acting like you know what you're talking about. :D
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Posted: Jan 20th 2012 10:54AM shard765 said
@ottoman673 Yeah I thought most people knew that Gears was more inspired by Kill Switch than RE4. The camera was about the only thing they borrowed from RE4. Honestly I have no problem with the way this is looking, but I hope they put some quiet scary moments in there too. They need to be looking at Dead Space to see how you balance action and horror.
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Posted: Jan 19th 2012 5:29PM Mustang Fanboy said
@alpha defekt
No it wasn't. It looks like a mixture of bad movies into one whole game. Do not want.
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No it wasn't. It looks like a mixture of bad movies into one whole game. Do not want.
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 5:49PM Senor Whopper said
@Mustang Fanboy i like the approach they are going with this. survival horror/ fast paced 3rd person shooter and whats cool is they're separate. leon's is survival horror, chris is fast paced and the new guy is both combined
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Posted: Jan 19th 2012 5:55PM (Unverified) said
@Mustang Fanboy That's what the Resident Evil series has ALWAYS been though XD
That's what makes the series awesome.
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That's what makes the series awesome.
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 6:07PM ClownyDaggers said
@alpha defekt
I'm just happy to see a game trailer with ACTUAL GAMEPLAY as opposed to being nothing by CGI bullsh!t.
......it's my pet peeve.
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I'm just happy to see a game trailer with ACTUAL GAMEPLAY as opposed to being nothing by CGI bullsh!t.
......it's my pet peeve.
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 6:12PM nightripper said
@(Unverified) yeah Resident Evil series has always a cheesy side to it along with bad voice acting in the past but, that is one of the lovable aspects of the series
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Posted: Jan 19th 2012 5:13PM The angry pro consumer gaming ga said
Beavis and Butthead voices : YES!
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Posted: Jan 19th 2012 5:14PM BlackRoyMustang said
Now that looks interesting, ok capcom, you have my attention
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Posted: Jan 19th 2012 5:14PM GroundControl2MT said
These games are really missing that old horror and suspense for the playstation days
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Posted: Jan 19th 2012 5:48PM ZexionArmando said
@GroundControl2MT I dont get what horror everyone keeps talking about.
Silent Hill, Clocktower, and Fatal Frame were horror. RE was always campy B movie style. Unless everyone was scared by the crows in RE1's first 5 minutes, then dear lord.
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Silent Hill, Clocktower, and Fatal Frame were horror. RE was always campy B movie style. Unless everyone was scared by the crows in RE1's first 5 minutes, then dear lord.
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 6:28PM arrrgh said
@ZexionArmando
I dunno, the first time i saw that first zombie cutscene... the first time the dogs jumped through the window in the side hall...
I pissed my pants pretty good. They had some VERY tense moments in RE1. I miss those days.
Action is not a substitute for suspense.
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I dunno, the first time i saw that first zombie cutscene... the first time the dogs jumped through the window in the side hall...
I pissed my pants pretty good. They had some VERY tense moments in RE1. I miss those days.
Action is not a substitute for suspense.
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 7:48PM DjiegoMoz said
@arrrgh
That was mostly because of the crappy graphics. Since everything was much more unrealistic on both the visuals and movements, it all made everything go further down the uncanny valley, making them much scarier then all these pretty photo-realistic monsters we see today on most games.
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That was mostly because of the crappy graphics. Since everything was much more unrealistic on both the visuals and movements, it all made everything go further down the uncanny valley, making them much scarier then all these pretty photo-realistic monsters we see today on most games.
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