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Resident Evil 6 Officially Confirmed

Posted on Thursday, January 19 @ 14:20:00 Eastern by danielrbischoff


Capcom just sent over an official press release officially making Resident Evil's official sequel official.... official Resident Evil 6 official, official.

SO YEAH, Resident Evil 6 is coming to Xbox 360 and PS3 on November 20th, 2012 with a PC version to come later. Set 10 years since the Raccoon City incident, Resident Evil 6 puts Leon S Kennedy and Chris Redfield together for the first time:

The President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place in the belief that it will curb the current resurgence in bioterrorist activity. Due to be by the President's side is his personal friend and Raccoon City survivor, Leon S. Kennedy, but when the venue suffers a bioterrorist attack, Leon is force to face a President transformed beyond recognition and make his hardest ever decision. At the same time, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance member Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack. With no country safe from these attacks and the ensuing outbreaks, the entire world's population is united by a common fear and there is no hope left.


Ahhhh, get it?! Like the whole viral campaign they have going on?! Katsuhiko Ichii, Head of R&D and Global Marketing has said:

Resident Evil 6 represents a giant stride forward in the evolution of the series. The development team, led by Hiroyuki Kobayashi, is working tirelessly to deliver the most impressive Resident Evil title ever both in terms of scope and production values. We are all genuinely excited by the title and cannot wait to share it with the world.

Nick Tan will be at Capcom's Fright Night later this evening and hopefully scaring up some further details.
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  • Squiggy
    Squiggy - Joined: Nov 10, 2005
    I hope Leon and Chris don't share too much screen time in the same scenes together. I don't think I want to watch Leon accidentally buff out into a hulking beast from catching a whiff of Chris's steroid breath.
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    Posted: Jan 19th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
  • wildmario
    wildmario - Joined: Jan 17, 2007
    6 resident evils later and the virus is still going around? daaaamn
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    Posted: Jan 19th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
  • Anthony_Severino
    Anthony_Severino - Joined: Oct 14, 2010
    This time... it got the President. They should have called this one President Evil.
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    Posted: Jan 19th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
  • dirty_f
    dirty_f - Joined: Nov 1, 2010
    well played sir, well played.
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    Posted: Jan 19th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff - Joined: Nov 13, 2009
    I foresee that popping up again in RE6 taglines from now until release.
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    Posted: Jan 19th, 2012 at 7:11 pm
  • dirty_f
    dirty_f - Joined: Nov 1, 2010
    and i'm all for it. despite what the majority may think, puns are the best sort of humour.
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    Posted: Jan 20th, 2012 at 6:31 am
  • Sammo
    Sammo - Joined: Oct 28, 2005
    Back to zombies. Hooray.
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    Posted: Jan 19th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
  • Lenin17301
    Lenin17301 - Joined: Jan 17, 2007
    The storyline sounds like CoD: MW, but with bio-terrorism instead of plain terrorism. Also yes, President Evil would have been a cool name :)
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    Posted: Jan 19th, 2012 at 4:10 pm
  • Longo_2_guns
    Longo_2_guns - Joined: Jun 30, 2003
    Oh good, there's another girl following Leon around. Another long game of LEEOOOON! HEEEEEEEELP! HELP ME LEON! LEEEEEEEOOOOOON! HEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!
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    Posted: Jan 19th, 2012 at 4:24 pm
  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000 - Joined: Feb 28, 2010
    I hope they kept his lame dialogue from last time.

    "Saddler, you're small time"
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    Posted: Jan 19th, 2012 at 5:03 pm
  • Longo_2_guns
    Longo_2_guns - Joined: Jun 30, 2003
    Your right hand comes off?
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    Posted: Jan 19th, 2012 at 7:24 pm
  • sandineyes
    sandineyes - Joined: May 14, 2008
    Even worse than that, it's probably a sidekick who will steal all your ammo and waste all your herbs. No good can come from a new RE game, since it will probably be just like RE5, and RE5 was garbage.
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    Posted: Jan 19th, 2012 at 5:26 pm
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow - Joined: Mar 21, 2010
    If they can make this game RE4 with the interface of RE 5 i will cream my shorts
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    Posted: Jan 19th, 2012 at 5:24 pm
  • Lethean
    Lethean - Joined: Jan 27, 2001
    You know I always hoped the moves would adapt the same quality as the games but it seems like it's the other way around....

    I think I'll just give up hope now that this will have more suspense and less action. Hell, I'd be happy if Leon's story was more based in suspense and Chris' action...Or vice versa. Oh well. We potentially get Call of Evil Modern Hazard...I shouldn't complain. I still enjoyed 5.
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    Posted: Jan 19th, 2012 at 9:09 pm
  • Ananymous
    Ananymous - Joined: Apr 19, 2011
    The only thing suspenseful about Chris Redfield is whether or not he can actually reach around to wipe his own ass.
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    Posted: Jan 19th, 2012 at 10:39 pm
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous - Joined: Jul 14, 2011
    And thats why Umbrella genetically engineered the lickers.
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    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 11:32 am
  • BigTruckSeries
    BigTruckSeries - Joined: May 19, 2006
    RE5 was a good game thanks to the multiplayer aspect, but, once you beat it, it really wasn't worth playing through again. I'm hoping we get a Massive Multiplayer Online RE game with 24/7 real world zombies and drop in/drop out functionality. I want to have an RE game that isn't scripted where I can explore and find ammo, survive and join up with friends to fight the hoards. LEFT 4 DEAD was a good try, but I want something more dynamic where Over 100 people can be on at the same time.
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    Posted: Jan 28th, 2012 at 11:34 am

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