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Capcom, the company behind the hugely successful Resident Evil video games, has announced that the 6^th instalment of the series will be released in November 2012. The games developer are still working on the game, but have recently released an official trailer for Resident Evil 6 which can be viewed at the bottom of the page. Capcom confirmed that the new Resident Evil game will become available first as a console version, engraving the release date in the minds of Resident Evil fans. It is thought that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 will have a version first, and then a PC version of the game will be released soon after.

What to expect in Resident Evil 6

Not much has been revealed about the new game, but a few facts have been leaked already. Fans of the earlier video games will be happy to learn that characters from previous games in the series will star in the upcoming instalment. The characters Chris Redfield and Leon Kennedy will feature in Resident Evil 6, alongside a variety of new characters that are being kept under wraps. Another thing that was revealed in the trailer is that some of the game will take place in China.

Capcom has talked about the scenario behind Resident Evil 6, and said that it takes place ten years onwards from the Racoon City incident, and at the beginning of the game the President of the United States is preparing to speak publicly about what happened in Racoon City. The President’s belief is that it may bring a halt to bioterrorist activity, but before he can make a speech he becomes a victim of a biological attack and transformed. Leon Kennedy is then faced by the mutated President and has to make a tough choice.

There is speculation from the gaming community that the new game may offer three different styles of gameplay in accordance with which character you choose to play as. The trailer gives some clues to this. Leon Kennedy is seen with only a pistol and he fights in an indoor environment, which brings back memories of the early Resident Evil games. Chris Redfield is seen sliding down ropes from helicopters are engaging zombies with an automatic rifle, which is more like the Resident Evil 5 game, being more action orientated than survival horror. The third character in the trailer, who has not been named yet, is not seen with a weapon and battles the undead with hand-to-hand combat. All these ideas are speculation at the moment, but to read more about this idea check out this article.

Will it be an improvement on the last instalment?

Capcom have also spoken about how they have listened to fans of the game and put their feedback to good use. Many people who played the last instalment of the video game, Resident Evil 5, were disappointed by the shift from the original survival horror genre to a more action themed game. Fans discussed how the Resident Evil game did not fit in with the rest of the series, and many regarded Resident Evil 4 as superior to Resident Evil 5. But even though it received some negative comments, Resident Evil 5 went on to sell the most copies of any of the games in the series, with a total of 5.6 million copies sold around the world.

It’s been three years since the last resident Evil game was released, giving Capcom plenty of time to come up with an exceptional storyline and unique gameplay to pay justice to such a well-known video game franchise. They have said that it will be “the most ambitious, immersive and feature rich title of the series to date.”

To try and find out more about the game, head to the games official blog and try to figure out what the clues mean. View the trailer here.