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Capcom Confirms Resident Evil: Raccoon City, Details Inside
After much anticipation, begging and pleading an Outbreak style Resident Evil game has been confirmed by Capcom. The game is Resident Evil: Raccoon City and it’s being developed by SOCOM developer Slant Six. With the studio’s pedigree I think it’s safe to say this multiplayer centric Resident Evil game won’t disappoint.
Revealed in the May issue of Official Xbox Magazine, Raccoon City will be a squad based shooter where you’ll have the option of choosing between three factions, including Umbrella. Head past the break for all the details we know so far! Summarized by StickSkills, the game is set in Raccoon City in 1998, the same time Resident Evil 2 took place. You’ll be able to see the outbreak that started it all as one of four brand new faces from the Umbrella Security Services Squad. The other two factions are the US Spec Ops who will be tasked with taking out the USSS and Umbrella’s BOWs, which should be familiar to any fans of the series.
Raccoon City is a squad-based shooter where you and your team will be tasked with covering up any evidence that links Umbrella to the Outbreak. But you won’t only be killing hordes of zombies and any BOWs Umbrella’s left behind, on top of that you’ll also have to take out any survivors you come across. Essentially, you have to be a heartless bastard, but I think I can manage that.
Thankfully, this won’t be another campy cheesefest as this game will be much darker than past games in the series. With the task of killing innocent civilians and hiding evidence that led to a major tragedy, I can see where the game’s darker tones come in.
One of the more exciting details is your ability to alter the history of events in Resident Evil. You’ll have the opportunity to meet familiar faces from past games in the series and you’ll even have the option to kill them. Didn’t like how they slutted up Jill Valentine? Now’s your chance to end her before she has the chance to kick your ass in Resident Evil 5. Granted, I don’t know who you’ll come across so Jill might not make an appearance, but if she does I think I’ll warn her that future Jill is a total skank.
There will also be an experience system that unlocks and upgrades your skills, adding a bit of an RPG feel to make the game a little more interesting. And finally, we also know Raccoon City will be available for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. Stay tuned for any more updates as they come out!
Note: no art or screens have been released for the game, the pictures above are just pretty pictures I found on the interweb.
News via Eurogamer
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‘Hellraiser: Resurrections’ – BOOM! Studios Event Unleashes Five Brand New One-Shot Comics [Exclusive]
BOOM! Studios recently announced that three classic Clive Barker Hellraiser comic books are coming back to shelves, and we’ve got another exciting exclusive for you today.
Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report that BOOM! Studios will return to the labyrinthine horrors of Clive Barker’s legendary Hellraiser universe with five all-new one-shots this Fall!
A brand new generation of creators will explore the untold corners of Clive Barker’s infernal mythology, revisiting iconic Cenobites while introducing terrifying new stories that expand the boundaries of the Hellscape itself with Hellraiser: Resurrections.
Each week through the month of September, a new chapter of damnation arrives, revealing the forces gathering in the shadows. The descent begins with HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – NEW WOUNDS #1 from writer Mike Costa and artist Paco Camallonga as they draw readers into the hedonistic world of Hellraiser.
When an investigation into the mysterious Puzzle Box goes sideways, the gateways to Hell open anew.
Then, hear the unmistakable chattering of death itself in HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – THE ONANISTIC RITUAL #1 from writer Zac Thompson and artist Gavin Mitchell.
The Chatterer bares his teeth for a brand-new mission. His goal? To reclaim his rightful place as the right hand of the Hell Priest himself!
Next, venture deeper into the hierarchy of Hell with HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – THE DEEP GOSPEL #1 from writer Tini Howard and artist Jenna Cha.
The Female Cenobite was dead. Or close to it…until the Engineer found her. But when she rejects the Engineer’s plans for her remaking, she’s cast down into the harrowing Nidus: the place where the larval stage of Cenobites fight to survive. She’s been here before and made it out alive—and she’ll do it again.
The horrors continue in HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – HELL’S COUNCIL #1 from writer Nero Villagallos O’Reilly and artist Francesca Ciregia.
We saw the fall of Butterball at the end of Hellbound: Hellraiser II. Now we’ll witness his rise as the wounded Cenobite is taken in by a mysterious do-gooder who slowly nurses him back to health, all while worming her way into his brain…and maybe even his heart?
Finally, the event culminates with HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – THE RETURN OF THE PRIEST #1 from writer Sarah Gailey and artist Alessio Avallone.
Caught in the sensory deprivation of Middle Hell, Elliot Spencer suffers the worst fate: no feeling at all. When the glory of Leviathan’s light finally sears through him, granting him the gift of pain—it’s revelatory. The Hell Priest must journey to remake himself and gather his Gash once more to bring the cherished blessing of pain to all that deserve it.
From fresh visions of beloved Cenobites to horrifying new revelations hidden within the depths of Hell, Hellraiser: Resurrections serves as both a celebration of Clive Barker’s enduring mythology and the first chapter of an exciting new era for the franchise. The series kicks off a new publishing initiative that will bring a new Hellraiser ongoing series and miniseries to life through 2027.
Hellraiser: Resurrections begins this September with five weekly one-shots from BOOM! and distributed by Penguin Random House. You can preorder the series at your local comic shops and digitally through major content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.
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