http://uk.kotaku.com/5785388/join-the-umbrella-corporation-in-resident-evil-operation-raccoon-city

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Slip into the uniform of a member of a crack Umbrella Security Services squad member tasked with cleaning up both the zombies and the survivors of the original T-virus outbreak in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, a new title on the way from former SOCOM developer Slant Six Games. Back in November of last year, a leaked document forwarded to Kotaku suggested that Slant Six Games of SOCOM: Confrontation fame had been tapped by Capcom to take the Resident Evil franchise in an entirely new direction. Now the latest issue of the Official Xbox Magazine confirms those suggestions, and Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is heading to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this winter. Considering Slant Six's pedigree, the story of Operation Raccoon City makes perfect sense. Rather than one character against a horde of mutated zombies, players will become a member of the Umbrella Security Services. Their job? Contain the zombie outbreak; eliminate any survivors. It's a very dark game, giving fans of the series a fresh perspective on the events that occurred in Resident Evil 2 and 3. The USS team will consist of Vector, Beltway, Bertha, and Spectre, with each character having a specific part to play in the narrative. The USS forces will also find themselves at odds with the U.S. Special Forces, creating three-point battles between military groups and the infected hordes. While gamers don't have to be familiar with the series to play Operation Raccoon City, those that are will visit familiar places, see some familiar faces, and possibly even change the future of the Resident Evil series by shooting those familiar faces until they stop moving. It seems Capcom is letting Slant Six run loose with game canon, and characters like Leon Kennedy are not guaranteed to survive the experience. Hit up the link below to read more features of the upcoming game, or pick up the May issue of the Official Xbox Magazine for the full report.

After a long period of inactivity on the resident evil front, it seems Capcom have gotten there ass into gear and must be working on about 6 resident evil titles at the minute. Revelations, Mercenaries, Portable, Damnation, Revival Selection and probably RE6 too.

This game sounds interesting, although the article would imply that it's another completely non-canon game in vein of Gaiden. I don't quite like the idea that Slant Six was given totally free hands with this but at least we get to see something about the ill fated USS forces, even if we aren't able to fit it in the story canon.

@barber: Has there been any news about Resident Evil Portable lately?

None mass, but remember they announced it at a PSP press conference nearly two years ago so they must have had some deal with Sony to release a portable title. Hopefully that title is Revelations and they move it over to the PSP after a while.

I CANNOT WAIT TO KICK TYRANTS ASS ONLINE

Hmmm this did seem coo when it was rumored that the socom team was behind a new RE..... Sadly I wish it stayed a rumor. Now its gonna be a socom third person view or back to re4/5 but this time in the city. Great way of crapping on my static fixed angle love from the 90's :O

Yeah, this seems like it's going to be a full fledged action game... So long, my dreams of Outbreak File#3... I really don't like the fact that this game is made for non-fans of RE.

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/23631/Resident-Evil-Operation-Raccoon-City-Announced/
http://stickskills.com/news/1556/first-details-on-resident-evil-operation-raccoon-city-unveiled/

I wonder if this game is gonna feature split screen option.

Good thing it might be back to zombies, hopefully they aint all sprinters. I just tried dead rising on the wii and holy shit the zombies actually scare me because they aint like there next gen cousins and are actually dangerous zombies. Guess we can count this game off the canon as well

I found the scans from this French magazine that reveals the game.
It's at Resident Evil Center.
Click Here for Scans

Here is a picture of Leon S. Kennedy in the gameplay.



I am so excited about this one! Can't wait for more news!

Oh sweet! Nice post. Too bad I don't understand a word in French :/