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Resident Evil 6 Has Been In Development For Two Years

Ishaan SahdevBy
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Ever since Resident Evil 6’s official announcement, the series’ official Twitter feed has been buzzing with conversation with fans, and also brings us a little more information on the game. Here’s a bullet list of things that you may or may not be aware of:  

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  • The game has been in development for 2 years.

 

  • More information on a demo will be available in the coming months.

 

  • “Tall Oaks” is the site of a new outbreak in Resident Evil 6, and is populated with 70,000 zombies. [note: Tall Oaks is where Leon’s story takes place. Chris is in China.]

 

  • The zombies are “a bit different to what you may be used to”and are unlike any in past Resident Evil games.

 

  • “There will certainly be a survival horror element to the game, mixed in with classic Resident Evil moments.”

 

  • This one is more obvious, but the control system has been “overhauled” and will feature “a number of new elements”.

 

  • According to Xbox.com, Resident Evil 6 supports 2 players offline co-op, up to 6 players for online co-op, and up to 8 players for another online multiplayer mode.
Ishaan Sahdev
About The Author
Ishaan specializes in game design/sales analysis. He's the former managing editor of Siliconera and wrote the book "The Legend of Zelda - A Complete Development History". He also used to moonlight as a professional manga editor. These days, his day job has nothing to do with games, but the two inform each other nonetheless.