Capcom is up to something. In a company earnings report earlier today, the game publisher noted that the upcoming Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps is only the "warm up" before a "full-scale offensive" for the franchise. The following excerpt was spotted and shared by user Chobel on NeoGAF:
"In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, the Company is scheduled to release the strategic titles of 'Sengoku BASARA: Sanada Yukimura-den' (for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3), which showcases the life of Sanada Yukiura, and 'Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps' (for PlayStation 4 and PC) of the 'Resident Evil' series, which marked its 20th anniversary in March 2016, as a warm up to the full-scale offensive planned for the second half of the year," Capcom announced in its report. "Additionally, the Company is also scheduled to launch 'Ace Attorney 6' (for the Nintendo 3DS system) and 'Monster Hunter Stories' (for the Nintendo 3DS system)."
Details are limited. Besides Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps, the remastered versions of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5 are the only games that have been announced for 2016. That said, speculators are anticipating the imminent announcement of Resident Evil 7 as well. If the fiscal report is anything to go by, then RE7 may arrive before March 31 of next year.
Stay tuned for more details as Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps for PS4 and PC arrives on June 21.
