Headline RePLAY – 1.19.12

Today on Headline RePLAY: Resident Evil 6 is announced and Pac-Man in Street Fighter X Tekken?!


Earlier this week, Capcom released a viral website that hinted at the next Resident Evil game. Today, Resident Evil 6 was revealed by a GameStop promotional display. And tonight, Capcom has officially announced the next entry of the series, which is to be produced by Hiroyuki Kobayashi, the producer of Resident Evil 4.

According to the trailer, the game will involve Leon Kennedy and Chris Redfield. Capcom describes the story as follows: “It has been ten years since the incident at Raccoon City and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place. Raccoon City survivor and personal friend of the President, Leon S. Kennedy, arrives to find the President transformed beyond recognition by a bioterrorist attack. Leon is forced to make the hardest decision he has ever made.

At the same, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance Member, Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack
.”

Resident Evil 6
is coming out on November 20th to both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with a PC version slated for release later.

*Source: IGN


Roster reveals in upcoming fighting games are pretty clockwork, some characters are expected and others fall under the “meh” or “WTF” categories. In this trailer of Street Fighter X Tekken, we get to see a slew of new characters like Juri, Paul, Law, Vega, Balrog, Xiaoyu and… Pac-Man?

And Pac-Man definitely falls under the “WTF” category.

Apparently, Street Fighter X Tekken is throwing out the crossover rulebook and featuring characters not even included in the two franchises. Although, to be fair, a precedent already existed when Capcom announced that Cole from the inFAMOUS series is going to be included for the PlayStation 3 and Vita versions.

Pac-Man is a PlayStation Vita exclusive character in addition to another silhouette that suspiciously looks like Frank West from Dead Rising in a Mega Man outfit.

But seriously, Pac-Man? Really?

*Source: Joystiq

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