Awesome. Another Resident Evil game coming along soon, this time it’ll be #5 and is set to release in 2007 for the XBOX 360 and PS3. Capcom executives seem pleased with the new playground provided by these next-gen consoles:

“Utilizing the PlayStation 3['s] and Xbox 360['s] unprecedented power, Resident Evil 5 promises to revolutionize the series by delivering an unbelievable level of detail, realism, and control.”

The graphics definitely look very slick, but the trailer doesn’t provide a lot of details other than some sort of desert setting. The game’s producer, Jun Takeuchi, has commented that the setting was inspired by the story of “Black Hawk Down”, which explains the Somali type environment. The developers are looking for a similar game theme with the soldiers quickly becoming cornered by the city’s mobs. Not sure if I would have been so bold as to draw claims that I was building a game based on the idea of soldiers being cornered and killed. When asked about a release date Takeuchi promised it’d be released “before the launch of the PlayStation 4.”

Resident Evil 5: Trailer