Whoa, that would be awesome and weird at the same time.

better not be super strategic and hard though

Hmmm, could be a good thing, as long as the franchise can go back to its horror roots while maintaining a workable control scheme. I actually don't have too much of a problem with the RE4/RE5 controls (most of the time), but if they were more like Dead Space's controls I wouldn't complain.

Why does all companies use that same line.  Can't they be original when just blowing you off.  This doesn't really make me feel better about the next RE when 5 is such a great game.  Socom's are rarely great so this is a little unsettling.

hmm like to see how this turns out

*Starts praying for a return to horror*

But seriously another FPS and I'ma have to swear off my favorite franchise for all time. Be nice to have another game where every bullet is worth its weight in gold and Raccoon City is probably a close 2nd best place to start up again, right after an all new mansion/forest/lab or anywhere terrifying.

Oh and would it be too much to ask to bring back some older characters like maybe Billy, Rebecca, or Barry? Just not Steve from Veronica. Suory Steve. Maybe just a hunch but does the article's mentioning of "multiplayer" sound like another Resident Evil Outbreak or is it just me?

Uh... That would kinda suck. Choosing a developer with experience in shooters versus one with Survival Horror roots could be a huge mistake. Especially given how lackluster SOCOM has been recently.

Kotaku made it sound like there was a focus on multiplaye, shich i'm not so sure about. i'd really like a scary, single player resident evil experience

I really hope this is not true. Please don't be true...

If this was a multiplayer spin off I'd be fine with it. Trying to strategically deal with the Racoon City outbreak as the military sounds pretty cool.

But as a main entry in the series I say hell no! We need someone who knows a thing or two about horror atmosphere in games. What about hiring the guy who made Noby Noby Boy? That game is soooo terrifying.

Hmmm. SOCOM's been good in the past, but the quality has definitely declined as of late. Maybe this might end up being a reboot for the studio as well?

Unless this is some multiplayer off shoot game.  I'm not liking this news.  Seeing as no game that developer has made scored over a 7.5/10 on average.  I understand Capcom reaching out to western developers.  What I don't understand is them reaching out to second rate western developers to make new iterations of their most popular franchises.

Now I wonder how this will turn out.

Okay... at least Ninja Theory makes the same general type of games as Devil May Cry. Slant Six made an online FPS that essentially failed to catch on. I liked the maps but the gameplay just wasn't there, but creating maps isn't what RE is about.

It's not like they made a crazy ambitious or well done game. They didn't really excel in any area like NT does in storytelling either. Confrontation was just meh.

That being said, some type of online gamemode outside of co-op for RE would be kinda cool and if any series in Capcom's current gen titles was best set up for a reboot it is Resident Evil. Hopefully they'll get rid of crappy tank controls and not being able to fire your weapon while moving.

FOURTEENTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Resident Evil 2 without the tank controls would be great but if I have to fight against fake zombies again that will suck

I have not played any of the SOCOM games so I really wouldn't be able to comment on that but there is no need for a reboot. Just explore more of what the series has already brought.

not bad...

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo.

On reboots:

"aren't reboots great? We never have to come up with a new idea again. We're finally catching up to the music industry"