

The player selects a scenario, difficulty level, and a character. On January 1, 2014, the servers were opened back up to the public using alternate fan servers, thus, once again allowing for online play, along with new additions to the server such as banlists and leaderboards. In pre-ordered editions in Japan, the game was packaged with a demo of Devil May Cry 3. Five new scenarios are available, the first four being playable from the beginning. The same eight characters from the first title return with similar abilities, and the game once again takes place in a zombie-inhabited Raccoon City.

It was released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on September 9, 2004, North America on April 26, 2005, and Europe on August 26, 2005.įollowing the success of Outbreak in Japan, Capcom announced File #2 in late 2004. Evil Outbreak: File #2 is a survival horror video game and is a sequel to Resident Evil Outbreak and final installment of spinoff game series. Looks like they've been touched up a little beyond upscaling. Resident Evil History Page updated with uprezzed artwork, screenshots and descriptions of CODE: Veronica, Outbreak and Outbreak File 2.

Nevertheless, take this with a grain of salt until an official announcement is made, especially with the Resident Evil 4 remake yet to be confirmed. Outbreak was mentioned in the infamous GeForce Now leak which revealed several titles that ended up being announced (like God of War on PC). While it’s a long shot, this could point to the company announcing a remaster for Resident Evil Outbreak (along with its standalone expansion Resident Evil Outbreak: File #2). When asked if the source files had been re-rendered, the account responded that the textures at least look to have been updated. However, as Project Umbrella RE:Digest on Twitter noted, the assets for Resident Evil Outbreak appear to have been changed significantly. The former seems to have received upscaled artwork and a new description. Alex Aniel on Twitter noticed that certain titles like Resident Evil: Code Veronica and Resident Evil Outbreak had seen some changes on the official History page.

Capcom’s big countdown announcement may have come and gone, revealing Street Fighter 6 as its next big game, but it could have other things in the works.
