Capcom has some interesting plans in store for the Resident Evil franchise. As per its recent financial report, the company is planning a “full-scale offensive” for the latter half of the fiscal year.

“In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, the Company is scheduled to release… Resident Evil Umbrella Corps (for PlayStation 4 and PC) of the Resident Evil series, which marked its 20th anniversary in March 2016, as warm up to the full-scale offensive planned for the second half of the year.”

This “full-scale offensive” can be interpreted in a variety of ways. We already know that remasters for Resident Evil 4 and 5 will be out later this year (the latter in Summer and the former in Fall) but could there be something more? Maybe the long rumoured Resident Evil 7 will finally make its presence known and release before March 31st 2017?

Regardless of what happens, you can look forward to plenty of Resident Evil this year.

Capcom’s competitive multiplayer shooter Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps has received a new trailer detailing the Antarctic Base map, which is pretty much the same area from Resident Evil: Code Veronica. The song in the beginning is actually from the latter’s antagonist Alexia Ashford.

The gameplay itself looks incredibly sordid though. The base features three levels and you can traverse through vents to get the drop on your enemies. That only highlights the game’s incredibly awkward looking crawling animations though. We also get a look at the Talonhawk melee weapon, the Wolfsbane handgun and the Mutated Zombie which will appear in Multi-Mission mode when using the SP DNA Hunter rule set. That rule set translates to killing all the mega zombies. Easier said than done considering their health and attack power.

Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps will be heading to PS4 and PC on June 21st in North America and Europe. Thoughts on the gameplay? Let us now below.

What exactly is going on with Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps? The recently announced shooter, which was first showcased at Tokyo Game Show 2015? As it turns out, it does fit into the Resident Evil timeline, as revealed by producers Masachika Kawata and James Vance to GameSpot.

Kawata explained the reason for the name as well. “It’s almost in an ironic way that we’re using the title Umbrella Corps. If you know your Resident Evil lore, Umbrella no longer exists at this time in the universe; it’s been destroyed.”

Players will essentially take up the role as mercenaries who, according to Vance, will “go into these areas where some kind of biological terror incident may have occurred to try to extract something with value.” The mercenaries work for organizations who are working on becoming the next Umbrella essentially.

Vance did confirm that there’s “there’s no forward-facing story”, which means players shouldn’t expect a single-player campaign in the traditional sense.

Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps will be out on PS4 and PC in early 2016.

A new Resident Evil game may be inbound soon, as Capcom has gone ahead and registered a trade mark for Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps in Europe and Japan, prompting speculation that Capcom may be gearing up to announce a new instalment in its flagship franchise.

The trademark was originally registered at Europe’s Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM); that trademark was just for ‘Umbrella Corps.’ However, a Japanese filing for Biohazard Umbrella Corps (Biohazard is the Japanese name for Resident Evil) does have the franchise brand attached to it.

As for what this new game may be, your guess is as good as anyone’s- the listing and the name indicates that this is probably a spin off, probably for mobile platforms, but it’s hard to tell, especially where Capcom is concerned.

The last two entries in the Resident Evil franchise were Resident Evil Revelations 2, and Resident Evil HD, both released earlier this year. Stay tuned for more coverage.