Key Highlights:
- Capcom has announced Siege Mode for Resident Evil 6 on PS3 and Xbox 360.
- Siege supports two to six players, with one team protecting an AI-controlled BSAA rookie while the other controls enemy creatures.
- Survivors, Predator and Onslaught will also reach PS3 in February after launching first on Xbox 360.
Capcom has announced a new Resident Evil 6 multiplayer mode called Siege, due to launch for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in March 2013.
Siege supports between two and six players. One team controls Agents tasked with protecting a rookie BSAA agent, while the opposing team takes control of enemy creatures and attempts to kill him.
Each match consists of two rounds, with both teams switching sides after the first round. The Agents win by keeping the BSAA rookie alive until rescue arrives, while the enemy team wins by killing him before time expires.
The playable Agents can collect stronger weapons and other support items during the match. Enemy players can instead use the abilities of Resident Evil 6’s creatures to pressure the defending team and reach the rookie.
Capcom will price Siege at £3.19, €3.99 or $3.99 on consoles. The mode was later released on 5 March 2013 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
The announcement forms part of a wider Resident Evil 6 post-launch expansion. GLN previously covered the game’s December title update, which unlocked Ada Wong’s campaign from the start, added optional co-op to her scenario and introduced No Hope difficulty.
Survivors, Predator and Onslaught, which had initially launched as Xbox 360 DLC, will arrive on PlayStation 3 in February for £3.19 each.
The PC version of Resident Evil 6 will launch on 22 March 2013. It will include the console title-update features and a PC-exclusive version of Mercenaries called The Mercenaries: No Mercy, which increases the number of enemies on screen.
PC players will also receive Siege, Survivors, Predator and Onslaught after launch.
Siege ultimately launched on consoles in March 2013 and later became part of subsequent Resident Evil 6 releases on newer platforms.
