In surprising news, it would seem that Resident Evil Revelations is to feature co-operative multiplayer...

Despite producer claims that the game will focus on the single-player aspect, the Japanese website for Resident Evil: Revelations has seemingly confirmed the existence of a multiplayer mode.

The game supports wireless co-operative play for two people - both locally and via online. It hasn't been confirmed to what extent co-op play will stretch across the game. Its predecessor Resident Evil 5 allowed the entire main campaign to be played in co-op.

It has also been revealed that the game will make use of StreetPass, but again, details haven't been revealed yet. Interestingly, Revelations will come on a hefty 4GB 3DS card.

Resident Evil: Revelations is confirmed for a European release on January 27th.