The dawn of the next Resident Evil is upon us as is the dawn of the Limited Edition Resident Evil 5 Red Xbox 360 Elite.  I shall have it in my undead hands soon but that’s not the important thing right now.  The important thing is that Capcom is adding an additional mode to Resident Evil 5 post-launch.

Tired of working together with other players in Resident Evil 5?  Ready to show your co-op partner exactly what you think of their gaming abilities?  The new mode, called ‘Versus,’ adds a deadly twist to Resident Evil 5′s multiplayer, pitting players against each other in a contest of survival, a marked departure from the central co-operative nature of the game.

Versus allows up to four players to match wits in online battles across two very different game types.  Slayer’s Rule is a point-based game that challenges players to kill Majinis. In Survivor’s Rule, players hunt the most dangerous game, each other!  Players can begin the hunt as Chris, Sheva or other secret characters, and choose from either one-on-one or two-versus-two team matches for either of the two gameplay styles.

Versus will be available on Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network a few weeks after Resident Evil 5 is available. Versus will be available for 400 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE or $3.99 $4.99 on the PlayStation Network.  Why is it a dollar more for the Xbox? Anyway, Versus mode requires the Resident Evil game software in order to be played.  (duh)

Be witness to some screenshots of Versus mode here.

[Update] – PSN price updated courtesy of Capcom.