Resident Evil creator Shinki Mikami has announced his latest project. Zwei (a 'codename' apparently, so expect a new title before release) will be a survival horror adventure, which would seem to be harking back to the original spirit of Capcom's classic zombie series.

"A true 'survival horror' game is one in which the player confronts and overcomes fear," said Mikami, who departed the Resident Evil team after the fourth title, and now heads up his own studio, Tango Gameworks. "I've found my focus and once again I'm striving for pure survival horror. I am being very hands-on in the development of this game to ensure that the quality is there. Rest assured."

Mikami's last project was the highly regarded third-person shooter Vanquish for Platinum Games. He hasn't worked on an all-out horror game since his transfer to the much-hyped Clover Studio in 2004.

Publisher Bethesda is not saying anything about the game just yet, but has released a collage of environment images, depicting a darkened dockyard and silhouetted boats. It's likely we'll find out much more – or at least what platforms it's coming to, at E3.