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Instead of shambling slowly like a rotting corpse should, it looks like Resident Evil Revelations will be lumbering into stores at a quicker pace than expected. Previously said to be released in “Spring 2012,” Capcom has announced that the second Resident Evil episode on the 3DS will instead be released on February 7, 2012.

In addition to the release date, the announcement included a first look at the box art and details on a GameStop pre-order bonus. Players who purchase Revelations from the game chain will receive an RE-themed 3DS protective case. The case will include a special rendition of the game’s eyeball logo that disappears in the sun. That’s right, this one is meant to be played in the dark.

If you’re interested in a closer look at the protective case, hit up the Capcom-Unity blog.

Rachel, and her barely-there wardrobe that is utterly inappropriate for zombie fighting, were introduced in the most recent Resident Evil Revelations trailer. Capcom Japan unveiled an extended version of that video during the Tokyo Game Show giving gamers a more in-depth look at Rachel’s anatomy secret agent schtick.

The new bits in the trailer veer off into some pretty heavy spoilers including the fact that Rachel gets face-raped to death by a tentacle zombie. Whoa!

If you stop and think about the spoiler, it’s actually pretty brilliant. Basically, Capcom played a massive practical joke on the entire world. They introduced a ridiculous, and frankly stupid, character only to kill her off a week later in the exact same trailer in which she was introduced.