This article covers the original text and translations of the various news reports, used and unused, in BIOHAZARD OUTBREAK. Some segments of the unused reports can also be heard in the game's trailers and cutscenes. These unused reports would have given the game a more linear sense of the city's timeline of destruction.
GAME REPORTS
Project Umbrella Translation
OUTBREAK - BEGINNING
A riot broke out in today's Raccoon Sharks game.
It appears that during the game one of the fans started a brawl that spread throughout the stadium.
At present the number of injured is not yet known, but more than 50 police officers are bringing the situation under control...
OUTBREAK - END
Yesterday before dawn, according to a Pentagon announcement; radiation has spread throughout Raccoon City...
US military forces dispatched an investigation team to said city and subsequently decided to blockade and quarantine it.
WILD THINGS - END
...actions of rescue services continue but the work is proceeding with difficulties.
A helicopter that was dispatched also burst into flames as a result of an accident.
The situation is expected to be difficult to bring under control...
A riot broke out in today's Raccoon Sharks game.
It appears that during the game one of the fans started a brawl that spread throughout the stadium.
At present the number of injured is not yet known, but more than 50 police officers are bringing the situation under control...
OUTBREAK - END
Yesterday before dawn, according to a Pentagon announcement; radiation has spread throughout Raccoon City...
US military forces dispatched an investigation team to said city and subsequently decided to blockade and quarantine it.
WILD THINGS - END
...actions of rescue services continue but the work is proceeding with difficulties.
A helicopter that was dispatched also burst into flames as a result of an accident.
The situation is expected to be difficult to bring under control...
UNUSED REPORTS
Project Umbrella Translation
Continuing from some days ago, the series of assault cases are growing increasingly intense, exacerbating unease among the citizens.
The once peaceful and orderly town of Raccoon City is threatened by a mysterious terror.
Breaking news from Raccoon City, a group of civilians have reduced themselves to rioters.
The citizens currently gathering in the streets are seeking a government announcement and appear to be trying to stage a protest.
We're over the site as we speak and going live with our helicopter.
Take a good look at this, a riot is breaking out in the heart of downtown.
They're all acting as though they're possessed by something.
We have no choice but to observe the situation from the air.
Everyone, this is really what's happening in Raccoon City right now.
We have yet to learn the cause of this chaos and conditions are extremely dangerous.
In Raccoon City and the surrounding area, disaster relief personnel are continuing rescue activities.
However, the state government's 160 mile-wide restricted area has still not yet been lifted and no exceptions are permitted.
Raccoon City and the surrounding area have been placed under military control.
Entry is permitted only to those with specific authorization.
...many citizens have been lost and the cause is not yet known...
The state government has announced that it will set up a committee to investigate the situation.
RNN, Richard Harris reporting.
I am now 300 miles from the center of Raccoon City.
Only authorized individuals of the highest level of confidentiality are allowed in or out.
The highway is completely closed off and many troops have been mobilized.
What exactly has happened here?
It may look like a warzone to the eyes of those unaware of the circumstances, but the reality seems to be much more serious.
Although the government has not released any details, the damage is expected to be enormous due to the size of the restricted area.
Has the truth been revealed?
This morning, 12 "Angel Arrow" intermediate-range ballistic missiles were fired from Dallas Air Force Base, incinerating everything within a radius of 120 miles from Raccoon City.
Casualties are expected to exceed 100,000.
It has become a tragedy like never before in our nation's history.
Today at 6:15am, the state requested assistance from the federal government.
Intruders trespassing in the restricted area will be arrested and subject to legal action.
It might also be that an unprecedented catastrophe has occurred on American soil.
The once peaceful and orderly town of Raccoon City is threatened by a mysterious terror.
Breaking news from Raccoon City, a group of civilians have reduced themselves to rioters.
The citizens currently gathering in the streets are seeking a government announcement and appear to be trying to stage a protest.
We're over the site as we speak and going live with our helicopter.
Take a good look at this, a riot is breaking out in the heart of downtown.
They're all acting as though they're possessed by something.
We have no choice but to observe the situation from the air.
Everyone, this is really what's happening in Raccoon City right now.
We have yet to learn the cause of this chaos and conditions are extremely dangerous.
In Raccoon City and the surrounding area, disaster relief personnel are continuing rescue activities.
However, the state government's 160 mile-wide restricted area has still not yet been lifted and no exceptions are permitted.
Raccoon City and the surrounding area have been placed under military control.
Entry is permitted only to those with specific authorization.
...many citizens have been lost and the cause is not yet known...
The state government has announced that it will set up a committee to investigate the situation.
RNN, Richard Harris reporting.
I am now 300 miles from the center of Raccoon City.
Only authorized individuals of the highest level of confidentiality are allowed in or out.
The highway is completely closed off and many troops have been mobilized.
What exactly has happened here?
It may look like a warzone to the eyes of those unaware of the circumstances, but the reality seems to be much more serious.
Although the government has not released any details, the damage is expected to be enormous due to the size of the restricted area.
Has the truth been revealed?
This morning, 12 "Angel Arrow" intermediate-range ballistic missiles were fired from Dallas Air Force Base, incinerating everything within a radius of 120 miles from Raccoon City.
Casualties are expected to exceed 100,000.
It has become a tragedy like never before in our nation's history.
Today at 6:15am, the state requested assistance from the federal government.
Intruders trespassing in the restricted area will be arrested and subject to legal action.
It might also be that an unprecedented catastrophe has occurred on American soil.