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Multiple sources claim a new remake of the original Resident Evil is underway but there’s confusion as to how far along Resident Evil 9 is.
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Multiple sources claim a new remake of the original Resident Evil is underway but there’s confusion as to how far along Resident Evil 9 is.
Back in February, it was rumoured that there are five new Resident Evil games currently in development, but apart from the inevitable Resident Evil 9 it’s never been clear what any of them are.
The most prolific Resident Evil leaker is AestheticGamer, aka Dusk Golem, who recently claimed that Resident Evil 9 could be out as early as January 2025. But he now claims that information may be outdated and that the game is going to take longer than that.
At the same time, two different leakers claim that one of the other four games is a remake of the original Resident Evil, that Capcom is currently preparing for a 2026 launch.
Capcom has previously indicated that they want to do more remakes, but it’s never been clear what games they could be, since they’ve already skipped past Code: Veronica and it’s doubtful many fans are interested in seeing Resident Evil 5 or 6 again.
The current series of remakes began with Resident Evil 2, because the first game had already been remade in 2002 for the GameCube and then remastered for more modern consoles.
It’s always been assumed that there would be a new remake at some point though and DanielRPK, who is best known for his movie leaks, claims that it is now in development and aiming for the series’ 30th anniversary in 2026.
A lot of publishers missed important anniversaries during the pandemic, including Capcom with Resident Evil’s 25th, so this would certainly make sense.
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As for Resident Evil 9, Dusk Golem admits that his previous information about the game was based on information that may now be over three years out of date. He insists that the game was supposed to be based in a rural town on a fictional island in South East Asia, but that he cannot confirm that is still the case.
He is adamant that the game is still set to be revealed this summer, but beyond that he says that he has no up-to-date information.
At the same time, a new source named PRE_Alarabiya has suggested that the South East Asian setting is still accurate and that the protagonist will be Leon S. Kennedy, who hasn’t had a game to himself since Resident Evil 4.
The same source also claims that there is a Resident Evil 1 remake in development, although there’s no indication from anyone as to when that might be unveiled.
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