It feels like a lifetime ago whenResident Evil 6hit store shelves and theResident Evilfranchise as a whole seemed to be knocking on death’s door. Capcom has done an incredible job of bringing theResident Evilseries back to life over the last seven years, delivering an innovative new experience withResident Evil 7, experimenting with that formula further withResident Evil Village, and producing a handful of greatResident Evilremakes that have put classic entries in the hands of new fans.
Though exact figures and statistics are hard to come by, it seems likely thatResident Evil’s recent sales have at least met Capcom’s expectations, withResident Evil 4 Remakeselling over 8 million copies as of last month. It also seems likely, then, that Capcom won’t want to shake up its recentResident Evillaunch cycle anytime soon, which means that a new game announcement could be right around the corner. And if Capcom repeats a pattern it’s been slowly forming for a few years now, thatnewResident Evilrevealcould end the year in style.
Resident Evil Has a Chance to End 2024 With a Bang
Capcom Is Starting to Become a Game Awards Mainstay
The Game Awards will hit its 10th anniversary this year, having aired its first ceremony in Las Vegas all the way back in December 2014. While it hasn’t been present at every ceremony, Capcom has made plenty of appearances atThe Game Awards over the last decade, especially in the last few years.
At the 2020 Game Awards, Capcom appeared briefly to showcase a newMonster Hunter Risetrailer and to announce a demo for the game. At the 2022 Game Awards, Capcom presented aStreet Fighter 6World Premiere trailer, confirming the anticipated sequel’s release date at the same time. Capcom’s appearance atlast year’s Game Awardswas the biggest yet, with the publisher unveilingMonster Hunter Wildsfor the very first time, one of the biggest announcements of the night.
Resident Evil Could Cap Off Its Year With an Announcement at The Game Awards
Naturally, Capcom is expected by many to make an appearance at this year’s Game Awards, and the logical next step would be to use the worldwide stage toannounce a newResident Evilgame. There are some big rumors surrounding theResident Evilfranchise at the minute. One of the latest suggests that Capcom could be getting ready to release a new AAA game in the next fiscal year. Of course, many fans reckon that AAA game could be the next mainlineResident Evilentry.
While the game was only officially confirmed to be in development back in July, there’s been no shortage ofleaks revolving aroundResident Evil 9. From leaks suggesting the game will be fully open-world to leaks claiming Leon and Jill will be the main playable protagonists,Resident Evil 9has become a hotbed of speculation, and it feels like an official announcement should be due any day now, especially sinceResident Evil Villagereleased over three years ago.
It’s also been rumored that a few moreResident Evilremakes are in the works, specificallyremakes ofResident Evil 0andResident Evil: Code Veronica. Any of these rumoredResident Evilprojects would be welcomed with open arms at this year’s Game Awards ceremony.
Resident Evil Village
Experience survival horror like never before in the eighth major installment in the storied Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village.Set a few years after the horrifying events in the critically acclaimed Resident Evil 7 biohazard, the all-new storyline begins with Ethan Winters and his wife Mia living peacefully in a new location, free from their past nightmares. Just as they are building their new life together, tragedy befalls them once again.First-Person Action – Players will assume the role of Ethan Winters and experience every up-close battle and terrifying pursuit through a first-person perspective.Familiar Faces and New Foes – Chris Redfield has typically been a hero in the Resident Evil series, but his appearance in Resident Evil Village seemingly shrouds him in sinister motives. A host of new adversaries inhabiting the village will relentlessly hunt Ethan and hinder his every move as he attempts to make sense of the new nightmare he finds himself in.
