While Resident Evil Village is not expected to be released until May, it looks like Capcom may already be working on the next edition of the survival horror franchise. This rumor came from @ AestheticGamer1, which also goes by the nickname “Dusk Golem”. The leaker discussed Capcom’s current progress in the game, but was careful to point out that he doesn’t expect it to be released before 2024. The Resident Evil franchise is easily one of Capcom’s most important ones, so it doesn’t seem implausible. With the development of the current project slowing down, it only makes sense that the editor is looking to the future!
The original Tweet from @ AestheticGamer1 can be found embedded below.
Yes, but don’t expect it too soon. I literally can’t see his release before 2024. To the point that it’s not even worth talking about now, anything can happen to him in the dev, as long as everything is restarted (it happened a lot in the RE series). https://t.co/mKCUFEgTNH
– AestheticGamer also known as Dusk Golem (@ AestheticGamer1) March 3, 2021
For those unfamiliar with @ AestheticGamer1, he has been one of the most prominent voices regarding the supposed Silent Hill reboot. It remains to be seen whether these rumors will prove to be correct or not, but they have been gaining quite a bit of strength in recent months, giving some credence to their original account. @ AestheticGamer1 previously indicated that he is a game developer, and apparently this is how he had access to inside information about titles like these. Readers must still take these rumors with a grain of salt, however.
Of course, it will probably take some time before fans know if the ninth Resident Evil is actually in production or not! Publishers tend to keep this type of information secret until they are ready to make an official disclosure, and from @ AestheticGamer1’s own account, we are still a few years away from that. It looks like we’ll see more Resident Evil content between the release of Resident Evil Village and the next entry in the series, possibly in the form of another remake. Regardless, with Resident Evil Village and the live action movie restarts both coming this year, it seems like there has never been a better time for fans of the series!
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