Capcom has approved a Resident Evil 2 Remake Project, it will be produced by Yoshiaki Hirabyashi.
The second installment in the Resident Evil series was originally released for the PlayStation in 1998.
“Thank you for your great support on this Resident Evil 2 Remake Project.
Thanks to your incredible passion and support, the project has finally been approved for development!,” Hirabayashi said in a video message, watch it below:
“We’re pleased to confirm that Resident Evil 2 has been approved for development.
As the title is only just starting its development cycle we unfortunately don’t have any additional information or assets to share at this time.
However, for now we want our fans to know that we appreciate all the feedback and support we’ve received on this title.
We’re looking forward to delivering this highly anticipated Resident Evil experience that fans have been waiting for,” a Capcom representative said in a statement.
The 1998 survival horror’s “story takes place two months after the events of the first game, Resident Evil.
It is set in Raccoon City, an American community whose residents have been transformed into zombies by the T-virus, a biological weapon developed by the pharmaceutical company Umbrella.
In their escape from the city, the two protagonists, Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, encounter other survivors, and are confronted by William Birkin, the mutated creator of the even more powerful G-virus.”
A release date & platforms weren’t announced, but we can expect it to hit PC, PS4 and Xbox one.
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