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It looks like we could be getting more news on the Resident Evil 2 Remake sooner than we thought.

This weekend marks the game's 20th anniversary.

That's right - as of this weekend, the game is a massive 20 years old. To celebrate, it looks like Capcom might have some sort of announcement in the works.

First up, the publisher has made some odd changes to the game's official website.

If you visit the Resident Evil 2 site, all you get is a white, empty page with the word 'OK' in regular font in the top corner.

Is that a hint that the site is under construction, that we're going to see something else very soon? Possibly.

Also, adding fuel to the fire, Capcom has tweeted something interesting from its Development Team 1 account, too:

"Good morning, everyone! (from the U.S.) Hope you all have a good day!:)"

This statement is supported with an image of the infamous dummy finger from the Resident Evil 7 publicity campaign, as well as what seems to be a typewriter: a Resi staple.

We'll keep you updated as more information is revealed.

The remake for Capcom's PlayStation classic Resident Evil 2 is one of the most eagerly awaited new games and fans of the series have been handed some excellent news in the run up to 2018.

These updates come after new comments from a Capcom character artist suggests that the highly-anticipated Resident Evil 2 Remake is still on track - despite rumours flying around that the game is trapped in 'development hell'.

A comment left on a Youtube channel from a Capcom Character Artist suggests the game is still being worked on, and that Capcom therefore still intends to release information on the project 'soon'.

The comment was left by RikkTheGaijin on a Youtube video claiming the game was in development hell.

However, replying in the comments RikkTheGaijin said: "It's not in development hell. Everything is on track."

This has reassured fans that were debating whether or not the game was still being actively worked on by Capcom - and now we're expecting to hear more solid news about the game's status in the New Year.

Previously, the game saw some good news as the result of the SAG-AFTRA voice actor's strike that took place earlier this year.

The game was handed some bad news earlier in the year, however: it turns out that Claire Redfield’s voice actress, Alyson Court, will not be reprising her role for the Resident Evil 2 Remake.

Following the announcement, Leon Kennedy's voice actor Matt Mercer tweeted that he wouldn't be reprising his role either.

For fans of the game that wanted an authentic remaster, this was heartbreaking news: how could the remake live up to player's memories if it was using replacement actors?

The actors originally stated they wouldn't be returning to the project because of The SAG-AFTRA union strike, which began on October 21st last year.

The SAG-AFTRA strike took place to ensure voice actors in gaming got better contracts, worker's rights and representation - and now the strike is over, with actors settling on good terms with publishers and development studios.

This is fantastic news for the Resident Evil 2 Remake, in theory.

Now that the strike is over, it's possible we could see the actors hired once again by Capcom - assuming voicework for the title is not yet underway.

According to statements from Court, there have been two companies competing to work on the voice and mocap for the project as long as two years ago.

However, when one company got the contract they informed Court that her services wouldn't be required.

It seems that decision was made due to Court's affiliation with the union - but now the strike is over, we're hoping to see the original actors return for the Remake.

It's also worth noting that Court has played Redfield six times throughout the series, but was replaced for Resident Evil: Revelations 2 likely due to actors striking.

So it certainly would make sense for Court to return given her deep affiliation with the character.