[April Fools’] Hideo Kojima joins Capcom, set to direct Resident Evil reboot

Where one horror series fades into nothingness–another is ready to be reborn. It has been announced today that legendary games developer Hideo Kojima has signed on with Capcom. In an even more shocking turn of events, Capcom and Kojima announced that the first project he’s set to direct is a reboot of Resident Evil. Kojima had the following to say on this exciting new project:

I’ve been a fan of Resident Evil ever since the first Paul W.S. Anderson film came out. What I hope to accomplish with this new game is to retain the core essence of ‘Resident Evil’ from the film, while also expand upon its ideas of pharmaceutical companies exploiting people. The world we live in is one where we pop prescription pills so much that we’re becoming less human–we are the bio organic weapons. It’s time to fight back.

He then went on to discuss the transition from Konami to Capcom, and what he’s been up to in general:

Well, it was rough finally leaving Konami after all these years, but it had to be done. At first I considered following my dreams of becoming a full time writer for the WWE, but deep down I will always be a game designer. Capcom seemed like a good choice, so here I am.

No actual details on this new Resident Evil projects exist, but Mr. Kojima did tweet something mysterious following this announcement.