The remakes keep coming!

According to a report by VGC, a remake of Resident Evil 4 has now entered production, for an estimated release window in 2022. The game is being developed by M-Two - Capcom’s new studio headed by Tatsuya Minami, ex-CEO of PlatinumGames.

The remake has apparently received the blessing of the original game’s director, Shinji Mikami. Mikami was approached to lead production on the remake itself, but declined due to his commitment to Bethesda Softworks and Tango Gameworks’ next game Ghostwire Tokyo.





Apparently, M-Two also supported development of Resident Evil 3 Remake - which was meant as a lead-up to their development on the Resident Evil 4 remake as well. These remakes have actually done very well for Capcom thus far, with Resident Evil 2 Remake becoming a huge success for the publisher and franchise. It’s no surprise that Capcom wants to keep that gravy train going.

Resident Evil 4 was released in 2005 and arguably pioneered the over-the-shoulder perspective many other shooters like Gears of War and Dead Space have used since. It’s considered one of the best games ever made, pushing the Resident Evil series into an almost entirely new type of gameplay formula - with less focus on slow survival-horror and more on fast, tense gameplay.

