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Resident Evil 1 Remake Has Been in Pre-Production for Almost a Year, Insider Claims

Capcom’s Resident Evil remake series is still going strong, and one insider claims that a new remake of the original game has already been in pre-production.

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Fans of Resident Evil have been having a great year. Resident Evil Requiem was a huge hit, the long-rumored remake of Resident Evil Code: Veronica was finally confirmed last month (and is dropping the “Code“), and now rumors are swirling about the next set of remakes that are expected to come over the next few years.

RE1 remake reportedly entered pre-production a year ago

A remake of the original Resident Evil has been on many fans’ wishlists ever since the Resident Evil 2 remake showed what Capcom was really capable of, despite the first Resident Evil already having been remade all the way back in 2002 on the GameCube. Although the remake was remastered in 2015 and brought to the Xbox One and PS4, it still utilized the classic fixed camera system, which wasn’t quite popular among newer gamers. The Resident Evil 2 remake showed what a third-person over-the-shoulder Resident Evil remake would look like, and fans began dreaming about exploring a shiny new........

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