A few days ago, the first installment in theResident Evilseries celebrated its 26-year anniversary, with the game being released on March 22 all the back in 1996. WithResident Evil Villageselling more than five million copiesas of January, it’s clear that the influential horror franchise is still going strong, even if it did have a rocky trajectory around games five and six. To celebrate the milestone of reaching more than a quarter of a century, Capcom was due to make an announcement of some sort, but it turns out that fans were left underwhelmed.In a post on Twitter recently, the Residence of Evil profile posted about the “special message” that the developer was set to unveil, which it turns out was simply a “thank you” that greets visitors when they go to the officialResident Evilwebsite. Many people have commented below the tweet about how disappointed they were. User KazuyaShiroe joked that the team at Capcom was perhaps busy playingElden Ringand simply forgot to make an announcement that would be satisfactory.RELATED:Wildly Detailed Resident Evil ‘Licker’ Statue Revealed by NumskullMany were hoping that they would be waking up to someResident Evil VillageDLCnews, which is something that fans have been holding out for for some time now. On top of the thank you note on the website, the message also says that the studio will be releasing an article in April, which will be an additional thank you to the “ambassadors.” But again, there doesn’t seem to be anything forthcoming about some new content. While last year’s 25th anniversary did offer some merch on the website, as well as messages from the team, some may feel that 26 years is not much of a special year, even for a long-running series.
However, others have been celebrating the anniversary all the same.Slitterheaddeveloper Bokeh Game Studios announced a video would be coming soonand uploaded an image on Twitter on March 22 which showed the original Japanese covers of both the firstResident EvilandSilent Hillgames.
Given thatResident Evilis one of the most influential horror games ever, there’s a strong community of fans that are always clamoring for more content. WithVillageDLC on people’s minds and talk of a remake ofResident Evil 4still doing the rounds, the fact that Capcom didn’t make a significant announcement a few days ago has left some fans feeling a bit let down. But at least the studio thanked everyone for their support over the years.
Resident Evil Villageis now available on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
