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The Resident Evil series is in the middle of a 30th anniversary year, with a live-action film reboot set to open in September 2026, a remake of Code: Veronica (titled Resident Evil RE:Veronica) confirmed for 2027, and a large-scale anniversary exhibition running in Tokyo later this year.
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Resident Evil enters its 30th anniversary year with a slate of cross-media activity. A live-action film reboot, starring Austin Abrams, opens in North America on September 18 and in Japan on October 9. Zach Cregger directs from a screenplay co-written by Shay Hatten. Sony Pictures, Constantin Film, and PlayStation Productions produce. The trailer positions the film as a return to the franchise's horror roots.
In games, Capcom announced the remake of the 2000 title Resident Evil: Code Veronica at Summer Game Fest 2026, now titled Resident Evil RE:Veronica. The remake is set for 2027 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi confirmed a third-person perspective and resource management similar to the RE:2 remake, and said the team chose Claire Redfield's story after finishing RE:4. The remake follows the February 2026 release of Resident Evil Requiem, which also anchors a new horror maze at Universal Studios Japan and a summer sale discount.
The anniversary is being marked physically with the world's first large-scale Resident Evil exhibition, running October 30 to December 24 at BEAM Gallery in Shibuya. Universal Studios Japan's Halloween Horror Nights adds a Licker-shaped popcorn bucket and the maze Resident Evil Requiem: The Dive. The series also appears in an NHK Game Genome episode and made the PS Store May 2026 top-three chart via Resident Evil RE:4.
Key facts
- Release window
- Resident Evil RE:Veronica is set for 2027. ↗
- Platforms
- Resident Evil RE:Veronica launches on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. ↗
- Perspective
- Resident Evil RE:Veronica uses a third-person perspective and resource management similar to the RE:2 remake. ↗
- Original game
- The remake is based on Resident Evil: Code Veronica, a 2000 survival horror title. ↗
- Film release
- The live-action Resident Evil reboot opens in North America on September 18 and in Japan on October 9. ↗
- Film staff
- Zach Cregger directs the reboot, with a screenplay co-written by Shay Hatten. Austin Abrams stars. ↗
- 30th anniversary exhibition
- The world's first large-scale Resident Evil exhibition runs October 30 to December 24 at BEAM Gallery in Shibuya. ↗
- USJ collaboration
- A Licker popcorn bucket goes on sale at USJ on September 9, tied to the 30th anniversary of the franchise and the 15th of Halloween Horror Nights. ↗
Timeline
- Aug 28, 2026 Prime Video Reveals September 2026 Lineup With Chainsaw Man Reze Arc
- Aug 28, 2026 NHK Game Genome Brings Pilot and Season 1 to On Demand
- Aug 27, 2026 NVIDIA's DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction Refines Light and Shadows
- Aug 5, 2026 Resident Evil Licker Becomes Popcorn Bucket at USJ Halloween Horror Nights
- Jul 27, 2026 New Resident Evil Reboot Film Drops Official Trailer
- Jul 16, 2026 Frieren Official Account's Resident Evil Pun Gets a Response
- Jul 10, 2026 Capcom Summer Sale Discounts Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, and More
- Jun 27, 2026 World's First Large-Scale Resident Evil 30th Anniversary Exhibition Opens in Shibuya
- Jun 10, 2026 Resident Evil RE:Veronica Uses Third-Person Perspective, Resource Management Like RE:2
- Jun 10, 2026 Capcom Confirms 'Resident Evil RE: Veronica' for 2027, Producer Explains Why Now
- Jun 10, 2026 Resident Evil Veronica Producer Explains the Remake's New Title
- Jun 9, 2026 PS Store May 2026 Download Rankings: 007 First Light Tops PS5 Chart
- Jun 8, 2026 Grandma Freed Then Re-Imprisoned After Resident Evil RE:Veronica Announcement
- Jun 5, 2026 Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake Announced at Summer Game Fest 2026
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Facts
- Noted
- Universal Studios Japan begins selling a Resident Evil Licker popcorn bucket on September 9 · 2026-09-08
- Noted
- the eighth live-action entry in the franchise and a fresh reboot following the 2021 Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City · 2026-09-03
- Noted
- popcorn bucket shaped like the Licker · 2026-08-05
- Noted
- first Resident Evil-themed popcorn bucket at USJ · 2026-08-05
- Noted
- 30th anniversary of the Resident Evil franchise · 2026-08-05
- Noted
- latest series entry, Resident Evil: Requiem · 2026-08-05
- Noted
- replied with an image of a treasure chest · 2026-07-16
- Release
- movie · September 18, 2026 · North America · 2026-09-03
- Release
- movie · October 9, 2026 · Japan · 2026-09-03
- Release
- live_action · 2026-09-18 · North America · 2026-07-27
- Release
- live_action · 2026-10-09 · Japan · 2026-07-27
- Announced
- world's first large-scale exhibition for the Resident Evil series' 30th anniversary (Resident Evil 30th Anniversary Exhibition) · 2026-06-27
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All coverage
3h ago
Sony Interactive Entertainment started the Tokyo Game Show Sale on the PlayStation Store on September 9, offering discounts on a range of PS5 and PS4 titles. The sale runs until September 23, ahead of the Tokyo Game Show 2026 event that begins September 17. Among the featured discounts, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the Square Enix RPG preceding a series finale, is priced at 1,973 yen, a 70 percent reduction from 6,578 yen. Monster Hunter Wilds, which has a large DLC planned, is 25 percent off at 3,742 yen, while Pragmata Deluxe Edition receives its first-ever discount at 20 percent off, bringing it to 7,192 yen. Other titles include Persona 3 Reload Digital Premium Edition at 60 percent off (5,491 yen), Biohazard Requiem at 30 percent off (6,293 yen), Nioh 3 at 43 percent off (5,517 yen), and Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories and the Imagined Land at 50 percent off (4,840 yen). The sale also covers deluxe editions and DLC, with more titles listed on the official sale page.
8h ago
Universal Studios Japan held a press preview on September 9 ahead of the September 10 opening of its autumn seasonal event "Universal Extreme Autumn ~Discover U!!!~", showing off the new Resident Evil collaboration merchandise and food. The goods lineup, sold at the park's online store, includes a T-shirt for 4,700 yen, a stainless tumbler for 3,200 yen, a Zombie Dog headband for 3,300 yen that makes the wearer look like a zombie dog is biting their head, and a Licker tissue pouch for 3,000 yen. New items let fans dress as the Raccoon City Police Department, with a 3-way bag and shirt in the R.P.D. style. The food lineup includes the Green Herb Recovery Croissant Dog with basil sauce and chicken for 1,000 yen, Leon S. Kennedy's Bitter Chocolate Churritos for 850 yen, and the Licker Popcorn Bucket for 5,500 yen, served at the cart in front of Space Fantasy: The Ride. The shop interior is also themed to the game's world, and the park described the collaboration as a yearly tradition.
21h ago
Universal Studios Japan begins selling a Resident Evil Licker popcorn bucket on September 9, timed to the 15th anniversary of Halloween Horror Nights and the 30th anniversary of Capcom's Resident Evil series. The bucket is the park's first Resident Evil-design popcorn bucket, modeled on the Licker with its long tongue and sharp claws, and its head opens to hold miso-flavored popcorn. It sells at the Stage 22 popcorn cart.
1d ago
A Steam sale now covers the Biohazard series with discounts up to 80 percent. Most titles drop below 1000 yen, with Biohazard RE:4 at 75 percent off for 997 yen and Biohazard RE:3 and RE:2 at 80 percent off for 798 yen each. RE:4 and Revelations 2 have reached their largest discount yet. The latest entry, Biohazard Requiem, is the exception at 30 percent off for 6293 yen.
5d ago
Sony Pictures Entertainment showed a video clip for the new live-action Resident Evil reboot film during Sony's State of Play livestream on Thursday. The film stars Austin Abrams as Bryan and opens in North American theaters on September 18, followed by a Japanese release on October 9. Zach Cregger directs the new production.
Aug 28
Amazon Prime Video announced on August 28 the full lineup of titles arriving on the service in September 2026, available to Prime members at no additional cost. The month is led by the exclusive streaming debut of the theatrical film 'Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc' on September 19, which the press release cites with worldwide box office revenue of 29.7 billion yen. The film adapts a popular arc from Tatsuki Fujimoto's manga, directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara and produced by animation studio MAPPA. Beyond anime, the service will exclusively stream three major world title boxing bouts on September 27 under 'Prime Video Boxing 16,' headlined by the WBC world bantamweight title rematch between Takuma Inoue and Tenshin Nasukawa. The slate also includes Japanese live-action films 'Emergency Interrogation Room THE FINAL,' 'M.I.S.S.I.O.N.: An Operatic Undercover Investigator,' and the comedy 'License Return?!'. International films arriving September 1 include eight Christopher Nolan directorial works, all 11 films in the 'Resident Evil' movie series, and the Sharknado franchise's fifth and sixth entries. The anime section adds seasons one through three of 'Laid-Back Camp' from September 1.
Aug 28
NHK announced on August 28 that its game culture program "Game Genome" will be distributed sequentially on NHK On Demand starting September 1 at 17:00. The service will carry 11 episodes covering the 2021 pilot and Season 1, which aired in 2022. The program treats the emotions and values players gain from play sessions as "game genomes" and analyzes classic titles with guests. The pilot episode, an extended version focused on "Death Stranding," features creator Hideo Kojima, host Tsubasa Honda, artist Gen Hoshino, and former Famitsu editor-in-chief Katsuhiko Hayashi. Season 1 episodes cover "Shadow of the Colossus" and "The Last Guardian," "Persona 5," "Ace Attorney," "Dark Souls," "Resident Evil," "Romancing SaGa 2," "Life is Strange" and "Life is Strange 2," "Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin," "This War of Mine," and "Tokyo Jungle" and "Stray." Honda hosted the pilot and first half of Season 1, while singer and dancer Daichi Miura took over for the second half.
Aug 27
NVIDIA is updating its Ray Reconstruction technology with a second-generation Transformer model as part of DLSS 4.5, scheduled to roll out on GeForce RTX GPUs from the 20 series through the 50 series in August 2026. The new model, introduced alongside the gamescom 2026 announcements, is trained on a larger dataset and uses 35% more computational power while processing 20% more parameters. It gives developers finer control over temporal accumulation, which determines how much information from past frames is kept. Automaton's hands-on testing with a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti found that afterimages from path-traced light sources, like the lasers in Capcom's PRAGMATA, now disappear more quickly and naturally. Game Spark, using a GeForce RTX 5090, verified similar results in PRAGMATA and Biohazard Requiem, noting clearer raindrop outlines and more stable reflections on glass surfaces. NVIDIA materials state the performance impact is nearly negligible on RTX 40/50 series, though slight differences may occur on 20/30 series due to architectural constraints. The update also works with RTX Remix and arrives in the NVIDIA App via DLSS Override.
Aug 5
Universal Studios Japan announced on August 5 that a popcorn bucket shaped like the Licker, a predator creature from the Resident Evil series, will go on sale at the park starting September 9. The bucket is part of the park's Halloween Horror Nights event, which runs from September 11 to November 8. The design includes an opening head to access the miso-flavored popcorn, with soft materials used for the claws and teeth. This marks the first Resident Evil-themed popcorn bucket at USJ, created to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Resident Evil franchise and the 15th anniversary of Halloween Horror Nights. The event will also feature the horror maze "Resident Evil Requiem: The Dive," based on the latest series entry, Resident Evil: Requiem, running from September 11 to December 27. The maze is set in the abandoned Renwood Hotel near Raccoon City, where visitors follow missing FBI analyst Grace, with live-action performances by Leon and Grace. The attraction is rated R-15. Additional merchandise, including Raccoon City Police Department role-play shirts and a 3-way bag, will be sold at the Cinema 4-D Store from September 9.
Jul 27
Sony Pictures released a new trailer for the live-action Resident Evil reboot, starring Austin Abrams as Bryan. The film opens in North America on September 18 and in Japan on October 9. Zach Cregger directs, with a screenplay co-written by Shay Hatten. Constantin Film and PlayStation Productions produce.
Jul 16
The official Frieren: Beyond Journey's End X account posted a pun image placing Frieren in Resident Evil's Raccoon City, using the phrase 'Raccoon City-ren'. The Resident Evil official account replied with an image of a treasure chest. Fans speculated on Frieren's ability to survive the zombie apocalypse and noted the surreal composition. Both franchises have upcoming collaborations at Universal Studios Japan.
Jul 10
Capcom announced the CAPCOM SUMMER SALE on July 10, offering discounts on a wide range of titles across PlayStation Store and Steam. The sale includes Monster Hunter Wilds at 58% off, Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak at 84% off, Resident Evil Requiem at 20% off, and many classic collections. PlayStation Store discounts run until July 14 for PS Plus members, while Steam discounts run until July 24.
Jun 27
Capcom announced the world's first large-scale exhibition for the Resident Evil series' 30th anniversary, running from October 30 to December 24 at BEAM Gallery in Shibuya. The event features immersive spatial displays, life-sized models, development materials, and a dedicated theater screening series scenes. A limited-edition pin set ticket is available via lottery for 2,500 units.
Jun 10
Capcom announced Resident Evil RE:Veronica, a remake of Resident Evil Code: Veronica, at Summer Game Fest. Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi confirmed the game uses a third-person perspective and resource management mechanics similar to RE:2. The original's boss characters will appear, and the story has been reconstructed for a modern experience.
Jun 10
Capcom announced 'Resident Evil RE: Veronica' at Summer Game Fest 2026, a remake of the 2000 title 'Resident Evil CODE: Veronica,' set for a 2027 release. Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi said the team chose Claire Redfield's story after finishing 'RE:4' and aims to deliver a more intense survival horror experience than the 'RE:2' remake, with a grounded, lonely tone and a third-person perspective.
Jun 10
In an interview at Summer Game Fest 2026, producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi discussed the challenges of remaking Code Veronica, the decision to drop the original subtitle, and how the team balances nostalgia with new elements for returning and first-time players.
Jun 9
Sony Interactive Entertainment published the May 2026 PS Store download rankings on June 9, 2026. In the PS5 category, 007 First Light took first place, followed by Pragmata in second and Resident Evil RE:4 in third. The PS4 category was led by Devil May Cry HD Collection, while Little Nightmares VR Altered Echoes retained the PS VR2 top spot and NTE: Neverness to Everness led free-to-play titles.
Jun 8
Capcom announced Resident Evil RE:Veronica, a remake of the 2000 game, for 2027 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. A fan who posted in 2024 that they would not free their grandma until a Code Veronica remake was announced declared her freed. The official Resident Evil account responded by telling the user to lock her back up.
Jun 5
Capcom announced a remake of the 2000 survival horror game Resident Evil: Code Veronica during the Summer Game Fest 2026 livestream on June 5. The new title, referred to as both Resident Evil Veronica and Resident Evil: Code Veronica in promotional materials, is scheduled for release in 2027 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The trailer shows protagonist Claire Redfield rendered in high detail, with some scenes shown from a first-person perspective. The game uses Capcom's proprietary RE engine and features a reimagined storyline and a new graphical art style. The original Code Veronica launched on Sega Dreamcast in 2000 and later received ports to PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The announcement was part of a broader Capcom presence at Summer Game Fest, following the February release of Resident Evil Requiem and the Switch 2 launch of Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil Village, and the Resident Evil Generation Pack.