Resident Evil 9, a new mainline installment of Capcom’s leading survival horror video game series that will succeed the most recent entry, 2021’s Resident Evil Village with Ethan Winters and Chris Redfield, is launching in the second half of 2025 and will serve as the franchise’s “most ambitious” game yet, according to new rumors that have been shared on a popular Discord channel. Complementing the rumor is an announcement from GOG about how Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, the 1999 installment that stars Jill Valentine and takes place almost concurrently with the events of RE2, is officially re-releasing on the DRM-free platform for PC players on September 25.
Ignus writes:
- “All of you probably already guessed the game from the first hint, i realized it was way too easy with a ‘Capcom’ logo..”
- “The Game is indeed Resident Evil 9 (which is not in development hell), but it is the most ambitious game in the series, at this moment, i can’t say the exact release, only 2025 H2.”
- “You can expect the game to have a teaser in the coming weeks/months.”
GOG on RE3: Nemesis:
- “…we’re happy to announce that the original Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is officially re-releasing on September 25th, 8 AM UTC!”
- “Just like with Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2, we made sure GOG’s version of the third entry in the series is the best it can be.”
- “You can expect a variety of quality of life improvements, compatibility with modern systems, full modern controllers support, and even more.”
Key features include:
- “Full compatibility with Windows 10 and Windows 11.”
- “6 localizations of the game included (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese).”
- “Mercenaries Mode included.”
- “Improved DirectX game renderer.”
- “New rendering options (Windowed Mode, Vertical Synchronization Control, Gamma Correction, Integer Scaling and more).”
- “Improved graphics engine initialization and restart.”
- “Improved video subtitles.”
- “Improved options dialog.”
- “Issue-less task switching.”
- “Improved mouse cursor visibility.”
- “Full support for modern controllers (Sony DualSense, Sony DualShock4, Microsoft Xbox Series, Microsoft Xbox One, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, Logitech F series and many more) with optimal button binding regardless of the hardware and wireless mode.”
The intro for Resident Evil 3: Nemesis:
Game description:
Join Jill Valentine, the heroine and amazing survivor of the notorious disaster at the mansion, as her nightmare continues. After resigning from S.T.A.R.S. Jill now prepares to head out of Raccoon City…but it’s not going to be easy. Caught in a town crawling with flesh eating zombies, more than ever she must rely on brute force and cunning to find a way to escape alive. This unique adventure intricately reveals more of Umbrella Corporation’s nightmarish plot and picks up just hours before the events from Resident Evil 2.