Why is the game series called Resident Evil? [closed]

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Why is the series called Resident Evil?

So, in Japan, the game is actually called Biohazard, but when it was brought to the US, there was concerns that they would never be able to get the name trademarked, so they decided to go for something else. They held an internal contest to see what the new name should be, and the name Resident Evil was chosen.

Is the Resident Evil game series over?

No further announcements have been made, and the game is considered to have been canceled. Capcom revealed the third-person shooter Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, which was developed by Slant Six Games for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows and released in March 2012.

Who owns Resident Evil series?

Resident Evil, known as BIOHAZARD (\u30d0\u30a4\u30aa\u30cf\u30b6\u30fc\u30c9) in Japan, is a highly successful franchise owned by Capcom that started its life as a video game created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara released in 1996. Resident Evil is Capcom's best-selling video game series as of 31 December 2020 having sold 107 million units.

What is the Resident Evil series based on?

Resident Evil is a science fiction action-horror film series based on the Japanese video game franchise of the same name by Capcom. German studio Constantin Film bought the rights to adapt the series in January 1998.

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