Resident Evil 9 quietly teased in new video

Resident Evil 9 fans believe Capcom has just teased its next entry in the iconic survival horror series.

In July 2024, Capcom announced that Resident Evil 9 is currently in development, though its full title hasn't been officially announced. I assume it will likely be called Resident Evil with a subheading of sorts.

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At this time, we’ve had to rely on rumours for information regarding Resident Evil 9, with many claiming that it will star both Leon S. Kennedy and Jill Valentine as playable characters. If this happens, it would be a first for the video game series.

As we’ve seen with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and Resident Evil Village, Capcom likes to hide a Roman numeral somewhere in the title during marketing, and Resident Evil 9 will likely be no exception.

With that in mind, during a short video from Capcom thanking fans for making the 2023 Resident Evil 4 remake the fastest game in the series to achieve 10 million sales, fans believe that Resident Evil 9 may have been teased.

During the opening moments of Resident Evil 4, when Leon first wanders into the village, players encounter a bonfire with a wooden cross burning. This is where fans believe Resident Evil 9 has been teased.

As brought to our attention by Dusk Golem (thanks, Reddit), when rotated 90 degrees clockwise, the Roman numeral for nine has seemingly been edited into the wooden cross in the bonfire. The number nine does not feature in the game at this location.

So Capcom has gone out of its way to make this edit, and for that reason, it’s easy to understand why so many fans believe this is a cheeky tease for Resident Evil 9.

We’ve not had an official update on the development progress of Resident Evil 9 since its vague announcement last year, so hopefully, Capcom is gearing up to reveal more in the coming months.

As always, we’ll keep you posted when Capcom drops the official details on the next entry in its Resident Evil series.