Rumor: Resident Evil 9 Setting Leaked

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A credible leaker has revealed that Resident Evil 9 will be set on a Singapore-inspired island in the Southeast Asian Sea. There has been a bevy of rumors surrounding the next entry in the Resident Evil series lately, and this is potentially one of the most significant.

After the launch ofResident Evil Village in 2021, fans had many questions about where the franchise would take them next. Resident Evil games are a staple among Capcom's library of IPs, and the incredible success of the 2023 Resident Evil 4 remake proves that even after 28 years, demand for the survival-horror series has never been stronger. Resident Evil 9 has been heavily rumored to be next, and it's supposedly the largest and most ambitious entry in the franchise to date, but the question of where it will take place has long been ruminated among fans.

Notable Capcom leaker AestheticGamer revealed in the past that Resident Evil 9 would take place in a series-first open-world format. The insider has now claimed in a recent tweet that the much-awaited title will be set in a «fictional rural town on an island in the Southeast Asia Sea» which will reportedly draw inspiration from the island of Singapore. They didn't provide any further details, so it's unclear whether the entire island will be explorable as part of the alleged open-world gameplay.

The rumor was part of a lengthy Twitter thread where AestheticGamer divulged more information about the development of Resident Evil 9. According to them, Capcom has been working on Resident Evil 9 for about seven years, and that the developers are internally targeting a January 2025 release window for the game, with an official reveal set to happen imminently. It's speculated that this may take place at one of the upcoming summer game showcases.

AestheticGamer's track record with Resident Evil leaks has been quite accurate thus far, so if true,Resident Evil 9's rural island village setting very much echoes Resident Evil 4, which was set in a rural village on