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• Resident Evil producer cops to "too many" releases

  Resident Evil producer Masachika Kawata has admitted that the franchise might have suffered from a glut of releases in the last few years.

• Resident Evil producer concedes action, shooter focus not ideal

  Resident Evil Masachika Kawata has changed his mind somewhat about leveraging shooter and action elements for the horror series.

• Resident Evil: Revelations was a success, "going by the 3DS market at the time," says Kawata

  Resident Evil: Revelations producer Masachika Kawata has said the game was a success “going by the 3DS market at the time,” but, Capcom would have liked it to have sold more copies.

• Resident Evil may undergo a reboot once Revelations feedback is received, says producer

  Resident Evil: Revelations producer Masachika Kawata has said there’s a possibility for a reboot of the franchise, as long as it preserves “what Resident Evil is and what makes it appealing to fans.”

• Resident Evil producer: Core series needs to pursue action, shooter trappings

  Capcom’s Masachika Kawata has said the core, numbered Resident Evil series is likely to keep up the shooter action bent, because there isn’t enough demand for old school survival horror.

• 3DS graphical advances made Resident Evil: Revelations possible

  Hardware advances in the portable field have finally given Capcom confidence in bringing classic Resident Evil gameplay to handhelds.

• Capcom motivated to "make another 3DS RE title" following Revelations reaction

  Resident Evil series producer Masachika Kawata has said he’s motivated to make a third 3DS title in the series.

• GDC 2012: Super Mario 3D Land and RE: Revelations postmortem talks added

  GDC organizers have announced Super Mario 3D Land and Resident Evil: Revelations postmortems from Nintendo and Capcom.

• Quick quotes: Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is "a world of ifs"

  “This title was set in the timeline between RE3 and RE2. However, this is a totally different story, which has not so much to do with the RE history. This is a world of ifs. And because of this setting and the point of view, we were able to broaden our possibilities and realise all […]

• Capcom - Resident Evil: Revelations could have been RE6

  Resident Evil: Revelations could have been a core entry rather than a subtitled release, according to producer Masachika Kawata.

• If Resident Evil franchise didn't branch out "people would be really sick," of it, says Kawata

  Resident Evil producer Masachika Kawata has said if the series didn’t branch out a bit from its survival horror roots, “people would be really sick,” of the series.

• Kawata: Resident Evil 6 to be "totally different"

  According to Capcom producer Masachika Kawata, the next core Resident Evil game will be radically different from Resident Evil 5.

• Captivate gifts Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D shots and video

  Last week at Captivate, Capcom showed off Resident Evil Mercenaries for 3DS as well as a slight tease of the Revelations demo included with the game.

• Kawata on RE: Raccoon City's "third-person shooter" set-up

  Masachika Kawata has told Famitsu that the control scheme in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is reminiscent of third-person shooters – something OXM and OPM both mentioned in the magazines’ respective articles on the game.

• Resident Evil 5 producer talks PC tech, MT Framework engine

  Resident Evil 5 producer, Masachika Kawata, sat down with PC Games Hardware to talk about the technology and pecs behind the PC version. During the interview, Kawata talk about Capcom’s MT Framework engine, physics, pipeline rendering, and other techie stuff some of you may like. “We use our own proud game engine, ‘MT Framework’,” he […]

• Wesker will not appear in future Resident Evil games, says producer

  During a Capcom panel at Comic-Con, Resident Evil 5 producer Masachika Kawata was asked if Albert Wesker would appear in more Resident Evil games considering Resident Evil 5 left you wondering for some reason. Apparently, the answer is no. “Even if you want Albert Wesker to come back there is no chance of that happening,” […]

• Capcom: Resident Evil 6 "could take up to 8 years"

  Resident Evil 5’s producer Masachika Kawata has told The Gadget Show that anyone holding out for a sixth game in the horror series had better have some serious patience. “We haven’t decided whether we’re going to make Resident Evil 6 yet,” he said. “But if we do, it could take anywhere up to eight years, […]

• RE5 producer Masachika Kawata hands out gameplay tips

  MTV Multiplayer has a list of Resident Evil 5 secrets up, written by the man himself, Masachika Kawata. The list contain spoilers, so we won’t post them here, just in case. Loads of stuff included there, from boss tricks, sneak tips and secret hidden items. Be brave and hit the link for more.

• Kawata: Darkside Chronicles goes "back to a very dark style RE"

  Speaking at last night’s Resident Evil 5 launch party in San Francisco, Capcom dev Masachika Kawata told attendees that Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles will hearken back to the darker, more horror-style of REs past. “What we’re looking to do is go back to a ‘very dark’ style of Resident Evil,” Kawata said. “‘Dark’ is […]