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The release date for the upcoming Resident Evil 9 appears to have been leaked online by an insider.

The last Resident Evil game to release was the remake of 4 in 2023 and the last new entry was Resident Evil Village (also known as Resident Evil 8) in 2021.

It must be said Resident Evil 9 has not been officially confirmed by developer Capcom but there's been a mountain of leaks, rumours and speculation.

The latest comes from a reportedly reputable insider known as 'Dusk Golem' - the user previously said that Resident Evil 9 (RE9) had been delayed internally but this seems to have been redacted.

I have good news/rumors to deliver on Resident Evil 9. The possible delay I had heard murmurs about can be pushed aside. RE9 should be revealed pretty soon & release next year. If what I heard previously holds true, should be in January. It'll have had about 7 years in dev.
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In a thread on X / Twitter, Dusk Golem said: "The possible delay I had heard murmurs about can be pushed aside. RE9 should be revealed pretty soon and release next year. If what I heard previously holds true, should be in January. It'll have had about seven years in development.

"January 2025 I hadn't heard now, just been a date I'd heard previously they probably are still aiming for, but never know in game development. I won't leak/rumour any other details of the game, just let Capcom do their thing and let them surprise people.

"Just to explain something, RE9 started early development in early 2018 as a possible RE8. Village had started development as RE8, then became a spin-off title, then ultimately became RE8 again.

"This game became RE9 ultimately and yes, RE8 & RE9 were in dev at the same time. RE games are usually greenlit in batches & planned out for a few years to keep the series 'near annual'.

"As I've said a few times before, there was this funny period in 2018 that RE2, RE3 and RE4 remakes and RE8 and RE9 were all in dev at the same time.

"There's something kinda similar that happened recently as another batch of RE games were greenlit in early 2023.

"RE9 has the biggest budget and longest dev time of any RE game to date and I've described previously as 'ambitious'. None of this last part is new, it's stuff I've been reiterating for years."

Fans have been reacting to the post.

@AestheticGamer1 Wow. Makes a lot of sense that RE8 was a spinoff at one point. Should've kept it that way imo. Would've made much more sense.
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@AestheticGamer1 7 years of development seems crazy for RE. I just hope it isn\u2019t another \u201cambitious\u201d game like RE6. It\u2019s concerting to me. \n\nWasn\u2019t crazy about RE4 remake (don\u2019t shoot me).
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@AestheticGamer1 not another Leon game, please.... He is overused\ud83d\ude44
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@AestheticGamer1 Gonna cry if this doesn't have a 3rd person mode at launch and I have to wait until the inevitable Gold Edition comes out to play.
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@AestheticGamer1 I just hope RE9 goes back to survival horror and isn\u2019t an action shooter fighting against biologically engineered soldiers.
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