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Capcom Possibly Looking at Other Franchises to Remake?
Call it a “well, DUH!” moment by Capcom.
Given the response to the announcement (and worst-kept secret) of the Resident Evil 2 remake at this past year’s E3, and the company’s latest financial report, Capcom has started to give thought to other remakes and/or re-releases.
In response to an investor question about Resident Evil 2‘s expected sales and the potential for other remakes, Capcom said it anticipates Resident Evil 2 to be one of its major releases for this fiscal year, and for it to be in the “million-seller” range. “Further, regarding remakes and re-releases of titles in our back catalog, we expect to explore these further with a variety of properties as a part of our strategy to utilize our library of IP.”
When it came to the remake’s cost and its profits, Capcom responded saying that “we have made the most of our cutting-edge game development environment to re-create the content” and that they are “developing it with a budget appropriate for a Resident Evil title targeting the global market.”
Now of course this begs the obvious question of what Capcom plans to do, given its historical catalogue. Do we get a remake of Ghouls ‘N Ghosts? How about finally giving Dino Crisis fans some love? I mean, Jurassic Park has essentially reignited fans’ interest in dinosaurs, so that seems like a no-brainer. Hell, give us a new Darkstalkers game! On second thought, given that Darkstalkers Resurrection tanked, that might be a problem convincing investors.
Okay, what are your picks, folks?
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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