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1990s

1995
1996 - Resident Evil
1997 - Resident Evil: Director's Cut
1998 - Resident Evil 2
1999 - Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

2000s

2000 - Resident Evil CODE:Veronica & Resident Evil Survivor
2001
2002 - Resident Evil (remake) & Resident Evil 0
2003 - Resident Evil Outbreak
2004
2005 - Resident Evil 4
2006
2007 - Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
2008
2009 - Resident Evil 5

2010s

2010
2011
2012 - Resident Evil: Revelations & Resident Evil 6
2013
2014
2015 - Resident Evil: Revelations 2
2016
2017 - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2018
2019 - Resident Evil 2 (remake)

2020s

2020 - Resident Evil 3 (remake)
2021 - Resident Evil Village
2022
2023 - Resident Evil 4 (remake)
2024


1997 was a common year starting on Wednesday.

Key[]

Release date
Press event
Actor birth/death
Behind-the-scenes
Real world event
Other

Events[]

Date Event Key
January
11 January Birth of voice actor Egor Zhirnov.
March
March BIOHAZARD 2 is scrapped and development is restarted.
February
6 February Birth of actress Ludivine Reding.
Birth of actor Mosè Singh.
May
Monday 5 May Episode 1 of BIO HAZARD ~The Tragedy of Makoba Village~ SOUND DRAMA airs on TBS Radio.[1][2]
Wednesday 7 May Birth of actress and dancer Marina Mazepa.
Monday 12 May Episode 2 of The Tragedy of Makoba Village airs.[1]
Monday 19 May Episode 3 of The Tragedy of Makoba Village airs.[1]
Monday 26 May Episode 4 of The Tragedy of Makoba Village airs.[1]
June
Monday 2 June Episode 5 of The Tragedy of Makoba Village airs.[1]
Birth of voice actress Nycolle González.
Monday 9 June Episode 6 of The Tragedy of Makoba Village airs.[1]
Thursday 12 June Birth of voice actress Sabina Rojková.
Monday 16 June Episode 7 of The Tragedy of Makoba Village airs.[1]
Monday 23 June The series finale of The Tragedy of Makoba Village airs.[1]
July
Wednesday 2 July Birth of voice actor Diego Becerril.
Friday 25 July BIO HAZARD is released on the Sega Saturn console in Japan.[citation needed]
August
Wednesday 6 August Biohazard 2 (Trial Edition) is compiled (and released?) for Japan.[citation needed]
Saturday 16 August Birth of composer Nozomi Ohmoto.
Thursday 28 August Resident Evil 2 Preview is compiled (and released?) for the United States.[citation needed]
Sunday 31 August Resident Evil is released on the Sega Saturn console in the United States.[citation needed]
September
Sunday 14 September BIO HAZARD is released on PC in Japan
Wednesday 17 September Resident Evil is released on PC in Europe
Thursday 18 September Birth of model, Ella Freya.
Thursday 25 September BIO HAZARD Director's Cut is released in Japan
28 September Birth of actress and singer Syuuto Watanabe.
Tuesday 30 September Resident Evil is released on PC in Europe the United States
Resident Evil: Director's Cut is released in the United States.
October
Wednesday 1 October Resident Evil is released on the Sega Saturn console in Europe.[citation needed]
Saturday 4 October Resident Evil 2 Preview is compiled (and released?) for Europe.[citation needed]
Friday 1 October BIOHAZARD 2 Debug (Build: 1997-10-31) dubbed "Beta 2" is compiled.
November
Friday 6 November Capcom announces the founding of Suleputer. The BIOHAZARD 2 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK and the Private Justice Academy Original Soundtracks are officially announced, set for a 29 January 1998 release date.[3]
Tuesday 11 November The first recording session begins for BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~The Doomed Raccoon City~ VOL.1, starting with the first two episodes.[4]
December
December Enterbrain publishes the MAKING OF BIOHAZARD 2 TV-CM documentary on VHS.
Thursday 4 December Capcom's "Daily Diary" announces the upcoming airing of BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~The Doomed Raccoon City~ VOL.1.[5]
Tuesday 9 December 1997 "Omen of Tragedy" and "The Mansion Beckons" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back.[5]
Wednesday 10 December Resident Evil: Director's Cut is released in Europe.
Thursday 11 December Birth of voice actor Mario Garcia.
Tuesday 16 December 1997 "A Corpse from the Ceiling" and "Resurrection of a Ghost" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back.[5]
Tuesday 23 December 1997 "Spread of the Disease" and "Abnormality!" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back.[5]
Tuesday 30 December 1997 "Life or Death Struggle" and "A Warning..." air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back.[5]
Wednesday 31 December BIO HAZARD ~The Tragedy of Makoba Village~ SOUND DRAMA is released.[citation needed]

Sources[]

excerpts


references
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 The Tragedy of Makoba Village pamphlet.
  2. Excerpt from The Tragedy of Makoba Village pamphlet: "プレイステーション用ホラーアドベンチャーゲームのヒット作 『バイオ ハザード』をオリジナル・ストーリーでラジオドラマ化し、 TBSラヂオ 「ゲーマーズパラダイス 留美・まりなのノックは無用」 で ’97年5月〜6月までON AIRしたものをCD用に編集し、収録しました。".
  3. November 1997 (Japanese). capcom.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2001-04-10. Retrieved on 2023-05-03.
  4. BIOHAZARD Radio Drama (Japanese). capcom.co.jp. Archived from the original on 1999-02-18. Retrieved on 2023-05-03.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 December 1997 (Japanese). capcom.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2001-04-10. Retrieved on 2023-05-03.
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