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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


1998 was a common year starting on Thursday.

Key[]

Release date
Press event
Actor birth/death
Behind-the-scenes
Real world event
Other
RE2 PS NTSC

January marked the release of Resident Evil 2 on PlayStation, first hitting shelves in the United States.

BIO HAZARD 2 VOL

February saw the publication of the first issue of the BIO HAZARD 2 manhua adaptation.

RE Magazine 1

March saw the first issue of WildStorm's line of comics.

Events[]

Date Event Key
January
Tuesday 6 January "Ward of Carnage" and "Urban Raccoon City" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back.
Tuesday 20 January "Search for Jill's Files!!" and "Moonlight Memories" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back.
Wednesday 21 January Resident Evil 2 makes its global launch on the PlayStation 2 in the United States.
Tuesday 27 January "The Culprit is Umbrella" and "The Eight-Year-Old's Escape" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back.
Thursday 29 January BIOHAZARD 2 goes on sale in Japan.[1]
BIOHAZARD 2 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK goes on sale in Japan.
February
Monday 2 February Voice actress Nicole Tompkins is born.
Tuesday 3 February "Basement Hideout" and "Escape from the Streets" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back.
Saturday 7 February Hong Kong manhua publisher King's Fountain releases the first issue of their licensed manhua adaptation of Resident Evil 2.[2]
Tuesday 10 February "Beehive" and "Jealousy" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back.
Saturday 14 February BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.2 is published.[2]
Tuesday 17 February "Funeral" and "Betrayal" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back.
Saturday 21 February BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~The Doomed Raccoon City~ VOL.1, a radio play prologue to Resident Evil 2, is released in Japan on CD-DOM.[3]
BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.3 is published.[2]
Tuesday 24 February "Church Bell Resolution" and "Crossing the Bridge!" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back.
Saturday 28 February BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.4 is published.[2]
March
Undated The first issue of WildStorm's Resident Evil: The Official Comic Magazine series of comics is published.[citation needed]
Saturday 7 March BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.5 is published.[2]
Saturday 14 March BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.6 is published.[2]
Saturday 21 March BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~The Doomed Raccoon City~ VOL.2, a radio play prologue to Resident Evil 2, is released in Japan on CD.[4]
BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.7 is published.[2]
Saturday 28 March BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.8 is published.[2]
April
Saturday 4 April BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.9 is published.[2]
Saturday 11 April BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.10 is published.[2]
Saturday 18 April BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.11 is published.[2]
Saturday 21 April BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~The Doomed Raccoon City~ VOL.3, a radio play prologue to Resident Evil 2, is released in Japan on CD.[5]
Saturday 25 April BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.12 is published.[2]
May
Saturday 2 May BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.13 is published.[2]
Friday 8 May Resident Evil 2 is released on the PlayStation console in Europe.[citation needed]
Saturday 9 May BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.14 is published.[2]
Saturday 16 May BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.15 is published.[2]
Saturday 23 May BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.16 is published.[2]
Saturday 30 May BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.17 is published.[2]
June
Undated WildStorm publishes Issue #2 of their Official Comic Magazine series.[citation needed]
Saturday 6 June BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.18 is published.[2]
Monday 8 June Capcom holds a strategy presentation where Resident Evil: Director's Cut DualShock Ver. is formally announced for an August release. Additionally, Capcom announces a business deal with Toei to open the BIOHAZARD Nightmare haunted house attractions in Osaka and Kanto.[6]
Saturday 16 June BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.19 is published.[2]
Saturday 20 June BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.20 is published.[2]
Saturday 27 June BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.21 is published.[2]
July
Saturday 4 July BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.22 is published.[2]
Saturday 11 July BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.23 is published.[2]
Saturday 18 July BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.24 is published.[2]
BIOHAZARD Nightmare is officially opened at the Expoland theme park in Suita, Osaka.[7]
Saturday 25 July BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.25 is published.[2]
Friday 31 July Voice actress Giorgia Carnevale is born.[8]
August
Saturday 1 August BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.26 is published.[2]
Wednesday 5 August Birth of Hungarian voice actor Károlyi Lili.[9]
Thursday 6 August BIOHAZARD 2 DualShock Ver. is released on PlayStation in Japan.[1][10]
BIOHAZARD Director's Cut DualShock Ver. is released on PlayStation in Japan.[1][10]
Friday 7 August Birth of voice actor Sang Yuze.
The BIOHAZARD MIDNIGHT PARTY event takes place at 20:00 at Station Square in Shinjuku, with a competition being held.[10][11]
Saturday 8 August BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.27 is published.[2]
Saturday 15 August BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.28 is published.[2]
Friday 21 August BIO HAZARD SYMPHONY and BIOHAZARD 2 COMPLETE TRACK are released in Japan.[10]
Saturday 22 August BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.29 is published.[2]
Saturday 29 August BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.30 is published.[2]
September
September The Resident Evil Vol 1 Issue 3 of WildStorm's Resident Evil: The Official Comic Magazine series of comics is published.[citation needed]
Saturday 7 September BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.31 is published.[2]
Saturday 14 September Pocket Books publishes their first of several adaptations of Resident Evil, with S.D. Perry's novel, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy.[citation needed]
BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.32 is published.[2]
Saturday 21 September BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.33 is published.[2]
Saturday 28 September BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.34 is published.[2]
October
Monday 5 October BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.35 is published.[2]
Monday 12 October BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.36 is published.[2]
Monday 19 October BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.37 is published.[2]
Monday 26 October BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.38 is published.[2]
November
Monday 2 November BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.39 is published.[2]
Monday 9 November BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.40 is published.[2]
Wednesday 11 November Resident Evil 2 is released on Game.com in the United States.[citation needed]
Resident Evil 2: DualShock Ver. is released on PlayStation in the United States.[citation needed]
Monday 16 November BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.41 is published.[2]
Monday 23 November BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.42 is published.[2]
Monday 30 November BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.43 is published.[2]
December
Undated WildStorm publishes Issue #4 of their Official Comic Magazine series.[citation needed]
Monday 7 December BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.44 is published.[2]
Monday 14 December BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.45 is published.[2]
Thursday 17 December The PC version of BIOHAZARD Special Price Pack is released in Japan.[12]
Monday 21 December BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.46 is published.[2]
Monday 28 December BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.47 is published.[2]


Sources[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 BIOHAZARD 20TH ANNIVERSARY book (2016), p.24.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 Based on rear cover.
  3. Bio Hazard Drama Album ~the fate of raccoon city~ Vol.1. vgmdb.net. Retrieved on 2020-05-19.
  4. Bio Hazard Drama Album ~the fate of raccoon city~ Vol.2. vgmdb.net. Retrieved on 2020-05-19.
  5. Bio Hazard Drama Album ~the fate of raccoon city~ Vol.1. vgmdb.net. Retrieved on 2020-05-19.
  6. 1998年7月15日号 (Japanese). ampress. Retrieved on 2023-04-24.
  7. 1998年9月1日号 (Japanese). ampress. Retrieved on 2023-04-24.
  8. La pagina di GIORGIA CARNEVALE (Italian). Antoniogenna. Retrieved on 2022-08-11.
  9. Károlyi Lili (Hungarian). http://iszdb.hu/.+Retrieved on 2023-08-06.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 AUGUST 1998 (Japanese). capcom.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2001-04-10. Retrieved on 2023-05-03.
  11. BIOHAZARD MIDNIGHT PARTY (Japanese). capcom.co.jp. Archived from the original on 1998-12-07. Retrieved on 2023-05-03.
  12. DECEMBER 1998 (Japanese). capcom.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2001-04-10. Retrieved on 2023-05-03.
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