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Elie Gould

Remakes are the backbone to Capcom's success as they provide 'financial resources' for new Resident Evil games or standalone ideas like Pragmata

Leon and Grace amid the flames.

Capcom is on a roll. It had a successful year, what with the release of Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata, the latter of which sold 2.5 million copies in just three months. And part of this continued success is thanks to all the remakes Capcom has under its belt.

"One of the reasons for creating remakes is producing a new entry in the Resident Evil series every year would be quite an undertaking and a difficult task," producer Masachika Kawata says in an interview with GameInformer. "So, being able to revisit older games and remake them helps Capcom meet that goal of releasing a Resident Evil title each year, but it also allows the team to continually challenge themselves and hone their craft.

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