We know M-Two, the team responsible for the return of one of the most important titles of the famous Capcom saga by 2020.
Resident Evil 3 Remake is now official. After leaks, indications and not a few wishes, Capcom has responded with the confirmation of the reimagination of this third numbered installment of the saga, of which we know all the details confirmed in what will be one of the great releases of the first half of 2020 , specifically on April 3 on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Now, who is taking charge of development?
M-Two, the new internal Capcom team led by Tatsuya Minami
M-Two is the name that we must begin to remember from now on. Confirmation that M-Two is the main study in charge of development is found in the title presentation trailer itself, but no further details were provided.
However, a recent report advanced by VGC reports on the existence of this group, owned by Capcom and founded by Tatsuya Minami, an illustrious profile of the sector and with great experience in PlatinumGames, where he was president until 2016 after being responsible as director executive of works such as Bayonetta and Vanquish (who return in February in the form of a remastered pack), Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, The Wonderful 101 or Bayonetta 2. Also of the canceled Scalebound, where his latest work is before announcing his departure. The initial intention was to start the study with Shinji Mikami, partner and co-creator of Resident Evil; This is why the nomenclature: Minami – Mikami. Mikami, meanwhile, finally decided to remain in Tango Gameworks, owned by Bethesda, with the IP of The Evil Within. The association failed to bear fruit.
According to the information, this new study has established its offices in Osaka, located near the headquarters of Capcom in this same city in the Kansai region. The development has been underway for more than a year, a stage where it coincided for several months with the final stretch of the development of Resident Evil 2 Remake —which has just surpassed in sales to the original—, although both works were carried out parallel form; the latter directed by Kazunori Kadoi and Yasuhiro Anpo.
Tatsuya Minami
The M-Two team has former employees of Capcom and PlatinumGames, of the latter, with experience even earlier in Capcom itself through Clover Studio, which in their day were responsible for shaping works such as Viewtiful Joe and Okami. According to the source, M-Two may have independence to carry out its own projects, so that the relationship that is close to them is as a second party.
Street Fighter II Turbo, the first project where Minami worked as a designer.
Resident Evil 3 Remake is one of Capcom's great bastions for the next fiscal year. A final statement from the company shows its intention to reach sales of the original, which are located in 3.5 million units worldwide, as has the remake of the second numbered delivery, success in criticism and sales . On April 3, the return of a mythical name, Nemesis, will begin with Project Resistance as part of its multiplayer offer.
