Capcom CEO Haruhiro Tsujimoto was featured in Nikkei BP's ongoing "Keyman" series of video game industry higher-up interviews. You can find the overall coverage at the link below, but here's what is relevant to the RE series.
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The other example involves Resident Evil. Said Tsujimoto, "The 3D movie Resident Evil IV Afterlife starring Milla Jovovich is scheduled to hit theaters on September 10. Timed with the movie's release, we'd like to do something to heat up the game series."
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