According to the latest rumour doing the rounds, as first reported by BiohazardCast, Capcom would be considering to release the next entry in the Resident Evil series at some yet-to-be-determined date in Spring of 2021. What's more, it is said that this new title will be a direct sequel to Resident Evil 7, and will be called Resident Evil: Village.
Before we continue, we have to remind you that this information has been backed by a bunch of sources, but it is still best to be taken with a pinch, or maybe a bunch, of salt. Now that we got that out of the way, let's continue.
As revealed by the leaked information, Resident Evil: Village would be focusing on series' fan-favourite Chris Redfield — who we actually saw in Resident Evil 7, albeit not as a protagonist, and is now said to have an "integral role" in the upcoming title.
Sources even claim that a brand-new enemy called "The Witch" will be introduced, which is a villainesque type of character in the same vein that Mr. X and Nemesis are in Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3, respectively; in order to keep players always on their toes.
An interesting bit of information also revealed that Resident Evil: Village wasn't always meant to be a mainline series title, as it was initially supposed to be a sequel to the Resident Evil: Revelations spinoff series.
Again, take all of this information with a pinch of salt, since most of this information sounds way too specific to actually be accurate. With Resident Evil 3 having just released, it may still be too early for Capcom to reveal details about any new entries in the long-running survival/horror series.
With all that said, and even if these rumours end up being false, with the success that the series has seen in recent years, announcing Resident Evil 8 is more of a certainty now than it was before the remakes were announced.