Capcom is officially through playing around. They’re ready to take you back to Raccoon City, to revisit the entry most retro gamers believe to be the best in the entire series.

The announcement was made today via video posted on YouTube featuring Yoshiaki Hirabyashi of R&D Team 1 standing by a giant monitor with the words “Resident Evil 2 Remake” emblazoned upon it. “Thanks to your incredible passion and support,” he announces, “the project has finally been approved for development!”

Considering the monstrous success Capcom is currently enjoying with its HD release of the Resident Evil remake which debuted on the GameCube in 2002, and the excitement generated around its upcoming Resident Evil Zero HD update, this announcement is only endearing fans to Capcom in droves.

Hirabyashi has no details or images from the project currently available since it was only just recently approved, but advises all interested to keep watching Facebook for the latest news on the project.

Like what Claire and Leon are doing here.

This is absolutely massive news, but we want to remind readers that, again, this project was just green-lit. Yelling about wanting gameplay videos, screenshots, developer diaries and the like right now is a waste of time. We would expect these resources to be available in mid-2016 at the earliest, and advise gamers not to expect the full Resident Evil 2 experience to arrive until much later.

Pictured: How NOT to treat Capcom in the wake of this announcement.

Much like Barry Burton, we’ll be examining this closely so we can report back as soon as we find out more. In the meantime, with Resident Evil 2 available on the PSN, why not take this opportunity to pop a cap in a few zombies in preparation for the impending shitstorm?

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