Capcom recently published a post on the Engineers who participated in order to demonstrate Capcom’s RE engine.
▲ Picture source Capcom European official account posted a post
It is found that the official website was launched at the same time, which mentioned that the conference will delve into the latest progress of the “RE Engine”. The official stated that “RE ENGINE is being further developed to meet the challenges of various game types.” In addition to In addition to playing a role in games such as “Resident Evil 4 Remake”, “Street Fighter 6”, “EXOPRIMAL” and “Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective”, the engine will also support new platforms. However, the official has not disclosed the specific new platform that the engine will land on.
▲ Picture source RE engine-related websites
It is reported that the conference will inform developers of game engine design concepts, function and tool implementation, and the professional knowledge required to operate the internal engine. It will last for two days and will be held from October 26 to October 27 this year. Those who are interested in the RE engine will Friends can participate in the conference online after registering on the website.
▲ Picture source Capcom RE:2023 Developer Conference related websites
▲ Screenshot of the “Resident Evil 8” game using the RE engine
▲ Screenshot of the “Resident Evil 8” game using the RE engine
It is reported that the full name of the RE engine is “Reach for the Moon”. It was developed by Capcom. It was originally designed for the game “Resident Evil 7” and has since been widely used in other Capcom games. The engine logo is a hand reaching out to grab the moon. image, which symbolizes that “using it can turn your dream of developing games into reality.”
The RE engine was created in 2014, during the early stages of the development of Resident Evil 7. The engine was designed with the linear characteristics of Resident Evil 7 in mind to improve the efficiency of game development.
The team’s reason for not choosing a third-party engine was that “highly versatile engines developed by other companies were not suitable” for a game like Resident Evil 7. Capcom’s previous engine, MT Framework, was ultimately evaluated and canceled and was not used for the project due to its slow development tool speed.
Jun Takeuchi, head of Capcom Development 1, previously said: “We had to rethink the way we make games. In order to conduct globally mainstream asset-based development (graphics and 3D model elements), we began developing the new RE engine.”
