New Dino Crisis Was in Development but Was Canceled

Leaks and rumors surrounding Capcom's plans for 2020 have led to some interesting speculation. Those leaks, which have been confirmed by Capcom to a degree, include several upcoming yet unknown game announcements. One game fans have hoped that Capcom would revisit is Capcom's Dino Crisis, a cult favorite from 1999. A new leak, however, may have confirmed that at one point Capcom was moving forward with such a game, but that game was ultimately canceled.

The leak stems from Twitter user AestheticGamer, who is known for reliable Capcom leaks and rumors. AestheticGamer dropped two different leaks on Saturday, one of which was focused on Dino Crisis. According to the leak, Capcom was actively working on a new Dino Crisis games as recently as a few years ago. Capcom ultimately "scrapped and buried" the project, however.

No information was provided regarding this Dino Crisis game's development schedule. It may have been solely in pre-production where few were actually working on it, or it may have been further along and the game's cancellation hit Capcom much harder. Either way, this dream Dino Crisis title is no more.

AestheticGamer does provide one other bit of Dino Crisis information. They say that "the franchise, for now, is still extinct," making clear that no new Dino Crisi s game has been started since the cancellation of the previous one. That doesn't mean that Capcom won't change its mind and start working on a new Dino Crisis game tomorrow, though.

The other leak that AestheticGamer dropped in his tweet was regarding the Resident Evil - Code: Veronica. Code: Veronica is the fourth major game in the Resident Evil franchise, but was meant as a spin-off rather than a direct continuation. Some fans have speculated that a Code: Veronica remake might follow Resident Evil 3 Remake's development. For the time being, that isn't the case. AesheticGamer says that Code: Veronica isn't even in pre-production at Capcom. Perhaps the studio will move in a different direction.

While Dino Crisis may not be in development, that's no reason for fans to grow (even more) disheartened. Capcom is on a streak with its remakes for Resident Evil, but there are only so many games in that franchise that work well with this new style of remake. Dino Crisis will remain waiting for the opportunity to be remade, too. It'll be there when Capcom needs it, and if and when Dino Crisis does get remade or rebooted, it'll be all the more exciting.