Resident Evil, electronic action-adventure game series with strong horror elements, developed by the Capcom Company of Japan. Resident Evil is one of modern gaming’s most popular and critically acclaimed series. Every release of Resident Evil has sold more than one million copies since the original’s 1996 debut for the Sony Corporation’s PlayStation video-game console. The Resident Evil franchise features video games, toys, films, novels, and comic books. The numerous incarnations of Resident...