Resident Evil 2, known as Biohazard 2(バイオハザード2Baiohazādo Tsū) in Japan, is a game currently in development by Capcom. It is a remake of the 1998 game of the same name. The game was officially announced on August 12, 2015, several weeks after Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, under the name "H", asked people following the official Resident Evil Facebook page what their thoughts were on the matter, then relaying his findings to Capcom's R&D Division 1.