Alex Aniel has interviewed many of the key figures behind Resident Evil to assemble this definitive history of the games' development up until 2006. Aniel has over a decade's experience in the games industry, working for video-game music label Brave Wave Productions and the American distributor Limited Run Games. Resident Evil is one of the most popular and widely acclaimed video game series of all time, with over 100 millions units sold worldwide. It has proved massively influential in popular culture (with a spin-off film series among other products), and has a dedicated international following. The latest instalment of the series, a remake of Resident Evil 3, was released in April 2020, selling over two million copies in the first week.