Capcom technical director Kazuki Abe says “RE engine” stands for “Reach for the Moon” engine not “Resident Evil engine” and the idea behind the logo is that you can reach out and make the game you imagine happen!
He was surprised people thought it was named after Resident Evil, as the series is called “Biohazard” in Japan:
“It’s really just a matter of coincidence that Resident Evil games are also developed using this engine…
The idea of the orientation logo with the hand reaching up is the idea that as an engine, the game that you envision, creating the dream that you have for game development, is just within reach.
And by reaching out with this engine, you can grab it, reach it, and make it happen. This is entirely hearsay. Not entirely sure if this is true, but that is the idea behind the visual for the art engine logo.”
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NAkamura Manufacturing COmpany = NAMCO
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