{"rewrite":{"id":"r_348638d1b8778d5e6b759815","clusterId":"c_b0fd5ada92f554098e007e0b","slug":"grandma-freed-then-re-imprisoned-after-resident-evil-re-veronica-announcement","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Grandma Freed Then Re-Imprisoned After Resident Evil RE:Veronica Announcement","summary":"Capcom announced Resident Evil RE:Veronica, a remake of the 2000 game, for 2027 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. A fan who posted in 2024 that they would not free their grandma until a Code Veronica remake was announced declared her freed. The official Resident Evil account responded by telling the user to lock her back up.","whyItMatters":"The official Resident Evil account played along with the long-running internet meme, extending the joke past the announcement.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCapcom announced Resident Evil RE:Veronica on June 6, a remake of the 2000 game Resident Evil CODE:Veronica. The game is set for a 2027 release on PC via Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The announcement prompted X user @redfieldcode to quote a post from about two years ago that read 'not letting my grandma out until code veronica get a remake' and declare 'GRANDMA IS FREE!!!!!!!'. The post has drawn roughly 20,000 reposts and 190,000 likes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe official overseas Resident Evil account responded to the post with 'Releasing in 2027. Get back in there,' telling the user to lock the grandma back up. The meme, popular overseas, involves a dark joke about holding an elderly woman hostage until a desired game releases, often using an image of a smiling woman in red inside a birdcage. The announcement trailer coincidentally features an elderly woman.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Capcom's official account joining the grandma joke turns a fan's campaign into a shared bit. The company is comfortable playing along before the game ships in 2027.","twitterPost":"Capcom's official account joined the grandma joke. The company is comfortable playing along before RE:Veronica ships in 2027.","threadsPost":"A fan who vowed to keep their grandma locked up until a Code Veronica remake was announced freed her after yesterday's reveal. Then Capcom's official account told them to lock her back up. The company is comfortable playing along with the joke two years before the game ships.","newsletterBlurb":"Capcom announced Resident Evil RE:Veronica, a remake of the 2000 game, for a 2027 release. A fan who posted in 2024 that they would not free their grandma until a remake was announced declared her freed, but the official Resident Evil account told them to lock her back up.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260608-448286/\",\"title\":\"Person who declared 'Grandma locked up until 'Resident Evil CODE:Veronica' remake' frees grandma. But still not allowed out yet.\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4207,"outputTokens":641,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780878901,"createdAt":"2026-06-08T00:27:33.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-08T00:30:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-08T00:30:54.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b0fd5ada92f554098e007e0b","canonicalTitle":"『バイオハザード CODE:Veronica』リメイク版が出るまで“おばあちゃんを閉じ込める宣言”してた人、おばあちゃんを解放する。でもやっぱりまだ出ちゃダメ","representativeArticleId":"a_8e43cf69f928250808ae46eb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Resident Evil: Code Veronica\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-07T23:46:15.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-07T23:46:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-08T00:30:55.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260608-448286/","title":"『バイオハザード CODE:Veronica』リメイク版が出るまで“おばあちゃんを閉じ込める宣言”してた人、おばあちゃんを解放する。でもやっぱりまだ出ちゃダメ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Resident Evil: Code Veronica"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Capcom announced Resident Evil RE:Veronica on June 6, a remake of the 2000 game Resident Evil CODE:Veronica, for release in 2027 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.","X user @redfieldcode posted in 2024 that they would not free their grandma until a Code Veronica remake was announced, and after the announcement declared 'GRANDMA IS FREE!!!!!!!'","The official Resident Evil account responded to the user's post with 'Releasing in 2027. Get back in there,' telling them to lock the grandma back up.","The user's post has drawn roughly 20,000 reposts and 190,000 likes.","The meme involves a dark joke about holding an elderly woman hostage until a desired game releases, often using an image of a smiling woman in red inside a birdcage."]}