Why Was &quot;Biohazard&quot; Changed To &quot;Resident
Evil&quot;?  Most of you are probably aware that, in Japan, the
Resident Evil series is known as Biohazard. And if you're like
me, most of you probably never stopped to wonder why.  See, my
whole life, I just presumed it was "one of those things". That
Biohazard was a kind of stupid name, and Capcom just felt like
changing it. Never mind the fact that, when you separate it from
its lore and familiarity, "Resident Evil" is an even stupider
name.  Turns out that this whole time there was a reason. If you
already know this, great, but if not, Capcom's Chris Kramer
explains:  In late 1994, Capcom Entertainment in the US was
starting to ramp up marketing plans for the game that would
eventually become known as Resident Evil in the US. Capcom Japan
had let us know that the name of the game was going to be
‘Biohazard' in Japan, but I pointed out to the person who ran
marketing at the time that it would be next to impossible for
Capcom to register the name in th