Existence of Resident Evil: Revelations 2 first arose August 19, 2014 when cover art for the title was found on Microsoft's official Xbox website, along with a concept background depicting a prison setting. Less than two weeks later, Capcom officially announced the title with the existence of a live-action concept teaser trailer. As specified by Capcom, the teaser held hints for the upcoming title as well as references to previous games in the Resident Evil series.