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The Latest Breaking News from Koshi Nakanishi

Fantatical's Capcom sale offers up two Resident Evil games you need to play before Requiem releases for just $12

I'd take that deal, damn good deal.

PC Gamer

Resident Evil Requiem's director hints bosses will apparently be a battle of wits over bullets

Yes, Resident Evil Requiem will have boss fights, but not the shooty kind according to the game's director.

TechRadar

Resident Evil: Requiem "conveys the romanticism of a delicate girl fighting with a rugged revolver," director says, but its RE2-style boss battles prioritize subtlety over "gun shooting action"

Keep your rugged revolver to yourself

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After months of speculation, Capcom confirms the mysterious hooded guy from Resident Evil Requiem trailers is "a newly created character for this storyline" because "we don't always want to just lean on surprise comebacks"

"Everyone is convinced [the hooded figure] has to be a reveal of a returning cast member"

GamesRadar

Capcom says Resident Evil: Requiem is "almost an upgrade" of Resident Evil 2 horror but the devs honestly aren't sure what's scary anymore: "We've made so many of these that we can't tell"

What do you do when the Residents are 2 Evil?

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Fear not, newcomers to Resident Evil Requiem, as the producer shines light on how much prior knowledge you'll need to enjoy the game

Resident Evil Requiem producer Masato Kumazawa says the game was designed for both newcomers and long-time fans in mind.

TechRadar

'We don't know if something's scary': Resident Evil Requiem director reveals the trials of creating the next scariest Resident Evil game, 'We talked ourselves down a little bit'

The pendulum is swinging towards Resident Evil 2 this time.

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Resident Evil Requiem director admits "I really want to buy Silent Hill f" and welcomes the competition in the horror space as it "keeps everyone on their toes"

"I'm playing it straight away!"

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"You want to keep some of those iconic places, even if it's not necessarily realistic": Capcom is bringing us an "updated" Raccoon City in Resident Evil Requiem that shows off the extent of its destruction

Interview | Resident Evil Requiem's director on reimagining the aftermath of the Raccoon City Disaster, 30 years later

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Resident Evil Requiem's director was always curious to return to Raccoon City: "It was like rice I'd left forgotten in the rice cooker for a week... eventually curiosity makes you lift the lid"

He also says the game is as much about Raccoon City as it is about Grace

GamesRadar

Resident Evil Requiem director explains why the game has a third-person mode, and it's mainly for players who couldn't handle first-person in Resident Evil 7 – 'I want to make sure that people can enjoy this game'

Resident Evil Requiem has a third-person mode for players who couldn't handle first-person in Resident Evil 7, according to game director Koshi Nakanishi.

TechRadar

Resident Evil 7 was "possibly too scary" and "some people couldn't handle it," says director Koshi Nakanishi, and that's why Resident Evil 9 has a third-person mode to "make it slightly easier to deal with"

"I want to make sure that people enjoy this game"

GamesRadar

Oh good, Resident Evil Requiem director says "there are similarities" to the scariest scene in Resident Evil history, but on "another level" of "claustrophobic, unarmed" tension

Capcom wanted to add "something fresh" to Resident Evil 9 instead of "copying and pasting over House Beneviento"

GamesRadar

'Resident Evil' Makers Marvel At 'Miracle' Longevity

When zombie-blasting survival game "Resident Evil" launched on the very first PlayStation console in 1996, Japanese publishers Capcom never thought the series would reach tens of millions of people or endure for three decades.

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Capcom says that Resident Evil 9 will be "so-called 'old school Resident Evil'" in style, but its director teases a "new system" that creates a "complete roller coaster ride between the different aspects of the series"

Gamescom 2025 | We speak to Resident Evil Requiem's director and producer to learn how its horror was shaped by Biohazard, Village, and the Remakes

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Resident Evil Requiem's new trailer makes a great case for Grace Ashcroft, not boring old Leon Kennedy, being the anxiety-riddled hero we need for the series' scariest entry yet

Opinion | Horror is less horrifying when you're hot and cool and unstoppable

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I've been playing Resident Evil games for 25 years – Resident Evil Requiem doesn't need Leon Kennedy

Opinion | I hope Capcom wasn't lying when it said Leon isn't the main character of Resident Evil 9: Grace Ashcroft could be an icon in the making

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I don't care what Capcom says, Leon not being in Resident Evil Requiem makes no sense

Opinion | Yes, I think Leon will be Grace Ashcroft's dad in RE9 and you can't change my mind

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Resident Evil Requiem devs spent "some time experimenting" with open world and online formats, but in the end settled for a "single-player, offline game"

No multiplayer shenanigans here

PC Gamer

'No one wants to see Leon scared': Resident Evil 9 Requiem director admits that Leon Kennedy is just too cool to be the protagonist of a horror game

Leon would just make a snarky remark and flip out of the way.

Player One

'Resident Evil Requiem' Devs Reveal Leon Kennedy Was Supposedly the Lead: Here's Why He Isn't

Resident Evil Requiem was close to making Leon Kennedy its lead, but the developers explain why they decided against it.

GamesRadar

Resident Evil Requiem director says Leon Kennedy is "quite a bad match for horror," and that's why he's totally, 100% not in the game even a little bit

Uh huh

PC Gamer

Resident Evil 9 Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi confirms Grace Ashcroft as the 'brand new lead character' but I'm still not convinced Leon Kennedy won't pop up out of somewhere

I'll believe it when I see it.

GamesRadar

Resident Evil Requiem lead thinks the game is even better than Resident Evil 7 and Revelations, which he also directed: "I think this title will make fans the happiest"

Will it have a character calling Chris a "boulder punching asshole" though?

Inverse

'Resident Evil Requiem' Will Finally Give Fans A Choice They Should Have Always Had

'Requiem' is doubling down on the terror that the seventh game reintroduced to the series, but will let players enjoy the journey in first or third-person.

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