Resident Evil Requiem has now bought six million copies, making it the fastest-selling instalment of the horror sport because it all kicked off in Raccoon Metropolis thirty years in the past.
We already knew that the newest mainline Resident Evil sport had bought 5 copies inside 5 days (inflicting some inventory points for bodily copies), and now — just some days after that announcement — writer Capcom has added one other million to the tally.
The writer stated that going ahead, it plans to “implement a number of measures,” together with “ongoing assist and extra sport content material so gamers can proceed to benefit from the title longer.” We additionally discovered final week that we’re getting a main story enlargement for the sport, the addition of a “mini sport” in Could, and the upcoming arrival of a photograph mode.
On prime of that, we’ll additionally get to see what Capcom has up its sleeve to have fun the franchise’s thirtieth anniversary on March 22, 2026, together with a collaboration between Common Studios Japan and Resident Evil Requiem, plus “orchestral concert events” throughout Japan, the U.S., and Europe.
Hideki Kamiya, the legendary director behind fan-favorite video games like Satan Could Cry and Bayonetta, is looking for a “non-scary mode” for Resident Evil Requiem. The director (who additionally directed the unique Resident Evil 2, by the way in which) has been filmed speaking to his group as they watch a colleague spend a little bit high quality time with Leon S. Kennedy within the newest Resident Evil sport saying: “I have been saying for without end, they need to make a ‘non-scary’ mode. Look, I simply wish to benefit from the puzzles! The puzzles and the fight. I do not want the scary stuff…”
Should you’re nonetheless negotating Requiem’s scarier moments, IGN’s Resident Evil: Requiem information will enable you each step of the way in which by way of RE9. Pay attention to these key ideas and methods earlier than you get began, and concentrate on discovering these essential gadgets early. Plus, our complete walkthrough will ensure you do not miss a single Bobblehead or file as you attempt to survive from the Rhodes Hill Power Care Heart all the way in which to Raccoon Metropolis.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and advisor with 15+ years expertise working with among the world’s largest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.