Capcom is throwing the total power of Resident Evil Requiem on the Nintendo Change 2 with a variety of unique bulletins for the console.
First up is the Resident Evil Requiem-themed Nintendo Change 2 Professional Controller, which Nintendo will launch alongside the sport on February 27, 2026. It is the primary Change 2 recreation to get its personal Professional Controller.
Subsequent is the Resident Evil Technology Pack, due out for Nintendo Change 2, which accommodates:
- Resident Evil Requiem
- Resident Evil 7 biohazard Gold Version
- Resident Evil Village Gold Version
And eventually, the primary ever Resident Evil amiibo is on its means within the type of Grace Ashcroft, the sport’s playable character. It’s due out summer season 2026. After all, given the hypothesis round Leon additionally being a playable character in Resident Evil Requiem, followers are questioning if a Leon amiibo can also be within the works.
It’s a giant day for Resident Evil Requiem bulletins. Preorders at the moment are stay, and we now have affirmation of the in-game bonuses for the Deluxe Version.
As we’ve mentioned, there’s a an enormous quantity of hypothesis about Leon being a playable character alongside Grace in Resident Evil Requiem, however there’s no official point out of Leon in right now’s bulletins. We did get a brand new Highway to Requiem overview trailer, under, which incorporates transient snippets of footage.
Whereas we wait to seek out out about Leon, we’ve obtained lots extra on Resident Evil Requiem to maintain you going, together with the director of the sport explaining why Western followers usually tend to play in first-person, and the way the builders can’t inform if the sport’s truly scary any extra.
Again at Gamescom, we chatted with director Akifumi Nakanishi on a variety of matters — the sport’s supersized monster, Lisa Trevor, and Raccoon Metropolis! — whereas avoiding the elephant within the room: the continued absence of Leon S. Kennedy.
Resident Evil Requiem arrives for Nintendo Change 2, PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence X and S on February 27, 2026.
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