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Resident Evil: Requiem Devs Say They Can’t Tell if the Game’s Actually Scary Anymore

Resident Evil: Requiem Devs Say They Can’t Tell if the Game’s Actually Scary Anymore

Resident Evil has been one of the video game industry’s quintessential, flagship horror games for years now, delivering everything over the years from unsettling, atmospheric haunting to outright jumpscares. But as its development team continues to search for new ways to freak people out, a few of its leaders are admitting that they’re not always 100% certain what elements of …

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Requiem in a Major Slip-Up

Requiem in a Major Slip-Up

A surprise on-air comment may have just confirmed Leon’s return in Resident Evil 9: Requiem. Resident Evil fans have a lot to look forward to next year. Resident Evil 9: Requiem is officially set to launch on February 27, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2. Capcom has already confirmed a few key …

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Resident Evil: Requiem Developers Are Still Being Coy About Leon Kennedy

Resident Evil: Requiem Developers Are Still Being Coy About Leon Kennedy

When I walked into my interview with Resident Evil: Reiquem director Koshi Nakanishi and producer Masato Kumazama, I came equipped with a big pile of questions about a character who, as far as we know officially, is nowhere to be found: Leon Kennedy. I had these questions prepared because the day before my interview, Capcom aired its Capcom Online Program …

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Resident Evil Requiem seems to be cheaper on Nintendo Switch 2

Resident Evil Requiem seems to be cheaper on Nintendo Switch 2

There’s an interesting tidbit about the newly-revealed Nintendo Switch 2 version of Resident Evil Requiem, which is that it looks like this version will be cheaper compared to other consoles. Capcom just announced plans to bring the horror game over to Nintendo’s latest platform during a Direct last week. Retailers have now started putting up listings – which gives us …

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Enjoy the New Resident Evil Requiem Trailer with Improved PS5 Graphics

Enjoy the New Resident Evil Requiem Trailer with Improved PS5 Graphics

Image: Push Square There’s no doubt the Switch 2 is a phenomenal piece of hardware, and a huge upgrade on the original console. But given its form factor and handheld functionality, it’s not a PS5. So, when Capcom showcased the latest trailer for Resident Evil Requiem during this week’s Nintendo Direct, we got to see how the game will look …

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Enjoy the New Resident Evil Requiem Trailer with Improved PS5 Graphics

Enjoy the New Resident Evil Requiem Trailer with Improved PS5 Graphics

Image: Push Square There’s no doubt the Switch 2 is a phenomenal piece of hardware, and a huge upgrade on the original console. But given its form factor and handheld functionality, it’s not a PS5. So, when Capcom showcased the latest trailer for Resident Evil Requiem during this week’s Nintendo Direct, we got to see how the game will look …

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‘Some people couldn’t handle it’: Resident Evil Requiem has a third-person mode because RE7 was ‘too scary’

‘Some people couldn’t handle it’: Resident Evil Requiem has a third-person mode because RE7 was ‘too scary’

The director of Resident Evil Requiem says the option to switch to a third-person viewpoint was added because players found the first-person view in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard too scary. When Resident Evil 7 was released back in 2017, the game ditched the third-person view from Resident Evil 4, 5 and 6 and instead switched to a first-person viewpoint for …

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‘Resident Evil Requiem’ Introduces Its Latest Heavy, the Tentatively Named ‘Big Mama’

‘Resident Evil Requiem’ Introduces Its Latest Heavy, the Tentatively Named ‘Big Mama’

In a new interview with IGN, Koshi Nakanishi, the director of Resident Evil Requiem Evil, and its producer, Masato Kumazawa, sat down to discuss the game‘s key “stalker” enemy—a persistent, giant-sized monster who continuously hounds the player throughout the story. As this lineage includes such franchise darlings as Mr. X, Nemesis, and the ever-popular Lady Dimitrescu, designing a new, iconic monster …

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The Big Resident Evil Requiem Interview: Why the Game’s Monster Got Supersized, Why it’s Probably Not Lisa Trevor, and a Tease for Areas Beyond Raccoon City — Just Don’t Talk About Leon

The Big Resident Evil Requiem Interview: Why the Game’s Monster Got Supersized, Why it’s Probably Not Lisa Trevor, and a Tease for Areas Beyond Raccoon City — Just Don’t Talk About Leon

Last week in Cologne, Capcom’s nerve-jangling Resident Evil Requiem demo was one of the highlights of the Gamescom 2025 show floor. Offering an introduction to the game’s hero Grace Ashcroft, as well as a suitably unsettling monster, the short taster of next year’s title simultaeously felt fresh but also like classic Resident Evil — a perfect blend of old and …

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