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Digital Trends
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Digital Trends
Resident Evil 9 gets a surprise announcement at Summer Game Fest
The next Resident Evil is on its way, with all the bone-chilling horror you expect, and will arrive on February 27, 2026. First announced at Summer Game Fest 2025, Resident Evil Requiem puts the player in the role of Grace Ashcroft, the daughter of Alyssa Ashcroft from Resident Evil Outbreak and Resident Evil Outbreak: File #2. Working for the FBI, Grace is shown investigating a strange, unidentified disease that has so far claimed four victims. Her investigation is interrupted by her boss, telling her he needs a technical analyst in the field. He asks her to go to the Remwood Hotel, the apparent location of her mother's murder. Surprised? So were most fans, as this is the first information revealed that Alyssa Ashcroft is dead. Recommended Videos The news follows a short tease from Resident Evil Executive Producer Jun Takeuchi, who appeared on screen long enough to thank fans for their continued support and ask them to wait just a tad longer for the game. And then Resident Evil 9 is announced at the end of Summer Game Fest, yanking the rug out from under fans and proving once and for all that Capcom is a master of trolling its audience. More details will be revealed in the lead-up to the game. Described as a shift for the franchise with a focus on 'cinematic high stakes action,' Resident Evil Requiem will release on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series simultaneously. In addition to another Ashcroft, the trailer suggests Leon Kennedy will also make an appearance, potentially as a secondary protagonist. In the wake of Resident Evil 4 Remake's success, this would be a brilliant move on Capcom's part to keep fans happy, especially if the tone of the series is changing. There's not much more information about the title, but it will supposedly be playable in August at Gamescom.
The Verge
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Verge
Resident Evil Requiem is coming next year
After a very convincing tease that suggested news was in fact not incoming, Capcom just officially announced Resident Evil Requiem, the ninth mainline entry in the franchise. It launches on February 27th, 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox. The announcement came via a lengthy trailer that took quite a while before revealing itself to indeed be the next Resident Evil, focused instead on an office space. But then, naturally, things got pretty creepy. Capcom says the new game will indeed be survival horror, but didn't provide much other info, explaining only that players will 'escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.' The game is a follow-up to Resident Evil Village in 2021, which followed a reinvigorating return to survival horror in the seventh entry. At the same time, Capcom has kept the franchise alive through a series of big-budget remakes of older titles, most recently with Resident Evil 4 in 2023.
