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PlayStation Store Leak Confirms Returning Character for ‘Resident Evil Requiem’
Sony themselves have done one better than GameStop’s recent oopsie regarding Resident Evil Requiem. A leaked image on the PlayStation Store all but confirms that a series favourite character will be making their return next year when the game launches in February.
Per IGN, those players who purchased the regular digital edition of Resident Evil Requiem through the PlayStation Store and decided to check for preload details were greeted with the updated cover art for the game. That cover art happens to include the game’s protagonist, Grace Ashcroft, along with a weathered-looking Leon S. Kennedy, sporting his leather jacket from Resident Evil 4, lurking in the background.
Image courtesy of IGN.
As mentioned, this leak comes after GameStop apparently leaking information from the Deluxe Edition of Requiem through their store, but unlike this Sony leak, GameStop’s leak veers into the “grain of salt” territory.
This slip-up does potentially spoil any surprise appearance at The Games Awards this Thursday for Requiem, since it would have been the perfect treat for fans who were speculating on just who would be showing up from the series’ past this time around. Despite the recent leaks, Capcom hasn’t said anything (nor would they at this point), and has kept things close to the chest for now.
Resident Evil Requiem comes to PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and the Nintendo Switch 2 on February 27.
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Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.
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