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Capcom Adding Story Expansion and More to ‘Resident Evil Requiem’
In news that comes as no surprise to anyone, Capcom will be adding more content to Resident Evil Requiem in the form of additional story content, a new minigame and a photo mode. Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi revealed the news earlier this morning in a post on X.
The post contains a short video featuring Nakanishi thanking the fans for their support since Requiem‘s release at the end of February. Nakanishi went on to state that fans can expect updates to the game, including a photo mode. He then went on to reveal that Capcom is working on a new story expansion, though he was coy with the details, other than it would “delve deeper into the world of Requiem.”
Nakanishi stated that the expansion “will take some time” in terms of its development, but in the meantime, fans can look forward to a new minigame, which is currently being scheduled for release “around May.” Again, details aren’t forthcoming. One hopes that we could see the return of The Mercenaries mode, or a variation thereof. But until we get word from Capcom, all we can do is have our fingers crossed.
Resident Evil Requiem is available now for the Nintendo Switch 2, PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series. And check out Aaron’s review if you’re not one of the over five million players (so far) that haven’t taken the plunge.
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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.