Resident Evil Requiem pushes Japan’s age rating limits, but director says it’s not ‘gruesome for the sake of it’

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The director of the next Resident Evil installment has acknowledged the game’s highly explicit violence, but is adamant that the gore is not amplified for shock value. Koshi Nakanishi told Automaton that Resident Evil Requiem will only be launching in Japan with a CERO Z rating (for ages 18 and…

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Capcom’s financials soar thanks to Resident Evil and Street Fighter

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Business is booming for Capcom, according to the company’s latest financial results for the nine months ended December 31st, 2025. GamesIndustry.biz reported the following statistics:   Net sales: ¥115.3 billion ($748.8 million), up 29.8% year-on-year Operating income: ¥54.3 billion ($352.6 million), up 75.1% year-on-year Net income: ¥38.8 billion ($251.9 million),…

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Resident Evil Requiem director confirms ‘this isn’t an open-world game’

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The director of the upcoming Resident Evil installment has addressed the widespread online speculation of open-world elements in the hotly anticipated title. Koshi Nakanishi shut down the idea in an interview with Game Informer, directly confirming that Resident Evil Requiem “isn’t an open-world game.”   “The main concept behind this…

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Ubisoft shares plummet 34% after news of studio restructure, Sands of Time remake would have required ‘more time’ to get right

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Ubisoft is seemingly not starting 2026 off on the best foot. After its bombshell announcement of a complete studio restructure last week, which included shuttering two studios, cancelling six games (one of which was the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake), and delaying a further seven, stock prices for…

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Actress laments ‘most devastating moment’ of her career just days after Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake was cancelled

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In a story that is seemingly too coincidental to not be true, actress Eman Ayaz recently posted a video titled “The Most Devastating Moment of My Acting Career” just days after the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake was cancelled. As spotted by IGN, Ayaz outlined how a rather…

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Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered suffers indefinite delay on all platforms

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On the same day that publisher Koei Tecmo released its third quarter financial results for the 2025 fiscal year, the company has announced that it will be indefinitely delaying the release of Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered across all platforms. Originally scheduled for a March 19th, 2026, release, the…

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