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<p data-start="62" data-end="254">Okay. So Capcom pulled a full mic drop at Summer Game Fest by dropping the reveal of <strong data-start="147" data-end="172">Resident Evil Requiem</strong>, aka <strong data-start="178" data-end="197">Resident Evil 9</strong>, and bruh... it&rsquo;s darker, deeper, and scarier than ever.</p>
<p data-start="256" data-end="440">Not gonna lie, this ain&rsquo;t just another zombie-shootin' run. This is survival horror <em data-start="340" data-end="350">rebooted</em>. Here's everything we know (and everything that made us lose our minds) about RE9 so far.</p>
<h2 data-start="442" data-end="496">Grace Ashcroft Enters The Scene &mdash; But Who <em data-start="487" data-end="491">Is</em> She?</h2>
<p><img src="https://ik.imagekit.io/xnrxbagp7/Resident_Evil_Requiem_-_Screenshot_1_vSITKXekrq.webp" alt=""></p>
<p data-start="498" data-end="736">So, the main protagonist is <strong data-start="526" data-end="544">Grace Ashcroft</strong>, an FBI technical analyst (fancy, I know). She&rsquo;s working on some disease file when her boss just walks in and casually drops the bomb: &ldquo;You&rsquo;re going to Wrenwood Hotel... where your mom died.&rdquo;</p>
<p data-start="738" data-end="748">Umm. What?</p>
<p data-start="750" data-end="1015">And guess what? Grace shares her last name with <strong data-start="798" data-end="817">Alyssa Ashcroft</strong> from <em data-start="823" data-end="847">Resident Evil Outbreak</em>. Fans already jumping the gun saying she&rsquo;s Alyssa&rsquo;s daughter &mdash; but Capcom is keeping it mysterious (typical). Still, it&rsquo;s personal, it's creepy, and we&rsquo;re here for it.</p>
<h2 data-start="1017" data-end="1062">You Get BOTH First- and Third-Person Views</h2>
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<p data-start="1064" data-end="1304">Yessir. The gameplay demo shows you can switch between <strong data-start="1119" data-end="1135">first-person</strong> and <strong data-start="1140" data-end="1156">third-person</strong>, and the transition is smooth af. The horror hits different in first-person, but for the classic fans, third-person brings that old-school RE vibe.</p>
<p data-start="1306" data-end="1565">Also, there&rsquo;s a wild scene where Grace is strapped to a freakin&rsquo; medical table, trying to escape some house-of-horrors situation, and then &mdash; boom &mdash; monster lady attack. She dies (maybe?), and then it cuts to third-person replay. Gave me RE2 Remake flashbacks.</p>
<h2 data-start="1567" data-end="1615">Grace Ain&rsquo;t Leon or Chris &mdash; She&rsquo;s Just... You</h2>
<p data-start="1617" data-end="1711">Let&rsquo;s get this straight. <strong data-start="1642" data-end="1669">Grace is not a fighter.</strong> No punchin&rsquo; boulders. No John Wick moves.</p>
<p data-start="1713" data-end="2121">Capcom made it clear: she doesn&rsquo;t know her way around guns. So don&rsquo;t expect run-and-gun action. You&rsquo;ll be hiding, running, solving puzzles, and probably crying while doing it. It&rsquo;s more <em data-start="1899" data-end="1921">psychological horror</em> than ever, mixed with &ldquo;pulse-pounding action&rdquo; &mdash; Capcom&rsquo;s words, not mine. So yeah, you&rsquo;ll still get some Resident Evil-style chaos, just not from a trained special agent. It&rsquo;s you vs. nightmare fuel.</p>
<h2 data-start="2123" data-end="2174">The Wrenwood Hotel &amp; What&rsquo;s Left of Raccoon City</h2>
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<p data-start="2176" data-end="2316">So the main murder mystery (slash horror house) is centered at the <strong data-start="2243" data-end="2261">Wrenwood Hotel</strong>, the place where Grace&rsquo;s mom was murdered. Very chill.</p>
<p data-start="2318" data-end="2620">But here&rsquo;s where it gets even better: we&rsquo;re going back to the ruins of <strong data-start="2389" data-end="2405">Raccoon City</strong>. Yeah, the OG zombie town. After the RE2 nuke, the city&rsquo;s a bombed-out crater, and you even get glimpses of the <strong data-start="2518" data-end="2533">wrecked RPD</strong>. It&rsquo;s like nostalgia, trauma, and fan service &mdash; all rolled into one flaming nightmare.</p>
<h3 data-start="2622" data-end="2663">Capcom&rsquo;s Promising Next-Level Realism</h3>
<p data-start="2665" data-end="2922">They're flexing hard on the tech side. Capcom said this game will have &ldquo;<strong data-start="2737" data-end="2827">lifelike facial expressions, realistic skin textures, and high-fidelity sweat droplets</strong>.&rdquo; Like... you&rsquo;ll feel the fear <em data-start="2859" data-end="2886">sweating out of her pores</em>. Creepy? Yep. Impressive? Also yep.</p>
<h2 data-start="2924" data-end="2947">Where You&rsquo;ll Play It</h2>
<p data-start="2949" data-end="3049">RE Requiem is <strong data-start="2963" data-end="2988">current-gen exclusive</strong>, so if you&rsquo;re still on PS4 or Xbox One... it&rsquo;s upgrade time.</p>
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<p data-start="3053" data-end="3096"><strong data-start="3053" data-end="3066">Platforms</strong>: PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC</p>
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<p data-start="3099" data-end="3132"><strong data-start="3099" data-end="3115">Release Date</strong>: February 2026</p>
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<p data-start="3134" data-end="3220">No PS4. No Xbox One. Pure next-gen power. It&rsquo;s the full evolution we were waiting for.</p>
<h4 data-start="3222" data-end="3233">TL;DR?</h4>
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<p data-start="3237" data-end="3319"><strong data-start="3237" data-end="3256">New protagonist</strong>: Grace Ashcroft. She&rsquo;s us. Scared, smart, and tied to RE lore.</p>
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<p data-start="3322" data-end="3376"><strong data-start="3322" data-end="3346">First &amp; third-person</strong>: You pick your horror flavor.</p>
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<p data-start="3379" data-end="3440"><strong data-start="3379" data-end="3401">No combat training</strong>: More fear, more running, more hiding.</p>
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<p data-start="3443" data-end="3508"><strong data-start="3443" data-end="3482">Wrenwood Hotel + Raccoon City ruins</strong>: Chef&rsquo;s kiss for RE fans.</p>
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<p data-start="3511" data-end="3568"><strong data-start="3511" data-end="3528">Next-gen only</strong>: No excuses. Upgrade your console, bro.</p>
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<p data-start="3575" data-end="3739" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">2026 can&rsquo;t come fast enough.<br data-start="3603" data-end="3606">Start charging your flashlight and updating your drivers.<br data-start="3663" data-end="3666"><strong data-start="3666" data-end="3691">Resident Evil Requiem</strong> is gonna mess with our heads in the <em data-start="3728" data-end="3734">best</em> way.</p>
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RE9 is coming Feb 2026! Here's everything we know about Resident Evil Requiem—new protagonist, story, gameplay modes, and next-gen only launch.

Resident Evil Requiem (RE9): Everything We Know So Far Ahead of 2026 Release

<p data-start="196" data-end="369">If the leaks are true (and they just <em data-start="233" data-end="240">might</em> be), <strong data-start="246" data-end="265">Resident Evil 9</strong> could be crawling into our lives by <strong data-start="302" data-end="316">Q1 of 2026</strong>. Yeah, that&rsquo;s between <strong data-start="339" data-end="365">Jan 1 and Mar 31, 2026</strong>. 👻</p>
<p data-start="371" data-end="558">No official word from Capcom (typical), but leakers are doing their thing. The rumor mill is in overdrive, and fans are HYPED. This isn&rsquo;t just another whisper &mdash; it&rsquo;s got names backing it.</p>
<h2 data-start="560" data-end="581">Who Leaked It? 🕵️</h2>
<p data-start="583" data-end="815">YT leaker <strong data-start="593" data-end="622">ScreenFire Germany&rsquo;s Andi</strong> spilled the beans, saying we&rsquo;ll even get an official reveal during the <strong data-start="694" data-end="714">Summer Game Fest</strong> (June 6 📅). And then came <strong data-start="742" data-end="756">Dusk Golem</strong> (aka AestheticGamer), the OG Resident Evil leaker, saying:</p>
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<p data-start="819" data-end="903">&ldquo;If Andi said it, I believe him.&rdquo;<br data-start="852" data-end="855">&ldquo;He&rsquo;s said things I <em data-start="877" data-end="883">know</em> to be true before.&rdquo;</p>
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<p data-start="905" data-end="945">So yeah... big W for credibility here.</p>
<h2 data-start="947" data-end="975">What&rsquo;s Cooking in RE9? 🧪</h2>
<p data-start="977" data-end="1202">Apparently, RE9 is not just another sequel. It&rsquo;s being pitched as a <strong data-start="1045" data-end="1068">massive reinvention</strong>, the kind we saw with RE4 &amp; RE7. Expect surprises, twists, and probably some new mechanics that&rsquo;ll shake the horror genre up (again).</p>
<p data-start="1204" data-end="1333">Dusk Golem even called it "<strong data-start="1231" data-end="1239">huge</strong>" in terms of vision &amp; changes. Capcom really wants to evolve the RE experience &mdash; which is 🔥.</p>
<h3 data-start="1335" data-end="1362">Leon Might Be Back?! 🔫</h3>
<p data-start="1364" data-end="1497">Yup, some spicy rumors also suggest <strong data-start="1400" data-end="1419">Leon S. Kennedy</strong> could be leading the story this time. Not confirmed, but imagine the vibes 😩</p>
<h2 data-start="1499" data-end="1528">But Wait... No Open World?</h2>
<p data-start="1530" data-end="1664">Sad news tho &mdash; while there were earlier whispers about RE9 going full open-world, Dusk Golem says those plans have been <em data-start="1650" data-end="1660">scrapped</em>. 💀</p>
<p data-start="1666" data-end="1833">Apparently, Capcom tested an <strong data-start="1695" data-end="1726">open-world multiplayer idea</strong>, but it didn&rsquo;t work out. So, back to focused horror storytelling (which, honestly, might be a good thing).</p>
<h2 data-start="1835" data-end="1843">TL;DR</h2>
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<p data-start="1847" data-end="1882">🎮 RE9 rumored to release Q1 2026</p>
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<p data-start="1885" data-end="1941">📢 Official reveal might hit Summer Game Fest (June 6)</p>
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<p data-start="1944" data-end="1981">👨&zwj;🚀 Leon could be the protagonist</p>
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<p data-start="1984" data-end="2023">🧠 Big reinvention in gameplay &amp; vibe</p>
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<p data-start="2026" data-end="2060">❌ Open world? Nah, got scrapped.</p>
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<h3 data-start="2062" data-end="2074">Verdict?</h3>
<p data-start="2076" data-end="2123">2026 gonna be spooky... and we're ready for it.</p>

Resident Evil 9 might launch between January and March 2026, according to new leaks. Big reinvention teased, Leon rumored to return, but open-world scrapped.

:=Resident Evil 9=:

Resident Evil Requiem (RE9): Everything We Know So Far Ahead of 2026 Release

Resident Evil 9 Leak Hints at Early 2026 Release + Major Gameplay Changes