Resident Evil Requiem Shatters Sales Records: 5 Million Copies in Just 7 Days!

Capcom’s latest horror masterpiece has just rewritten the record books, with Resident Evil Requiem surpassing an incredible 5 million copies sold in less than a week after its release! To put that into perspective, this absolutely demolishes previous entries in the franchise—Resident Evil 4 Remake took three months to reach the same milestone, while Resident Evil Village needed five months. The game has also achieved the highest concurrent Steam player count in Resident Evil history, proving that both longtime fans and newcomers are absolutely hooked on this latest installment.

But the gaming world isn’t just celebrating one title—Marathon has announced its global release times and dropped a cinematic music video that doubles down on the game’s unique, weird art direction. Meanwhile, Koei Tecmo is making waves by partnering with SpiralAI to create “experiences that combine entertainment and AI” through chatbot-like LLMs, signaling a fascinating new frontier for interactive storytelling. Nintendo Switch Online’s March update is bringing a Mario-focused classics library refresh, with one new game that’s particularly surprising longtime fans. It’s an exciting time to be a gamer, with innovation happening across multiple fronts!

On the controversial side of things, the Trump administration is reportedly debating getting Chinese Tencent money out of US gaming over security risks—a move that could have major implications for the global gaming market. In a somber note, Highguard will be shutting down permanently next week because developer Wildlight doesn’t make “enough revenue to keep anyone employed to work on it.” Despite these challenges, Capcom remains committed to satisfying players’ expectations, promising to leverage their industry-leading development capabilities to create “highly entertaining gameplay experiences”—a sentiment we can all get behind as we continue to enjoy this golden era of gaming innovation.

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