Capcom has requested gamers to not watch or share gameplay footage of Resident Evil Requiem circulating on-line, and has vowed to take motion in opposition to movies already uploaded.
In an announcement posted on the official Japanese Resident Evil / Biohazard account on X, the writer mentioned it was conscious of footage circulating on-line from gamers who’ve acquired the sport early.
In line with Capcom, gamers shouldn’t be sharing such footage on-line earlier than launch and will probably be taking steps to take away it and challenge warnings the place attainable.
“We’ve recognized quite a few gameplay movies of Resident Evil Requiem that seem to have been obtained by means of unauthorized means,” the assertion reads (by way of machine translation).
“For the sake of shoppers who’re wanting ahead to this title, we ask that you simply chorus from publishing or posting gameplay movies on video streaming providers or social media earlier than the sport’s launch date.
“Posting gameplay footage earlier than the sport’s launch not solely infringes on copyright but in addition upsets different gamers. We’re taking agency motion, together with elimination and warnings, as these movies are found. We additionally ask everybody viewing this submit to please chorus from watching or sharing any such movies in the event you come throughout them.
“By means of this title, we goal to ship a ‘story the place thriller and rigidity intertwine’ and a ‘thrilling gaming expertise difficult unknown threats’. We might significantly admire your cooperation in serving to protect the expertise for others. Thanks on your understanding.”
Resident Evil Requiem is about for launch subsequent Friday, February 27, however bodily copies have already been noticed out within the wild. As such, spoilers for the sport have been circulating, each on video websites and in boards resembling Reddit.
Talking at a media occasion in December, Requiem director Akifumi Nakanishi revealed that protagonists Leon and Grace’s sections in Requiem are nearly equally cut up, with the latter specializing in horror, and Leon on “intense, adrenaline-pumping motion”.
VGC wrote in a current Resident Evil Requiem preview: “The addition of Leon will nearly definitely guarantee loads of fight, one thing Grace’s presence is designed to negate the necessity for. The consequence could also be a sport that’s stealthy in some areas and shooty in others – a doubtlessly pleasing mixture of kinds, but in addition a possible jack of all trades and grasp of none.”
