A secret web site deal with hidden inside Resident Evil Requiem appears to have been snatched up first by a fan of Valve founder Gabe Newell.
Peer intently into the screens of Leon’s Bioterrorism Safety Evaluation Alliance computer systems and you may see the following URL listed amid a string of code: NEWDAWN-capcom.com. But moderately than an official web site owned by Resident Evil’s writer, the web site now redirects to a holding web page owned by Gabe Follower, a content material creator and fan of Valve.
In response to area possession information seen by IGN, the web site deal with was solely claimed and registered this week, on March 9. Possession has been secured for one 12 months, which means that any plans Capcom had for the web site may have to attend, or be modified.
Amongst the gibberish phrases on the BSAA’s laptop in RE9, there’s a area referred to as “NEWDAWN-capcom . com” i attempted looking out it, however nothing got here up. The one relation to “NEWDAWN” i may consider are “By the Darkness” lyrics & Wesker’s quotes in RE4R/RE5. #REBHFun pic.twitter.com/SRdn9rKZZn
— Resident Leo. (@RacconSurvivor) March 9, 2026
Apparently, March 9 is the identical date that the web site deal with was noticed and shared on social media by RacconSurvivor, a fan who cleverly used a weapon scope to look nearer at the BSAA laptop display screen and sift by way of its gibberish code.
Did Gabe Follower see this tweet and promptly snap up the area? We have requested what occurred right here — and contacted Capcom to see what its personal plans are actually.
In fact, the existence of a web site deal with with “Capcom” in the title seems to be a deliberate tease inside Requiem for one thing promotional (or, alternatively, Capcom is now canon inside the Resident Evil universe). Was the writer planning to make use of it for its upcoming Resident Evil Requiem DLC? We could now by no means know. Capcom may now select to edit the web site deal with in-game, or finally fake the entire factor by no means existed.
In the meantime, followers try to work out what “New Daybreak” would possibly discuss with. As Automaton notes, the initials “ND” are featured on Leon’s automotive, which options the licence plate “ND=9642.” And sure, these are the numbers for the Resident Evil video games that Leon S. Kennedy has appeared in — Resident Evil 9 (Requiem), 6 (as considered one of a few playable protagonists), 4 and a pair of. Mysterious.
For now, in the event you’re nonetheless taking part in, IGN’s Resident Evil: Requiem information will aid you each step of the method by way of RE9. Pay attention to these key suggestions and tips earlier than you get began, and concentrate on discovering these vital gadgets early. Plus, our complete walkthrough will be sure to do not miss a single Bobblehead or file as you attempt to survive from the Rhodes Hill Power Care Middle all the solution to Raccoon Metropolis.
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