Resident Evil has been a well-liked sport franchise for modders who focus on creating adult-oriented mods, and Resident Evil Requiem has been no exception. Mods depicting the primary characters in skimpy clothing–and mustaches–started showing shortly after the sport’s launch, and one YouTuber has been posting lots of of movies on-line showcasing these mods. That exercise has lastly caught the attention of Capcom, because the developer and writer of Resident Evil Requiem has contacted the content material creator and ordered him to take away over 1,000 of his movies.
“It has come to our consideration that these property have been used to supply adult-oriented mods, and that associated movies have been created and revealed on YouTube,” the corporate’s authorized workforce wrote in an electronic mail to YouTuber GrizzoUK, which he shared in a stream (by way of Reddit). Within the description for the livestream, GrizzoUK stated that his channel was “mistakenly terminated” following the Capcom authorized discover after which reinstated, but it surely nonetheless tanked his view depend.
“I will nonetheless proceed to add Stellar Blade, Tomb Raider, and plenty of different franchises. It is a disgrace Capcom did this, however it’s what it’s, I assume,” GrizzoUK wrote, whereas confirming that he’ll nonetheless create content material themed round mods for video games like Stellar Blade and Tomb Raider.
Capcom had beforehand talked about the way it wasn’t a fan of mods, as that they had the potential to do “reputational harm” to the corporate in the event that they impacted how a sport runs. It is value mentioning that Capcom’s phrases of service–which gamers are obligated to comply with earlier than they’ll begin taking part in a Capcom game–don’t particularly point out mods, however the writing is usually broad sufficient to incorporate such user-generated content material if the corporate believes that it might infringe on its mental property rights.
It is value noting that modders have additionally helped to enhance video games, with Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds being a major instance. After it was found that the sport was aggressively scanning for DLC–which significantly impacted performance–players put collectively a mod to deal with that particular challenge.
Resident Evil Requiem has been one of many largest hits of 2026 to date, promoting tens of millions of items. Capcom has extra content material on the best way, and a photograph mode was lately added to the sport.