A YouTuber has mentioned they are going to “return” possession of a web site handle that Capcom hid in Resident Evil Requiem, if the recreation’s writer was to get in contact.
The web site’s URL, NEWDAWN-capcom.com, was extensively shared on social media earlier this week, after being found on an in-game laptop display. As of at the moment, nevertheless, the website hosts contact info for Gabe Follower, a YouTuber and Valve fan.
What is going on on right here? Talking to IGN at the moment, Gabe Follower mentioned he’d merely seen the web site URL being mentioned on-line and was amazed to seek out Capcom did not personal it already — so took the plunge himself, for simply $15.
“I actually like RE video games and was scrolling via information after ending Requiem,” Gabe Follower instructed IGN. “Noticed somebody speaking about this area and determined to test it. I used to be genuinely stunned nobody registered it, so I’ve spent $15 bucks simply for enjoyable.”
Gabe Follower mentioned he had a number of different concepts for the area, together with the creation of an entire faux ARG designed to “entertain” followers — earlier than he would presumably come clean with it not being official. “I used to be too lazy for that,” he admitted, although a minimum of didn’t go ahead along with his different plan, which was to easily redirect guests to the web’s notorious Rickroll video.
Thus far, Capcom has not been in contact about him proudly owning the area — which, presumably, the writer had deliberate to do one thing with. (Perhaps they are going to be in contact now, in any case the media consideration?)
However if Capcom did get in contact? “I’ll give it ‘again’ for free, lol,” Gabe Fan concluded.
Whereas we wait to listen to extra on Capcom’s plans for the way forward for Resident Evil Requiem, which embody a photograph mode, mini-game and story DLC, IGN’s Resident Evil: Requiem information will allow you to each step of the manner via RE9 if you are still taking part in.
Pay attention to these key suggestions and methods earlier than you get began, and give attention to discovering these essential 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 Heart all the option to Raccoon Metropolis.
Tom Phillips is IGN’s Information Editor. You’ll be able to attain Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or discover him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social