Resident Evil Requiem followers consider subsequent month’s mysterious content material replace will add a brand new model of the franchise’s The Mercenaries mode after an alleged datamine leak revealed tense new music.
The already sturdy rumors that Capcom would quickly reanimate its traditional arcade providing began to carry extra weight for gamers after X/Twitter consumer @MasyaSYRKOV stated they uncovered beforehand unheard tunes whereas “digging” by means of the sport’s information. The ten tracks shared don’t appear to be related to any particular type of naming conference, however a number of key particulars have gamers considering it may very well be our first style of a brand new Mercenaries mode for the ninth mainline entry within the survival horror sequence.
Resident Evil Requiem has its justifiable share of intense moments, however allegedly datamined tracks like Monitor 7 and 9 lean a bit more durable into the high-octane sounds one may count on from The Mercenaries. The actual nail within the coffin, although, is Tracks 3 and 4, that are backed by a relentless ticking noise, suggesting they may very well be tied to the type of time-based occasions the mode is understood for.
The place previous core Resident Evil experiences primarily targeted on delivering undead motion structured round an exciting story, Mercenaries plops gamers into arenas for an arcade-style capturing gallery that usually comes with deadlines, particular skills, and extra. The mode can also be recognized for that includes quite a lot of playable characters, with the Resident Evil 4 remake incarnation, for instance, permitting gamers to faucet in not solely as Leon S. Kennedy or Ada Wong but additionally villain characters, resembling Jack Krauser and Albert Wesker, too.
There’s no telling if we’ll see the supposedly leaked tracks finally make their means into Resident Evil Requiem, however followers have at the very least some causes to count on that The Mercenaries or an equal mode can be out there within the close to future. Capcom introduced in March that a sequence of post-launch additions had been in growth with plans to reach within the coming months.
One of many add-ons included a “mini-game” set to launch in Might. Gamers already suspected this similar mini-game may very well be a Mercenaries mode, so at the moment’s information has solely added gasoline to the fireplace. Nevertheless, it is price noting that Capcom has confirmed little about what the way forward for Resident Evil Requiem appears to be like like, so it is best to not count on a lot from the post-launch plans till a extra official announcement arrives.
The shortage of official affirmation hasn’t stopped some from spinning theories relating to which characters a Resident Evil Requiem Mercenaries mode might embrace. Leon, after all, makes essentially the most sense, with others hoping to step into the footwear of Grace Ashcroft and perhaps even the imposing Victor Gideon, too. The mysterious Zeno is one other face gamers are hoping to see return, because it might current a possibility to see extra of what the character is able to.
Resident Evil Requiem launched February 27, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X | S. We gave it a 9/10 assessment, saying on the time that it “efficiently splices two separate strains of survival horror collectively into the one extremely infectious new mutation.” For extra on Capcom’s newest, you possibly can examine the mod movies the writer lately had eliminated.
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