Resident Evil Showcase January 2026: 5 Things We Learned

Immediately, Capcom is holding a Resident Evil Showcase occasion set to function “model new gameplay and information” for Resident Evil Requiem, amongst different issues.

The showcase is happening at 2pm PT, 5pm ET, and 10pm UK, with a post-show dialogue stream to comply with, although it is unclear precisely what that might be about.

Resident Evil: Reqiuem is just some weeks away, and we have already seen fairly a little bit of it, together with the long-awaited reveal of Leon S. Kennedy, who is outwardly going to be playable as effectively, and what appears to be a tease of an open world…or no less than a reasonably large shift in how the sequence has traditionally handled its settings.

Now that the showcase itself is over, it seems it was really…fairly skinny so far as new info. It was solely associated to Resident Evil: Requiem, and virtually absolutely targeted on stuff you should purchase in reference to the sport. This is a fast rundown of the 5 massive takeaways from the showcase at the moment:

Resident Evil: Requiem’s Problem Settings

Resident Evil: Requiem may have no less than three completely different problem settings, and one specifically appears fairly cool. There is a Informal mode for individuals who simply need to give attention to the story, and it comes with an goal help. And there is a Commonplace mode, which is simply what it seems like.

However the actually neat one is Commonplace (Traditional) problem, which is the Commonplace problem however with an added problem, the place Grace might want to accumulate ink ribbons for typewriters with a view to save her sport.

Bloody It Up

A brand new sport mechanic was revealed at the moment associated to the crafting system. In RE: Requiem, quite a few objects are solely craftable utilizing contaminated blood, which is obtained by killing zombies. Although Grace is not a lot of a fighter, she does have a gun on her (appropriately known as Requiem) that she makes use of to get out of tight jams, and he or she’ll want to make use of it to take down zombies so she will be able to get their blood and craft extra helpful survival instruments.

There is a Lot of Stuff You Can Purchase, If You Need

A stunning quantity of at the moment’s showcase was devoted to stuff you should purchase in real-life that ties in with the sport. There is a watch collaboration with Hamilton for 2 completely different watches, one for Grace and one for Leon, that they will put on in-game, and solely 2,000 of every watch are being made on the market. There’s the amiibo, which we already knew about, and a particular Nintendo Change 2 Professional Controller themed round Requiem. There are particular Resident Evil orchestra concert events coming, and clearly, the Deluxe Version of the sport and all its bonus content material. And Capcom is releasing collectible figurines of each Grace and Leon. If you happen to’re concerned with shopping for any of that stuff, it is all simple sufficient to search out, however this part of the video actually did really feel a bit purchasing channel given the circumstances.

These Zombies Are…Completely different

There’s one thing completely different concerning the zombies in Resident Evil: Requiem. Moderately than simply violent and lurching, a few of them appear to have different persona traits, and have carried over traits from their lives earlier than. For example, one custodian zombie continues to wash the constructing even after being turned. There’s one other man frantically pushing elevator buttons. And on the finish of the trailer, there’s one which straight up talks to Grace. Like, appears to be holding a traditional, easy, human dialog. What is going on on right here? Is that this a unique virus than the standard one? Mysteries!

Elpis

What? Pipis? No, you stated Elpis? Okay, positive. On the finish of the showcase, there was a point out of some kind of “secret” Leon is carrying, referencing one thing known as “elpis.” We have…no concept what that’s! We know now that it is probably associated to the homicide of Grace’s mom, Alyssa, and we are able to possibly guess that it is linked in a roundabout way to that zombie chew mark followers hold seeing on Leon in trailers. However that is one other thriller that may want additional investigation. Or, as Leon S. Kennedy put it within the trailer, a second opinion.

Resident Evil: Requiem is coming to Xbox, PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Change 2 on February 27, 2026.

Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Received a narrative tip? Ship it to rvalentine@ign.com.