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Capcom updated its game sales figures as of September 30, 2026, with the Resident Evil 2 remake reaching 20.38 million copies sold. That makes it the company's second best-selling game, behind Monster Hunter: World, and the top-selling entry in the Resident Evil series. -
In an anniversary interview, Capcom executive Jun Takeuchi said the Resident Evil team is already moving beyond the first phase of its long-term roadmap. He said Resident Evil Requiem, which arrives in February 2026, closes out that opening stretch, while the next stage is already under development. -
Olivier Richters says Street Fighter is being planned with Zangief's bigger moments reserved for later installments, while the first movie only teases the character's strength. He added that the cast signed contracts for three films.
A sequel has not been officially approved. Director Kitao Sakurai has confirmed that work is underway on a script for the second film, but that does not guarantee it will be made. -
Onimusha: Way of the Sword game director Satoru Nihei said Capcom checked player progression data to make sure the action game's difficulty landed where the team wanted it. He also noted that the studio has heard complaints about repeated boss fights, which can wear thin. The game launched on September 4 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2, selling one million copies on its first day. -
Capcom has confirmed that an unauthorized third party gained access to data associated with 11,774,247 Capcom ID accounts. According to the company, the incident occurred on October 19, and the investigation is still ongoing. -
Former Capcom senior manager Miguel Corti believes that Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 were shaped in large part by decisions the franchise made back in Code: Veronica. Corti joined Capcom in 2007 and eventually became a senior manager. He shared his thoughts in a series of posts on Bluesky. -
Before becoming Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Capcom's horror comeback was planned as a direct sequel to Resident Evil 6, former senior manager of global production Miguel Corti recalled. After a major reorganization at Capcom, the company ordered a complete restart with a new team and director. -
Street Fighter 6 is tying its latest free extras to the upcoming Street Fighter movie, offering three redeemable codes for special outfit colors. The codes unlock EX colors for Zangief, Honda, and Dhalsim, and work across all versions of the game, including Nintendo Switch 2. -
"Deserves to Sweep All the Golden Raspberries": Critics Tear Into the Street Fighter Movie, and Here Is What They Say
Even before its premiere, the new film based on Capcom's cult fighting game has become the best adaptation of the series according to critics. Though the bar was set very low. -
Capcom will give Nintendo Switch 2 players an early look at Monster Hunter Wilds with a free prologue demo that carries save data over to the full game.
The demo supports local multiplayer, so players can hunt together on one console, but online multiplayer will not be available. Digital pre-orders for the game on Switch 2 also begin on the demo's launch date. -
Reviews of the Nintendo Switch 2 editions of Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, and Resident Evil 4 have been largely positive, with critics noting that the games run smoothly in both handheld and docked modes. The biggest reservation concerns Resident Evil 3: reviewers found its port technically solid but criticized the remake's short campaign and cut content. -
Chandler Riggs, best known as Carl Grimes on The Walking Dead, is bringing Resident Evil 7's Baker family to live action with Biohazard, a roughly 20-minute fan short he wrote and directed. Riggs also stars as Ethan Winters, and the film is scheduled to release on October 14, 2026. -
Resident Evil Veronica will put Claire Redfield back on the road in 2027, and Dusk Golem says Capcom may already be planning extra story content for it. He claims the DLC could run for several hours and be modeled on Separate Ways, the Resident Evil 4 remake add-on starring Ada Wong. -
Resident Evil Requiem was almost a very different game before Capcom settled on a horror-first direction. Director Koshi Nakanishi began work on an online concept that envisioned an open world and cooperative play, but testing led the team to reconsider. -
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen has already received its first review scores on Metacritic. At the time of writing, the expansion has a score of 84. The majority of critics have given it positive reviews. -
"I probably shouldn't have said that": the writer of Resident Evil Requiem let slip a detail about the DLC's story
The founder of Umbrella clearly didn't have his last word in Requiem, and it became known sooner than Capcom planned. -
The icy land of Norgan, a tame direwolf and a dozen especially tough dungeons: Capcom has clarified when all of this becomes available. -
Dragon's Dogma 2 is getting a significant update on October 9, 2026, and one of the headline additions is a new Hard Mode. The patch also brings an Orienteer Pawn specialization, save carryover for new games, armor changes, and several graphics upgrades; the game's Steam page has the full details. -
The latest chatter around Resident Evil 10 centers on a familiar face: Claire Redfield. Insiders say Capcom is reportedly targeting a 2029 release for the game, which is said to be in development under the codename Project Redlife and built with REX, an updated version of Capcom's proprietary engine. -
At the Capcom Open Conference RE: 2026 on October 2, programmer Satoshi Ishida introduced the company's REX project, a long-term effort to evolve RE Engine into an AI-generation game engine. Rather than starting over with a new engine, Capcom wants to add AI-focused capabilities to the technology it already uses.
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