After 15 years, Resident Evil 5 is no longer the highest-selling entry in Capcom's survival horror series, the publisher has revealed. New sales figures for the Resident Evil franchise show its sales crown has now been taken by the Resident Evil 2 remake, which has now shifted 19.75 million copies — enough to slip past Resident Evil 5's final total of 19.01 million. These totals are interesting for several reasons. Firstly, the fact that Resi 5's sales have taken a decade and a half to topple says a lot about the huge excitement for that game when it initially arrived — riding on the coat tails of the beloved original Resi 4, despite ultimately being judged as nowhere near as good. Secondly, these totals show that the Resident Evil series' back catalogue continues to sell really well. Capcom's Resident Evil 2 remake launched back in 2019 and is clearly still shifting copies (and has likely benefited from the subsequent launches of other Leon S. Kennedy-starring titles such as the Resi 4 remake and Resident Evil Requiem). Speaking of the Resi 4 remake and Requiem, you might wonder where their sales are in all of this. Well, they are still selling brilliantly, too — and may yet both
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Director Satoru Nihei breaks down the people, cinema, and myths that inspired Onimusha When Onimusha: Way of the Sword launches on Sept. 4, it will bring a lot of history with it. Capcom’s samurai action game is a long-awaited revival of a…
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Director Satoru Nihei breaks down the people, cinema, and myths that inspired Onimusha When Onimusha: Way of the Sword launches on Sept. 4, it will bring a lot of history with it. Capcom’s samurai action game is a…
Read original at Polygon →Your love of the Wii waggling swordplay may vary There are a lot of reasons to be impressed by Capcom this year, but the publisher’s greatest 2026 feat isn’t any single game. Instead, it's the fact that Capcom has found…
Read original at Polygon →The samurai action revival has a lot of new tricks up its sleeve We’ve learned a whole lot about Onimusha: Way of the Sword since its reveal at the 2024 Game Awards. There have been multiple trailers teasing its story,…
Read original at Polygon →Leon Kennedy is coming to the real world… Well, sort of. Capcom is preparing for Resident Evil’s 30th anniversary exhibition in Shibuya, and to celebrate, it’s commissioning a life-sized statue of the beloved horror…
Read original at IGN →A bad haircut can really change a person Capcom's action game Pragmata has not been without discourse since its release earlier this year. Some of that has revolved around whether it is a sad dad game or not (it isn't).…
Read original at Polygon →Capcom confirms that the franchise's previous best-seller has finally been dethroned Move over, Chris Redfield, Claire and Leon are taking your spot on the podium. As part of Capcom’s quarterly earnings report, the…
Read original at Polygon →After 15 years, Resident Evil 5 is no longer the highest-selling entry in Capcom's survival horror series, the publisher has revealed. New sales figures for the Resident Evil franchise show its sales crown has now been…
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Director Satoru Nihei breaks down the people, cinema, and myths that inspired Onimusha When Onimusha: Way of the Sword launches on Sept. 4, it will bring a lot of history with it. Capcom’s samurai action game is a long-awaited revival of a…
View source →Your love of the Wii waggling swordplay may vary There are a lot of reasons to be impressed by Capcom this year, but the publisher’s greatest 2026 feat isn’t any single game. Instead, it's the fact that Capcom has found a way to bring…
View source →The samurai action revival has a lot of new tricks up its sleeve We’ve learned a whole lot about Onimusha: Way of the Sword since its reveal at the 2024 Game Awards. There have been multiple trailers teasing its story, and we’ve tried our…
View source →Leon Kennedy is coming to the real world… Well, sort of. Capcom is preparing for Resident Evil’s 30th anniversary exhibition in Shibuya, and to celebrate, it’s commissioning a life-sized statue of the beloved horror series’ poster boy,…
View source →A bad haircut can really change a person Capcom's action game Pragmata has not been without discourse since its release earlier this year. Some of that has revolved around whether it is a sad dad game or not (it isn't). Much of the…
View source →Capcom confirms that the franchise's previous best-seller has finally been dethroned Move over, Chris Redfield, Claire and Leon are taking your spot on the podium. As part of Capcom’s quarterly earnings report, the company released updated…
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75-Inch Sony Series Z9K 8K TV Just Got a Massive $2,000 Price Cut in Prime Day Lightning Deal
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Microsoft has confirmed a bug in Windows 11 26H2, 25H2, and 24H2 that can cause some games and applications to crash. That’s right—even the recent major fall update 26H2 contains…
