Resident Evil Requiem has been a massive critical success, and now it seems it’s doing well sales-wise too. Not only that, but fans of Grace and Leon’s terrifying adventure can look forward to new content thanks to newly announced story DLC.
Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi appeared in a short video posted to social media, thanking fans for supporting the game and announcing that it has already sold over five million copies since launching less than two weeks ago on February 27. He then shares that additional performance patches and updates are on the way, including a photo mode and some unspecified mini-game sometime in May.
The biggest news was the announcement that additional story content was currently in production. Nakanishi doesn’t reveal any details, only stating it will “delve deeper into the world of Requiem” and says the DLC will “take some time” to come to fruition.
Here is Nakanishi’s full message:
I’m Nakanishi, the director of Resident Evil Requiem. Our game was released on February 27th, and thanks to our players’ overwhelming response, we’ve already sold over five million copies. On behalf of the development team, I want to extend our heartfelt gratitude. Thank you very much!
We released an update the other day to fix a variety of issues, and we will continue to address any other bugs and performance issues. But that’s not all. We are also planning to add more content.
First, the much-awaited photo mode. On top of that, there’s another surprise coming around May. We’re planning to add a mini game. We hope to continue providing support on Resident Evil Requiem to live up to its positive reception.
Oh…one more thing. We are planning to make extra story content. In this story, we will delve deeper into the world of Requiem. We’re hard at work on it now. It will take some time, so we ask for your patience and hope you’ll look forward to it. Thank you again for your support!
One interesting bit is that before revealing the story DLC, Nakanishi comedically flips through various paper flyers bearing other promotional images. One image shows Leon and another, obscured, woman in a romance, James Bond-esque adventure called “Forbidden Requiem”, while another says “Biohazard Requiem DLC” that displays the game’s box art but with Grace and Leon’s heads replaced by cats. Another slide shows Requiem’s villain, Victor Gideon, sitting behind a poker table in a scene reminiscent of Buckshot Roulette or Inscryption. Before anyone gets excited about Capcom teasing additional DLC or spin-off projects, these images are very likely to be jokes and not actual content. But we suppose anything’s possible; Capcom sure acted like Leon wouldn’t be a thing in Requiem before his reveal.
New story DLC isn’t a huge surprise given that Resident Evil 7 and Village also received substantial story expansions, but we’re excited to see how Capcom builds off its excellent work with Requiem. For more on Resident Evil Requiem, be sure to read our review and then check out the announcement of the game’s Switch 2-themed pro controller and amiibo figures.
