Resident Evil Requiem Leakers Deserve 'A Thousand Deaths,' Hideki Kamiya Says

Resident Evil 2's manager and famed developer, Hideki Kamiya, has opened up connected his thoughts astir leaks and spoilers, suggesting those who revel successful ruining surprises for others "deserve a 1000 deaths" and "be cursed to ne'er beryllium capable to play games again."

His thoughts travel arsenic Resident Evil Requiem spoilers flood the internet, adjacent though Capcom has promised "firm action" against those responsible. The developer said it believed the "large fig of gameplay videos" present floating astir the net — immoderate of which incorporate immense spoilers and clips of the game's finale, which IGN verified arsenic morganatic — originated from copies obtained "through amerciable means."

Now, successful a connection posted to Twitter/X and translated by instrumentality (which means determination whitethorn beryllium immoderate inaccuracies oregon missing nuance), Kamiya reflected connected however spoilers besides impacted the merchandise of Resident Evil 2.

"I'm definite the last developments of [Resident Evil 2] were besides exposed successful a play photograph magazine…" helium wrote. "For your ain selfish satisfaction, you trample connected the feelings of the users who were looking guardant to the game, arsenic good arsenic the feelings of the creators who enactment each their effort into making it.

"It's a despicable enactment that destroys the happiness of everyone, and deserves a 1000 deaths... May you beryllium cursed to ne'er beryllium capable to play games again..."

Capcom stressed the posting of these videos constitutes copyright infringement, arsenic good arsenic mostly being "an enactment that offends different customers." However, the steadfast seems somewhat constricted successful what it tin really bash successful response, suggesting it volition simply delete the videos oregon contented "warnings."

Thankfully, we don't person agelong to hold now, arsenic Resident Evil Requiem's February 27 merchandise day is but a fewer abbreviated days away. "After getting hands-on with a full of astir 4 hours of Resident Evil 9 Requiem astatine this point, and sharing that acquisition with colleagues, I’m much excited for the bid than I person been successful caller memory," IGN wrote aft going hands-on with Resident Evil Requiem recently. "It’s the aged mixed with the new, but each successful a modern bundle with 2 protagonists I already similar a lot."

Vikki Blake is simply a newsman for IGN, arsenic good arsenic a critic, columnist, and advisor with 15+ years acquisition moving with immoderate of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's besides a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her astatine BlueSky.