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🤕Have you ever wondered why Grace’s chest is bandaged in Resident Evil Requiem if Norman Cole only bit her on the shoulder? After the attack at the Wrenwood Hotel, Grace is taken to the Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center. Some time later, she wakes up strapped to a tilted medical bed, hanging upside down, with her shoulder treated and bandaged. But if you look closely, the bandage also wraps around her chest. ❓Why? It might look like Grace suffered another injury or underwent some kind of procedure. But according to the Progress Notes file, no operation was performed on her. There’s actually a medical reason for this. For this type of shoulder injury, medical professionals use a "spica" bandage. It wraps around the shoulder and across the chest to keep the dressing firmly in place and limit movement of the injured area. 👌🏼And this fits perfectly with the story, since Grace wakes up in a hospital. But why is there blood on the bandage around her chest? Grace was hanging upside down after her wound had been treated. Blood from the shoulder could soak through and spread along the bandage. Being upside down also increases blood pressure in the upper body, which could make the wound bleed more. So Grace wasn’t injured in the chest. The bandage around her chest is simply part of how her shoulder was treated. A small detail, but another example of how much attention Capcom puts into things! 🫶
RENEWS691,880 views • 4 days ago
🔥 Resident Evil: Death Island manga Vol. 1 is coming this September. The manga adaptation of the 2023 animated movie follows Chris Redfield, Leon S. Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Claire Redfield, and Rebecca Chambers as they face a mysterious bioterror outbreak on Alcatraz Island. • Written and illustrated by Zino • Published by Titan Manga in collaboration with Capcom and Death Island Film Partners • 240 pages • In English 📅 Releases September 29 and will be available to purchase online and at local comic book stores.
RENEWS54,774 views • 21 hours ago
🔥A Resident Evil 3 Remake mod bringing back the original game is gaining attention — here’s what we learned. Resident Evil 3: Last Escape isn’t just another gameplay or difficulty mod. Its creator aims to transform Resident Evil 3 Remake into a much more faithful recreation of the original game. 👀The story behind the project is just as interesting. The creator isn’t a game developer, he’s a professional chef. Like many Resident Evil fans, he was disappointed by the remake’s short length and how much content from the 1999 original was left out. That disappointment inspired him to begin learning how to mod the game. He spent nearly a year and a half studying tutorials, documentation, and forum guides before finally starting work on the project. He understood that another Resident Evil 3 Remake was unlikely to happen within his lifetime, so instead of waiting for something that would probably never come, he decided to build his own vision. ❗️What makes Resident Evil 3: Last Escape stand out is the sheer scale of the project. The mod is expected to expand Resident Evil 3 Remake by more than 60%, largely through new playable locations. During development, the creator learned how to import virtually any location from any RE Engine game and make it fully functional with lighting, collision, doors, locks, items, resources, puzzles, enemies, and music. The project will also introduce new Nemesis encounters and boss fights, redesigned item placement and progression, brand-new puzzles and gameplay mechanics, and a reworked crafting system featuring multiple new gunpowder types. Everything has already been successfully implemented and confirmed to work reliably. 🧐He also learned how to create completely original locations that don’t exist in any RE Engine title. This will allow him to recreate several streets from the original Resident Evil 3 by transforming its classic pre-rendered backgrounds into fully explorable 3D environments. Everything described above has already been tested and confirmed to work. The long-term goal is to restore much of the original game's storyline through new cutscenes recreating events from Resident Evil 3 (1999). Confirmed additions include the fully playable Uptown, Clock Tower, Park, Cemetery, Dead Factory, and R.P.D., along with a working Ink Ribbon save system and other content cut from the remake. 👍One detail many fans will appreciate is that Resident Evil 3: Last Escape is planned to be released completely free of charge. The growing interest in the project once again shows how many fans remain dissatisfied with Resident Evil 3 Remake. Each new YouTube update draws thousands of views, while the comments are filled with fans supporting the creator and praising the project's vision. ❤️For many fans, it remains their favorite game in the series, and they continue to hope that one day it will receive the faithful, ambitious remake they believe it deserves. If Resident Evil 3 Remake were ever given a more faithful and ambitious reimagining on the level of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4, many players would likely be happy to buy it again. The next major development update is expected in about a week, with a new YouTube video showcasing the project's latest progress.
RENEWS594,796 views • 22 days ago
💄Ada Wong actress Lily Gao shared a touching video from her first-ever convention appearance at Fantasy & Magic Con in Warsaw, Poland. In the video, Lily shares some of her favorite moments from the trip and meeting fans, while also showing off her impressive conversational Chinese. ❤️And if there’s anyone who truly loves and appreciates her fans, it’s definitely Lily :) “In this life, there is no true first meeting, because every encounter is a reunion.”
RENEWS75,877 views • 4 days ago
🎬 Zach Cregger responds to criticism over the Resident Evil movie’s setting. After the first trailer, some fans questioned why the protagonist is using an iPhone and why Raccoon City is covered in snow, assuming the film was meant to recreate the events of the late 1990s. The answer is simple: the movie is set in the snow in 2026. ❄️
RENEWS232,946 views • 20 days ago
🎮 Resident Evil 4 Remake Gets a Co-op Mode Before Resident Evil 5 Remake. A modder known as claybtv has announced the launch of an open beta for a co-op mode in Resident Evil 4 Remake. The modification, called Multiplayer Mod, allows two players to experience the entire campaign together. According to the developer, the mod synchronizes enemies, story events, doors, switches, alarms, and many other gameplay elements between two separate game instances in real time. From a technical standpoint, it's a remarkable achievement. Resident Evil 4 Remake was originally designed as a single-player experience, meaning that creating stable synchronization between two players required overcoming numerous complex challenges at the engine level. The mod is currently in beta testing, and players may encounter performance issues, animation glitches, and other bugs. The developer is already working on fixes through ongoing updates. 🤔 Perhaps the most interesting part of this story isn't the mod itself, but the community's reaction to it. This is the first fully featured co-op project built for a Resident Evil title on the RE Engine, allowing players to experience nearly the entire campaign together from start to finish. In many ways, the project highlights the continued demand for cooperative gameplay within modern Resident Evil titles. The positive response it has received may be further evidence that there is still significant demand for cooperative experiences within the Resident Evil franchise.
RENEWS712,278 views • 1 month ago
🎮 A Resident Evil 3 Remake fan-made co-op mod is now in development. The success of the recently released co-op mod for Resident Evil 4 Remake appears to have sparked a new wave of multiplayer projects across the Resident Evil modding community. 🛠️ Modder HeySnippy is now developing a fully playable co-op mod for Resident Evil 3 Remake, allowing two players to experience Jill Valentine’s campaign together. According to the project’s current goals, the mod aims to support synchronized gameplay, shared progression, enemy synchronization, cutscenes, and campaign-wide co-op from start to finish. 😳 The project is being built on a custom networking framework called Snippyet, featuring account authentication via email, Discord, and Steam, along with a friends list, session management, and the ability to join games using room codes or direct friend invitations. Another planned feature will allow players to drop items on the ground instead of discarding them, making it possible to share ammunition, healing items, and other resources with their co-op partner. 🎯 According to the developer, the most technically challenging milestones have already been completed, with development now focused on polishing gameplay systems and expanding features to deliver a seamless co-op experience. The mod remains in active development with no release date announced, though early gameplay footage already shows significant progress. ☝🏻 The emergence of another ambitious co-op project shortly after the success of the Resident Evil 4 Remake co-op mod once again highlights the growing demand for cooperative gameplay in modern Resident Evil titles. While these projects remain unofficial, they continue to show just how eager many fans are to revisit the series alongside a friend.
RENEWS457,362 views • 1 month ago
👮♂️What would happen if rookie Leon from Resident Evil 2 met Leon from Resident Evil Requiem? In the latest episode of The Anime Effect podcast, Leon actor Nick Apostolides shared how he believes the two versions of Leon would see each other, reflecting on how the character has changed over the years.
RENEWS35,260 views • 4 days ago
❤️🩹Nick Apostolides defends Ada Wong after a fan called her “the worst character” and said she’s only kept around “because she’s hot.” In a new video for Fall Damage, Leon actor Nick Apostolides disagreed with the comment, pointing to how complex and mysterious Ada is and the fact that she has saved Leon’s life many times. “I think she’s a very, very complex, mysterious character. It’s why people have a lot of opinions on her, because they can’t really get a read.”
RENEWS24,099 views • 2 days ago
❗️Resident Evil Leon Kennedy Voice Actor Takes on a Major Role in ILL. Fans recently began speculating that the voice of one of ILL’s main characters sounded very familiar. Today, those suspicions were all but confirmed when Nick Apostolides himself shared the game’s latest trailer on social media, writing: “A fun little family game for all… 😈” It appears that the voice behind Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil 2 (2019), Resident Evil 4 (2023), Death Island, and Resident Evil Requiem will also be playing one of the leading roles in the upcoming horror game ILL. #NickApostolides #ILL #LeonSKennedy
RENEWS420,812 views • 2 months ago
⭐️Obsession star Inde Navarrette says she'd love to be part of the RESIDENT EVIL franchise. In a new interview with Variety, actress Inde Navarrette revealed that she's currently on a Resident Evil kick. When the interviewer suggested she'd be a perfect fit for the franchise, she couldn't hide her excitement: "I would die inside!" "I love that world, specifically the Resident Evil world."
RENEWS40,808 views • 9 days ago
🪴A fan has recreated the canceled Nintendo 64 version of Resident Evil 0 in Unity. Independent developer Jayjay-1992 has released a playable Unity recreation of the canceled Nintendo 64 version of Resident Evil 0, based directly on the playable demo Capcom showcased at E3 2000 and TGS Spring 2000. 🕹️Since no public ROM of the prototype has ever been released, the project was rebuilt from archived magazine previews, screenshots, video footage from the show floor, and preserved material from long-defunct websites. According to the developer, the goal was to faithfully recreate and preserve this lost piece of Resident Evil history. Players take control of Rebecca Chambers as she investigates the Ecliptic Express, where the train has already fallen into chaos. Along the way, she’ll encounter the dying S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team member Edward Dewey and meet Billy Coen for the first time as the horror begins to unfold. ♻️The recreation features classic fixed camera angles, pre-rendered backgrounds, tank controls, and the original item dropping system that was planned for the Nintendo 64 version. For now, the release is limited to content that can be verified from the original show floor demo. However, future updates are planned to explore other parts of the prototype, including character switching, puzzles, and a possible recreation of how Capcom may have handled the train sections before development moved to the GameCube.
RENEWS27,236 views • 7 days ago
🎬 What if Diana from Pragmata met Emily from Resident Evil Requiem? The RE:Animation team has released a brand-new fan-made animated short bringing the two characters together in a fun crossover. Creator: @RatlabsOfficial Emily VA: hapy 🎙️✨【VTuber & VA】 Diana VA: Snowsie🫧❄️”You know, just surviving” Diana’s art by kivo Have fun watching!
RENEWS152,634 views • 1 month ago
🎵Nick Apostolides shared the music that helped shape Leon’s different eras, from Resident Evil 2 to Resident Evil Requiem. In a Cameo video, the actor revealed that Nirvana inspired his performance as the young Leon in RE:2, Alice in Chains became the biggest influence for RE:4, and Metallica helped him find Leon’s mindset in RE:9. 🎥 via lazycrazydragon
RENEWS67,097 views • 24 days ago
👀 Is Requiem DLC coming to Gamescom 2026? In the new episode of podcast Off Air Voiceover, Leon actor Nick Apostolides shared that he may be heading to Gamescom in Germany this summer. Of course, this doesn’t confirm anything, but here’s the full Gamescom 2026 schedule: 📆 Gamescom kicks off with Opening Night Live, hosted by Geoff Keighley, on August 25. On top of that, this year’s event is even bigger than usual, with three new Future Games Show broadcasts. ▪️ Future Games Show at Gamescom on August 26 will feature world premieres, exclusive trailers, developer updates, and new game demos. ▪️ FGS Live From Gamescom on August 26 will bring more announcements, interviews, and live coverage straight from the show floor. ▪️ FGS Best Of Gamescom on August 30 will wrap up the week with the biggest reveals, exclusive booth tours, developer interviews, and a recap of the event’s major announcements.
RENEWS43,877 views • 16 days ago
❗️Resident Evil Veronica is a third-person camera perspective game. According to our sources, the new Resident Evil Veronica will feature a fully third-person perspective, similar to the recent remakes of Resident Evil 2 (2019), Resident Evil 3 (2020), and Resident Evil 4 (2023). The first-person viewpoint seen in the announcement trailer was likely a creative presentation choice. Capcom used a similar approach for the reveal trailers of Resident Evil 2 (2019) and Resident Evil 3 (2020), where certain scenes were shown from a first-person perspective despite the final games being entirely third-person experiences.
RENEWS156,076 views • 2 months ago
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🎬 Resident Evil Requiem actress Angela Sant'Albano has joined the new upcoming horror movie Confinement. Looks like 2026 is becoming a great year for Angela Sant'Albano. After a leading role in Namaslay, she's already set to appear in another horror movie. Confinement premieres on September 1, 2026, where Angela will play a character named Rose. ✍️ The official synopsis follows a grieving widow who is invited to her late husband's family estate. Forced to stay there until she gives birth, she begins to question whether her unborn child is cursed or if she's slowly losing her mind. We still don't know how big Rose's role will be, but it's great to see Angela taking on more projects. Between Resident Evil Requiem, Namaslay, Confinement, and, as revealed yesterday, co-hosting a major gaming event alongside Nick Apostolides, 2026 is already turning into a fantastic year for her. 👍💛
RENEWS16,627 views • 7 days ago
🪨 Chris Redfield actor Jeff Schine on why Chris didn’t tell Ethan the full plan right away and his interest in exploring a villainous Chris. In the new episode of the Behind The Voice podcast, Jeff shared his thoughts on why Chris chose to keep Ethan in the dark at the beginning of Resident Evil Village. He also admitted he would’ve liked to explore the idea of a darker, more rogue version of Chris Redfield.
RENEWS35,719 views • 18 days ago