[STEAM] Capcom Trumpets Successful Resident Evil Requiem Launch, 5 Million Copies Sold

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has sold 5 million copies in just five days, and is another hit for publisher Capcom.

This morning, a press release stated that the company's new Resident Evil blockbuster had already passed the sales milestone following a hugely successful launch weekend. Requiem's launch appears to be the biggest in recent franchise history — hitting 5 million sales faster than Resident Evil Village, and the remakes of Resi 2 and Resi 4.

Early indications had suggested Requiem was landing well, with a peak of more than 344,000 concurrent players on Steam over the weekend —

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and critics alike. (

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rated the game as 9/10).

In its press release, Capcom went on to highlight some of its own major accomplishments with the game, such as the "photorealistic detail, including the character's skin, teary eyes and flowing hair" made possible by its own custom RE Engine technology.

But while Requiem certainly looks the part, the game's success is likely due to a whole host of reasons, such as the return of hugely popular hero Leon S. Kennedy, a major focus on nostalgic elements such as the series' long-awaited return to Raccoon City, and the title's fun mix of survival horror and action gameplay, spread between sequences with Leon and FBI rookie Grace Ashcroft.

Significant buzz around the game was successfully built up by Capcom prior to launch, with the publisher

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, despite persistent rumors. The game's launch weekend has also been filled with further excitement, as fans find

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Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at [email protected] or find him on Bluesky

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