{"id":135555,"date":"2026-01-07T06:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T06:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-195942"},"modified":"2026-01-07T06:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T06:55:00","slug":"resident-evil-requiems-latest-trailer-teases-bustling-city-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/resident-evil-requiems-latest-trailer-teases-bustling-city-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil Requiem&#8217;s Latest Trailer Teases Bustling City Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/71948ed41df8d\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/71948ed41df8d\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"u0mgOPbpagc\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u0mgOPbpagc?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/resident-evil-requiem\">Resident Evil Requiem<\/a> arrives on the Switch 2 and multiple other platforms next month, and ahead of the anticipated release, new footage has surfaced at CES 2026 this week.<\/p>\n<p>During Nvidia&#8217;s PC showcase of the title featuring path tracing and DLSS 4 with multi frame generation, a new setting in the series has reportedly been revealed. As <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/resident-evil-requiems-nvidia-trailer-includes-a-big-tease-at-a-new-environment\/\">highlighted by VGC<\/a>, it&#8217;s a glimpse at a &#8220;new city environment&#8221; and what&#8217;s believed to be the fictional location Wrenwood, where the game unfolds.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s so unique here is it&#8217;s a big contrast to what we&#8217;re used to seeing in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/resident_evil\">Resident Evil<\/a> series. Instead of chaos and zombies in every direction, as you can see, it&#8217;s actually a lively place, with humans and vehicles making their way through the streets. Of course, we don&#8217;t know for sure how much activity will take place here, but it&#8217;s an exciting glimpse!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"71948ed41df8d\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Resident Evil Requiem\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/71948ed41df8d\/resident-evil-requiem.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/71948ed41df8d\/resident-evil-requiem.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Resident Evil Requiem\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Capcom, Nvidia<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the source further notes, <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AestheticGamer1\">Resident Evil enthusiast Dusk Golem<\/a> (who has a history covering Capcom-related rumours) has previously mentioned how Requiem could contain some &#8220;big open levels&#8221;. It follows the news last month that the legend and video game icon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2025\/12\/leon-kennedy-is-confirmed-for-resident-evil-requiem\">Leon Kennedy would be returning<\/a> in the latest outing. You can check out Nvidia&#8217;s full clip above, which shows the new protagonist and FBI intelligence analyst Grace Ashcroft walking around the city.<\/p>\n<p>As for the game&#8217;s performance and visuals on the Switch 2, Nintendo Life contributor Lowell Bell went <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/previews\/hands-on-resident-evil-requiem-switch-2-footage-a-surprisingly-tense-port\">hands on with the handheld build at the Tokyo Game Show<\/a> in 2025 &#8211; mentioning at the time how this version still &#8220;looked amazing&#8221; (even though there was a &#8220;visual downgrade&#8221;) and didn&#8217;t notice any &#8220;dropped frames&#8221;. So, hopefully, the final build for Switch 2 launches in a good state when this title arrives on <strong>27th February 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:188518,195265,194052,195893 @ 1767777534 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Are you ready to jump back into the world of Resident Evil next month? Are you planning to get this game on the Switch 2? <em>Tell us in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Resident Evil Requiem arrives on the Switch 2 and multiple other platforms next month, and ahead of the anticipated release, new footage has surfaced at CES 2026 this week. 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