{"id":136169,"date":"2026-02-21T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-197793"},"modified":"2026-02-21T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T02:00:00","slug":"please-dont-post-or-share-pre-release-leaks-and-spoilers-capcom-sets-its-sights-on-resident-evil-requiem-leakers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/21\/please-dont-post-or-share-pre-release-leaks-and-spoilers-capcom-sets-its-sights-on-resident-evil-requiem-leakers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Please Don&#8217;t Post Or Share Pre-Release Leaks And Spoilers&#8221; &#8211; Capcom Sets Its Sights On Resident Evil Requiem Leakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0f5954a57ba3f\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0f5954a57ba3f\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"802fbecf0afdd\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Resident Evil Requiem\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/802fbecf0afdd\/resident-evil-requiem.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/802fbecf0afdd\/resident-evil-requiem.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Resident Evil Requiem\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Capcom<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;re fast approaching the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/resident-evil-requiem\">Resident Evil Requiem<\/a> on the Switch 2, and ahead of what might just be one of the most-anticipated games of 2026, Capcom has issued a special notice to the &#8220;Resident Evil community&#8221; about spoilers and leaks.<\/p>\n<p>In a message on social media, it asks fans to &#8220;please&#8221; not &#8220;post or share any pre-release leaks and spoilers&#8221; of the new entry starring the series&#8217; icon Leon S. Kennedy and the FBI intelligence analyst Grace Ashcroft.<\/p>\n<p>Capcom has also mentioned in the same notice how its legal department will continue to issue takedowns and deletion notices if required.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Capcom:<\/strong> &#8220;We really want everyone to enjoy the game&#8217;s story and experience as much as possible. Our legal department will continue to issue takedowns and deletion notices for leaks in order to preserve your day-one experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you are planning on jumping into this new Resident Evil experience on release, and don&#8217;t want any spoilers, at least you know now to tread carefully over the coming days. Leaks tied to Requiem&#8217;s story (and more) are already supposedly circulating on social media, subreddits and elsewhere online.<\/p>\n<p>Resident Evil Requiem launches for the Switch 2 on <strong>27th February 2026<\/strong>, and there&#8217;ll be two amiibo released later this year.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:197442,197123 @ 1771666742 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Will you be checking out Resident Evil Requiem when it launches on the Switch 2 next week? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Capcom We&#8217;re fast approaching the release of Resident Evil Requiem on the Switch 2, and ahead of what might just be one of the most-anticipated games of 2026, Capcom has issued a special notice to the &#8220;Resident Evil community&#8221; about spoilers and leaks. 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