Resident Evil Requiem Review embargo set for Feb. 25, first reviews due 10 a.m. EST
The resident evil requiem review embargo is set to lift on February 25, with first reviews scheduled to appear at 7 a. m. PT (10 a. m. EST) — two days before the game’s launch. The timing comes from the leaker Dusk Golem and is repeated across the review countdown that accompanied coverage of Capcom’s upcoming title.
Resident Evil Requiem Review embargo date set for Feb. 25
A leading leaker, Dusk Golem, posted the line: “Review embargo for Resident Evil Requiem is on February 25th. ” The coverage says Resident Evil Requiem’s first reviews will start dropping at 7 a. m. PT and that times will be adjusted for other regions. One specific listing in the countdown reads: Review embargo for Resident Evil Requiem is on February 25th at 7 AM PST/10 AM EST.
Dusk Golem named as the leaker
Dusk Golem is described in the coverage as arguably the gaming industry’s biggest Resident Evil leaker and has been at the forefront of many Resident Evil leaks (amongst other titles). The write-up notes Dusk Golem is seldom wrong, and that unless Capcom says otherwise, it wouldn’t be wrong to bank on February 25 being spot on for the lifting of the embargo.
Capcom’s next mainline title and what was highlighted
The piece frames Resident Evil Requiem as the ninth mainline release, AKA Resident Evil 9. It says Capcom is preparing to drop Resident Evil Requiem and highlights specific game elements carried in the countdown: two narratives running in parallel, a long-awaited return to the ruins of Raccoon City, and more horrible monsters. The coverage adds that Capcom is presenting one of the most diverse and unique Resi journeys in history and says “the hype is ACTUALLY real!”
What the embargo window means for reviews and launch
The coverage makes two timing points: resident evil requiem review embargo ends on February 25, and that date sits two days before the game’s launch. First reviews are slated to begin at 7 a. m. PT, which the piece converts to 10 a. m. EST for Eastern readers. The countdown also contains a table of key dates and time zones and invites readers to request additional time zones if needed.
Voices, features and reader prompts in the countdown
The write-up notes a few editorial touches aimed at readers: it asks whether a tandem tussle with life and death featuring Leon and Grace sounds fun and points readers toward further coverage, including an item on the director talking about Leon’s “Ruthless Anger. ” It also tells readers to visit the Insider Gaming Discord Server to drop a comment and includes a site comment-form note to “Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. ”
The coverage cautions that bad reviews won’t necessarily deter the series’ millions of fans and adds a promotional aside that it’s hard to see a world where Resident Evil Requiem disappoints. One closing, unrelated line in the file asks about Marathon: Marathon is a multiplayer extraction shooter, but the question remains: can you play with friends on other platforms?
Next confirmed milestones in the countdown are the lifting of the review embargo on February 25 at 7 a. m. PT / 10 a. m. EST and the game’s launch two days after that, per the coverage.
