Late 2024 give us the long-awaited news say a sequel to 2014’s Alien: Isolation finally dey development. Developer Creative Assembly and publisher Sega don keep quiet since then, with most people assuming the game dey slowly go through early phases of development before production ramp up in earnest.
Yesterday, wey be Alien Day 2026, things change. Via social media and YouTube, the developer share a short teaser wey set the atmosphere as dark and oppressive as you’d expect, and reveal the horror adventure go at least partially take place outside a space station this time. You fit watch am right here.
A rainy space colony setting should instantly look familiar if you be Alien fan. Na another game wey choose to revisit Hadley’s Hope on the moon LV-426? Not necessarily, as Weyland-Yutani and other corporations get many more colonies spread all over, but the setting sure look like am.
Sega don also set up a website for the game, but no new details don share at the time of writing. You fit also think the game go pick up directly after Isolation’s shocking cliffhanger, yet Amanda Ripley and her allies’ story don continue over the years through comic books, as everyone including 20th Century Fox/Studios assume for years say a game sequel no go happen, so chances be say some time go don pass between entries and a recap of sorts go dey needed.
In fact, Survios’ Alien: Rogue Incursion – Part One, wey we dey currently wait for Part 2, actually continue those comic books’ storyline and directly reference Amanda, so if you dey itch for a tense alien video game while you wait for the Isolation sequel, you fit want check those out.
At the time of writing, the Alien: Isolation sequel get no set release window or confirmed platforms. We fit potentially get more news later this year, but I personally dey expect this one to remain locked in a WY lab and away from civilians for a good while still.
Meanwhile, Resident Evil Requiem don clear 7 million sales, making am the fastest-selling entry in the series, as Capcom throw a celebration event featuring Geoff Keighley. Eliza Crichton-Stuart update April 27, 2026.
Seven million copies. Na that number Capcom dey toast right now, as Resident Evil Requiem become the fastest-selling game in the entire Resident Evil franchise. The publisher throw a full-on celebration event for the occasion, and the guest list get a recognizable name on am: Geoff Keighley, the host of The Game Awards, dey attendance.
Capcom clearly want this moment to land with some weight, and bringing one of gaming’s most visible personalities send a clear signal about how seriously the company dey treat this milestone. Here’s the thing: 7 million sales be a significant number for any game, but the speed wey Requiem reach am na wetin make am genuinely noteworthy. Previous entries in the series, including the beloved Resident Evil Village, take longer to reach comparable figures. Requiem don outpace all of them.
The broader Resident Evil series don dey on a consistent upward trajectory since the franchise-reviving Resident Evil 7 in 2017, and the remakes of 2, 3, and 4 keep that momentum going. Requiem appear to be the payoff on all that goodwill, pulling in players wey don dey with the series through its modern renaissance and new audiences wey jump in along the way.
Capcom hosting a party be one thing. Inviting Geoff Keighley specifically be another. Keighley don become the de facto anchor for major gaming announcements and industry moments, so im presence at a Requiem celebration no be just a PR photo opportunity. E suggest say Capcom dey position this milestone as a genuine industry talking point, no just an internal win.
Wetin most players miss for moments like this na the downstream effect: when a publisher hit these kinds of numbers and make noise about am publicly, e almost always accelerate plans for DLC, follow-up content, or the next mainline entry. Capcom don dey disciplined about the Resident Evil roadmap for recent years, and a 7 million seller give them every reason to keep that momentum going.
Resident Evil Requiem don confirm as the fastest-selling entry in the Resident Evil series, surpassing all previous mainline titles and remakes. Capcom no announce specific post-launch content plans at the time of writing, but the sales figure and the scale of this celebration make am clear say the company view Requiem as a long-term property, no just a launch-window hit.
The key here be say the series don now prove e fit grow im audience with each new release instead of just recycling the same fanbase. For players wey don already finish Requiem, the celebration event be a good reminder to keep eye on Capcom’s official channels. For anyone wey don dey sit on the fence, 7 million people apparently no wait this long.
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