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At Capcom, they are worried about Resident Evil 9: Requiem: they are very scared making it

Capcom is at a crossroads in the development of its next horror title, Resident Evil 9: Requiem, scheduled for release on February 27, 2026. In a recent interview with IGN during the Tokyo Game Show 2025, director Koshi Nakanishi and producer Masato Kumazama revealed that the team is dealing with “internal concerns” about whether the game manages to convey the necessary horror, given that they have worked on numerous titles in the franchise, which has blurred their perception of horror. When your work is too terrifying to approach daily, Nakanishi highlighted the difficulty of […]

Capcom is at a crossroads in the development of its upcoming horror title, Resident Evil 9: Requiem, scheduled for release on February 27, 2026. In a recent interview with IGN during the Tokyo Game Show 2025, director Koshi Nakanishi and producer Masato Kumazama revealed that the team is dealing with “internal concerns” about whether the game manages to convey the necessary horror, given that they have worked on numerous titles in the franchise, which has blurred their perception of horror.

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Nakanishi highlighted the difficulty of judging the level of terror in the game, commenting, “we have made so many [Resident Evil games] that we can no longer know [if it is terrifying] until someone plays it.” This dilemma has led to questioning the inclusion of sinister elements, such as an amputation, although it was ultimately decided that they were not necessary for the game’s narrative. “At one point, we were like ‘What if Grace suffers a big cut on her leg?'”, Nakanishi recounted, but they concluded that such details did not contribute to the story.

Regarding the direction of the game, Nakanishi indicated that Resident Evil 9: Requiem aims to return to the roots of survival horror, avoiding the more action-oriented approach that characterized installments 5 and 6. The intention is to classify the Resident Evil titles on a scale that ranges from Resident Evil 2, which represents pure terror, to Resident Evil 4, which incorporated more action. “I didn’t want to do that with the ninth title,” said Nakanishi, reaffirming his commitment to focus on an experience that evokes the classic style of the franchise.

With the launch in sight, Capcom is already raising fan expectations with intriguing previews and details about this new installment, which promises to deliver an exciting and chilling experience to players.

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Scientists discover why we are afraid of clowns

Coulrophobia, or fear of clowns, is a more common phobia than you think, and now its origins and the reasons for its existence have been studied.

Some people are afraid of clowns. Not even sinister clowns. Normal clowns, who don’t appear sinister at all, make them feel uncomfortable or violated. This might sound strange to those who don’t suffer from coulrophobia, but it’s a much more common phobia than one might think; in fact, up to 5% of Americans suffer from it. Maybe you even suffer from it yourself. And now, a university professor has discovered its causes.

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Philip John Tyson, an associate professor of psychology at the University of South Wales, has published an academic article about the fear of clowns alongside his colleagues Shakiela Davies, Sophie Scorey, and William James Greville. Titled “Fear of Clowns: An Investigation into the Ethology of Coulrophobia,” this article, published in Frontiers of Psychology, interviewed over 500 people with a fear of clowns to delve into the reasons behind their fears. Along the way, they arrived at some very interesting conclusions.

The most interesting, although not too surprising, finding is that having a traumatic experience with a clown is not a significant reason for developing coulrophobia. It’s not for any other phobia, and it isn’t for this one either. However, one thing that stood out to people about clowns is that it was difficult to discern what they were thinking while appearing unpredictable. Due to their highly ambiguous features and erratic, unintelligible behavior, people who suffer from coulrophobia perceive clowns as potentially dangerous entities. Similarly to how arachnophobes view spiders.

Neither does the exaggeration of their features help. By emphasizing their appearance to seem not exactly human, the idea of being untrustworthy or potentially dangerous is reinforced, thus fueling the anxiety of those who suffer from this phobia. This is something that, of course, Hollywood has something to say about. Because Hollywood’s portrayal of terrifying clowns seems to have had a significant impact on this negative perception of them, according to this study.

Therefore, we can conclude that, although clowns are not to blame, coulrophobia is inevitable. Simply put, clowns are scary. In their attempt to be charming and funny by distancing themselves from humanity, they come across as sinister and a source of anxiety for many people. And all the clowns in the world will have to live with that eternal contradiction. No matter how hard they try to make people laugh, there will always be a group of people they make cry.

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