{"id":1787813,"date":"2026-02-23T13:31:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1787813"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:31:34","slug":"i-pray-they-are-cursed-to-never-play-the-game-again-resident-evil-2-director-hideki-kamiya-goes-off-on-resident-evil-requiem-leakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1787813","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I pray they are cursed to never play the game again&#8221; Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya goes off on Resident Evil Requiem leakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-9-revenant-shadows\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Resident Evil Requiem<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">&#8220;I pray they are cursed to never play the game again&#8221; Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya goes off on Resident Evil Requiem leakers<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Veteran rage.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/RE-Requiem-Leon-with-hatchet.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Resident Evil Requiem - Leon with hatchet\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"RE-Requiem-Leon-with-hatchet.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-02-23T13:31:34+00:00\">Feb. 23, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-2-director-hideki-kamiya-blasts-requiem-leakers?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          30 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"50f32f00-4134-42c6-8d2a-21e4b9383601\" data-name=\"Resident Evil Requiem\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Resident Evil Requiem\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Resident Evil Requiem\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\" title=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\"><br \/>\n  Follow Resident Evil Requiem<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-9-revenant-shadows\">Resident Evil Requiem<\/a> is almost here, but that hasn&#8217;t stopped evildoers from dropping lots of spoilers all over the Internet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/capcom-issues-resident-evil-requiem-plea-as-leaks-become-a-flood\">prompting Capcom to acknowledge the situation<\/a> ahead of the final weekend before the game&#8217;s launch. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-2\">Resident Evil 2<\/a> director (and famous games industry bad boy) Hideki Kamiya had stronger words for the leakers.<\/p>\n<p>Through <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HidekiKamiya_X\">his X\/Twitter account<\/a>, the creative commented on the ongoing drama and launched a personal attack against the folks who are ruining other fans&#8217; fun before the game hits both the shelves and digital storefronts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival-horror\/resident-evil-requiem-leakers-deserve-to-die-ten-thousand-deaths-former-series-director-hideki-kamiya-says-i-pray-they-are-cursed-to-never-play-the-game-again\/\">GamesRadar+ translated the post<\/a>, but you can find the original one below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ja\">\u78ba\u304b\u30d0\u30a4\u30aa2\u306e\u6642\u3082\u7d42\u76e4\u306e\u5c55\u958b\u3092\u5199\u771f\u9031\u520a\u8a8c\u306b\u30b9\u30c3\u30d1\u629c\u304b\u308c\u305f\u3088\u306a\u30fc\u2026<br \/>\u30c6\u30e1\u30a8\u500b\u4eba\u306e\u5229\u5df1\u7684\u306a\u6e80\u8db3\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u697d\u3057\u307f\u306b\u3057\u3066\u308b\u30e6\u30fc\u30b6\u30fc\u306e\u6c17\u6301\u3061\u3082\u3001\u529b\u3092\u5c3d\u304f\u3057\u3066\u5236\u4f5c\u3057\u305f\u30af\u30ea\u30a8\u30a4\u30bf\u30fc\u306e\u6c17\u6301\u3061\u3082\u8e0f\u307f\u8e99\u308b\u3001\u5168\u3066\u306e\u4eba\u306e\u5e78\u305b\u3092\u7834\u58ca\u3059\u308b\u553e\u68c4\u3059\u3079\u304d\u884c\u70ba\u3067\u3001\u4e07\u6b7b\u306b\u5024\u3059\u308b\u3060\u308d\u2026\u4e8c\u5ea6\u3068\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3092\u904a\u3079\u306a\u3044\u546a\u3044\u306b\u304b\u304b\u308c\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iKueo8axFC\">https:\/\/t.co\/iKueo8axFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u795e\u8c37\u82f1\u6a39\ud83c\udf40 Hideki Kamiya\ud83c\udf40 (@HidekiKamiya_X) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HidekiKamiya_X\/status\/2025040184614728119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>First, he pointed out RE2 actually went through something similar due to a magazine&#8217;s poor handling of pre-release leaks: &#8220;Towards the end of development on Resident Evil 2, I&#8217;m sure there were some leaks that were exposed in a weekly magazine.&#8221; Mind you, being aware of leaks (and even resharing them) isn&#8217;t uncommon these days, but things were different back in the day. Still, <em>actual plot spoilers<\/em>, especially so close to a game&#8217;s release, are in bad taste in my opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, the RE Requiem leaks are coming from less official sources and aren&#8217;t a matter of an outlet slipping up. Thus, cracking down on the leakers is far more difficult. Kamiya said there&#8217;s almost nothing to gain from leaks that ultimately hurt those who worked hard on the games: &#8220;Trampling on the feelings of the people who are looking forward to the game, and the creatives who worked so hard to make it&#8230; Destroying everyone&#8217;s joy, just for these assholes&#8217; self-gratification.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of his port, the developer&#8217;s meaner side reappeared: &#8220;Should you commit these contemptible acts, you deserve to die ten thousand deaths,&#8221; he declared before going with a softer alternative that&#8217;s just praying &#8220;they are cursed to never play the game again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It must be noted Kamiya is a much friendlier individual in person, but he&#8217;s well-known for his harsh attitude online, one which, if you ask me, is often justified based on who\/what he often has to deal with.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-9-revenant-shadows\">Resident Evil Requiem<\/a> is almost here, but that hasn&#8217;t stopped evildoers from dropping lots of spoilers all over the Internet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/capcom-issues-resident-evil-requiem-plea-as-leaks-become-a-flood\">prompting Capcom to acknowledge the situation<\/a> ahead of the final weekend before the game&#8217;s launch. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-2\">Resident Evil 2<\/a> director (and famous games industry bad boy) Hideki Kamiya had stronger words for the leakers.<\/p>\n<p>Through <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HidekiKamiya_X\">his X\/Twitter account<\/a>, the creative commented on the ongoing drama and launched a personal attack against the folks who are ruining other fans&#8217; fun before the game hits both the shelves and digital storefronts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival-horror\/resident-evil-requiem-leakers-deserve-to-die-ten-thousand-deaths-former-series-director-hideki-kamiya-says-i-pray-they-are-cursed-to-never-play-the-game-again\/\">GamesRadar+ translated the post<\/a>, but you can find the original one below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ja\">\u78ba\u304b\u30d0\u30a4\u30aa2\u306e\u6642\u3082\u7d42\u76e4\u306e\u5c55\u958b\u3092\u5199\u771f\u9031\u520a\u8a8c\u306b\u30b9\u30c3\u30d1\u629c\u304b\u308c\u305f\u3088\u306a\u30fc\u2026<br \/>\u30c6\u30e1\u30a8\u500b\u4eba\u306e\u5229\u5df1\u7684\u306a\u6e80\u8db3\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u697d\u3057\u307f\u306b\u3057\u3066\u308b\u30e6\u30fc\u30b6\u30fc\u306e\u6c17\u6301\u3061\u3082\u3001\u529b\u3092\u5c3d\u304f\u3057\u3066\u5236\u4f5c\u3057\u305f\u30af\u30ea\u30a8\u30a4\u30bf\u30fc\u306e\u6c17\u6301\u3061\u3082\u8e0f\u307f\u8e99\u308b\u3001\u5168\u3066\u306e\u4eba\u306e\u5e78\u305b\u3092\u7834\u58ca\u3059\u308b\u553e\u68c4\u3059\u3079\u304d\u884c\u70ba\u3067\u3001\u4e07\u6b7b\u306b\u5024\u3059\u308b\u3060\u308d\u2026\u4e8c\u5ea6\u3068\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3092\u904a\u3079\u306a\u3044\u546a\u3044\u306b\u304b\u304b\u308c\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iKueo8axFC\">https:\/\/t.co\/iKueo8axFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u795e\u8c37\u82f1\u6a39\ud83c\udf40 Hideki Kamiya\ud83c\udf40 (@HidekiKamiya_X) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HidekiKamiya_X\/status\/2025040184614728119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>First, he pointed out RE2 actually went through something similar due to a magazine&#8217;s poor handling of pre-release leaks: &#8220;Towards the end of development on Resident Evil 2, I&#8217;m sure there were some leaks that were exposed in a weekly magazine.&#8221; Mind you, being aware of leaks (and even resharing them) isn&#8217;t uncommon these days, but things were different back in the day. Still, <em>actual plot spoilers<\/em>, especially so close to a game&#8217;s release, are in bad taste in my opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, the RE Requiem leaks are coming from less official sources and aren&#8217;t a matter of an outlet slipping up. Thus, cracking down on the leakers is far more difficult. Kamiya said there&#8217;s almost nothing to gain from leaks that ultimately hurt those who worked hard on the games: &#8220;Trampling on the feelings of the people who are looking forward to the game, and the creatives who worked so hard to make it&#8230; Destroying everyone&#8217;s joy, just for these assholes&#8217; self-gratification.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of his port, the developer&#8217;s meaner side reappeared: &#8220;Should you commit these contemptible acts, you deserve to die ten thousand deaths,&#8221; he declared before going with a softer alternative that&#8217;s just praying &#8220;they are cursed to never play the game again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It must be noted Kamiya is a much friendlier individual in person, but he&#8217;s well-known for his harsh attitude online, one which, if you ask me, is often justified based on who\/what he often has to deal with.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Resident Evil Requiem &#8220;I pray they are cursed to never play the game again&#8221; Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya goes off on Resident Evil Requiem leakers Veteran rage. 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