Gaming

Pearl Abyss shipped a game that critics couldn't agree on, players initially panned, and yet — somehow — over three million people bought.

Capcom didn't stumble. Somehow, against all odds and the long, ignoble tradition of beloved franchises slowly eating themselves alive, *Resident Evil: Requiem* is genuinely good.

Tim Sweeney wrote "I'm sorry we're here again" in his memo to employees on March 24, 2026. Credit where it's due — at least he knows how this looks.

Seven years. \$133 million. And what does Pearl Abyss have to show for it? A game that simultaneously justifies every penny spent and every complaint lodged against it.

Jensen Huang stood on stage at GTC 2026 two days ago and called DLSS 5 "the GPT moment for graphics." He said it with the unblinking confidence of a man who has never once been told he was wrong — or at least, has never believed it.