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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-17T16:40:16.000Z",
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    "Third person",
    "Single Player",
    "First person",
    "Nintendo Switch 2",
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    "Horror",
    "PC",
    "Resident Evil Requiem",
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  "textContent": "The Resident Evil franchise is the _bad_ kind of nightmare when it comes to adaptations. The movie series kickstarted by Paul W.S. Anderson back in 2002 found tonnes of success, but it's hard to suggest it was quality blockbuster filmmaking. Then came an _even worse_(despite all the reverence for the source material) movie in 2021, that failed to create a new continuity. And let's not talk about Netflix's 2022 series... Now, in 2026, we're waiting to see whether Barbarian and Weapons director Zach Cregger can right this ship.\n\nRead more",
  "title": "The director of the new Resident Evil movie was allowed to do \"whatever he wanted\" with the IP following Weapons' success"
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