When Resident Evil Requiem was finally revealed at Summer Game Fest, my first instinct was to yell uncontrollably. But then, through the heady veil of late-night delirium and sweet vindication after not one but two fake-out teases earlier in the show, I caught something. Did that FBI guy just say… Ashcroft?

War for Westeros is a real-time strategy game - or RTS - out next year, where players can control the armies of the Great Houses across some of the locations you might know from the show and books it's based on. We've been told you'll be able to take over Westeros solo, or play against your mates online when it launches on PC next year.

In this snippet from Podcast Beyond Episode 901, Resident Evil Requiem (or Resident Evil 9, RE9uiem, or whatever we’re supposed to call it) got an official reveal during Summer Game Fest 2025, and shortly after that,