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Capcom announced that part of the Resident Evil 30th anniversary celebration will include a tie-in with the heavy metal idol group Babymetal, but it won’t involve the band releasing any special music or any kind of in-game appearances. The announcement video online also didn’t show any of the singers. Instead, this crossover will involve special Resident Evil merchandise.
Like the last Resident Evil announcement video for the new Requiem reveals, Capcom used Lady Alcina Dimitrescu as the announcer for the reveal. She confirmed that there would be a Babymetal Resident Evil tie-in coming in 2026 that would involve merchandise highlighting the game series and group. Special art featuring the singers and series will also appear. Given that Dimitrescu and her daughters appeared in the announcement, it is possible those items could feature designs based on Resident Evil Village and its characters. Shortly after, Capcom did note that there won’t be any music from them in the games.
Here’s that full video going over the collaboration.
While Babymetal won’t be in this game series, we have seen the group in others. Its songs appeared in the Taiko no Tatsujin series worldwide, with tracks like “Gimme Chocolate” and “From Me to U” appearing in that rhythm game.
Resident Evil Requiem will come to the Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam and Epic Game Store on February 27, 2026, and the Babymetal merchandise will show up for the 30th anniversary in 2026.
