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Capcom’s next big game explores the horrors of AI

The Verge / 3/18/2026

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Key Points

  • Capcom announced Pragmata, a new title launching in April, as part of its continued push beyond its Monster Hunter and Street Fighter franchises.
  • The game reportedly builds on Capcom's survival-horror heritage and draws influence from Resident Evil to deliver a brand-new experience.
  • A preview in The Verge notes Pragmata's AI-themed horror premise, signaling Capcom's interest in weaving contemporary technology anxieties into gameplay.
  • Capcom's recent success with major franchises underpins optimism for Pragmata's reception and its potential impact on the company's growth.

Capcom has been on a hot streak. The Monster Hunter series became a global hit with the launch of Monster Hunter World in 2018, which became Capcom's best-selling game, while Street Fighter reinvented itself with a sixth entry and a string of Resident Evil games brought the survival horror franchise back to prominence. The most recent entry, Requiem, has already sold more than 6 million copies. Now Capcom is looking to parlay that success into something brand-new: Pragmata, which launches in April and builds off of the likes of Resident Evil.

Even after recently playing about two hours of Pragmata at Capcom's office in San Francisco last we …

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