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Saudi Arabia Fund Acquires Another Slice of Resident Evil Requiem Publisher Capcom, Upping Country's Ownership to 10%
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 70514" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2026/03/03/resident-evil-requiem-leon-legacy-sequel-1772550107468.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Saudi Arabia now owns 10% of Capcom, after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC) acquired a 5% stake.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://gamebiz.jp/news/422640" target="_blank"><u>Gamebiz.jp</u></a> reports that the EGDC's acquisition, part of the Crown Prince's MISK Foundation, is "pure investment." Added to the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF)'s existing 5% stake, EGDC's acquisition of an additional 26.78 million shares raises the country's ownership of the developer and publisher to around 10%.</p><p></p><p>The increased ownership comes as <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/resident-evil-requiem" target="_blank"><u>Resident Evil Requiem</u></a> has now <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-requiem-now-the-series-fastest-selling-game-ever-as-it-passes-new-sales-milestone" target="_blank">sold six million copies</a>, making it the fastest-selling instalment of the horror game since it all kicked off in Raccoon City thirty years ago.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The controversial Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/controversial-saudi-crown-prince-invests-billions-in-three-more-game-companies" target="_blank"><u>has already invested a significant amount of money into international gaming companies</u></a>, including Take-Two, EA, and Activision Blizzard. A subsidiary of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's foundation <a href="https://sea.ign.com/snk-vs-capcom-svc-chaos-svc-chaos-snk-vs-capcom-volume-7/183876/news/controversial-saudi-crown-prince-almost-entirely-owns-snk" target="_blank"><u>almost completely owns SNK Corporation</u></a>, too, a Japanese video game hardware and software company.</p><p></p><p>Late last year, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-staff-reportedly-raised-concerns-about-saudi-arabia-deal-for-assassins-creed-mirage-dlc-as-company-insists-it-maintains-creative-control" target="_blank"><u>Ubisoft employees raised concerns around the company's partnership with Saudi Arabia</u></a> to create new <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/assassins-creed-mirage" target="_blank"><u>Assassin's Creed Mirage</u></a> DLC. When <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-mirage-getting-free-saudi-arabia-dlc-later-this-year" target="_blank"><u>Ubisoft quietly announced the DLC in late August</u></a>, via a social media post sent out early one Saturday morning, the brief reveal confirmed that the add-on would see Mirage hero Basim visiting AlUla, an ancient site that's now one of Saudi Arabia's cultural highlights.</p><p></p><p>Content creators specializing in <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/the-sims-4" target="_blank"><u>The Sims 4</u></a> content are leaving EA's Creator Network in protest after EA confirmed it is also due to be acquired <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-goes-private-in-55-billion-deal-with-pif-silver-lake-and-affinity-partners-andrew-wilson-to-remain-as-ceo" target="_blank"><u>by an investor group composed of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners</u></a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social" target="_blank"><em>BlueSky</em></a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/saudi-arabia-fund-acquires-another-slice-of-resident-evil-requiem-publisher-capcom-upping-countrys-ownership-to-10" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 70514, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2026/03/03/resident-evil-requiem-leon-legacy-sequel-1772550107468.jpg[/IMG] Saudi Arabia now owns 10% of Capcom, after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC) acquired a 5% stake. [URL='https://gamebiz.jp/news/422640'][U]Gamebiz.jp[/U][/URL] reports that the EGDC's acquisition, part of the Crown Prince's MISK Foundation, is "pure investment." Added to the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF)'s existing 5% stake, EGDC's acquisition of an additional 26.78 million shares raises the country's ownership of the developer and publisher to around 10%. The increased ownership comes as [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/resident-evil-requiem'][U]Resident Evil Requiem[/U][/URL] has now [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-requiem-now-the-series-fastest-selling-game-ever-as-it-passes-new-sales-milestone']sold six million copies[/URL], making it the fastest-selling instalment of the horror game since it all kicked off in Raccoon City thirty years ago. The controversial Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/controversial-saudi-crown-prince-invests-billions-in-three-more-game-companies'][U]has already invested a significant amount of money into international gaming companies[/U][/URL], including Take-Two, EA, and Activision Blizzard. A subsidiary of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's foundation [URL='https://sea.ign.com/snk-vs-capcom-svc-chaos-svc-chaos-snk-vs-capcom-volume-7/183876/news/controversial-saudi-crown-prince-almost-entirely-owns-snk'][U]almost completely owns SNK Corporation[/U][/URL], too, a Japanese video game hardware and software company. Late last year, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-staff-reportedly-raised-concerns-about-saudi-arabia-deal-for-assassins-creed-mirage-dlc-as-company-insists-it-maintains-creative-control'][U]Ubisoft employees raised concerns around the company's partnership with Saudi Arabia[/U][/URL] to create new [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/assassins-creed-mirage'][U]Assassin's Creed Mirage[/U][/URL] DLC. When [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-mirage-getting-free-saudi-arabia-dlc-later-this-year'][U]Ubisoft quietly announced the DLC in late August[/U][/URL], via a social media post sent out early one Saturday morning, the brief reveal confirmed that the add-on would see Mirage hero Basim visiting AlUla, an ancient site that's now one of Saudi Arabia's cultural highlights. Content creators specializing in [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/the-sims-4'][U]The Sims 4[/U][/URL] content are leaving EA's Creator Network in protest after EA confirmed it is also due to be acquired [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-goes-private-in-55-billion-deal-with-pif-silver-lake-and-affinity-partners-andrew-wilson-to-remain-as-ceo'][U]by an investor group composed of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners[/U][/URL]. [I]Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at [/I][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social'][I]BlueSky[/I][/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/saudi-arabia-fund-acquires-another-slice-of-resident-evil-requiem-publisher-capcom-upping-countrys-ownership-to-10"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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