Capcom details plans to evolve RE Engine into an ‘AI game engine’
Capcom has announced the 'REX' initiative, which aims to transform its proprietary RE Engine into an AI-integrated development tool. The company plans to use AI to automate bug testing and streamline the creation of triple-A games.
Why it matters
This move signals a major shift in the gaming industry toward using AI to reduce development cycles and costs for high-budget titles.
Programmer says Capcom’s goal is a future ‘where we create games together with AI’
Video Game News 3rd Oct 2026 / 11:47 am Posted by Andy Robinson Capcom wants to evolve its RE Engine into an ‘AI game engine’ with a roster of technology improvements, according to one of its programmers.
On Friday, the Resident Evil publisher held its own technology conference, Capcom Open Conference RE: 2026, detailing some of the future improvements coming to its in-house game engine.
RE Engine debuted with Resident Evil 7 in 2017 and Capcom has utilized it ever since, releasing nearly 30 titles using the engine. The in-house technology and the improvements it’s able to share across games is widely credited as a reason for the company’s recent run of hits.
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