Careful, the new Plague Tale game appears to have leaked a week ahead of launch
A pirated PC version of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy appears to have leaked online roughly a week before its official release, raising the risk that spoilers could spread before players get to experience the story themselves. Eurogamer has contacted developer Asobo Studio for comment, while moderators on the game's subreddit have moved to crack down on leaked content, warning that permanent bans will be issued for posts sharing information from the pirated copy.
The game is due out on 27th August and marks a significant shift for the Plague Tale series, replacing former protagonists Amicia and Hugo with new lead character Sophia, previously introduced in A Plague Tale: Requiem. Set 15 years before the original game, it explores Sophia's connection to the rat plague known as the Macula alongside a parallel telling of the Theseus and Minotaur myth, and swaps the series' trademark stealth for more direct combat, weapon variety and light-based puzzles.
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy has reportedly leaked online before release
- Subreddit moderators are enforcing permanent bans over leaked content posts
- Official release is set for 27th August, with new lead character Sophia
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Piracy has long dogged the games industry, with pre-release leaks of PC titles occasionally surfacing online through cracked copies before official launch. This can let people play or discuss a game's story and endings before most fans get the chance, prompting official communities and platforms to try to contain spoilers until release day.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is the latest entry in the Plague Tale series, a narrative-driven adventure game franchise previously centred on siblings Amicia and Hugo as they fled a fictionalised medieval plague. The new instalment shifts focus to a different character, Sophia, and is being released by developer Asobo Studio, with the studio's response to the leak still awaited.
The situation matters chiefly to fans hoping to experience the game's story fresh, since a leak so close to launch raises the chance that plot details could circulate on forums, social media and video sites before the official release date.