Resident Evil 8 a release date has been given, and it is not far off.
The eighth (or ninth, or tenth, depending on how you view it) entry in the main series will be released in May 7th, less than a year after your first ad.
Officially titled Resident Evil Village, with ‘VIII’ highlighted in the logo, the survival horror game will be released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X / S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The latest generation versions allow you to play the current generation versions at no extra cost.
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There is a new trailer showing more of the villains, who are a family of vampires that we already fear. There is also a mysterious man wearing a cowboy hat, sunglasses and a scary smile. Chris Redfield and Ethan Winters definitely have a tough job for them.
A gameplay demo also made Capcom tease that “the dealer will come back” from resident Evil 4, but we’re not sure if the character The Duke should be him. Definitely coming back from resident Evil 4 is the inventory management system, whose items have different shapes and sizes, so you can’t load everything at once.
A demo is available now, exclusively on PS5. You play as an unnamed maiden trying to escape the dungeon. We played it, and although there are no combat or enemies, the visuals and the sound design do a good job of filling you with dread.
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The game will also come with a free online multiplayer title called Resident Evil Re: Verse. Yes, they did the same thing with last year Resident Evil 3 redo and Resistance, that almost nobody played. Maybe this time it will take off, who knows …
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