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Capcom’s Resident Evil VII: Biohazard is unquestionably the biggest game to launch this January. The latest entry in the beloved survival-horror series will launch on January 24th and comes with a wealth of tie-in items. Merchoid has unveiled a brand new collection created by accessories brand Bioworld Europe, which comprises …
Read More »Resident Evil 7: Everything you need to know, release date, price, season pass, merchandise and pre-order deals
It’s been four years since we last sunk our teeth into a numbered Resident Evil game, but the latest entry in Capcom’s survival horror series, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, is finally just a few short weeks away from release. After the glut of big winter releases in 2016, it’s more …
Read More »Resident Evil 7: The Experience coming to London on January 20th
Capcom will be holding a four-day interactive experience to celebrate the launch of Resident Evil 7, the company announced today. Taking place between January 20th – 23rd in a haunted and dilapidated venue in East London, Resident Evil 7: The Experience will see members of the public take part in …
Read More »Capcom on Resident Evil’s return to its horror roots
It all started in VR, in a dirty kitchen. At E3 2015, Capcom started showing off a PlayStation VR demo called Kitchen, a virtual reality horror experience that was – if nothing else – incredibly unsettling. At the time I speculated with my colleagues that this was Capcom teasing a …
Read More »Capcom targets 4m Day One sales for Resident Evil 7
Publisher Capcom has said that Resident Evil 7 will be its biggest launch on the current generation of hardware. Speaking to MCV, EMEA marketing director Antoine Molant said that the firm’s ambition is to sell 4m units in its first day on shelves worldwide. The exec cites strong pre-orders for …
Read More »Resident Evil 7 and Batman Arkham VR are timed PSVR exclusives
Resident Evil 7’s VR mode and Batman: Arkham VR will be exclusive to the PSVR for the first few months. A new set of advertisements on the PlayStation Facebook page revealed that both games will have some form of PlayStation VR exclusivity. Resident Evil 7’s VR mode will be exclusive …
Read More »Resident Evil 7 demo outsells PT with 2m downloads
Over two million people downloaded the Resident Evil 7 demo within its first week, beating previous PS4 records. That includes Konami’s PT, which was the acclaimed ‘playable teaser’ for the since cancelled Silent Hills project. PT was released in 2014 and was downloaded 1m times in a month – although …
Read More »Resident Evil 7 is first entry in series with Western writer
For the first time ever, a Resident Evil game is being penned by a Western writer. Richard Pearsey, the writer of Spec Ops: The Line and FEAR, is handling writing duties for the brand new entry in Capcom’s horror series. He announced his involvement via Twitter (below). Resident Evil 7: …
Read More »Video: Resident Evil 7 launching next January, fully supports PlayStation VR
UPDATE: Capcom has announced that Resident Evil 7 is coming to Xbox One and PC as well as PlayStation 4. ORIGINAL STORY: Capcom’s Resident Evil series is back and returning to its horror roots. Announced on-stage last night at Sony’s press event, Resident Evil 7 is playable from start to …
Read More »Report: Resident Evil 7 in the works, will be a return to horror roots
The next entry in Capcom’s Resident Evil series will be a ‘clean slate’ and a return to the franchise’s horror roots. That’s according to industry analyst Dr Serkan Toto, who said on the Twitter (below) that Resident Evil 7 is indeed in development. It will also ‘go back to RE’s …
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