On January 21, Capcom is hosting a specialResident Evilshowcase that will primarily be showing off the upcomingResident Evil 8while also highlighting the future of its survival-horror franchise in general. To keep fans hyped, Capcom has been counting down the days to theResident Evilshowcase on the officialResident EvilTwitter page, but it’s been doing so in a rather strange way.
Each day, the officialResident EvilTwitter page continues its countdown to theResident Evilshowcase event on January 21. Each tweet includes an emoji representing an item from aResident Evilgame, along with a video that shows said item being added to the player’s inventory. For example, the latest tweet includes a plant emoji and sees a green herb being added toChris Redfield’s inventory as seen inResident Evil 5.
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Previous days have highlighted otherResident Evilgames and different items. One recent tweet included an egg emoji and Leon S. Kennedy’s inventory screen fromResident Evil 4. That tweet sparked speculation that Capcom was teasing therumoredResident Evil 4remakefor a reveal during theResident Evilshowcase, but that’s highly unlikely. Today’s tweet specified that fans will get to seeResident Evil 8at the showcase, so anyone hoping for anRE4remake reveal shouldn’t get their hopes up.
While it’s highly unlikely thatResident Evil 4will be featured during theResident Evil25th anniversary event, that doesn’t meanResident Evil 8will be the only game on display. It may be the only game that’s actually confirmed by Capcom, but credible leakers have said that the event will likely also show theResident Evilmultiplayer game that’s secretly in development and believed to be launching at some point later this year.
Not much is known about thesecretResident Evilmultiplayer game, but Capcom has invited members of the Resident Evil ambassador program to test it, whatever it is. And while there’s a chance that the game will be featured during theResident Evilevent on January 21, fans should keep their expectations in check about that as well. The only guarantee is new information onResident Evil 8.
It remains to be seen what exactly aboutResident Evil 8will be revealed during theResident Evilshowcase, but rumor has it that it could include the release date. Rumors also point to aResident Evil 8playable demo, perhaps exclusive to PS5, will also be announced. Whatever the case may be,Resident Evilfans will want to tune in on January 21 at 2pm PT to find out more.
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