Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil Village[lower-alpha 1] is an upcoming survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom. It will be the tenth major installment in the Resident Evil series,[1] and the sequel to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.

Resident Evil Village
The game's logo; the gold coloring highlights the Roman numeral "VIII" (8) as a subtle means to indicate this is the eighth main Resident Evil game.
Developer(s)Capcom
Publisher(s)Capcom
Producer(s)Tsuyoshi Kanda
Peter Fabiano
SeriesResident Evil
Platform(s)
Release2021
Genre(s)Survival horror
Mode(s)Single-player

The game was announced at the PlayStation 5 reveal event in June 2020, and is scheduled for release in 2021 for Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X.[2]

Synopsis

The game is set a few years after the events of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. During the reveal Capcom's Kellen Haney said about the story: "Ethan's world suddenly comes crashing down once again when Chris Redfield, an unexpected yet familiar face makes an appearance, setting off a chain of events that sees a distraught Ethan seeking answers to Chris's shocking actions, and ultimately finding him in a mysterious village."[3] Events will take place in Europe.[4]

Just like Resident Evil 7, the game was developed on the RE Engine and is set in the first-person perspective.[3]

Development

Development of Resident Evil Village started in early 2017.[4]

While Resident Evil Village is recognized by Capcom as the eighth main game in the series, and its logo stylized to include the roman numeral "VIII" for 8, the game producers Tsuyoshi Kanda and Peter Fabiano stated in a Famitsu interview that the title choice was they considered the village to be another character in the game and "because we would like players to understand that" they reflected that in the title stylization. They also avoided calling the game by a typical abbreviation (such as RE8) as they wanted players to remember the Village part of the name.[4][5]

Notes
  1. Stylized as VII.I.AGE RESIDENT EVIL. Known in Japan as Biohazard Village (Japanese: バイオハザード ヴィレッジ, Hepburn: Baiohazādo Virejji).

References
  1. Yin-Poole, Wesley (June 11, 2020). "Resident Evil 8: Village announced". Eurogamer. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. McWhertor, Michael (June 11, 2020). "Resident Evil 8 announced at PS5 reveal event". Polygon. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. Mercante, Alyssa (June 12, 2020). "Resident Evil 8: Village revealed and we're screaming". GamesRadar. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. Ashcroft, Brian (July 2, 2020). "Why Resident Evil Village Isn't Called Resident Evil 8". Kotaku. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. Resident Evil Village - Special Developer Message. YouTube. Resident Evil. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
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