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‘Resident Evil Village’ Comes With ‘Resident Evil RE:Verse’; Likely to Be a Separate Multiplayer Mode
Today is the Resident Evil Anniversary Showcase, and all sorts of murmurings about what else we’ll see alongside a look at Resident Evil Village have been bubbling under since last week’s announcement of the event. Well, ahead of the showcase, it looks like we may now know the name of the game that Capcom is doing beta testing for.
A description for Resident Evil Village on the Humble Store shows that the game includes something called Resident Evil RE:Verse, which could well be the multiplayer component of Village.
That would mean an online multiplayer is being included with a Resi game once again, after last year’s Resident Evil 3 remake was packaged with Resident Evil Resistance (which can’t bode well for that game’s future).
The game and its Deluxe Edition are up for preorder on Humble Store.
It won’t be long until we find out exactly what kind of thing RE:Verse is. Part of me hopes it’s a Resident Evil rhythm action musical spinoff. Albert Wesker vs. Chris Redfield in the ultimate dance-off showdown would be worth the price of admission alone.
We have the Jason Universe to thank for the recent return of Jason Voorhees, with the short film Sweet Revenge and Jason’s arrival in Dead by Daylight helping to bring the hockey mask-wearing horror icon back into our lives. What else is planned, you ask?
In a chat with Variety this week, Jason Universe’s Robbie Barsamian teases that everything we’ve seen up to this point is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jason’s return.
“We’ve been busy behind the scenes laying the foundation that everyone is finally starting to see come to life, but this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Barsamian teases.
“We have a thrilling lineup of new projects that we can’t wait to share more details on soon.”
Barsamian also notes during the chat with Variety, “We want to give fans fresh takes on what they love most about Jason and continue to expand his world in authentic ways that resonate with horror fans today.” One of those expansions will take the form of the upcoming Peacock and A24 series “Crystal Lake,” which stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.
“The Crystal Lake TV series will take fans back in time to tell the story of how Pamela Voorhees came to be the mother of all slashers,” Barsamian tells Variety this week.
“Crystal Lake” premieres October 15 on Peacock.
Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) is playing young Jason in “Crystal Lake,” which will tell the origin story of the masked slasher who has stalked the grounds of Crystal Lake for decades.
Last year, the Jason Universe team had teased that a new movie and a new video game are top priorities for the near future. But at this time we have no updates on either front.
Stay tuned for more from the Jason Universe.
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