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‘Phasmophobia’ Update to Bring New Ghosts, Reworked Map and More
Kinetic Games are getting ready once again to release an update to Phasmophobia, bringing more ghost types, a new map and enhancements to the game. Of course, to keep the suspense up, the dev has decided to play with fans as to the details for the 0.6.2 update.
0.6.2 will include two new ghost types, both of whom have had their specifics blurred out. You can make out some text, but as with all good teases, the main parts are too obscured. The newly-reworked Sunny Meadows Mental Institution map will have plenty of scares thanks to the abundance of medical equipment strewn about, including some unsavory-looking dental equipment. Not to mention that it’s pretty dark.
Phasmophobia will also be getting a custom difficulty update, along with a spruced-up UI. Notably, players will now have ID cards, which can be customized to show your Role and your new Prestige in the game. There will also be a quality-of-life improvement in the form of a reporting system that aims to curb hackers.
As for when we’ll be seeing the update, that again would spoil the fun. There doesn’t appear to be anything indicating a release date on Kinetic Games’ Trello board, but that could change very soon.
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‘Resident Evil Requiem’ Surpasses 8 Million Units Sold; ‘Resident Evil 2’ Remake Now Highest-Selling in Franchise
Capcom once again updated fans on their sales figures via their new quarterly report. And to no one’s surprise, Resident Evil Requiem continues to rake in the sales, having now crossed the 8 million units sold mark across the Nintendo Switch 2, PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series. This all comes after the game reached 7 million units sold just three months ago.
In even bigger news, Resident Evil 5, which has sold just over 19 million across various incarnations, is no longer the best selling entry in the series. That title now belongs to 2019’s Resident Evil 2 remake, which has now moved 19.75 million copies across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
It gets only more crowded when you look at the numbers of other entries: Resident Evil 7: biohazard currently sits at 18.41 million, while Resident Evil 6 has hit 17.60 million units. 2023’s Resident Evil 4 remake isn’t far behind with 16.04 million, while Resident Evil Village is at 15.86 million units. And while it’s considered a “miss” compared to the other remakes, 2020’s Resident Evil 3 remake is still at a respectable 14.52 million units.
Devil May Cry V, which was already the highest-selling entry in the franchise, has apparently seen a boost in sales thanks to the second season of the Netflix series and last month’s launch on the Switch 2, having now hit 14. 24 million units.
Meanwhile, we can look forward to Zach Cregger‘s violent take on the franchise with his Resident Evil film, which is set for a September 16 release.