Resident Evil 7 teasers introduce shotguns and item boxes, finally looks like Resident Evil

Capcom has released two more teaser videos for Resident Evil 7 in what it is calling a series. We’re sure to see more of these in the coming days.

Our character finds a shotgun tucked away in an item box and then immediately jumps into a menu system to load his weapon. That’s the Resident Evil I grew up loving! You gotta love that inventory management.

The other teaser looks more like the previous trailers with the main character picking up a ringing telephone and talking to a strange voice on the other line.

Hey, this looks like the Resident Evil I know!

The surprising change in these teasers is that the game is starting to look more like a genuine Resident Evil than what previous teasers have shown.

Capcom has vastly changed the way we look at Resident Evil with this latest game, turning to indie first-person horror games like Amnesia: Dark Descent and Outlast for inspiration rather than its predecessors.

It’s a smart turn given the downward spiral of the franchise’s critical reception, but long-time fans think Capcom ist straying too far from its roots. The company claims that the final product will more closely resemble a traditional Resident Evil, and this is the first evidence we’ve seen of that.

Resident Evil 7 will launch for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on Jan. 24.

SOURCE CAPCOM

                               

Super Mario Run: 20 million iOS users signed up to be notified about release

Super Mario Run is set to debut on iOS devices in December of this year. The game features familiar Mario mechanics developed for play with a single hand.

This release marks the Nintendo’s long sought after dive into mobile gaming. It should be huge.

So huge, in fact, that 20 million iOS users have signed up to be notified when it releases.

Tim Cook dished that stat to BuzzFeed Japan.

Super Mario Run will have an indelible effect on the mobile gaming industry

The mobile gaming space has some incredible software. Make no mistake, developers have been pushing some of the best games we have today out on the mobile space.

When Nintendo steps up with a real game, though? Super Mario Run will leave a mark.

Nintendo’s set to release the game with their free-to-try model in place. You’ll download Super Mario Run for free, but that will only get you access to a handful of levels. If you want more, you’ll need to pay. Once you pay, the game is yours without ads forever.

This could become the standard if Super Mario Run takes off, and I expect it will. If that’s the mark Nintendo leaves on mobile gaming, it’s a good one. Especially if it means fewer timed microtransactions.

We’ll have more on Super Mario Run as it comes.

source TWITTER