The first Resident Evil Village demo was a PS5 exclusive. Given that many can't get their hands on the new generation of PlayStation, players were understandably feeling left out in the cold. Luckily, a new wave of Resident Evil Village demos are on the horizon; here's what you need to know. 

Resident Evil Village demo date and times

In the most recent Capcom showcase, the studio confirmed that PlayStation players will get early access both in the village and in the castle. Don't worry, though; demos will come to all platforms, including both generations of PlayStation and Xbox, Steam, and Google Stadia. The demo is slated to last one hour for the multiplatform early access, 30 minutes for the castle, and 30 minutes for the village demos on PlayStation. 

All platforms demo dates (Village + Castle access)

North America demo dates - One hour

• May 1 - May 2 at 5 p.m. PT

European demo dates

• May 2 - May 3 at 2 a.m. CEST

Asia demo dates

• May 2 - May 3 at 8 a.m. HKT

PlayStation Early Access demo dates 

North America demo dates

• April 17 - 5 p.m. PT (Village)
• April 24 - 5 p.m. PT (Castle)

European demo dates

• April 18 - 7 p.m. CEST (Village)
• April 25 - 7 p.m. CEST (Castle)

Asia demo dates

• April 18  - 1 a.m. HKT (Village)
• April 25 - 1 a.m. KKT (Castle)

PlayStation 5 and PS4 players can also preload the demo starting today for those interested. Capcom has also given the green light to stream and share gameplay to their heart's content for those that have garnered early access to the demo. So go ham and say hi to Lady D for us. 

Are you excited to dive all-in on the upcoming Resident Evil Village demos? After watching the earlier gameplay trailer, what are you the most excited to see when taking to the latest horror game from Capcom? Sound off with your thoughts in the comment section below! 

The Resident Evil Showcase is already off to a great start. A new gameplay/narrative trailer gave some more background on Resident Evil Village’s two primary, explorable environments: the castle and the village. You’ll be able to explore those locations for a limited amount of time when the demo drops. But, in addition to the exciting base game, Director Morimasa Sato revealed a highly-requested, classic Resident Evil mode for fans to sink their teeth into: “The Mercenaries.”

For newcomers (and potentially veterans of the series that may have forgotten about it), The Mercenaries is an arcade-style game mode that highlights speedy action over the more slow-paced, atmospheric pacing of the campaign. Players must reach the goal in a specific arena within the allotted time limit while surviving the onslaught of terrifying creatures. Of course in exchange for running this challenging gauntlet, you’ll get some cool rewards. 

Sato also stated that there will be new features added to The Mercenaries that’ll shake up its age-old gameplay loop. Now players will be able to access the shop while playing The Mercenaries. You’ll collect money while mowing down the creatures you encounter. In between each area, you’ll be able to purchase weapons, consumables, and other equipment to help prepare for the following engagement(s). You’ll also be able to customize your weapons’ power, rate of fire, reload speed, and ammo capacity levels. 

Perhaps the most exciting new feature (well, it is for me!) coming to The Mercenaries are the equippable power-ups/abilities that’ll be littered throughout the arenas you explore. Try increasing your handgun damage to wipe out enemies much faster or amplify your movement speed to prioritize clearing time checkpoints. Maybe you’d prefer playing the long-game by tanking damage instead; do whatever fits your style the best. 

Resident Evil Village launches on May 7 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Earlier this week, we announced that Village is gracing the cover of our upcoming magazine. You can head here for all our exclusive coverage on the game. 

The upcoming Resident Evil movie reboot has officially wrapped on set, and now the team is focusing on CGI monsters! Capcom confirmed the good news during today's Resident Evil Village showcase. While we still don't have a trailer, we do at least know that there shouldn't be any delays before Resident Evi: Welcome to Racoon City's September release later this year. 

Directed by Johannes Roberts, the upcoming live-action movie will be set during the first two games (whereas the Netflix animated show will take place two years after Resident Evil 4). Roberts has previously assuaged fan worries by confirming that the reboot will be completely rebuilt from the ground up and won't be like the Milla Jovovich takes. 

The upcoming movie will tell the stories of key characters from this franchise like Claire and Chris Redfield, Leon Kennedy, Jill Valentine, and more. Also confirmed is that the array of characters is to pay homage to the feeling of the games where players typically can play as more than one protagonist. 

Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City will have two major focuses, as well. Obviously, Racoon City is a big focus, something we saw for ourselves with previous on-set leaks, but the police station will also play a major role. 

It will be interesting to see the characters we've known and love for so long get a new eye, especially with the director's name behind it. It also has an all-star team behind the film, including Robert Kulzer as producer (Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil movies), James Harris (I Am Not A Serial Killer), Hartley Gorenstein (The Boys), and Martin Moszkowicz as executive producer. Alex Zhang (Greyhound) and Victor Hadida are slated to co-executive producer, with Colin Scully and Alex Westmore overseeing the entire reboot. 

With so many Resident Evil experiences on the horizon, it will be interesting to see how this new movie reboot compares. The original Paul W.S. Anderson series was met with much fanfare when the film series began, but each new movie seemed to stray further and further away from what Resident Evil is. 

We'll be able to see more for ourselves when Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City makes its theatrical debut on September 3.