Capcom has dropped a sneaky little Resident Evil 9 tease in plain sight.
In celebration of hitting a staggering 10 million gamers, the Resident Evil 4 dev crew uploaded a brief video to social media earlier at present, April 25, displaying Ada Wong having a quiet phrase with one in all gaming’s most iconic villains earlier than reducing to Leon, the contaminated horde round him donning occasion hats as they mosey in direction of the church.
It then cuts to a rock track, Dr Salvador strumming his chainsaw like a guitar — sure, actually — and the digital camera pans again to point out a fist-pumping Leon. Behind him is a country signal with the phrases “Thanks for taking part in” emblazoned throughout it.
You possibly can see it in full beneath:
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We have ready a particular video to specific our gratitude to all of you, which we hope you will get pleasure from (with sound ON)!RE4 Dev Crew pic.twitter.com/cKaS198UVY
— Capcom Dev 1 (@dev1_official) April 25, 2025
Flip that signal onto its aspect, nonetheless, and the boards on the signal make the roman numeral “IX,” aka the quantity 9.
Whereas it is doable this might all be completely coincidental, as horror sport leaker Nightfall Golem points out, there’s clearly no decrease plank on the identical sign up earlier components of the video, so it was actually added deliberately. Make of that what you’ll.
“I do know what you probably did right here,” (*4*) one stunned responder, appending a wide-eyes emoji.
Capcom has confirmed the subsequent mainline entry within the Resident Evil sequence can be directed by Resident Evil 7 director Koshi Nakanishi.
“It was actually tough to determine what to do after [Resident Evil 7],” Nakanishi mentioned on the time. “However I discovered it, and to be sincere it feels substantial. I am unable to share any particulars simply but, however I hope you are excited for the day I can.” It is thought — if not confirmed — it’s going to happen on an island impressed by Singapore.
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