Resident Evil 8: Village has received its first demo titled, “Maiden”. This is currently on Playstation 5 with another updated demo coming to all platforms sometime in the spring. This demo is similar to the demo that was released for Resident Evil 7 where little is shown but a lot is teased. As of now we know there are at least 4 different “houses” that are occupying this village in the mountains. We learn that the women who many are speculating as “vampires” have a wine distillery in their castle and have been using human blood to create their unique flavor.

Resident Evil has generally dealt with zombies and viruses. This game looks to be taking a gothic spin on this iconic franchise. However, it’s still not confirmed that “werewolves” and “vampires” will be making their appearance in this game. In the event that we fight enemies who howl in the night or have sharp blood tooth fangs, except that to be some sort of infection or virus rather than a genuine supernatural monster. Resident Evil doesn’t typically go to the supernatural. Nevertheless, their take on the gothic style looks very interesting and many can see the similarities between the classic Resident Evil 4 in terms of a gothic castle overlooking a rural village.

Check out the demo here:

In other Resident Evil news, a fan has made a concept that implements the classic “fixed” camera style of the original games into the recent Resident Evil 7. In this demo, we can actually see the protagonist, Ethan’s, face. It’s worth noting that this game isn’t fully playable and is for viewing purposes only. There’s no combat and it’s only playable for a few sections although there’s a possibility that a fan will complete a fully playable version. Check the video out below per credit of, Enveloping Sounds’, Youtube channel.

CD Projekt Red’s recent first person RPG, Cyberpunk 2077, has sold more than 13 million copies as of December 20th. This comes on the heels of the bad press the developer has been receiving due to the performance issues on last gen consoles.

Playstation 4 and Xbox one owners have been posting videos and screenshots of the glitches, bugs as well as issues they’ve been going through while playing this game. This game has become a polarizing figure in the gaming community with some taking side of the developer while others are opposing them.

It’s important to note that PC owners haven’t been going through as many glitches or bugs. It’s also crucial to remember that the critically acclaimed Wither 3 was released with a horrifying amount of glitches and bugs; it still went on to receive numerous game of the year awards as well as being often held as the standard of single player gaming. Many have forgotten The Witcher 3’s initial release but it’s hard to tell if the same will happen for Cyberpunk 2077.

While it’s not excusable to release a game before it’s ready at full price and a little bit of transparency would have been appreciated, it’s also important to note the amount of pressure that was put on the company for delaying the game including the negative fan feedback they received. It’s good that fans used their voice to ensure that they receive what they paid for however, death threats and hate mail are not acceptable.

Regardless of where you stand on the game and the developers, just know that there will be two big patches in the coming months that will fix a lot of the performance issues on consoles as well as a next gen upgrade for owners of PS5 / XBOX Series X. This won’t be the last we see of a company not living up to our expectations but just make sure we keep the energy for all companies that take advantage of us. Especially the ones that release low quality games and nickel / dime you for micro-transactions.