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 workforce uploaded a brief video to social media earlier in the present day, April 25, exhibiting Ada Wong having a quiet phrase with one among gaming’s most iconic villains earlier than slicing to Leon, the contaminated horde round him donning celebration hats as they mosey in direction of the church.
It then cuts to a rock music, Dr Salvador strumming his chainsaw like a guitar — sure, actually — and the digital camera pans again to indicate a fist-pumping Leon. Behind him is a country signal with the phrases “Thank you for taking part in” emblazoned throughout it.
You can see it in full under:
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感謝の気持ちを込めて記念映像をご用意いたしました。ぜひ音付きでお楽しみください。Attention all brokers,
We’ve ready a particular video to precise our gratitude to all of you, which we hope you may get pleasure from (with sound ON)!RE4 Dev Team pic.twitter.com/cKaS198UVY
— Capcom Dev 1 (@dev1_official) April 25, 2025
Turn that signal onto its facet, nevertheless, and the boards on the signal make the roman numeral “IX,” aka the quantity 9.
While it is potential this might all be completely coincidental, as horror sport leaker Dusk Golem points out, there’s clearly no decrease plank on the identical check in earlier components of the video, so it was definitely added deliberately. Make of that what you’ll.
“I do know what you probably did right here,” said one stunned responder, appending a wide-eyes emoji.
Capcom has confirmed the following mainline entry within the Resident Evil sequence will probably be directed by Resident Evil 7 director Koshi Nakanishi.
“It was actually tough to determine what to do after [Resident Evil 7],” Nakanishi stated on the time. “But I discovered it, and to be trustworthy it feels substantial. I am unable to share any particulars simply but, however I hope you are excited for the day I can.” It’s thought — if not confirmed — it will happen on an island impressed by Singapore.
Vikki Blake is a reporter, critic, columnist, and marketing consultant. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
