Sites like EGM and Polygon are reporting strange, Resident Evil 7-themed VCR and VHS tape mailouts to select video games outlets.
Both EGM and Polygon have received 1998-era VCRs and a customised VHS recording as well. Polygon’s is below:
A recording by CarcinogenSDA seems to suggest the content of each tape is relatively the same:
It’s unclear if this is just a clever marketing plan or the start of some new augmented reality game — after all, each tape is dated 1 June, not 24 January, the release date for the game — but we’ll surely find out soon.
Resident Evil 7 hits Windows PC, Xbox One and PS4 (with PS VR support) on 24 January.
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