Resident Evil Village's convoluted demo schedule heads to Castle Dimitrescu this weekend Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Resident Evil Village's convoluted demo schedule heads to Castle Dimitrescu this weekend As long as you're on PS4 or PS5. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 24 Apr 2021 41 comments Resident Evil Village arrives in exactly two weeks, on 7th May, and Capcom is attempting to stoke enthusiasm for its release with a needlessly convoluted demo roll-out that continues this weekend on PS4 and PS5 with a trek into Castle Dimitrescu. Consider this a reminder! As it announced last week, Capcom is spreading its Resident Evil Village demo over three weeks - but which bits you get to play, when, and for how long depend entirely on your platform of choice. Last weekend, for instance, saw Capcom opening the gates to Village's, er, village for a total of eight hours on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 - although participants were only actually allowed to explore the demo for 30 minutes. It's the same format again tomorrow, but, this time, PlayStation players can explore the shadowy halls of Castle Dimitrescu - home of internet favourite Lady Dimitrescu (pronounced Dimitresc, don't you know) - for 30 minutes during the demo's eight hours availability window. Watch on YouTube Resident Evil Village - 'Castle' Demo Trailer. If you're in the UK, the demo goes live on Sunday, 25th April, at 6pm and will remain available until 2am, 26th April. In North America, that's 24th April at 5pm PT until 25th April at 1am. If prior engagements - or just general disdain for Capcom's marketing nonsense - prevent you from taking part this weekend, there'll be another chance to explore Castle Dimitrescu, as well as the previously available village area, next week, this time on all platforms. Starting at 1am on Sunday, 2nd May, in the UK (1st May at 5pm PT in North America), Capcom will be releasing a third demo, granting access to both previously available locations, for a 24-hour period on PlayStation 5, PS4, Stadia, Steam, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Players can dip in and out of both locations, but only for a total of 60 minutes. So there you go; two remaining opportunities to play Resident Evil Village ahead of release, two more opportunities to curse Capcom for not letting players consume its pre-launch interactive advertisement when their busy life-schedule permits. Oh, and if you're wondering how the game itself is shaping up, why not let Eurogamer's Aoife Wilson have a word? Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store