The Evil Within release date brought forward a week

The release date for The Evil Within has been brought forward a week.

Previously the horror title was delayed until October 21st but now has been brought forward to October 14th.

Video Gamer confirmed that the UK release date has been brought forward too, now releasing on October 17th.

After witnessing the deaths of several police officers, Detective Sebastian is attacked by an unknown entity and loses consciousness, eventually waking up in a land where monsters are wandering about. Sebastian has to fight his way through a world of death to understand what’s going on and what lies in the shadows of that mysterious force.

The title marks the return of Shinji Mikami, creator of the Resident Evil series, to the horror genre, as he and his team, Tango Gameworks, will be developing the game.

It will be available for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC.