Only yesterday, Capcom was telling us, "we can’t confirm any specifics about the [Resident Evil 7] demo" , but at least one mystery seems to have been temporarily solved for us.

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In an email to fans who had joined the series' Ambassador Program (reported by Eurogamer ), Capcom addressed the ongoing saga of the mannequin digit that's tortured the demo's community - and it seems like it's bad news for now:"About a certain 'finger'..." the message reads, before displaying a picture of a dummy finger besides a note that says "The path is closed, but patience..." This seemingly implies that the finger is indeed useless in the current demo - but that hasn't stopped further speculation.Social media users have been quick to point out that the message is sitting on top of a calendar for September - the month Tokyo Game Show takes place.Coupled with the fact that the teaser - a vertical slice designed as a "tonal preview", but which will not be a part of the main game - is marked as "resident evil 7 Demo 1" on the Japanese PlayStation Store, some are now convinced a second part will be released at the Japanese expo.The message also points out that the demo has now been downloaded over 2 million times since its release just over two weeks ago.All of this is in service of Capcom's return to/rebirth of its seminal horror series - Resident Evil 7:

Joe Skrebels is IGN's UK News Editor, and he reckons the big twist will be that you have been the finger all along. Follow him on Twitter