Survive the Horror of The Evil Within With This Video Guide

Bethesda today released a new gameplay trailer for Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami's upcoming horror game, The Evil Within, which should get you up to speed with the title ahead of its release on October 14. The "101 lesson" trailer goes over the basics of managing ammo supplies, taking advantage of resources, and knowing when it's smarter to just run away.

If you're looking for a deeper dive into The Evil Within, Bethesda's Fran Reyes wrote a blog post that goes into greater detail about the game, featuring story details and tips on how to successfully make it through the game. She explains that the "run-and-gun" approach of shooter games is not a great idea in The Evil Within, in part because ammo will be scarce and you'll need to learn to improvise in all manner of deadly ways.

When you run out of ammo, or when you want to conserve it for a future face off, you can plant bear traps, landmines, and wall bombs, Reyes explains. To replenish your ammo, you'll need to collect bullets from the environment; there are no merchants to visit to get more bullets. Check out Reyes' full blog post on the Bethesda website for lots more about the game.

The Evil Within is coming to Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PC. It was developed by Mikami and his team at Tango Gameworks in Japan. Just last week, Bethesda announced the game's recommended system requirements, which you can read here. For more on The Evil Within, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on Twitter @EddieMakuch