The Invitation and its $7 million in ticket sales topped a quiet domestic weekend box office that was the weakest since the COVID-19 pandemic was keeping people at home in May 2021.

As reported by Variety, the Saw film Spiral was the winning film in May 2021 and it only garnered $4.5 million. The Invitation only managed to earn a bit more than that and was part of a wider domestic weekend box office that totaled $52.7 million in ticket sales.

The coming weeks look to also be relatively quiet at the movies, as some of the big hitters left in the next couple of months consist of September 23's Don't Worry Darling, October 14's Halloween Ends, and October 21's Black Adam.

As for The Invitation, the film only cost $10 million to produce and, while it only added another $1.6 million overseas, it should be able to at least recoup the cost.

In our The Invitation review, we said that it "represents everything that makes for a middle-of-the-road vampire experience, but doesn’t deserve to be wholly written off."

Bullet Train placed second with $5.6 million, bringing its domestic total to $78 million and global tally to $173.4 million. Idris Elba's Beast followed for a third-place finish with $4.7 million and Top Gun: Maverick continued its reign at the theaters with $4.75 million. Rounding out the top five was Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero with $4.45 million, a 78% decline from last weekend.

George Miller's Three Thousand Years of Longing was one of the only other new films this weekend and it only managed to earn $2.87 million despite its $60 million production budget. John Boyega's Breaking also disappointed at the theaters by bringing in just $1.022 million.

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Grammy Award-winning musician and actress Brandy Norwood is set to star in The Front Room, the psychological horror film that will be the directorial debut of The Eggers Brothers.

The Eggers Brothers are comprised of Max and Sam Eggers, the younger brothers of Robert Eggers, the director behind such films as The Northman, The Witch, and The Lighthouse. Prior to The Front Room, Max was a writer on The Lighthouse and Sam was a writer on the documentary called Olympia.

Brandy, who won a Grammy for the song The Boy Is Mine, is no stranger to the acting world as her credits date all the way back to 1993's Thea when she played Danesha Turrell. Since then, she has starred in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Moesha, Osmosis Jones, 1997's Cinderella, and more. Joining Brandy in the cast will be The Tragedy of Macbeth's Kathryn Hunter, Snow White's Andrew Burnap, and Spotlight's Neal Huff.

The Front Room is based on Susan Hill's short story of the same name and will follow "a young, newly pregnant couple forced to take in an ailing stepmother who has long been estranged from the family."

A24 will be producing the film alongside Lucan Toh, Babak Anvari and Bryan Sonderman of Two & Two Pictures and Julia Oh and David Hinojosa of 2AM.

For more, check out our reviews of The Woman in Black and The Woman in Black: Angel of Death - two more Susan Hill adaptations - and Robert Eggers and Alexander Skarsgård breaking down The Northman's berserker raid.

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Grammy Award-winning musician and actress Brandy Norwood is set to star in The Front Room, the psychological horror film that will be the directorial debut of The Eggers Brothers.

The Eggers Brothers are comprised of Max and Sam Eggers, the younger brothers of Robert Eggers, the director behind such films as The Northman, The Witch, and The Lighthouse. Prior to The Front Room, Max was a writer on The Lighthouse and Sam was a writer on the documentary called Olympia.

Brandy, who won a Grammy for the song The Boy Is Mine, is no stranger to the acting world as her credits date all the way back to 1993's Thea when she played Danesha Turrell. Since then, she has starred in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Moesha, Osmosis Jones, 1997's Cinderella, and more. Joining Brandy in the cast will be The Tragedy of Macbeth's Kathryn Hunter, Snow White's Andrew Burnap, and Spotlight's Neal Huff.

The Front Room is based on Susan Hill's short story of the same name and will follow "a young, newly pregnant couple forced to take in an ailing stepmother who has long been estranged from the family."

A24 will be producing the film alongside Lucan Toh, Babak Anvari and Bryan Sonderman of Two & Two Pictures and Julia Oh and David Hinojosa of 2AM.

For more, check out our reviews of The Woman in Black and The Woman in Black: Angel of Death - two more Susan Hill adaptations - and Robert Eggers and Alexander Skarsgård breaking down The Northman's berserker raid.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Gamescom is always one of the biggest conventions of the year, and 2022 was no different. While there weren't any megaton announcements, we were treated to reveals and updates for some truly exciting games like Dead Island 2, Gotham Knights, Hogwarts Legacy, Sonic Frontiers, The Callisto Protocol, and more.

Gamescom 2022 kicked off its multi-day show with Opening Night Live, and it (and IGN!) continued to reveal big news and previews from the showfloor as the days went on. To help ensure you didn't miss any of the biggest moments from Gamescom 2022, we've gathered the best announcements, trailers, and previews below for you to check out in one convenient place.

Dead Island 2 Gets a New Trailer, 8 Years After the Last One - and It's Out Next Year

After eight long years, Dead Island 2 has finally been re-revealed with a new trailer and the news that it will be released on February 3, 2023. The cinematic trailer starred Jacob, one of the six playable characters in the game, and showed him slaughtering his way through Los Angeles with both a gun and a katana.

In our Dead Island 2 hands-on preview, we said that "while it may have risen from the grave, though, it still has a lot to prove. Dambuster has made a solid first impression, but it comes coupled with a distinct sense of familiarity."

Sonic Frontiers: New Trailer Reveals More Story, Confirms Release Date

Gamescom Opening Night Live not only confirmed that Sonic Frontiers would be speeding its way to a November 8 release date, but it also shared a new trailer that showcases Sonic running around various environments, some mysterious new characters, and even a glimpse of Amy.

Gotham Knights Gets New Release Date, Will Include Harley Quinn and Clayface As Major Villains

Our upcoming trip to Gotham City was moved up a bit as Opening Night Live revealed that Gotham Knights will now be released on October 21, 2022. The trailer that helped share the news also confirmed Harley Quinn and Clayface will be appearing as major villains alongside Mr. Freeze, the Penguin, and the Court of Owls.

Hogwarts Legacy: New Trailer Shows Off Slytherin, Dark Magic, and Zombies

Following its delay, Hogwarts Legacy received a new trailer at Gamescom Opening Night Live that features a new look at gameplay, students digging into Salazar Slytherin's past, and a slightly terrifying choice involving the torture curse Crucio.

The Callisto Protocol's New Gameplay Trailer Is a Gorefest

The Callisto Protocol got a new trailer at Gamescom Opening Night Live and it can really only be described as a gorefest. Alongside seeing enemies being pushed into weird meat grinder-like machines and a deadly spinning giant fan at the end of a long sewer-like waterslide, we also were given a glimpse of the new mutations mechanic. That basically means that some enemies have tentacles coming out of them, and if you don't kill them quickly enough, they will mutate and become even more powerful.

DualSense Edge Controller Revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live

Sony has finally announced its answer to Microsoft's Xbox Elite Controller with the DualSense Edge, a premium-grade PS5 wireless controller that has customizable controls, the ability to save multiple control profiles, changeable stick caps, back buttons, and more.

Street Fighter 6: New Gameplay Mechanics Explained

Learn some of the new gameplay mechanics coming to Street Fighter 6 and more details on Juri and Kimberly.

Forspoken Gameplay Overview Trailer Showcases Combat, Exploration, and Frey's Magical Abilities

A new Forspoken gameplay overview trailer has been released and it showcases the game's combat, exploration, and Frey's magical abilities. Speaking of abilities, Forspoken will include over 100 spells and abilities and it will even grade you on how you are doing with a Devil May Cry-style combo grading system.

Where Winds Meet Is Like Ghost of Tsushima in Medieval China

Developer Everstone Games has unveiled its new open-world RPG, Where the Winds Meet that looks to be very much like Ghost of Tsushima in Medieval China. It is set in the beautiful Ten Kingdoms period at the end of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the main character looks to be a mysterious swordsman who will be tasked with surviving this tumultuous time.

New Lies of P Trailer Shows Geppetto and More at Gamescom Opening Night Live

Souls-like Pinocchio story Lies of P showed off a new gameplay trailer at Opening Night Live, and it gave fans a glimpse of the game's lying system, Geppetto, and quite possibly Jiminy Cricket.

Subnautica Devs Announce Moonbreaker, a Warhammer-Like Strategy Game (Including the Model Painting)

Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds has announced Moonbreaker, a digital tabletop strategy game that has a universe that's been co-created with Mistborn and Wheel of Time novelist Brandon Sanderson. Furthermore, the game is built around miniatures and it encourages players to paint them to their heart's content as they would in real life. Moonbreaker will enter Early Access on September 29, 2022.

In our preview, we said that it mixes exciting Hearthstone strategy with chilled Warhammer painting.

New Tales From the Borderlands Officially Announced

New Tales From the Borderlands received its full reveal at Gamescom Opening Night Live and it was confirmed that it will be launching on October 21, 2022. This new story will follow three new characters - Anu, Octavio, and Fran - alongside familiar faces from the wider Borderlands universe.

High on Life Gets an Exclusive New Trailer at Gamescom Opening Night Live

High on Life, which is being developed by Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland's Squanch Games, received a new trailer that gave a look at the first-person shooter that sees the game's weapons talking to you as you progress through the story. The trailer also featured a boss fight against a clone named 9-Torg.

After getting our hands-on High on Life, we realized there was much more to this shooter than we saw at Opening Night Live. In our High on LIfe preview, we said, "If these 25 minutes included enough jokes, neat touches, references, and combat ideas for me to write this much about, how will it feel once I’m hours into the game? If it keeps up that pace, High on Life will be far from a shooter with a jokey veneer - it could be something truly new."

Wo Long: How Team Ninja's New Soulslike Differs from Nioh

Team Ninja's highly anticipated Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty finally got a gameplay trailer and IGN sat down with producer Fumihiko Yasuda and development producer Masaaki Yamagiwa to discuss the game and how it differs from Nioh.

No Rats, No Game" - How A Plague Tales' Rat Swarm Was Created

Alongside a look at how A Plague Tales' Rat Swarm was created, we were also treated to a new gameplay trailer for A Plague Tale: Requiem ahead of its October 18, 2022, release date.

Hideo Kojima Is Starting a Podcast Called Brain Structure

Beginning on September 8, Hideo Kojima will be launching his very own podcast on Spotify called Brain Structure, which will be a "deep dive into his brain and shed light on his creative process." Episodes will be released each Thursday and the show will be available in both Japanese and English.

Return to Monkey Island Gets a September 2022 Release Date

Return to Monkey Island will be released on Nintendo Switch and PC on September 19, which just so happens to also be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. The release date announcement was joined by a trailer that featured, among other things, a horse armor joke.

Dune: Awakening Is a New Open World Survival MMO

Funcom revealed Dune Awakening at Gamescom's Opening Night Live, an open-world survival MMO that is set on Arrakis and teased giant spice-harvesting vehicles, giant sand worms, and sand worm riding.

AEW Fight Forever - A Much Needed Alternative to the Mainstream

AEW Fight Forever just may be a return to the "Golden Age of wrestling games," as it plays exactly like WWF No Mercy. While that has us very excited, it also stung us with "little rocks and pebbles of things that hold up less well to a modern standard."

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Is the Shooter 40K Deserves

Following our 30-minute, four-player co-op session of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, we've proclaimed that that game "may be the rarest of rares: a genuinely good 40k FPS."

Park Beyond Hands-On: A Park Simulator That Lets You Build The Impossible

Following a new trailer at Opening Night Live, we had the chance to try out Park Beyond, a new game that aims to let you build the impossible in the world of theme parks. In addition to building larger-than-life rides, Park Beyond also puts you in control of managing the park. This combo has us hopeful for its release in 2023.

Pentiment Is the Latest Pleasant Surprise From Xbox's Most Prolific New Studio

Pentiment, which is set to be released on November 15, 2022, is the latest pleasant surprise from Obsidian Entertainment. It follows a medieval artist named Andreas Maler who is looking to become a master artist but unfortunately gets caught up in a murder mystery when his friend is accused of killing someone.

In our Pentiment hands-on demo, we said that "Just 30 minutes left me with plenty of opinions on the circumstances that led to the nobleman’s murder – I can’t wait to spend hours with these grim, quirky villagers and find out what other secret crimes they, and I, might artfully commit."

In Atlas Fallen You Play as a Sand Thanos Whose Mission is to Punch a God

After 20 minutes, Atlas Fallen has given us a lot of hope for a game that basically lets you play as a sand Thanos whose mission is to punch a god. In our behind closed door demo, we came away with the impression that "Atlas Fallen shows flashes of Monster Hunter, Control, and the Horizon series, while also introducing some intriguing new ideas of its own."

The Dark Pictures: The Devil In Me Is the Goriest Game in the Series

The Dark Pictures: The Devil In Me is not only the final installment in season one of Supermassive Games' Dark Pictures Anthology, but it also looks to be the goriest entry yet.

In our hands-on preview of The Dark Pictures: The Devil In Me, we said that the game's "playfulness, combined with a truly horrifying real-life backdrop, and a willingness to try some new gameplay ideas has me excited to check in for another stay when The Devil in Me releases on November 18."

Wreckreation Knows You Want Another Burnout, So It'll Let You Build It (and Thousands of Other Things)

Wreckreation is an upcoming open-world racing game that is so focused on customization and player choice that it will allow you to build another Burnout alongside thousands of other things if you so choose.

Planet of Lana Feels Like a Playdead Game That Doesn't Hate You

Planet of Lana is a game that will feel familiar to those who've played Playdead's Limo and Inside, but it features a "much more beautiful, naturalistic, and crucially hopeful viewpoint" than those wonderful games.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space Is Becoming a 3v7 Multiplayer Game

The 1988 film Killer Klowns from Outer Space is becoming a 3v7 asymmetric multiplayer game that will see humans facing off against a team of titular alien Klowns. There will also be character classes, a randomly generated map, and more. Killer Klowns from Outer Space is set to be released in early 2023.

Dredge Is a Relaxing Fisherman Simulator Hiding a Very Sinister Heart

At first glance, Dredge may seem like a relaxing fisherman simulator, however, there is much more going on behind the scenes that hid a very sinister heart. In our preview, we said that "It’s a magical set-up - the kind of compelling, acquisitive management game that can accidentally hold attention for hours, but intrinsically tied to a much stranger storyline, that promises to lead us into truly unknown waters."

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Gets a New Gameplay Trailer After a Year of Waiting

The Suikoden spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has received a new gameplay trailer more than a year after the last one. The new footage showed off a small selection of the game's 100+ characters, story moments, and the gorgeous artstyle in action.

Ex-GTA Boss Reveals More About His New Open-World Game at Gamescom Opening Night Live

Former Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies and his studio Build a Rocket Boy have revealed more about Everywhere, an open-world game that is being described as blending together gameplay, adventure, creativity, and discovery in a multi-world gaming experience.

Vikings on Trampolines Is a "Blast" That's Taken Two Decades to Make

Owlboy developer D-Pad Studios have been working on Vikings on Trampolines for 20 years, and our first hands-on demo gave us hope that it may have been worth it as it looks to be "a blast in the right environment."

The Expanse: A Telltale Series First Gameplay Revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live

Fans of The Expanse were treated to the first gameplay footage of The Expanse: A Telltale Series at Opening Night Live that shared a look at the new narrative adventure that will even let players traverse the vast space in zero-g.

Gord Is Aiming to Cross The Witcher with Rimworld (and the Signs are Good)

Gord is a new game from ex-CD Projekt developers that takes place in a grim, pastoral fantasy world inspired by Slavic folklore. While this draws comparison from The Witcher games, developer Covenant also said that Rimworld has been another huge inspiration.

Nobody Saves the World Announces DLC Expansion, Frozen Hearth

Nobody Saves the World is getting a new expansion called Frozen Hearth on September 13, and it looks to add new areas, challenges, and forms to shapeshift into.

The Lords of the Fallen Is a Reboot of the 2014 Souls-Like

The Lords of the Fallen is a reboot of the 2014 dark fantasy action RPG Souls-like that takes place over a thousand years after the first game in a world that is said to be "more than five times larger" than the original.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Gamescom is always one of the biggest conventions of the year, and 2022 was no different. While there weren't any megaton announcements, we were treated to reveals and updates for some truly exciting games like Dead Island 2, Gotham Knights, Hogwarts Legacy, Sonic Frontiers, The Callisto Protocol, and more.

Gamescom 2022 kicked off its multi-day show with Opening Night Live, and it (and IGN!) continued to reveal big news and previews from the showfloor as the days went on. To help ensure you didn't miss any of the biggest moments from Gamescom 2022, we've gathered the best announcements, trailers, and previews below for you to check out in one convenient place.

Dead Island 2 Gets a New Trailer, 8 Years After the Last One - and It's Out Next Year

After eight long years, Dead Island 2 has finally been re-revealed with a new trailer and the news that it will be released on February 3, 2023. The cinematic trailer starred Jacob, one of the six playable characters in the game, and showed him slaughtering his way through Los Angeles with both a gun and a katana.

In our Dead Island 2 hands-on preview, we said that "while it may have risen from the grave, though, it still has a lot to prove. Dambuster has made a solid first impression, but it comes coupled with a distinct sense of familiarity."

Sonic Frontiers: New Trailer Reveals More Story, Confirms Release Date

Gamescom Opening Night Live not only confirmed that Sonic Frontiers would be speeding its way to a November 8 release date, but it also shared a new trailer that showcases Sonic running around various environments, some mysterious new characters, and even a glimpse of Amy.

Gotham Knights Gets New Release Date, Will Include Harley Quinn and Clayface As Major Villains

Our upcoming trip to Gotham City was moved up a bit as Opening Night Live revealed that Gotham Knights will now be released on October 21, 2022. The trailer that helped share the news also confirmed Harley Quinn and Clayface will be appearing as major villains alongside Mr. Freeze, the Penguin, and the Court of Owls.

Hogwarts Legacy: New Trailer Shows Off Slytherin, Dark Magic, and Zombies

Following its delay, Hogwarts Legacy received a new trailer at Gamescom Opening Night Live that features a new look at gameplay, students digging into Salazar Slytherin's past, and a slightly terrifying choice involving the torture curse Crucio.

The Callisto Protocol's New Gameplay Trailer Is a Gorefest

The Callisto Protocol got a new trailer at Gamescom Opening Night Live and it can really only be described as a gorefest. Alongside seeing enemies being pushed into weird meat grinder-like machines and a deadly spinning giant fan at the end of a long sewer-like waterslide, we also were given a glimpse of the new mutations mechanic. That basically means that some enemies have tentacles coming out of them, and if you don't kill them quickly enough, they will mutate and become even more powerful.

DualSense Edge Controller Revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live

Sony has finally announced its answer to Microsoft's Xbox Elite Controller with the DualSense Edge, a premium-grade PS5 wireless controller that has customizable controls, the ability to save multiple control profiles, changeable stick caps, back buttons, and more.

Street Fighter 6: New Gameplay Mechanics Explained

Learn some of the new gameplay mechanics coming to Street Fighter 6 and more details on Juri and Kimberly.

Forspoken Gameplay Overview Trailer Showcases Combat, Exploration, and Frey's Magical Abilities

A new Forspoken gameplay overview trailer has been released and it showcases the game's combat, exploration, and Frey's magical abilities. Speaking of abilities, Forspoken will include over 100 spells and abilities and it will even grade you on how you are doing with a Devil May Cry-style combo grading system.

Where Winds Meet Is Like Ghost of Tsushima in Medieval China

Developer Everstone Games has unveiled its new open-world RPG, Where the Winds Meet that looks to be very much like Ghost of Tsushima in Medieval China. It is set in the beautiful Ten Kingdoms period at the end of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the main character looks to be a mysterious swordsman who will be tasked with surviving this tumultuous time.

New Lies of P Trailer Shows Geppetto and More at Gamescom Opening Night Live

Souls-like Pinocchio story Lies of P showed off a new gameplay trailer at Opening Night Live, and it gave fans a glimpse of the game's lying system, Geppetto, and quite possibly Jiminy Cricket.

Subnautica Devs Announce Moonbreaker, a Warhammer-Like Strategy Game (Including the Model Painting)

Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds has announced Moonbreaker, a digital tabletop strategy game that has a universe that's been co-created with Mistborn and Wheel of Time novelist Brandon Sanderson. Furthermore, the game is built around miniatures and it encourages players to paint them to their heart's content as they would in real life. Moonbreaker will enter Early Access on September 29, 2022.

In our preview, we said that it mixes exciting Hearthstone strategy with chilled Warhammer painting.

New Tales From the Borderlands Officially Announced

New Tales From the Borderlands received its full reveal at Gamescom Opening Night Live and it was confirmed that it will be launching on October 21, 2022. This new story will follow three new characters - Anu, Octavio, and Fran - alongside familiar faces from the wider Borderlands universe.

High on Life Gets an Exclusive New Trailer at Gamescom Opening Night Live

High on Life, which is being developed by Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland's Squanch Games, received a new trailer that gave a look at the first-person shooter that sees the game's weapons talking to you as you progress through the story. The trailer also featured a boss fight against a clone named 9-Torg.

After getting our hands-on High on Life, we realized there was much more to this shooter than we saw at Opening Night Live. In our High on LIfe preview, we said, "If these 25 minutes included enough jokes, neat touches, references, and combat ideas for me to write this much about, how will it feel once I’m hours into the game? If it keeps up that pace, High on Life will be far from a shooter with a jokey veneer - it could be something truly new."

Wo Long: How Team Ninja's New Soulslike Differs from Nioh

Team Ninja's highly anticipated Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty finally got a gameplay trailer and IGN sat down with producer Fumihiko Yasuda and development producer Masaaki Yamagiwa to discuss the game and how it differs from Nioh.

No Rats, No Game" - How A Plague Tales' Rat Swarm Was Created

Alongside a look at how A Plague Tales' Rat Swarm was created, we were also treated to a new gameplay trailer for A Plague Tale: Requiem ahead of its October 18, 2022, release date.

Hideo Kojima Is Starting a Podcast Called Brain Structure

Beginning on September 8, Hideo Kojima will be launching his very own podcast on Spotify called Brain Structure, which will be a "deep dive into his brain and shed light on his creative process." Episodes will be released each Thursday and the show will be available in both Japanese and English.

Return to Monkey Island Gets a September 2022 Release Date

Return to Monkey Island will be released on Nintendo Switch and PC on September 19, which just so happens to also be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. The release date announcement was joined by a trailer that featured, among other things, a horse armor joke.

Dune: Awakening Is a New Open World Survival MMO

Funcom revealed Dune Awakening at Gamescom's Opening Night Live, an open-world survival MMO that is set on Arrakis and teased giant spice-harvesting vehicles, giant sand worms, and sand worm riding.

AEW Fight Forever - A Much Needed Alternative to the Mainstream

AEW Fight Forever just may be a return to the "Golden Age of wrestling games," as it plays exactly like WWF No Mercy. While that has us very excited, it also stung us with "little rocks and pebbles of things that hold up less well to a modern standard."

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Is the Shooter 40K Deserves

Following our 30-minute, four-player co-op session of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, we've proclaimed that that game "may be the rarest of rares: a genuinely good 40k FPS."

Park Beyond Hands-On: A Park Simulator That Lets You Build The Impossible

Following a new trailer at Opening Night Live, we had the chance to try out Park Beyond, a new game that aims to let you build the impossible in the world of theme parks. In addition to building larger-than-life rides, Park Beyond also puts you in control of managing the park. This combo has us hopeful for its release in 2023.

Pentiment Is the Latest Pleasant Surprise From Xbox's Most Prolific New Studio

Pentiment, which is set to be released on November 15, 2022, is the latest pleasant surprise from Obsidian Entertainment. It follows a medieval artist named Andreas Maler who is looking to become a master artist but unfortunately gets caught up in a murder mystery when his friend is accused of killing someone.

In our Pentiment hands-on demo, we said that "Just 30 minutes left me with plenty of opinions on the circumstances that led to the nobleman’s murder – I can’t wait to spend hours with these grim, quirky villagers and find out what other secret crimes they, and I, might artfully commit."

In Atlas Fallen You Play as a Sand Thanos Whose Mission is to Punch a God

After 20 minutes, Atlas Fallen has given us a lot of hope for a game that basically lets you play as a sand Thanos whose mission is to punch a god. In our behind closed door demo, we came away with the impression that "Atlas Fallen shows flashes of Monster Hunter, Control, and the Horizon series, while also introducing some intriguing new ideas of its own."

The Dark Pictures: The Devil In Me Is the Goriest Game in the Series

The Dark Pictures: The Devil In Me is not only the final installment in season one of Supermassive Games' Dark Pictures Anthology, but it also looks to be the goriest entry yet.

In our hands-on preview of The Dark Pictures: The Devil In Me, we said that the game's "playfulness, combined with a truly horrifying real-life backdrop, and a willingness to try some new gameplay ideas has me excited to check in for another stay when The Devil in Me releases on November 18."

Wreckreation Knows You Want Another Burnout, So It'll Let You Build It (and Thousands of Other Things)

Wreckreation is an upcoming open-world racing game that is so focused on customization and player choice that it will allow you to build another Burnout alongside thousands of other things if you so choose.

Planet of Lana Feels Like a Playdead Game That Doesn't Hate You

Planet of Lana is a game that will feel familiar to those who've played Playdead's Limo and Inside, but it features a "much more beautiful, naturalistic, and crucially hopeful viewpoint" than those wonderful games.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space Is Becoming a 3v7 Multiplayer Game

The 1988 film Killer Klowns from Outer Space is becoming a 3v7 asymmetric multiplayer game that will see humans facing off against a team of titular alien Klowns. There will also be character classes, a randomly generated map, and more. Killer Klowns from Outer Space is set to be released in early 2023.

Dredge Is a Relaxing Fisherman Simulator Hiding a Very Sinister Heart

At first glance, Dredge may seem like a relaxing fisherman simulator, however, there is much more going on behind the scenes that hid a very sinister heart. In our preview, we said that "It’s a magical set-up - the kind of compelling, acquisitive management game that can accidentally hold attention for hours, but intrinsically tied to a much stranger storyline, that promises to lead us into truly unknown waters."

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Gets a New Gameplay Trailer After a Year of Waiting

The Suikoden spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has received a new gameplay trailer more than a year after the last one. The new footage showed off a small selection of the game's 100+ characters, story moments, and the gorgeous artstyle in action.

Ex-GTA Boss Reveals More About His New Open-World Game at Gamescom Opening Night Live

Former Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies and his studio Build a Rocket Boy have revealed more about Everywhere, an open-world game that is being described as blending together gameplay, adventure, creativity, and discovery in a multi-world gaming experience.

Vikings on Trampolines Is a "Blast" That's Taken Two Decades to Make

Owlboy developer D-Pad Studios have been working on Vikings on Trampolines for 20 years, and our first hands-on demo gave us hope that it may have been worth it as it looks to be "a blast in the right environment."

The Expanse: A Telltale Series First Gameplay Revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live

Fans of The Expanse were treated to the first gameplay footage of The Expanse: A Telltale Series at Opening Night Live that shared a look at the new narrative adventure that will even let players traverse the vast space in zero-g.

Gord Is Aiming to Cross The Witcher with Rimworld (and the Signs are Good)

Gord is a new game from ex-CD Projekt developers that takes place in a grim, pastoral fantasy world inspired by Slavic folklore. While this draws comparison from The Witcher games, developer Covenant also said that Rimworld has been another huge inspiration.

Nobody Saves the World Announces DLC Expansion, Frozen Hearth

Nobody Saves the World is getting a new expansion called Frozen Hearth on September 13, and it looks to add new areas, challenges, and forms to shapeshift into.

The Lords of the Fallen Is a Reboot of the 2014 Souls-Like

The Lords of the Fallen is a reboot of the 2014 dark fantasy action RPG Souls-like that takes place over a thousand years after the first game in a world that is said to be "more than five times larger" than the original.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

While Bruce Timm, Matt Reeves, and J.J. Abrams' Batman: Caped Crusader won't be coming to HBO Max, the animated series is reportedly very much alive and drawing interest from Apple, Hulu, Netflix, and more.

As reported by THR, Batman: Caped Crusader was one of six animated titled that was pulled from HBO Max's upcoming slate and will no longer be produced by the company. It was stated that these shows were not necessarily canceled, but instead would be shopped to other studios.

The other projects - Merry Little Batman, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Toons Movie, Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Toons Musical, Did I Do That to the Holidays: A Steve Urkel Story and The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie - are all in "various stages of production," and the decision to not put them on HBO Max is "not a quality issue, but an economic and strategic issue."

According to THR's sources, "it is believed that the various Warners divisions making the show and movies will make more money on the titles by selling them to other outlets than having them on Warners’ own streamer."

Batman: Caped Crusader is definitely one of the most high-profile projects of the bunch, as it looks to be taking inspiration from Batman: The Animated Series.

This shift is but another chapter in the fallout following the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, which has already seen Batgirl's cancellation, 36 shows removed from HBO Max, and over 200 episodes of Sesame Street taken down.

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While Bruce Timm, Matt Reeves, and J.J. Abrams' Batman: Caped Crusader won't be coming to HBO Max, the animated series is reportedly very much alive and drawing interest from Apple, Hulu, Netflix, and more.

As reported by THR, Batman: Caped Crusader was one of six animated titled that was pulled from HBO Max's upcoming slate and will no longer be produced by the company. It was stated that these shows were not necessarily canceled, but instead would be shopped to other studios.

The other projects - Merry Little Batman, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Toons Movie, Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Toons Musical, Did I Do That to the Holidays: A Steve Urkel Story and The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie - are all in "various stages of production," and the decision to not put them on HBO Max is "not a quality issue, but an economic and strategic issue."

According to THR's sources, "it is believed that the various Warners divisions making the show and movies will make more money on the titles by selling them to other outlets than having them on Warners’ own streamer."

Batman: Caped Crusader is definitely one of the most high-profile projects of the bunch, as it looks to be taking inspiration from Batman: The Animated Series.

This shift is but another chapter in the fallout following the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, which has already seen Batgirl's cancellation, 36 shows removed from HBO Max, and over 200 episodes of Sesame Street taken down.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Update 08/29/2022 14:40: NASA has scrubbed the August 29 launch of its SLS Moon rocket (and therefore postponed the Artemis-1 mission) after several issues were discovered during fuelling.

The next available launch opportunity for the SLS opens on September 2 at 09:48 Pacific / 12:48 Eastern / 17:48 UK. However, NASA’s ability to meet this window will be dictated by the severity of the issue, with more details expected to follow soon.

Early on the risk of lightning from a nearby storm delayed the start of fueling operations for around an hour, and once underway, mission handlers had to contend with a minor liquid hydrogen fuel leak.

However the main issue came when engineers clocked a problem with bringing one of the four refurbished shuttle-era RS-25 engines - located at the base of the core stage - down to the correct temperature for launch. Ordinarily, engineers intentionally increase the pressure in the fuel vast liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen tanks located in the main body of the rocket in order to force a small amount of the supercooled fuel into the engines.

This gets the engines to the right temperature, and effectively conditions them to make them ready for the onslaught of supercooled fuel that will be fed through the engine’s plumbing when the rocket lifts off.

However, engineers watching the temperature gauges noted that engine number three wasn’t getting the correct liquid hydrogen flow.

To combat this, engineers shut off the valves leading to the other three RS-25s, leaving the tanks to vent solely through engine three. Unfortunately, this failed to have the desired effect, prompting the launch director to call a halt to today’s attempt. The delay will also give mission operators extra time to examine a small stress crack that appears to have formed in the heat-resistant outer foam layer at one of the connection joints of the core stage.

The launch of #Artemis I is no longer happening today as teams work through an issue with an engine bleed. Teams will continue to gather data, and we will keep you posted on the timing of the next launch attempt. https://t.co/tQ0lp6Ruhv pic.twitter.com/u6Uiim2mom

— NASA (@NASA) August 29, 2022

According to NASA the rocket is in a “safe and stable configuration”, and engineers are currently working to evaluate what went wrong with the fuel bleed.

In a post launch appearance, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said of the SLS team, “They’re gonna work it, they’ll get to the bottom of it, they’ll get it fixed, and then we’ll fly.”

Original Story: NASA is set to undertake the historic launch of its super heavy moon rocket for the first time on Monday. Here's how and when you can watch it live.

The Space Launch System (SLS) is the single most powerful rocket ever created. It is, to all intents and purposes, the modern day equivalent of the mighty Saturn V rocket that sent the first humans to the Moon in the 1960s and 70s.

Nations across the globe have once again set their sites on putting boots on the Moon, and NASA hopes that the SLS will be instrumental in returning humans to the Moon in the coming decades as part of the Artemis Program.

However, launching an untested rocket is a risky endeavour, and so before it can safely hurl a human crew into orbit - and far beyond - NASA has to prove that it can actually fly.

When Is the Launch Happening?

The first uncrewed flight of the SLS, known as Artemis 1, was set to take place on Monday, August 29, but as outlined in the update (above), this has been delayed to at least Friday, September 2.

The rocket was rolled out to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Spaceflight Center in Florida on August 17 atop a leviathan crawler, and by all indications the SLS is well on track for launch.

NASA completed its Flight Readiness Review on the 22nd, giving the rocket a green light to lift off, and as of the most recent reports there’s a 70 percent chance that weather conditions will remain favorable for the two hour launch window.

In other words, after a decade of planning and engineering, it may finally be time to light the biggest candle on Earth, and here’s how you can watch it live.

How to Watch the Launch Live Online

Update 08/29/2022 14:40: As outlined in the update (above), the launch on August 29 did not go ahead. NASA is yet to announce the exact timings of the next launch attempt, but IGN will update the below times as soon as it does.

Original Story: NASA is set to provide live coverage of the August 29 launch throughout the day on its NASA TV channel on the official website or via its YouTube channel.

Hardcore space nerds can tune in early from 9pm Pacific / 12 am Eastern / 5am UK onwards to watch coverage of propellant loading, wherein the gargantuan tanks housed within the core stage of the SLS are filled with 730,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.

Full launch coverage will kick off at 3:30pm Pacific / 6:30am Eastern / 11am UK and will provide buildup and coverage of the launch window, which opens at 5:33am Pacific / 8:33 am Eastern / 1:33pm UK. Assuming that liftoff is successful, the broadcast will continue to follow the massive rocket as it shrugs off Earth’s atmosphere, separates, and shunts the upper part of the spacecraft including the Orion crew capsule into a rendezvous trajectory with the Moon.

At 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern / 5pm UK, NASA TV will host a postlaunch news conference, followed at around 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 9pm UK by coverage of another upper stage rocket burn. Assuming everything goes to plan, viewers who tune in at 2:30pm Pacific / 5:30pm Eastern / 10:30pm UK will be rewarded by Earth views captured from the Orion capsule as it makes its way to the Moon.

What to Expect From One of the Biggest 'Please Don't Explode' Moments in NASA History

Make no mistake, this is a historically important launch, the success, or failure, of which will help shape the trajectory of NASA's lunar exploration plans in the decades to come.

A massive amount of money has been poured into the creation of the SLS, whose launch and development - as is commonplace when it comes to space exploration - has been fraught with multiple delays and budget increases.

It is also worth pointing out that, in a modern space age setting where SpaceX is innovating the use of reusable rockets such as the phenomenally successful Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and the upcoming Starship, the SLS is a one and done rocket. It is entirely non reusable, and considering that each launch comes with a pricetag of around $4.1 billion U.S. dollars, its fair to say that NASA will be desperate to see the rocket perform impressively on its first outing.

The standard set of prelaunch checks will be a nervy affair, but if mission operators are satisfied and the green light is ultimately given, it will be a historic sight to behold. After all, It's not often that you get to witness a 320 foot tall rocket that weighs in at 5.75 million pounds kick out 8.8 million pounds of thrust as it battles to escape Earth's gravitational influence.

Under perfect conditions, the launch could occur very close to the launch window opening. Equally, if there are any bad weather or issues downrange, NASA won't hesitate to make the most of the two-hour launch opportunity or to ground the rocket altogether. It's still far from a sure thing.

Regardless, along the way we can expect constant commentary from the NASA team, both prior to and during the launch, breaking down the capabilities of the rocket. We're also sure to get interviews with its creators discussing the goals and challenges surrounding the Artemis-1 mission.

As an added bonus, the broadcast will also include appearances from celebrities Keke Palmer, Jack Black and Chris Evans, along with musical performances from Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock and the Philadelphia Orchestra accompanied by Yo-Yo Ma and conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

In short, Nasa really wants people to enjoy the maiden launch of their very, very expensive rocket.

Throughout the mission, you'll be able to track the exact location and of the Orion capsule and key mission stats via NASA's Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW), which will go online on August the 28th.

Anthony Wood is a freelance writer at IGN

Update 08/29/2022 14:40: NASA has scrubbed the August 29 launch of its SLS Moon rocket (and therefore postponed the Artemis-1 mission) after several issues were discovered during fuelling.

The next available launch opportunity for the SLS opens on September 2 at 09:48 Pacific / 12:48 Eastern / 17:48 UK. However, NASA’s ability to meet this window will be dictated by the severity of the issue, with more details expected to follow soon.

Early on the risk of lightning from a nearby storm delayed the start of fueling operations for around an hour, and once underway, mission handlers had to contend with a minor liquid hydrogen fuel leak.

However the main issue came when engineers clocked a problem with bringing one of the four refurbished shuttle-era RS-25 engines - located at the base of the core stage - down to the correct temperature for launch. Ordinarily, engineers intentionally increase the pressure in the fuel vast liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen tanks located in the main body of the rocket in order to force a small amount of the supercooled fuel into the engines.

This gets the engines to the right temperature, and effectively conditions them to make them ready for the onslaught of supercooled fuel that will be fed through the engine’s plumbing when the rocket lifts off.

However, engineers watching the temperature gauges noted that engine number three wasn’t getting the correct liquid hydrogen flow.

To combat this, engineers shut off the valves leading to the other three RS-25s, leaving the tanks to vent solely through engine three. Unfortunately, this failed to have the desired effect, prompting the launch director to call a halt to today’s attempt. The delay will also give mission operators extra time to examine a small stress crack that appears to have formed in the heat-resistant outer foam layer at one of the connection joints of the core stage.

The launch of #Artemis I is no longer happening today as teams work through an issue with an engine bleed. Teams will continue to gather data, and we will keep you posted on the timing of the next launch attempt. https://t.co/tQ0lp6Ruhv pic.twitter.com/u6Uiim2mom

— NASA (@NASA) August 29, 2022

According to NASA the rocket is in a “safe and stable configuration”, and engineers are currently working to evaluate what went wrong with the fuel bleed.

In a post launch appearance, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said of the SLS team, “They’re gonna work it, they’ll get to the bottom of it, they’ll get it fixed, and then we’ll fly.”

Original Story: NASA is set to undertake the historic launch of its super heavy moon rocket for the first time on Monday. Here's how and when you can watch it live.

The Space Launch System (SLS) is the single most powerful rocket ever created. It is, to all intents and purposes, the modern day equivalent of the mighty Saturn V rocket that sent the first humans to the Moon in the 1960s and 70s.

Nations across the globe have once again set their sights on putting boots on the Moon, and NASA hopes that the SLS will be instrumental in returning humans to the Moon in the coming decades as part of the Artemis Program.

However, launching an untested rocket is a risky endeavour, and so before it can safely hurl a human crew into orbit - and far beyond - NASA has to prove that it can actually fly.

When Is the Launch Happening?

The first uncrewed flight of the SLS, known as Artemis 1, was set to take place on Monday, August 29, but as outlined in the update (above), this has been delayed to at least Friday, September 2.

The rocket was rolled out to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Spaceflight Center in Florida on August 17 atop a leviathan crawler, and by all indications the SLS is well on track for launch.

NASA completed its Flight Readiness Review on the 22nd, giving the rocket a green light to lift off, and as of the most recent reports there’s a 70 percent chance that weather conditions will remain favorable for the two hour launch window.

In other words, after a decade of planning and engineering, it may finally be time to light the biggest candle on Earth, and here’s how you can watch it live.

How to Watch the Launch Live Online

Update 08/29/2022 14:40: As outlined in the update (above), the launch on August 29 did not go ahead. NASA is yet to announce the exact timings of the next launch attempt, but IGN will update the below times as soon as it does.

Original Story: NASA is set to provide live coverage of the August 29 launch throughout the day on its NASA TV channel on the official website or via its YouTube channel.

Hardcore space nerds can tune in early from 9pm Pacific / 12 am Eastern / 5am UK onwards to watch coverage of propellant loading, wherein the gargantuan tanks housed within the core stage of the SLS are filled with 730,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.

Full launch coverage will kick off at 3:30pm Pacific / 6:30am Eastern / 11am UK and will provide buildup and coverage of the launch window, which opens at 5:33am Pacific / 8:33 am Eastern / 1:33pm UK. Assuming that liftoff is successful, the broadcast will continue to follow the massive rocket as it shrugs off Earth’s atmosphere, separates, and shunts the upper part of the spacecraft including the Orion crew capsule into a rendezvous trajectory with the Moon.

At 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern / 5pm UK, NASA TV will host a postlaunch news conference, followed at around 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 9pm UK by coverage of another upper stage rocket burn. Assuming everything goes to plan, viewers who tune in at 2:30pm Pacific / 5:30pm Eastern / 10:30pm UK will be rewarded by Earth views captured from the Orion capsule as it makes its way to the Moon.

What to Expect From One of the Biggest 'Please Don't Explode' Moments in NASA History

Make no mistake, this is a historically important launch, the success, or failure, of which will help shape the trajectory of NASA's lunar exploration plans in the decades to come.

A massive amount of money has been poured into the creation of the SLS, whose launch and development - as is commonplace when it comes to space exploration - has been fraught with multiple delays and budget increases.

It is also worth pointing out that, in a modern space age setting where SpaceX is innovating the use of reusable rockets such as the phenomenally successful Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and the upcoming Starship, the SLS is a one and done rocket. It is entirely non reusable, and considering that each launch comes with a pricetag of around $4.1 billion U.S. dollars, its fair to say that NASA will be desperate to see the rocket perform impressively on its first outing.

The standard set of prelaunch checks will be a nervy affair, but if mission operators are satisfied and the green light is ultimately given, it will be a historic sight to behold. After all, It's not often that you get to witness a 320 foot tall rocket that weighs in at 5.75 million pounds kick out 8.8 million pounds of thrust as it battles to escape Earth's gravitational influence.

Under perfect conditions, the launch could occur very close to the launch window opening. Equally, if there are any bad weather or issues downrange, NASA won't hesitate to make the most of the two-hour launch opportunity or to ground the rocket altogether. It's still far from a sure thing.

Regardless, along the way we can expect constant commentary from the NASA team, both prior to and during the launch, breaking down the capabilities of the rocket. We're also sure to get interviews with its creators discussing the goals and challenges surrounding the Artemis-1 mission.

As an added bonus, the broadcast will also include appearances from celebrities Keke Palmer, Jack Black and Chris Evans, along with musical performances from Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock and the Philadelphia Orchestra accompanied by Yo-Yo Ma and conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

In short, Nasa really wants people to enjoy the maiden launch of their very, very expensive rocket.

Throughout the mission, you'll be able to track the exact location and of the Orion capsule and key mission stats via NASA's Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW), which will go online on August the 28th.

Anthony Wood is a freelance writer at IGN

Netflix's Resident Evil series has been canceled after one season.

Deadline reports that Netflix will not renew its adaptation of the Capcom survival horror series which premiered its first eight-episodes season on July 14.

While it debuted in the Top 10 rankings, the series quickly fell off the radar following lukewarm reception from viewers and critics.

Netflix's Resident Evil series told an original story set in the Resident Evil universe. In this alternate timeline, the Umbrella Corporation has founded New Raccoon City which Albert Wesker and his two daughters, Jade and Billie, move together to.

The series follows two timelines, this New Raccoon City storyline and 14 years later when the T-Virus decimates the human population.

While the TV series didn't follow any storyline from the video games, iconic monsters like Licker appeared in the show.

Resident Evil has been adapted numerous times including a series of financially successful films, and the reboot Welcome to Raccoon City. While the latter might be the most direct adaptation of the games to date, most Resident Evil adaptations have mostly taken the source material to create original stories.

This is the most recent cancellation over at Netflix, which previously shuttered other adaptations such as the Cowboy Bebop live-action series.

IGN's review was more positive on the adaptation, citing Lance Riddick's portrayal of Albert Wesker as a particular highlight.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.