Gamescom Opening Night Live snuck in a lovely, longer trailer for Blacktail - a game about witchcraft and the legend of Baba Yaga that we've seen in showcases before, but never to this extent.

Blacktail is a twist on the traditional Slavic myth of Baba Yaga, and follows a young girl cast out of her home due to accusations of witchcraft. The choices she makes as she wanders will determine what kind of witch she ultimately becomes - a guardian of the forest, or an utter terror.

We get a good look at a lot of Blacktail's combat in this video, specifically use of both the bow and arrow and the character's magical abilities fighting monsters and wild animals. We also get more teases about the morality system, where you can decide the fate of both the land and those who live in it.

Blacktail is developed by The Parasight and published by Focus Entertainment. It's planned for release this winter on PS5, Xbox Series X and S, and Steam, with pre-orders up on Steam now.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

After a long wait, we've gotten a new look at The Outlast Trials, and it's quite gruesome.

Revealed at Gamescom's Opening Night Live event, The Outlast Trial reveals a world reminsicent of BioShock, complete with freakish masks. Be warned, because the new trailer is not for faint of heart or weak of stomach.

The Outlast Trials is a spin-off from developer Red Barrels' horrific first-person horror series. The Outlast Trials was first announced back in 2019, and adds multiplayer to the horror mix. Set amid the Cold War, you play a human guinea pig recruited to test methods of brainwashing and mind control. You'll be trying to survive deeply unethical experiments alone, or with up to three partners.

In addition to the first look, The Outlast Trials was also confirmed to be getting a closed beta on Steam. The beta will run from October 28 to November 1, so you'll be appropriately be able to play on Halloween.

The Outlast Trials was shown alongside lots of games at Opening Night Live, including Dead Island 2 and Hogwarts Legacy. You can find the full Gamescom Opening Night Live recap here.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.

Embark, a new studio created by ex-Battlefield developers, has teased The Finals, a new competitive shooter.

Described as "a shooter wrapped in a game show format," The game got the briefest of teases, but we saw gunplay, environmental destruction, and a sword hitting a man so hard that he explodes into coins. A full reveal is coming later in September.

"We invite you to virtual arenas based on iconic real-world locations that contestants can alter, exploit, and even destroy in chaotic PvP matches," reads a press release. "Add a tremendous variety of skills and weapons to the mix, and you will be able to craft your own unique contestant with your very own loadout, playstyle, and look."

The tease has been made to encourage fans to sign up to playtest the game, with a website allowing you to register now.

Oddly, we knew about Embark's second game before its first. We'd previously seen third-person sci-fi shooter Arc Raiders, but it was delayed into 2023 to make way for this game.

Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

After a long wait, we've gotten a new look at The Outlast Trials, and it's quite gruesome.

Revealed at Gamescom's Opening Night Live event, The Outlast Trial reveals a world reminsicent of BioShock, complete with freakish masks. Be warned, because the new trailer is not for faint of heart or weak of stomach.

The Outlast Trials is a spin-off from developer Red Barrels' horrific first-person horror series. The Outlast Trials was first announced back in 2019, and adds multiplayer to the horror mix. Set amid the Cold War, you play a human guinea pig recruited to test methods of brainwashing and mind control. You'll be trying to survive deeply unethical experiments alone, or with up to three partners.

In addition to the first look, The Outlast Trials was also confirmed to be getting a closed beta on Steam. The beta will run from October 28 to November 1, so you'll be appropriately be able to play on Halloween.

The Outlast Trials was shown alongside lots of games at Opening Night Live, including Dead Island 2 and Hogwarts Legacy. You can find the full Gamescom Opening Night Live recap here.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.

Embark, a new studio created by ex-Battlefield developers, has teased The Finals, a new competitive shooter.

Described as "a shooter wrapped in a game show format," The game got the briefest of teases, but we saw gunplay, environmental destruction, and a sword hitting a man so hard that he explodes into coins. A full reveal is coming later in September.

"We invite you to virtual arenas based on iconic real-world locations that contestants can alter, exploit, and even destroy in chaotic PvP matches," reads a press release. "Add a tremendous variety of skills and weapons to the mix, and you will be able to craft your own unique contestant with your very own loadout, playstyle, and look."

The tease has been made to encourage fans to sign up to playtest the game, with a website allowing you to register now.

Oddly, we knew about Embark's second game before its first. We'd previously seen third-person sci-fi shooter Arc Raiders, but it was delayed into 2023 to make way for this game.

Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Dead Island 2 received its first trailer in 2014. Eight years later, it just got a second trailer, announcing that it will arrive February 3 next year.

Announced at Gamescom's Opening Night Live showcase, a new cinematic trailer showed Jacob, one of six playable characters in the game, seemingly infected with a virus, bashing his way through a variety of undead. The montage shows him slaughtering his way through Los Angeles, using both a gun and a katana.

A second trailer showed off the first new gameplay, which has been re-built from the ground up by developer Dambuster Studios. It is incredibly gory, with brutal melee combat carving zombies in two and turning them to red mush.

It's been a long and troubled road for the zombie-killing sequel. After starting life at Spec Ops: The Line developer Yager, the game was moved to Sumo Digital after "mutual differences" with publisher Deep Silver. Sumo worked on the game for some time, but Dambuster Studios eventually took over in 2019.

The original game was set for PS4, Xbox One and PC, and saw players taking control of over-the-top characters killing zombies in multiple Californian locations. It's likely a very different prospect in its new form.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Features Editor.

Dead Island 2 received its first trailer in 2014. Eight years later, it just got a second trailer, announcing that it will arrive February 3 next year.

Announced at Gamescom's Opening Night Live showcase, a new cinematic trailer showed Jacob, one of six playable characters in the game, seemingly infected with a virus, bashing his way through a variety of undead. The montage shows him slaughtering his way through Los Angeles, using both a gun and a katana.

A second trailer showed off the first new gameplay, which has been re-built from the ground up by developer Dambuster Studios. It is incredibly gory, with brutal melee combat carving zombies in two and turning them to red mush.

It's been a long and troubled road for the zombie-killing sequel. After starting life at Spec Ops: The Line developer Yager, the game was moved to Sumo Digital after "mutual differences" with publisher Deep Silver. Sumo worked on the game for some time, but Dambuster Studios eventually took over in 2019.

The original game was set for PS4, Xbox One and PC, and saw players taking control of over-the-top characters killing zombies in multiple Californian locations. It's likely a very different prospect in its new form.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Features Editor.

In perhaps the strangest reveal at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Mini has announced a collaboration with The Pokémon Company. It has created a new all-electric concept car, the Aceman, that has "gaming features" and a Pikachu theme.

The Aceman (presumably an evolution of its Paceman range) is a concept electric vehicle. It features a Pokémon mode, which seems to light up the in-cockpit display with a whole bunch of Pikachu-themed UI. It's not totally clear right now what the Pokémon mode adds, but it sure is bright.

Mini also said that your console can connect to the car, much like how a smart phone can connect to current vehicles. No details were revealed as to exactly how the car communicates with your console, although presumably it's not a case of being able to play your Switch while driving (that sounds... a bit dangerous).

The Aceman website also reveals that the car has an external projector, so that you can watch movies in the car. That's definitely a unique use for a vehicle.

As a concept vehicle, the Aceman won't be on the road any time soon (if at all). However, a real one can be found at Gamescom on the show floor, should you be visiting.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Features Editor.

In perhaps the strangest reveal at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Mini has announced a collaboration with The Pokémon Company. It has created a new all-electric concept car, the Aceman, that has "gaming features" and a Pikachu theme.

The Aceman (presumably an evolution of its Paceman range) is a concept electric vehicle. It features a Pokémon mode, which seems to light up the in-cockpit display with a whole bunch of Pikachu-themed UI. It's not totally clear right now what the Pokémon mode adds, but it sure is bright.

Mini also said that your console can connect to the car, much like how a smart phone can connect to current vehicles. No details were revealed as to exactly how the car communicates with your console, although presumably it's not a case of being able to play your Switch while driving (that sounds... a bit dangerous).

The Aceman website also reveals that the car has an external projector, so that you can watch movies in the car. That's definitely a unique use for a vehicle.

As a concept vehicle, the Aceman won't be on the road any time soon (if at all). However, a real one can be found at Gamescom on the show floor, should you be visiting.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Features Editor.

Today at Gamescom Opening Night Live, new studio Ironbird Creations was revealed alongside a tease of its first project: a new game called Phantom Hellcat with hack-n-slash combat taking place in a cursed theater.

Phantom Hellcat starts Jolene, who breaks a seal on said cursed theater, prompting the darkness to take her mother hostage. As the chaos grows, Jolene must use the props around the theater as weapons to fight back, smashing up sets and collecting character masks to learn new abilities.

Her travels will take her through 3D/2D camera-shifting perspectives as she explores different plays and sets.

There's no release date yet, but Phantom Hellcat is expected to release on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC when the time comes.

Developer Ironbird Creations is a new studio under All in! Games, the Polish publisher behind Ghostrunner, Chernobylite, Tools Up!, and Paradise Lost.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.