Until Dawn Creators Reveal The Dark Pictures Horror Anthology
Today at Gamescom 2018, Supermassive Games announced a partnership with Bandai Namco for a new horror anthology series called The Dark Pictures.
The Dark Pictures anthology is a series of standalone horror games and the first game will be called Man of Medan, slated for release on Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4. Afterwards there will be two games per year in The Dark Pictures series.
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Overwatch LEGO Characters Revealed
The long-teased Overwatch/LEGO collaboration looks to be closer than ever, as the building blocks company has hinted at six Overwatch heroes that will likely become figures.
As revealed on Twitter, LEGO has six mystery figures load on screen with a backdrop of a few different Overwatch maps, including the Japan-based Hanamura map. It's possible these will serve as the basic LEGO sets that will eventually be released.
The six figures that come on screen aren't entirely clear, but from left to right they appear to be Widowmaker, Reinhardt (or possibly Reaper or Zenyatta), Genji, Soldier 76, Mercy and McCree.
Star Wars’ Kelly Marie Tran Opens Up About Decision to Leave Social Media
Kelly Marie Tran is opening up about her decision to delete her Instagram earlier this year and the harassment she faced on social media.
In an op-ed for The New York Times, Tran acknowledges the difficulties she has faced on social media since appearing as Rose Tico in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
"It wasn’t their words, it’s that I started to believe them," Tran wrote. "Their words seemed to confirm what growing up as a woman and a person of color already taught me: that I belonged in margins and spaces, valid only as a minor character in their lives and stories."
Xbox Game Pass Mobile App Announced
Today at Gamescom 2018, Microsoft revealed a mobile app for Xbox Game Pass will be available soon.
The Xbox Game Pass mobile app will allow users to manage their Game Pass catalog, install games directly to their Xbox One, and manage their subscription in addition to a number of other features.
If you have an Android mobile app you can test out the beta right now on Google Play. For iOS users, space is limited, but a beta is also available here.
Stay up to date with all the big news from Cologne this week by checking out the IGN Gamescom 2018 hub.
The Nun: Know Your Conjuring from Your Insidious
The world was a simpler place before Insidious and The Conjuring came along. It used to be relatively easy to tell the major horror movie franchises apart. Freddy killed you in your dreams, Jason killed you at summer camp, Michael Myers only attacked on Halloween and Chucky was a plastic doll so he really stood out in a lineup.
But although hardcore horror fans know the Insidious and The Conjuring franchises intimately, and don’t need any sort of primer to keep them straight, casual fans sometimes run into problems. They’re two of the biggest horror movie franchises we have left and they have a heck of a lot in common.
Don't believe us? Read the following description and tell us whether we’re describing the Insidious horror movie franchise, or the Conjuring horror movie franchise:
Halo: The Master Chief Collection Headed to Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft today announced at Gamescom 2018 Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be added to Xbox Game Pass on September 1.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection contains Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2 Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4 and a full compliment of multiplayer suites making it the best way to get into, or caught up on, the Halo saga in one easy package. Though troubled with early issues at launch, the Halo: MCC has since course corrected and offers a ton of content with continued support from 343 Industries.
Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft's subscription service that grants unlimited access to a number of third party games, and all recent and future first-party exclusives like Sea of Thieves, State of Decay 2, and the upcoming Forza Horizon 4 for a $10 USD per month subscription. And for a limited time, new subscribers can get their first month for $2 USD, and their second month will be free.
Asynchronously Race Against Your Friends in Ori and the Will of the Wisps’ Spirit Trials
During Gamescom 2018, Moon Studios announced a new aspect of Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Spirit Trials, that allows you to asynchronously race against your friends and/or the world to claim the best times.
As shown in the trailer below, there will be structures placed around the map that, once activated, will initiate these races/time trials against ghosts of other players. While you won't be racing them in real-time, you will see their ghosts alongside yours, allowing you to see the paths they chose as it compares to yours.
When you approach these Spirit Trial structures, you will see the leaderboard and even be given the option to simply spectate, allowing you to see how the highest time was achieved.
Marvel Debuts Wolverine’s New Costume
Marvel is gearing up for Return of Wolverine, the miniseries that officially welcomes the original Logan back into the Marvel Universe. Marvel previously revealed that Wolverine will be returning with an unusual new power, and now we know that the series will also introduce a new costume and a new villain.
First, check out Logan's new costume as featured on the cover to Return of Wolverine #2:
Return of Wolverine #2 cover by Declan Shalvey. (Marvel Comics)
Hunt: Showdown Coming to Xbox One
Crytek's competitive horror shooter is currently in early access on PC, but will soon be making its way to Xbox One as part of the Xbox Game Preview program.
Announced at Gamescom 2018, Crytek revealed the first-person shooter will land on the Xbox One at a later date, and will give the developers a chance to improve the game from early players through their feedback and collected data.
To check out our thoughts and impressions on the unique shooter as it stands right now by heading over to the IGN Hunt: Showdown review.
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New Cyberpunk 2077 Screenshots and Concept Art Revealed
Today during the IGN Gamescom live show, developer CD Projekt Red revealed new concept art from Cyberpunk 2077. CD Projekt later revealed new screenshots on Twitter.
You can flip through the gallery below to see all of the new screenshots and concept art from Cyberpunk 2077:
You can also watch us talk to Cyberpunk 2077 associate design director Kyle Rowley as he breaks down each piece of concept art and talks about building Cyberpunk's world in this video: