Ghostrunner will add its promised Wave Mode and Assist Mode on August 31, alongside a new pack of neon-themed cosmetics.

Announced earlier this year, Wave Mode adds a roguelike element to the cyberpunk action game, tasking players with beating 20 waves of enemies using randomised upgrades. Assist Mode will make the game easier, allowing players to experience the story without much challenge. Both modes will be added as a free update to the game.

They'll come alongside the new Neon Pack paid DLC, which adds four sets of sword-and-glove combos, each fully animated with neon effects. Alongside the Neon Pack, four new DLC bundles will also be released:

• Art Bundle - SRP: £5.99 / €7.99 / $7.99 - The Art Bundle includes the Original Soundtrack and the Artbook (Available only for Steam, Epic and GOG)
• Summer Bundle - SRP: £9.99 / €12.99 / $12.99 - The Summer Bundle includes Winter, Metal Ox, Neon Packs and Art Bundle (Available only for Steam, Epic and GOG)

• Jack’s Bundle - SRP: £5.99 / €7.99 / $7.99 - Jack’s Bundle includes Winter, Metal Ox, Neon Packs (Available only for PS4, XboxOne & NSW

We awarded Ghostrunner an 8/10 review, saying that its "lightning-fast gameplay makes for a short-lived but memorable action game with some incredible moments."

For more from this week's huge gaming event, be sure to check out our Gamescom 2021 schedule.

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.

Ghostrunner will add its promised Wave Mode and Assist Mode on August 31, alongside a new pack of neon-themed cosmetics.

Announced earlier this year, Wave Mode adds a roguelike element to the cyberpunk action game, tasking players with beating 20 waves of enemies using randomised upgrades. Assist Mode will make the game easier, allowing players to experience the story without much challenge. Both modes will be added as a free update to the game.

They'll come alongside the new Neon Pack paid DLC, which adds four sets of sword-and-glove combos, each fully animated with neon effects. Alongside the Neon Pack, four new DLC bundles will also be released:

• Art Bundle - SRP: £5.99 / €7.99 / $7.99 - The Art Bundle includes the Original Soundtrack and the Artbook (Available only for Steam, Epic and GOG)
• Summer Bundle - SRP: £9.99 / €12.99 / $12.99 - The Summer Bundle includes Winter, Metal Ox, Neon Packs and Art Bundle (Available only for Steam, Epic and GOG)

• Jack’s Bundle - SRP: £5.99 / €7.99 / $7.99 - Jack’s Bundle includes Winter, Metal Ox, Neon Packs (Available only for PS4, XboxOne & NSW

We awarded Ghostrunner an 8/10 review, saying that its "lightning-fast gameplay makes for a short-lived but memorable action game with some incredible moments."

For more from this week's huge gaming event, be sure to check out our Gamescom 2021 schedule.

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.

Severed Steel, a stylish first-person shooter from developer Digerati, is coming to PC on September 17. It will also come to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch later this year.

Severed Steel has a lot of different inspirations from Mirror’s Edge to Black. But at the heart of the gameplay is the ability to wall run, dive, slide, flip, and bullet-time your way around a fully destructible environment while gunning down bad guys.

The game will come to PC on September 17 and, in addition to PS4 and Xbox One versions, Digerati has also announced that PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch will follow later this year.

You’ll play as Steel, a one-armed operative who is out to take down the mega-corporation EdenSys. Steel’s acrobatics and bullet-time abilities allow her to stylishly take down enemies, but there’s a catch. Steel cannot reload weapons, so if you find yourself out of ammo you have to find a replacement quick.

While reloading is one of the few things Steel can't do, the trailer shows off a good mix of Steels' other tools. Whether that's kicking through doors, wall-running between kills, or slowing down time to headshot bad guys, Severed Steel gives you plenty of ways to take down your enemies.

If you’re interested in checking gout Severed Steel early you can play a demo available on Steam which now has an additional campaign level and updates to the gameplay.

Severed Steel will be released first on PC before coming to PS4 and Xbox One at a later date. Check out IGN’s full Gamescom coverage for new trailers, announcements, and more.

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

Severed Steel, a stylish first-person shooter from developer Digerati, is coming to PC on September 17. It will also come to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch later this year.

Severed Steel has a lot of different inspirations from Mirror’s Edge to Black. But at the heart of the gameplay is the ability to wall run, dive, slide, flip, and bullet-time your way around a fully destructible environment while gunning down bad guys.

The game will come to PC on September 17 and, in addition to PS4 and Xbox One versions, Digerati has also announced that PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch will follow later this year.

You’ll play as Steel, a one-armed operative who is out to take down the mega-corporation EdenSys. Steel’s acrobatics and bullet-time abilities allow her to stylishly take down enemies, but there’s a catch. Steel cannot reload weapons, so if you find yourself out of ammo you have to find a replacement quick.

While reloading is one of the few things Steel can't do, the trailer shows off a good mix of Steels' other tools. Whether that's kicking through doors, wall-running between kills, or slowing down time to headshot bad guys, Severed Steel gives you plenty of ways to take down your enemies.

If you’re interested in checking gout Severed Steel early you can play a demo available on Steam which now has an additional campaign level and updates to the gameplay.

Severed Steel will be released first on PC before coming to PS4 and Xbox One at a later date. Check out IGN’s full Gamescom coverage for new trailers, announcements, and more.

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

Hypercharge: Unboxed is getting a PvE campaign mode, adding a linear story to its existing action figure shooter gameplay.

Outwardly inspired by Small Soldiers, Hypercharge: Unboxed casts players as action figures, fighting miniature wars in arenas inspired by a normal house. The campaign will build on that idea by introducing a PvE story mode about character Max Ammo, with players learning about his past, and who is trying to destroy the Hyper-Core, the objective the wider game is set around.

The campaign story will be told through gameplay and '90s inspired comic book panels, and objectives will add platforming and secret hunting into the mix of shooting already in the game. The story will also bring you up against boss characters. No release date has been set for the mode.

For more from this week's huge gaming event, be sure to check out our Gamescom 2021 schedule.

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.

Hypercharge: Unboxed is getting a PvE campaign mode, adding a linear story to its existing action figure shooter gameplay.

Outwardly inspired by Small Soldiers, Hypercharge: Unboxed casts players as action figures, fighting miniature wars in arenas inspired by a normal house. The campaign will build on that idea by introducing a PvE story mode about character Max Ammo, with players learning about his past, and who is trying to destroy the Hyper-Core, the objective the wider game is set around.

The campaign story will be told through gameplay and '90s inspired comic book panels, and objectives will add platforming and secret hunting into the mix of shooting already in the game. The story will also bring you up against boss characters. No release date has been set for the mode.

For more from this week's huge gaming event, be sure to check out our Gamescom 2021 schedule.

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.

Cobra Kai will keep on keeping on as Netflix announced it has renewed The Karate Kid continuation series for a fifth season.

Season 4 of Cobra Kai isn’t even out yet, but Netflix wants fans to stay in its dojo with the early season renewal announcement. Season 4 is set to premiere in December.

Cobra Kai stars Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso decades after LaRusso beat Lawrence in The Karate Kid. Older and washed up, Lawrence and LaRusso’s rivalry reignites after Lawrence begins teaching karate and re-opens the Cobra Kai dojo.

The series originally premiered on YouTube Red, YouTube’s shelved original programming service. While YouTube Red was eventually shuttered, Cobra Kai was regarded as one of the best shows on the platform and Netflix took over the series starting with season 3.

IGN praised Cobra Kai’s last season as a delightful sequel that balances drama with utter ridiculousness. Or check out our analysis of how YouTube can move forward with original programming after Cobra Kai.

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

Cobra Kai will keep on keeping on as Netflix announced it has renewed The Karate Kid continuation series for a fifth season.

Season 4 of Cobra Kai isn’t even out yet, but Netflix wants fans to stay in its dojo with the early season renewal announcement. Season 4 is set to premiere in December.

Cobra Kai stars Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso decades after LaRusso beat Lawrence in The Karate Kid. Older and washed up, Lawrence and LaRusso’s rivalry reignites after Lawrence begins teaching karate and re-opens the Cobra Kai dojo.

The series originally premiered on YouTube Red, YouTube’s shelved original programming service. While YouTube Red was eventually shuttered, Cobra Kai was regarded as one of the best shows on the platform and Netflix took over the series starting with season 3.

IGN praised Cobra Kai’s last season as a delightful sequel that balances drama with utter ridiculousness. Or check out our analysis of how YouTube can move forward with original programming after Cobra Kai.

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

The next Transformers HasLab project from Hasbro is Victory Saber, an absolutely massive new figure that will come to production only if enough backers support it before its campaign end date on October 10 of this year.

Check out the prototype images of Victory Saber in the gallery below:

According to Hasbro, Victory Saber includes the following:

• 1-inch Brain of Courage Brainmaster figure
• 5-inch Autobot Saber figure
• 8.5-inch V-Star jet
• 7.5-inch Victory Leo figure
• Sword of Justice accessory

If you're unfamiliar with Victory Saber, he's the supreme Autobot leader in the anime Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory, which differs from the Transformers lore you might be more familiar with. According to Hasbro, should this figure reach its backing goal, it will mark the "first time in 30 years" Japanese canon has been introduced "into the Transformers line."

The HasLab line has been used to great effect in the past to bring us the Mandalorian's Razor Crest and perhaps the coolest HasLab creation of all, the massive HasLab Unicron figure.

If you're keen to see Victory Saber in production, you can back the project now at Hasbro Pulse for $179.99.

Note: this story was updated to change the campaign end date to its correct October 10 date.

Seth Macy is Executive Editor, IGN Commerce, and just wants to be your friend.

The next Transformers HasLab project from Hasbro is Victory Saber, an absolutely massive new figure that will come to production only if enough backers support it before its campaign end date on October 11 of this year.

Check out the prototype images of Victory Saber in the gallery below:

According to Hasbro, Victory Saber includes the following:

• 1-inch Brain of Courage Brainmaster figure
• 5-inch Autobot Saber figure
• 5-inch V-Star jet
• 5-inch Victory Leo figure
• Sword of Justice accessory

If you're unfamiliar with Victory Saber, he's the supreme Autobot leader in the anime Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory, which differs from the Transformers lore you might be more familiar with. According to Hasbro, should this figure reach its backing goal, it will mark the "first time in 30 years" Japanese canon has been introduced "into the Transformers line."

The HasLab line has been used to great effect in the past to bring us the Mandalorian's Razor Crest and perhaps the coolest HasLab creation of all, the massive HasLab Unicron figure.

If you're keen to see Victory Saber in production, you can back the project now at Hasbro Pulse for $179.99.

Seth Macy is Executive Editor, IGN Commerce, and just wants to be your friend.