Death Stranding: Director's Cut has shown off multiple new items and missions – and also a jetpack.

Shown off during Gamescom's Opening Night Live, an extended trailer showed off multiple new features. New items include thrusters for your jetpack that allow you glide, a cargo catapult that allows you to fire cargo to faraway areas, and a Buddy Bot that can now carry Sam. A new weapon training area includes high score chasing events and virtual combat encounters. Boss battles can also be revisited and refought via your Private Room area, and leaderboards have been introduced.

More music and customisation options have also been added, and jump ramps have also been added that allow you to perform tricks on a bike. The previously announced racetrack addition also got a new introduction.

New delivery missions have also been added, including a stealth-based facility that looks very much like a Metal Gear level (with appropriate music). We also got a curious teaser for what looks like an underwater area, with a potentially dangerous whale.

Death Stranding: Director's Cut is coming in September, bringing everything from performance upgrades, updated combat, and new items to deploy, with Kojima Productions also promising that it will expand on the social strand system. In fact, it's adding enough new material for the first time that even its creator doesn't really agree with the title 'Director's Cut'.

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.

Death Stranding: Director's Cut has shown off multiple new items and missions – and also a jetpack.

Shown off during Gamescom's Opening Night Live, an extended trailer showed off multiple new features. New items include thrusters for your jetpack that allow you glide, a cargo catapult that allows you to fire cargo to faraway areas, and a Buddy Bot that can now carry Sam. A new weapon training area includes high score chasing events and virtual combat encounters. Boss battles can also be revisited and refought via your Private Room area, and leaderboards have been introduced.

More music and customisation options have also been added, and jump ramps have also been added that allow you to perform tricks on a bike. The previously announced racetrack addition also got a new introduction.

New delivery missions have also been added, including a stealth-based facility that looks very much like a Metal Gear level (with appropriate music). We also got a curious teaser for what looks like an underwater area, with a potentially dangerous whale.

Death Stranding: Director's Cut is coming in September, bringing everything from performance upgrades, updated combat, and new items to deploy, with Kojima Productions also promising that it will expand on the social strand system. In fact, it's adding enough new material for the first time that even its creator doesn't really agree with the title 'Director's Cut'.

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.

Sifu, the new kung-fu game from Sloclap, is coming out on February 22 on consoles and PC. A new release date trailer premiered during Opening Night Live.

As announced during Gamescom, the kung-fu game Sifu gets a February release date. Preorders on PlayStation Store and Epic Games Store are available now.

Also announced at Gamescom, Sifu is getting a special Deluxe edition which includes the base game, 48-hour early access, a digital artbook, and the original soundtrack from Beijing-based composer Howie Lee.

Sifu is a new martial arts game from the developers of Absolver. Sifu features a unique gameplay mechanic where each time the player "dies" they will revive as a slightly older version. In IGN's interview with the developers, the aging mechanic is a metaphor for the wisdom martial artists gain with age.

Of course, this is on top of the bone-crunching martial arts gameplay and combat.

For more from Gamescom and Opening Night Live, check out IGN's full coverage for news, trailers, and announcements.

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

Sifu, the new kung-fu game from Sloclap, is coming out on February 22 on consoles and PC. A new release date trailer premiered during Opening Night Live.

As announced during Gamescom, the kung-fu game Sifu gets a February release date. Preorders on PlayStation Store and Epic Games Store are available now.

Also announced at Gamescom, Sifu is getting a special Deluxe edition which includes the base game, 48-hour early access, a digital artbook, and the original soundtrack from Beijing-based composer Howie Lee.

Sifu is a new martial arts game from the developers of Absolver. Sifu features a unique gameplay mechanic where each time the player "dies" they will revive as a slightly older version. In IGN's interview with the developers, the aging mechanic is a metaphor for the wisdom martial artists gain with age.

Of course, this is on top of the bone-crunching martial arts gameplay and combat.

For more from Gamescom and Opening Night Live, check out IGN's full coverage for news, trailers, and announcements.

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

Coffee Stain Publishing and Iron Gate Studio have annouced that the Hearth & Home update for Valheim will release this September.

Revealed as part of Gamescom's Opening Night Live, the first major update for Valheim will launch on September 16. The Hearth & Home update is focused on improving Valheim's core base building and survival mechanics. Players can expect a reworked food and cooking system, which includes spice racks, butcher tables, pots and pans, and new recipes. Specific foods can be prepared that tie into the newly improved health and stamina system, providing player with further interesting choices.

Alongside new food changes are updates to the building mechanics, including a range of new build pieces, such as a treasure chest to store gold in, new window hatches, and darkwood materials.

For more from Valheim, check out our early access review, and the player who beat every Valheim boss in just 90 minutes. And for more from this summer's big game event, take a look at our Gamescom 2021 schedule.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

Coffee Stain Publishing and Iron Gate Studio have annouced that the Hearth & Home update for Valheim will release this September.

Revealed as part of Gamescom's Opening Night Live, the first major update for Valheim will launch on September 16. The Hearth & Home update is focused on improving Valheim's core base building and survival mechanics. Players can expect a reworked food and cooking system, which includes spice racks, butcher tables, pots and pans, and new recipes. Specific foods can be prepared that tie into the newly improved health and stamina system, providing player with further interesting choices.

Alongside new food changes are updates to the building mechanics, including a range of new build pieces, such as a treasure chest to store gold in, new window hatches, and darkwood materials.

For more from Valheim, check out our early access review, and the player who beat every Valheim boss in just 90 minutes. And for more from this summer's big game event, take a look at our Gamescom 2021 schedule.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

EDM legend Deadmau5 has announced Oberhasli, a "virtual world and music experience" created inside game creation platform Core.

Announced during Gamescom's Opening Night Live, Oberhasli will arrive on October 14, and will be an evolving online space filled with music and games, curated by Deadmau5. It will open with a live performance from Deadmau5 and other artists. The idea behind Oberhasli is to create a musical space inside a game platform, but without the time-limited nature of virtual concerts like those held inside Fortnite.

“Creating a world like Oberhasli has been a vision of mine for years now, but I quickly discovered how daunting it can be to create a multiplayer experience as a solo developer. The amazing thing about Core is that anyone can jump in and create content regardless of experience or resources,” said Deadmau5 in a press release. “We’ve seen virtual concerts in the past, but after making a splash, they fizzle out; there’s no shelf life to them. With Oberhasli, I want to create a mainstay for the artists’ metaverse, regularly updating it over time, switching things up and keeping it cohesive with real-world news and ancillary events.”

Not unlike Roblox, Core has been designed more as a game creation platform than a game itself, allowing players to easily create and share games, as well as access those made by the rest of the community. Securing Deadmau5' involvement is a big move for Core alongside its huge competitors – and the musician actually used Core creations in a music video, 'When the Summer Dies' earlier this year.

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.

EDM legend Deadmau5 has announced Oberhasli, a "virtual world and music experience" created inside game creation platform Core.

Announced during Gamescom's Opening Night Live, Oberhasli will arrive on October 14, and will be an evolving online space filled with music and games, curated by Deadmau5. It will open with a live performance from Deadmau5 and other artists. The idea behind Oberhasli is to create a musical space inside a game platform, but without the time-limited nature of virtual concerts like those held inside Fortnite.

“Creating a world like Oberhasli has been a vision of mine for years now, but I quickly discovered how daunting it can be to create a multiplayer experience as a solo developer. The amazing thing about Core is that anyone can jump in and create content regardless of experience or resources,” said Deadmau5 in a press release. “We’ve seen virtual concerts in the past, but after making a splash, they fizzle out; there’s no shelf life to them. With Oberhasli, I want to create a mainstay for the artists’ metaverse, regularly updating it over time, switching things up and keeping it cohesive with real-world news and ancillary events.”

Not unlike Roblox, Core has been designed more as a game creation platform than a game itself, allowing players to easily create and share games, as well as access those made by the rest of the community. Securing Deadmau5' involvement is a big move for Core alongside its huge competitors – and the musician actually used Core creations in a music video, 'When the Summer Dies' earlier this year.

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.

During a development update at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Horizon: Forbidden West's director Mathijs de Jonge confirmed the sequel wll hit PS4/PS5 on 18th February 2022.

Originally slated to have a "Holiday 2021" release window, Horizon Forbidden West was recently heavily rumored to be delayed to next year. de Jonge confirmed that the sequel is now on track for 2022, citing a healthy work/life balance was important for the Guerilla Games team as they developed Forbidden West during the 2020 pandemic and beyond.

"While the decision to move the game’s launch to 2022 certainly wasn’t easy," said de Jonge, "we’d like to take a moment to thank all of our fans for their unwavering support; we know how much you’ve been looking forward to reuniting with Aloy and her friends, continuing her story, and exploring a new and more dangerous world. Your passion, fan art, cosplay, virtual photography, and videos have meant the world to all of us."

Pre-orders for Horizon: Forbidden West will lift September 2, 2021. It was also announced that Horizon Zero Dawn will be getting a 4K, 60 FPS patch for PS5.

You can read IGN's in-depth story on why so many games have been delayed in 2021.

During a development update at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Horizon: Forbidden West's director Mathijs de Jonge confirmed the sequel wll hit PS4/PS5 on 18th February 2022.

Originally slated to have a "Holiday 2021" release window, Horizon Forbidden West was recently heavily rumored to be delayed to next year. de Jonge confirmed that the sequel is now on track for 2022, citing a healthy work/life balance was important for the Guerilla Games team as they developed Forbidden West during the 2020 pandemic and beyond.

"While the decision to move the game’s launch to 2022 certainly wasn’t easy," said de Jonge, "we’d like to take a moment to thank all of our fans for their unwavering support; we know how much you’ve been looking forward to reuniting with Aloy and her friends, continuing her story, and exploring a new and more dangerous world. Your passion, fan art, cosplay, virtual photography, and videos have meant the world to all of us."

Pre-orders for Horizon: Forbidden West will lift September 2, 2021. It was also announced that Horizon Zero Dawn will be getting a 4K, 60 FPS patch for PS5.

You can read IGN's in-depth story on why so many games have been delayed in 2021.