Stylish Shooter Severed Steel Gets September Release Date – Gamescom 2021
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.
Small Soldiers-Inspired Shooter Hypercharge: Unboxed to Get a Campaign Mode – Gamescom 2021
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.
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Small Soldiers-Inspired Shooter Hypercharge: Unboxed to Get a Campaign Mode – Gamescom 2021
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.
Netflix Renews Cobra Kai Early for Season 5
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.
Netflix Renews Cobra Kai Early for Season 5
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.
Hasbro Announces Next Transformers HasLab Project: Victory Saber
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.
Hasbro Announces Next Transformers HasLab Project: Victory Saber
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.
Marvel Developing Halloween Special for Disney+, Reportedly Based on Werewolf by Night
Marvel Studios is reportedly developing a Halloween special for Disney Plus, which may take inspiration from Werewolf by Night.
According to The Wrap, Marvel Studios has started searching for an actor to lead the cast of the Halloween special, which is said to be "centered on a werewolf character." The studio is believed to be looking for a "Latino male in his 30s," and it's noted that "individuals with knowledge" of the project suggested the character may be based on Werewolf by Night.
Werewolf by Night is the name adopted by two separate characters appearing across the pages of Marvel comics. The first, Jack Russell, debuted in a 1972 issue of Marvel Spotlight. The series ran for a total of 43 issues and one of those featured the first appearance of Moon Knight, who is now set to headline his own Disney+ show with Oscar Issac in the titular role.
The second incarnation of the character, Jake Gomez, a Native American with a cursed family, showed up last year in the third volume of Werewolf by Night. Gomez's recent appearance in Marvel comics may mean he's the one that fans may initially associate with the Werewolf by Night character, though it's unknown which version will star in the Halloween special.
The special is eyeing a production start in early 2022, so there's a lot of MCU to come before that. Marvel's What If...? recently marked the MCU's very first foray into animation. The nine-episode series will draw to close on October 6, with Hawkeye lined up as the next MCU show to hit Disney+ in November. Ms. Marvel is pencilled in for 2022 along with Moon Knight.
There's plenty coming on the big screen, too. Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is lined up to be the next Phase 4 movie, releasing in September, with Eternals in November, and Spider-Man: No Way Home in December. After that, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will premiere, serving as the first Marvel movie of 2022.
For more on Marvel's slate of projects and releases, read our breakdown of the biggest and most noteworthy developments happening in the MCU, on Disney+, and in comics.
Adele Ankers is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
Marvel Developing Halloween Special for Disney+, Reportedly Based on Werewolf by Night
Marvel Studios is reportedly developing a Halloween special for Disney Plus, which may take inspiration from Werewolf by Night.
According to The Wrap, Marvel Studios has started searching for an actor to lead the cast of the Halloween special, which is said to be "centered on a werewolf character." The studio is believed to be looking for a "Latino male in his 30s," and it's noted that "individuals with knowledge" of the project suggested the character may be based on Werewolf by Night.
Werewolf by Night is the name adopted by two separate characters appearing across the pages of Marvel comics. The first, Jack Russell, debuted in a 1972 issue of Marvel Spotlight. The series ran for a total of 43 issues and one of those featured the first appearance of Moon Knight, who is now set to headline his own Disney+ show with Oscar Issac in the titular role.
The second incarnation of the character, Jake Gomez, a Native American with a cursed family, showed up last year in the third volume of Werewolf by Night. Gomez's recent appearance in Marvel comics may mean he's the one that fans may initially associate with the Werewolf by Night character, though it's unknown which version will star in the Halloween special.
The special is eyeing a production start in early 2022, so there's a lot of MCU to come before that. Marvel's What If...? recently marked the MCU's very first foray into animation. The nine-episode series will draw to close on October 6, with Hawkeye lined up as the next MCU show to hit Disney+ in November. Ms. Marvel is pencilled in for 2022 along with Moon Knight.
There's plenty coming on the big screen, too. Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is lined up to be the next Phase 4 movie, releasing in September, with Eternals in November, and Spider-Man: No Way Home in December. After that, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will premiere, serving as the first Marvel movie of 2022.
For more on Marvel's slate of projects and releases, read our breakdown of the biggest and most noteworthy developments happening in the MCU, on Disney+, and in comics.
Adele Ankers is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
New to Netflix in September 2021: Lucifer’s Final Season, Sex Education, and More
Netflix's September 2021 is all about returning TV shows, including Sex Education's third season, Dear White People's fourth volume, and Lucifer's sixth and final season. This September you'll also see a few new films drop including Netflix's latest badass heroine film, Kate. There's also Worth, a biopic starring Michael Keaton about a lawyer lawyer justice for the September 11 victims.
Check out the trailer for Kate:
The first of September also brings with it some classic films to Netflix's library like all four Jaws films, School of Rock, Blade Runner: The Final Cut, Mars Attacks!, the first three House Partys, and both of Eddie Murphy's The Nutty Professor movies.
Despite the Saved by the Bell reboot streaming on NBC's Peacock, the original Saved by the Bell will be available to all Netflix subscribers on September 15.
September 2021 also marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the documentary Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror looks to tell this story from "al-Qaida's roots in the 1980s to America's forceful response, both at home and abroad."
Check out the slideshow gallery below for highlights of Netflix's September offerings following by the full list (U.S. Netflix only):
September 1
- How to Be a Cowboy -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
- A Cinderella Story
- Agatha Christie's Crooked House
- Barbie Big City Big Dreams
- Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982)
- The Blue Lagoon (1980)
- Chappie
- Clear and Present Danger
- Cliffhanger
- Cold Mountain
- Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
- Dear John
- Do the Right Thing
- Freedom Writers
- Green Lantern
- House Party
- House Party 2
- House Party 3
- The Interview
- Kid-E-Cats: Season 2
- Labyrinth
- Letters to Juliet
- Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)
- Mars Attacks!
- Marshall
- Mystery Men
- The Nutty Professor
- The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
- Once Upon a Time in America
- Open Season 2
- Rhyme & Reason
- School of Rock
- Tears of the Sun
- Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
September 2
- Afterlife of the Party -- NETFLIX FILM
- Final Account
- Q-Force -- NETFLIX SERIES
September 3
- Dive Club -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- Money Heist Part 5: Volume 1 -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Sharkdog -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- Worth -- NETFLIX FILM
September 6
- Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
September 7
- Kid Cosmic: Season 2 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- Octonauts: Above & Beyond -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- On the Verge -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Untold: Breaking Point -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
September 8
- The Circle: Season 3 -- NETFLIX SERIES (NEW EPISODES WEEKLY)
- Into the Night: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
- JJ+E -- NETFLIX FILM
September 9
- Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
- The Women and the Murderer -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
September 10
- Firedrake the Silver Dragon -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- Kate -- NETFLIX FILM
- Lucifer: The Final Season -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Metal Shop Masters -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- Prey -- NETFLIX FILM
- Yowamushi Pedal
- Yowamushi Pedal Grande Road
September 13
- Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
September 14
- A StoryBots Space Adventure -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father: Season 5 -- NETFLIX SERIES
- The World's Most Amazing Vacation Rentals: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
- You vs. Wild: Out Cold -- NETFLIX FAMILY
September 15
- Nailed It!: Season 6 -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Nightbooks -- NETFLIX FILM
- Saved by the Bell: Seasons 1-9
- Schumacher -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
- Too Hot To Handle Latino -- NETFLIX SERIES (NEW EPISODES WEEKLY)
September 16
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- Jaws
- Jaws 2
- Jaws 3
- Jaws: The Revenge
- My Heroes Were Cowboys -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
September 17
- Ankahi Kahaniya -- NETFLIX FILM
- Chicago Party Aunt -- NETFLIX SERIES
- The Father Who Moves Mountains -- NETFLIX FILM
- Sex Education: Season 3 -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Squid Game -- NETFLIX SERIES
- The Stronghold -- NETFLIX FILM
September 19
- Dark Skies
September 20
- Grown Ups
September 21
- Go! Go! Cory Carson: Chrissy Takes the Wheel -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- Love on the Spectrum: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
September 22
- Confessions of an Invisible Girl -- NETFLIX FILM
- Dear White People: Volume 4 -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Intrusion -- NETFLIX FILM
- Jaguar -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
September 23
- Je Suis Karl -- NETFLIX FILM
September 24
- Blood & Water: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Ganglands (Braqueurs) -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Jailbirds New Orleans -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Midnight Mass -- NETFLIX SERIES
- My Little Pony: A New Generation -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- The Starling -- NETFLIX FILM
- Vendetta: Truth, Lies and The Mafia -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
September 28
- Ada Twist, Scientist -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! -- NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL
September 29
- The Chestnut Man -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Friendzone -- NETFLIX FILM
- MeatEater: Season 10 Part 1 -- NETFLIX SERIES
- No One Gets Out Alive -- NETFLIX FILM
- Polly Pocket Season 3 Part 1
- Sounds Like Love -- NETFLIX FILM
September 30
- Love 101: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Luna Park -- NETFLIX SERIES
- The Phantom
Coming Soon
- Baki Hanma -- NETFLIX ANIME
- Bangkok Breaking -- NETFLIX SERIES
- Crime Stories: India Detectives -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
- Kota Factory: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
