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Following a live performance of the Mewgenics soundtrack, Geoff Keighley revealed on the Opening Night Live Gamescom stage that Mewgenics is coming to consoles.
The strategy game about breeding and fighting cats will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, And Switch 2 on September 8.
For more, you can read Game Informer‘s Mewgenics review by following the link.
Following a live performance of the Mewgenics soundtrack, Geoff Keighley revealed on the Opening Night Live Gamescom stage that Mewgenics is coming to consoles.
The strategy game about breeding and fighting cats will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, And Switch 2 on September 8.
For more, you can read Game Informer‘s Mewgenics review by following the link.
Metro 2039 got a new trailer showing off fresh gameplay while providing a new, harrowing glimpse of its narrative and protagonist.
The fourth mainline entry in the Metro series was revealed back in April, and unfolds years after Metro: Exodus. We still don’t know much about the overall plot other than that the protagonist, known as The Stranger, must survive the dangers of the irradiated surface as well as threats hiding in the underground metro tunnels. Like previous Metro titles, 2039 blends first-person shooting with survival mechanics and elements of horror. Check out the game’s latest trailer below.
Metro 2039 is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC in February, but it does not have an exact release date.
Metro 2039 got a new trailer showing off fresh gameplay while providing a new, harrowing glimpse of its narrative and protagonist.
The fourth mainline entry in the Metro series was revealed back in April, and unfolds years after Metro: Exodus. We still don’t know much about the overall plot other than that the protagonist, known as The Stranger, must survive the dangers of the irradiated surface as well as threats hiding in the underground metro tunnels. Like previous Metro titles, 2039 blends first-person shooting with survival mechanics and elements of horror. Check out the game’s latest trailer below.
Metro 2039 is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC in February, but it does not have an exact release date.
Opening Night Live 2026 just gave us a first look at Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons in action, and there’s lots to dissect about what was shown.
In the new game under development by Invoke Studios, Players take on the role of a Warlock named Kaatri. The lead is played by Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica) and her menacing patron is played by Maggie Robertson, who helped to scare players as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village.
The debut gameplay leaned heavily into showing off the ways that Kaatri will use her Warlock magic to solve both environmental puzzles and take on combat in novel ways. At one point, she was able to stick a loose rock to a wall to create a platform. In another location, she completed a short-range teleport to cross a wide gap. In combat, she changed places with one of her foes just before being struck by a much larger monster. Elsewhere, she locked a giant monster in place with black tentacles in order to leverage a powerful attack spell that sent swords flying in from every direction into her foe.
The gameplay shows an interesting mix of classic third-person action combat, but instilled with a good bit of Dungeons & Dragons fiction, the appearance of classic monsters and magic from that fiction, and a heavy focus on dark magic – something that likely helps it feel quite different from other third-person adventures on the market.
Check out the gameplay in the video below.
Opening Night Live 2026 just gave us a first look at Warlock in action, and there’s lots to dissect about what was shown.
In the new game under development by Invoke Studios, Players take on the role of a Warlock named Kaatri. The lead is played by Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica) and her menacing patron is played by Maggie Robertson, who helped to scare players as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village.
The debut gameplay leaned heavily into showing off the ways that Kaatri will use her Warlock magic to solve both environmental puzzles and take on combat in novel ways. At one point, she was able to stick a loose rock to a wall to create a platform. In another location, she completed a short-range teleport to cross a wide gap. In combat, she changed places with one of her foes just before being struck by a much larger monster. Elsewhere, she locked a giant monster in place with black tentacles in order to leverage a powerful attack spell that sent swords flying in from every direction into her foe.
The gameplay shows an interesting mix of classic third-person action combat, but instilled with a good bit of Dungeons & Dragons fiction, the appearance of classic monsters and magic from that fiction, and a heavy focus on dark magic – something that likely helps it feel quite different from other third-person adventures on the market.
Check out the gameplay in the video below.
Exodus, the debut game from Archetype Entertainment, is officially dropping on April 7, 2027, according to a new trailer. This new information comes courtesy of Gamescom’s Opening Night Live stream, one of the year’s three Geoff Keighley-hosted showcases of new trailers and reveals from the video game industry. Exodus was first revealed at The Game Awards in 2023, so it’s fitting that Keighley would reveal the game’s release date a few years later. You can check the trailer out for yourself right here.
The new trailer mostly focuses on Salt, one of Exodus’ crew of companions. She’s an awakened octopus (meaning she has human-level intelligence and a translator chip for communication) who pilots a mech suit. As goofy as that sounds, the trailer shows off a cold personality and a tragic backstory. It also includes glimpses of Emrys, another of the game’s companions, who’s a Celestial – a highly evolved offshoot of humanity.
Exodus is developed by Archetype Entertainment, a studio founded by developers with experience at BioWare, Halo Studios, and Naughty Dog. Players inhabit Jun Aslan, the heir to a powerful Dynasty fighting to save their homeworld of Lidon. Between the game’s third-person shooting, choice-based story, and colorful cast of companions, there are a lot of comparisons to Mass Effect, which is not surprising, given that many of the people who worked on this game also worked on that series. Its world also revolves around the concept of time dilation – the idea that people moving at near-light speeds experience time differently than those back on Earth. It might seem familiar if you’ve seen the movie Interstellar. Fittingly, Exodus also includes Interstellar star Matthew McConaughey’s first video game performance as the mysterious C. C. Orlev.
If you stuck around to the end of that trailer above, you might have realized I’m burying the lede – Exodus is also appearing on the cover of the next issue of Game Informer! You can read more about that new issue, which launches today, right here. For more Exodus, which launches April 7 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, you can read my exclusive cover story, filled with interviews and hands-on details.
Exodus, the debut game from Archetype Entertainment, is officially dropping on April 7, 2027, according to a new trailer. This new information comes courtesy of Gamescom’s Opening Night Live stream, one of the year’s three Geoff Keighley-hosted showcases of new trailers and reveals from the video game industry. Exodus was first revealed at The Game Awards in 2023, so it’s fitting that Keighley would reveal the game’s release date a few years later. You can check the trailer out for yourself right here.
The new trailer mostly focuses on Salt, one of Exodus’ crew of companions. She’s an awakened octopus (meaning she has human-level intelligence and a translator chip for communication) who pilots a mech suit. As goofy as that sounds, the trailer shows off a cold personality and a tragic backstory. It also includes glimpses of Emrys, another of the game’s companions, who’s a Celestial – a highly evolved offshoot of humanity.
Exodus is developed by Archetype Entertainment, a studio founded by developers with experience at BioWare, Halo Studios, and Naughty Dog. Players inhabit Jun Aslan, the heir to a powerful Dynasty fighting to save their homeworld of Lidon. Between the game’s third-person shooting, choice-based story, and colorful cast of companions, there are a lot of comparisons to Mass Effect, which is not surprising, given that many of the people who worked on this game also worked on that series. Its world also revolves around the concept of time dilation – the idea that people moving at near-light speeds experience time differently than those back on Earth. It might seem familiar if you’ve seen the movie Interstellar. Fittingly, Exodus also includes Interstellar star Matthew McConaughey’s first video game performance as the mysterious C. C. Orlev.
If you stuck around to the end of that trailer above, you might have realized I’m burying the lede – Exodus is also appearing on the cover of the next issue of Game Informer! You can read more about that new issue, which launches today, right here. For more Exodus, which launches April 7 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, you can read my exclusive cover story, filled with interviews and hands-on details.
The era of plastic instruments may not be over. Stage Tour, a new rhythm game from RedOctane Games, will kick off its set on December 10, 2026.
In a new trailer shown at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, Motley Crue’s “Kickstart My Heart” led the release date announcement. Songs from bands like Paramore, Metallica, and Blink-182 are all on the setlist as well.
If you’re eager for the return of this particular era of rhythm gaming, hardware pre-order bundles are live now on the Stage Tour site as well. Prices vary depending on what instrument configurations you want and include some pre-order discounts; a game and guitar, for example, will currently cost $129.99, later increasing to $149.98. A full band kit bundle, with guitar, mic, and basic drum kit will run $299.99 at the moment, and there’s a higher option if you want some special cymbals for your drum kit.
It’s a little pricey, but it’s hard to deny that my wallet is fighting with my nostalgia for rocking out on plastic instruments. I’m hopeful that Stage Tour will put on a raucously good concert when it arrives this December.
The era of plastic instruments may not be over. Stage Tour, a new rhythm game from RedOctane Games, will kick off its set on December 10, 2026.
In a new trailer shown at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, Motley Crue’s “Kickstart My Heart” led the release date announcement. Songs from bands like Paramore, Metallica, and Blink-182 are all on the setlist as well.
If you’re eager for the return of this particular era of rhythm gaming, hardware pre-order bundles are live now on the Stage Tour site as well. Prices vary depending on what instrument configurations you want and include some pre-order discounts; a game and guitar, for example, will currently cost $129.99, later increasing to $149.98. A full band kit bundle, with guitar, mic, and basic drum kit will run $299.99 at the moment, and there’s a higher option if you want some special cymbals for your drum kit.
It’s a little pricey, but it’s hard to deny that my wallet is fighting with my nostalgia for rocking out on plastic instruments. I’m hopeful that Stage Tour will put on a raucously good concert when it arrives this December.