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Now is your chance to relive the cult movie classic Texas Chain Saw Massacre in all its gory glory. This new multiplayer asymmetric horror survival game pits you as either a Victim or a member of the ruthless Family, a group of senseless murderers who delight in killing for sport. Whether you awake in the basement as a Victim or choose to dominate the match as one of the Family , the odds are never guaranteed to be in your favor. Mastering the art of slaughter or escape is crucial to winning in this horrific game. Here are some tips to carry you through your first few matches as either a Victim or the Family. Tips for Family Welcome to the Slaughter Family . For reasons unknown, you have captured and tortured four Victims, chaining them up in the basement until you decide what to do with them. As luck would have it, all four have escaped from their bonds , and if you don't kill them soon, they could end up escaping. But perhaps you like playing with your food? Here are som

IGN is on the ground at gamescom 2023 where we're checking out all the latest and greatest in games in Cologne, Germany. In the wake of Opening Night Live , where we got to see updates for Mortal Kombat 1, Modern Warfare 3, and lots more, we had a chance to sit down with a ton of developers over the course of our multi-day live show. This article will highlight the biggest and best moments from each day of gamescom. You can find more info on what to expect as gamescom 2023 continues into the weekend, including the awards show and lots more with our gamescom 2023 schedule and how to watch . gamescom Day 4: The Biggest Announcements It may be hard to believe, but we are already on day 4 of gamescom. IGN had a ton of games on our liveshow, and we wanted to share them with you so you can see the latest from some of the most exciting upcoming games. Alongside a new look at Black Myth: Wukong, we also got to see new gameplay and speak to the teams behind other such games as Lies o

Journey developer thatgamecompany has revealed a new look and title for Sky: The Two Embers, its upcoming animated series arriving in 2024 that's based on the world and lore of Sky: Children of the Light. Sky: Children of the Light is thatgamecompany's follow-up to 2012's Journey and is a social adventure that tasks you and your friends to restore a fallen kingdom above the clouds to its former glory. To do so, players will explore seven realms, solve puzzles, fly through the sky, and work together with others to push back the darkness and bring back the light. As for the new series, we only catch a small glimpse, but it has a striking art style and teases that "a new world awaits." While the story has yet to be fully revealed, it looks as though the main characters may need to search for a new home after a war or some threat comes to their doorstep. That threat is seen via a striking shot in the rain of a dragon-like creature flying above an army of sorts.

If you can't seem to get enough of Black Myth: Wukong, we're happy to report we've got a brand-new 19-minute video of the game in action that's filled with boss battles, inventive enemies, intense action, and much more. This footage is from a gameplay session we had at gamescom 2023, and we came away very impressed and proudly proclaimed this slice of the game felt as good as it looks. Black Myth: Wukong had a big presence at gamescom 2023 and beyond, as it got a brand-new trailer during Opening Night Live. And that followed our hands-on preview from just before gamescom, meaning developer Game Science must feel good about where the game is at as it has been in the spotlight a lot this month. In our Black Myth: Wukong hands-on preview at gamescom, we said, "It’s shaping up to be one of the most exciting action RPGs of the soulslike era, one with its own fresh approach to challenge, pace, and abilities. "What remains to be seen is how developer Game S

When it was revealed to the world back in 2020, Black Myth: Wukong set the soulslike community on fire. And with each new gameplay video, that fire burned hotter and brighter. Among a growing crowd of FromSoftware imitators, Black Myth: Wukong stood out thanks to what appeared to be lightning-fast, responsive combat that doesn’t fall into the staple sword-and-board rhythms the genre found its feet with. But that impression has always been based on what we’ve watched. Now, after actually playing 30 minutes of Black Myth at gamescom 2023, I’m thrilled to report that seeing really can be believing. It genuinely does feel as good as it looks. First, let’s address where Black Myth: Wukong sits along the action RPG spectrum. While it definitely falls under the soulslike umbrella thanks to its punishing centre-piece boss fights and bonfire-like checkpointing, Black Myth isn’t directly comparable to any FromSoft game. It sits somewhere between Sekiro and Bloodborne; it has the relentless s

In most survival games you’re lucky if you have a shelter fashioned from a few sticks and leaves. Maybe a little fire you can use to cook nasty-tasting berries that do just enough to keep hunger at bay. And while Nightingale starts off in a similar way, with little more than a handful of sticks and stones to keep you alive, it’s not long until you’re able to build something altogether more impressive. Axes are pretty simple to craft early on and are extremely useful for chopping down trees, which can then be turned into logs. Before long you have enough to build a simple log cabin; nothing too fancy, but it provides shelter from both the elements and the local wildlife. It looks quick and simple to make too; although I wasn’t able to play Nightingale at gamescom 2023, the developers did showcase how it’s created a simplified crafting system designed to make building anything – from simple tools to impressive buildings – quick and easy. So much so, in fact, that within a few minutes

Remedy Entertainment has come a long way since the original Alan Wake released on Xbox 360 way back in 2010. In the intervening 13 years, Remedy has released Control, built up a universe, and fully established itself as one of gaming's sharpest and most ambitious big-budget developers. With Alan Wake 2 set to arrive in October, we took a moment to sit down with creator Sam Lake at gamescom 2023 to talk horror instructions, not wanting to go neck and neck, and the need for a little bit of comedy in your horror games. Read on for the full interview, and make sure to check out our hands-on preview as well as our recap of all of our gamescom 2023 coverage so far . Sam, Alan Wake 2 looks incredible. We got a brand new trailer last night, which really messed me up because it actually took me a bit to figure out what was live action and what was in-game. So bravo. Tell me about how that came together, the decisions behind using real footage and in-game footage. It all melted togethe

The man who leaked the first 40 minutes or so of Bethesda’s highly anticipated RPG Starfield was arrested yesterday – not for leaking spoilers per se, but because of his theft of the game. As first reported by Kotaku , 29-year-old Darrin Harris was booked yesterday in Shelby County, Tennessee, on a felony charge of theft of property costing $2500-10,000, a misdemeanor charge of theft of property $1000 or less, and another misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana, per information on the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office website. IGN has obtained the incident report of the arrest, which lists the stolen property as "Video Game: Microsoft Starfield unreleased game." While it’s currently unclear what further legal repercussions Harris will still have to face, he posted $10,000 bail today, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office website. The leaked footage first hit the internet on Tuesday, which was taken from a cell phone and posted to Harris’ YouTube account. It

After years of cryptic teaser trailers and a fair few delays, Bethesda Game Studios’ latest sprawling open-world RPG, Starfield , is almost here. Taking players to the vast regions of space, the latest adventure from the minds behind Skyrim and Fallout 4 promises to be a monstrously big intergalactic journey with plenty of planets to explore and celestial sweet rolls to steal. However, with Starfield's release date still a couple of weeks away, there’s plenty of time to get into the spacefaring mood. Below, we’ve put together a list of some of the best games to hop into before you conquer the final frontier next month. So, without further ado, let’s run through some appetisers to indulge in before Starfield takes over our lives on September 6th. No Man’s Sky With Starfield boasting over 1,000 unique planets to explore, it didn’t take long for players to begin comparing it to one of the most expansive space sandboxes ever conceived: No Man’s Sky . Although Hello Games’ proc