IGN Summer of Gaming 2020 - roundup coverage
That's right; it's finally time for 2020's showcase of gaming reveals. Taking the place of E3 this year is IGN and their Summer of Gaming event, featuring many different teasers and trailers, covering all sorts of upcoming titles. To keep things organized, this thread will serve as a roundup of all the smaller reveals for users to discuss. With that out of the way, let's look at all the gaming news that today has brought us. The trailers can be found in the game title at the start of each paragraph.
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood is the first game shown, being an adaptation of a tabletop RPG game. This trailer is a cinematic one, giving a glimpse of the world that this action-RPG game will take place in. Planned for release on PS4/PC/XB1.
Metal: Hellsinger was revealed, as an FPS-rhythm mix, where you shoot your guns to the beat of heavy metal music. While this is a gameplay trailer, the footage is from a pre-alpha build of the game. It'll release for PS4/PC/XB1, and next-gen consoles.
The Waylanders got a new trailer, where we get to see that the game is a fantasy RPG with "fast-paced strategic combat". Seafaring appears to be a focus as well. You'll be able to try it out through Steam Early Access on June 16th.
Second Extinction shows 11 minutes of gameplay alongside a developer interview, discussing its inspiration taken from Left 4 Dead and how it focuses on three-player co-op. It appears to be a console exclusive to Xbox, with only a planned release for Xbox One and Xbox Series X.
Voidtrain is a survival shooter where you protect your train that travels through, as expected, a void, taking it across the sky, over water, and all sorts of other trippy environments. Check it out when it launches this fall on Steam.
Arcade 1up is bringing new home arcade systems of Ms. Pac-Man, X-men vs Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom Clash of Super Heroes, and Big Bucket Hunter.
Rustler (Grand Theft Horse), is a top-down indie that takes the concept of gameplay from Grand Theft Auto 2 and puts it in the medieval era, letting you raid towns, steal horses, and hijack caravans.
Demon Turf is being developed by Slime-San's development team, and is a 3D platformer with a very sketchy cel-shaded look to its graphics. It'll be on both the Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Steam, Epic Games Store, and Nintendo Switch.
Borderlands 3 will be getting a new DLC expansion, titled Bounty of Blood. The content will be standalone and can be experienced without having played the other two DLCs, and focuses on the theme of the wild west. You'll be tasked with taking down the Devil Riders gang using new guns, and vehicles while facing off against new enemy types.
The Riftbreaker sees give minutes of exclusive gameplay footage, taking elements from action RPGs, tower defense games, and RTS games in order to create its gameplay, where you prepare your base and fight against hoards of enemies in a top-down style.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker is headed to consoles, as it releases on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on August 18th. The game will be getting anew turn-based mode to help players on console plan out their battles.
Beyond Blue is all about seeing the beauty of the underwater world, letting you explore nature alongside whales and dolphins. Explore the ocean to find numerous different creatures, on June 11th, when the game launches on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
Dual Universe is all about building your own spaceships to take out into battle against other players and squads. It's an online game with PvP MMO elements that is currently playable, but is currently 15% off to celebrate the Summer of Gaming show.
GTFO is already released as of 2019, but will see a new free update that releases tomorrow, adding the brand new "Rundown" event, where teams can sneak into a base and kill short alien creatures.
Chivalry 2 is coming to consoles, including the PS5 and XSX, and will be crossplay with each and every platform that it releases on. The gameplay trailer shows armies facing off, using bows, swords, horses, axes, and all all manners of weapons to attack and take down foes.
