A few weeks ago we got a 13-minute look at Gotham Knights, Warner Bros. Montreal's Arkham Knight follow-up that is scheduled to release on October 25. This lengthy look showed off traversal, combat, and a brief taste of what we could expect from the upgrade system. At today's Summer Game Fest, a new trailer debuted, giving us a deeper look at Nightwing's gameplay.

With Batman supposedly dead, Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, and Red Hood have banded together to keep Gotham's streets safe. Nightwing was long an understudy of Batman and also trained as a trapeze artist as a child.  In the new footage, we see both of these influences in his fighting style. He's brutal at close range, can create distance with his acrobatic flexibility, and has gadgets galore at his disposal.

In most of the gameplay, he's in his traditional black and blue garb, but we also get a brief look at him in a different ninja-like suit, which you'll be able to craft by gathering specific components.

Gotham Knights is slated to release on PlayStation and Xbox consoles and also PC. I hope it lives up the Arkham series' legacy, but also hope the inclusion of cooperative play gives it a new identity that is every bit as enthralling.

Fans of goat chaos rejoice: Goat Simulator 3 has just been announced.

As with the first game, you'll play as a goat causing all sorts of mayhem across San Angora: a brand new sandbox full of hidden secrets, quests, collectibles and more.

It will also have four player co-op, both online and local. Check out the reveal trailer below.

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If you wanted to get a closer look at the customisation options that are in store for you ahead of Saints Row's release this August, you're in luck. Today, Volition unveiled its free to download Saints Row: Boss Factory.

As you may have guessed, Boss Factory offers you the chance to really get stuck into the game's character creator and make your own Boss (or Bosses plural, as you can indeed have up to six of them saved) and then have them ready to go for Saints Row's full release.

You will have access to all of the game's Boss customisation options, bar special progression-locked items (so yes, you can play around with those modesty emojis to your heart's content).

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You can't go wrong with this fast, affordable SSD. That was the strapline for James' review of the WD Blue SN570, a glowing writeup that culminated in the drive's instatement in the RPS 'best gaming SSD' hall of fame. Now, the capacious 2TB SN570 is 10% off for Father's Day in the US, where you can pick up the drive for $162 at the WD Store when you use code DADSDAY10. That's an awesome deal for an NVMe drive of this size and speed.

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TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge made an appearance at the Summer Game Fest giving us a new trailer full of retro turtle action.

The new trailer provides a look at a fan-favorite character making an appearance, Casey Jones, who will be using his skills to clean up the Foot Clan alongside the Turtles.

We are also provided a look at the 6-player multiplayer mode which increases in difficulty to match the number of players in the group.

Casey’s balance of range, speed and power will make him an all-round threat. He’ll be able to swing through flanks of Foot Clan soldiers with his hockey stick in-hand, too. This differs from the other turtles who each have a strength in a particular stat. Leo is a balanced character, while April is all about power and speed, making her perfect for the DPS role in your team.

In our TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge hands-on preview, Features Editor Andrew McMahon said “Shredder’s Revenge is now one of my most anticipated games of 2022.”

TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge launches June 16, 2022 for PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S via Game Pass.

Be sure to check out the rest of our coverage of the Summer Game Fest!

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Want to know when Layers of Fears is coming out? Well, horror fans, you’re in for another treat with this one, as Bloober Team has just announced the third installment in the series has a release window. Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming title.

Layers of Fears Release Date

At the Summer Game Fest, it was revealed by Bloober Team that Layers of Fears is coming in early 2023 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The reveal trailer showed that the game will have a brand new story and will also implement new gameplay elements to take advantage of next-gen platforms in order to make exploration even more terrifying.

We will be sure to update this article once an actual release date is given for Layers of Fears as well. For now, that is everything you need to know about the release date of Layers of Fears.

If you’re still on the hunt for more info about the game, be sure to check out the rest of Twinfinite to see the rest of our guides, which have plenty of tips, tricks, and FAQs. If you’re looking for more of what’s dropped during the Summer Game Fest showcase, be sure to check out the links below.

We had been promised that a new The Last of Us multiplayer component would be coming, and now we have a little bit more information on it.

Its not much, but Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann has revealed a new piece of concept art (see the image above) for it and said it will be as big as any single-player game the team has done, if not bigger – which given the size of Part 2 is quite the claim!

This multiplayer will have its own storyline and it takes place in another part of the United States. Is that the Golden Gate Bridge we can see over there? Hmm. Why, yes. Yes, I think it is.

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Okay so everyone already saw the random The Last of Us Part I remaster for PS5 and PC coming a mile away, but what we didn’t see coming was a brand new multiplayer mode for The Last of Us Part II. During Summer Game Fest 2022, Neil Druckmann took to the stage to give us a little tease for the new multiplayer mode.

It’s not clear yet whether this will actually be a standalone title, or if it’ll be made available as DLC for The Last of Us Part II. For now, all we know is that the game will be set in San Francisco, and that it’ll feature a cast of new characters and will even have story elements.

It’s worth noting that the original The Last of Us also came with a unique multiplayer mode called Factions that blended stealth, scavenging and on-the-fly crafting, and brutal combat. However, that was a pure multiplayer mode that you’d play on the side, with no narrative to speak of. From what Druckmann has revealed, the new multiplayer mode will be much larger.

The Last of Us Part II is now available on PS5, and we’ll keep you updated as more info on the new multiplayer mode comes our way.

A new trailer for the upcoming Saints Row reboot was just shown off during Summer Game Fest 2022 today.

The Boss Factory is Saints Row’s new character creator, giving players unparalleled choice when it comes to creating their very own Boss. You can see it in action, in addition to some brand new gameplay, in the trailer below:

Volition’s Saints Row reboot launches on August 23, 2022, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

You can read a brief official description of the game below:

Boss Factory is the name, makin’ Saints is the game. Create the best Boss in history – your Boss, with our (not blowing our own trumpet here but…) pretty damn impressive character customisation. Get your Boss Santo Ileso ready by making them ahead of time so you can get on with more important things on August 23, like taking over the city, stealing cars and causing general mayhem. We know your time is precious, so we will take those wonderous hours of tweaking chins, eyes, outfit and hair right now so you can get down to business when you get your hands on Saints Row.

Our Summer Game Fest coverage is ongoing, be sure to keep checking the Twinfinite home page for all the latest news from the event!

Feature image source: Deep Silver

Originally supposed to be a multiplayer mode for The Last of Us Part 2, he explained that the team's ambition made it evolve into something far beyond that over the last two years. "This game is big," Druckman said. "It's as big as any of our single-player games that we've done, and in some ways bigger."

Alongside the concept art above, Druckman confirmed it will have a story of its own, though he also said "the way we're telling that story is very unique to this game." It will have "a brand new cast of characters" as well, and while its new location wasn't confirmed, the image shared looks like it could be set in San Francisco.

A final name and proper gameplay weren't shown, but Druckman said more details would be coming next year. The last time we heard about the project was late 2021, when Naughty Dog simply confirmed it was still coming.

Out Of The Blue’s retro-styled dystopian puzzle game American Arcadia shared a little more footage of its creepily camera-laden city at tonight’s Summer Game Fest showcase. The Seventies aesthetic and Milton Keynes-esque, city-of-the-future feel shown in previous looks at the game are still very much in evidence – those massive swan statues are boss, and nobody hates monorails, right? Take a Logan’s Run at it yourself by watching the new trailer.

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Deep Silver Volition has revealed the Saints Row Boss Factory character creator and it’s now live on PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and PC. 

As the name implies, the Boss Factory is a character creator separate to download from the upcoming Saints Row reboot. However, it will attach to Saints Row because the character you create now can be used as your own in Saints Row when it launches August 23. In it, you can do quite a lot too. You can adjust your body type and size, add tattoos and other cosmetics, and so much more. It even appears you can play as your boss nude, or at least close to it. 

Check out the trailer for yourself below: 

Here’s what Deep Silver Volition has to say about the experience: 

For more, be sure to check out Game Informer’s exclusive Saints Row coverage. 

At the Summer Game Fest 2022 showcase, Atlus shared a new trailer for Soul Hackers 2 featuring English voice acting. Multiple characters’ voices can be heard. While they show up, people can see Ringo and snippets of gameplay. Pre-orders are also open on multiple platforms.

Here’s the full Soul Hackers 2 English voice acting trailer. Its brief, but offers a hint at what to expect.

In addition to the trailer, pre-orders opened for Soul Hackers 2 via multiple platforms. People can call dibs on the Microsoft Store, PlayStation Store, and Steam. The standard edition is $59.99. The Digital Deluxe is $69.99. The Digital Premium Edition is $89.99. Different tiers include different amounts of DLC.

Today during the latest Summer Game Fest event, Naughty Dog announced a multiplayer-focused take on The Last of Us and promised more info will be revealed next year.

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Goat Simulator 3 was announced this evening during Geoff Keigh-3's Summer Game Fest. Yes, that's 3, despite there never being a Goat Simulator 2. The announcement trailer doesn't show anything in-game, but suggests it'll still be about causing havoc as a goat, only now with co-op and Epic Games Store exclusivity.

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It’s not the first time Geoff Keighley, host of Summer Game Fest Live, has introduced the first-person survival crafting game, Nightingale. He first revealed the title during The Game Awards 2021. But today, he and developer Inflexion Games showed off the studio’s first title with a brand new trailer.

“For this reveal,” explains senior system designer Alexei Pepers in a blog post, “we wanted to pack the trailer with new footage and details for our community to dig into: More giants! Expanded base building! Calculating Automatons! But one new feature we felt needed a little more of a deep dive was the Realm Cards.” These cards give players the power to help craft the game’s procedural world and alter the experience. Check out everything in the video below. 

The team further explains the card-based concept for the game on their website.

A new trailer for Saints Row debuted during Summer Game Fest 2022, revealing the plethora of options included in the game's character creator. The trailer ended with the announcement that the character creator is actually available today, allowing you to make your ideal boss way ahead of Saints Row's August launch.

Called the Boss Factory, the free standalone Saints Row character creator can be downloaded from digital storefronts--the Epic Games Store, PlayStation Store, and Xbox Store.

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HoYoVerse revealed new Zenless Zone Zero characters during Summer Game Fest 2022. A trailer demonstrated the unique abilities each characters will have, along with some mechanics that will appear. For example, a character was shown deflecting bullets while running at a large robotic enemy. Another character used daggers as a weapon, while the final character, which appeared to be an anthropomorphized wolf man, used a prosthetic leg to take down foes.

You can watch the Zenless Zone Zero trailer, which features a look at new characters, below.

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Zenless Zone Zero is a new title by Genshin Impact developer HoYoVerse. The action game features a more modern scenario. HoYoVerse has shared a few details about the narrative, which will see players navigating a parallel world existing to their own. Players will also interact with various factions to uncover the mysteries surrounding a greater conspiracy that lurks beneath the surface.

HoYoVerse also shared a look at one of the characters that will appear in the game. Anby Demara is part of the Cunning Hares, and uses electromagnetic blades to take down enemies. She is seen in the Summer Game Fest 2022 trailer alongside the new characters.

Summer Game Fest just got scary with the announcement of psychological horror Layers Of Fears, the next instalment in Bloober Team’s jump-fest series that might really be a remaster, sort of? Bloober say it's the "psychedelic experience fans know and love" and has "an expanded plotline", so this doesn't sound like an entirely new game. The freshly revealed Layers Of Fears is being built in Unreal Engine 5. As such, the trailer makes for pleasantly unpleasant viewing.

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Nightingale is at Summer Game Fest to ask one question only: “What if you could shoot fairies with a gun?” And I’m here for it. Inflexion Games, the studio led by an ex-BioWare manager, just showed off the portal system for its upcoming survival co-op title.

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Following a tiny tease last October, Bloober Team - the developer behind the psychedelic horror chills of The Medium, Observer, and Blair Witch - has finally unveiled its latest Layers of Fear project: a remake of the previous two games in the series (plus DLC) bundled into a single, connected package for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

Layers of Fears, to give the new experience its official (and faintly ridiculous) name, has been co-developed with Anshar Studios, and sees the original Layers of Fear, its Inheritance DLC, and Layers of Fear 2 rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 to form what Bloober is calling a "psychological horror chronicle" - complete with new visuals, gameplay, and expanded plot lines.

Bloober says these new story elements will "cast a new light on the overarching narrative" as players face "spine-chilling madness that extends over generations."

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Today, during the broadcast of Summer Game Fest, Bandai Namco presented another extensive look at the upcoming JRPG One Piece Odyssey.

The trailer focuses on showcasing the setting of the game, an island on which the adventure is set, and showcases the familiar characters that populate the game.

We also get to see glimpses of gameplay, which never hurts with this kind of reveal.

You can check out the trailer below.

One Piece Odyssey is coming in 2022 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. If you’d like to see more, you can check out the original announcement and a bunch of details and screenshots.

If you’re unfamiliar with One Piece, the original manga by Eiichiro Oda debuted all the way back in 1997 on Shueiusha’s popular magazine Weekly Shounen Jump and it’s still ongoing, having recently passed its 100th volume.

Amidst rumors of hills that are silent and more, Bloober Team and its co-developer Anshar Studios have revealed that the two teams are developing Layers of Fears. 

This news comes by way of a new trailer revealed during today’s Summer Game Fest showcase hosted by Geoff Keighley, and it answers a question players have been asking for a while now: Just what is Bloober Team developing? Layers of Fears is the answer, and it is a “psychological horror chronicle built upon the foundations of the original Layers of Fear, Layers of Fear: Inheritance, and Layers of Fear 2.” Bloober Team says “the psychedelic experience fans know and love will include an expanded plotline and gameplay direction all created in Unreal Engine 5.” 

You can check out the trailer that aired during today’s Summer Game Fest showcase below: 

Layers of Fears will launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (via Steam and the Epic Game Store) sometime in early 2023. 

Today, during the broadcast of Summer Game Fest, Fatshark revealed new gameplay for its upcoming shooter Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.

We get to see an extensive look at the gameplay, showcasing plenty of chaotic gore being thrown all over the place.

Interestingly, the available characters appear to play quite differently, with different abilities and gadgets, but if you’re a fan of Warhammer Vermintide and its sequel, you probably won’t be surprised.

You can watch the trailer below.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide will launch on PC and Xbox Series X|S on September 13, 2022.

Below you can read an official description.

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series.

In the depths of the hive, the seeds of corruption threaten to turn into an overwhelming tide of darkness. A mysterious and sinister new force is seeking to take control of the entire city. It is up to you and your allies in the Inquisition to root out the enemy before the city succumbs to Chaos.

As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Marvel's Midnight Suns takes the tactical RPG rules of XCOM and merges it with an all-star roster of Marvel superheroes and supervillains. It's arriving on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation on October 7, and four versions are now available for preorder. There are also a few cool bonuses for reserving an advanced copy--here's what you need to know about Marvel's Midnight Suns preorders.

Marvel’s Midnight Suns preorder bonuses

All preorders include the exclusive Doctor Stranger Defenders Skin. And while it’s not exactly a preorder bonus, signing up to receive email announcements from 2K will get you the exclusive Blade Nightstalker Skin.

At long last Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge got the two things fans have been begging for: Casey Jones as a playable character and a release date that is just around the corner. 

The retro-inspired beat 'em up launches on June 16. Casey has also been labeled as an unlockable character, meaning he won’t be available to use from the get-go. In another pleasant surprise, the game now has up to six-player online co-op instead of only four. Enemies also scale in size based on the number of players; expect to face a ton of Foot Clan with a six-person squad. 

You can play TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. The game is also launching on Xbox Game Pass.

After an announcement in April, today’s Summer Game Fest presentation gave us a more in-depth look at American Arcadia, the new game from Out of the Blue Games, the makers of Call of the Sea.

Players control Trevor Hills, a resident of a strange city call Arcadia, a seemingly futuristic utopia (rooted in 1970s design sensibility) in which everything looks clean and progressive. However, the city’s pristine appearance is an illusion, as the entire thing is a reality TV show for people to watch from the outside, in which one’s popularity can tank and put your actual life at risk.

Trevor is on the run from the constant surveillance, leading to what looks like a number of frantic chase scenes. In some, he’s being watched by floating drones that are tracking and recording his movements. In another sequence, we see Trevor desperately trying to stay ahead of police or security that are trying to take him in. And in yet another gameplay moment, he makes a death-defying leap from a high platform dive into a pool far below.

As the trailer wraps up, the story pans out to someone apparently outside of Arcadia, looking at the domed city from its exterior, vowing to help get him out of there. In actuality, this brief sequence is representative of the other main pillar of gameplay, in which you control a 3D first-person experience that includes hacking and puzzles. 

Even though the manga is entering its final saga next month (with years of stories to go, though), there's plenty of One Piece content to consume in the near future. At Summer Game Fest, One Piece Odyssey, ILCA's upcoming JRPG featuring the Straw Hat Crew, had a debut trailer introducing the cast and showing off some of the environments players can expect to explore. 

The trailer, which you can watch above, gives each confirmed Straw Hat a spotlight as their ship, the Thousand Sunny, rockets into the sky. They're up there because of a strange cloud that forms above the seas while a Knock Up Stream kicks the ship into the air before one of Franky's Coup De Burst propels them even closer to danger. Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Sanji, Chopper, Franky, Robin, Brook, and Franky are all here, although new-ish-comer Jinbei is unfortunately nowhere to be seen. 

As for in-game footage, we see some exploration of the world, and you can control more of the cast than just Monkey D. Luffy, so if you're a big Zorro, Sanji, or Chopper fan, you'll get to take direct control of them at some point. 

During the Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest 2022, popular TV game show-style multiplayer title, Fall Guys got a trailer celebrating its free-to-play release coming later this month, and featured some familiar faces.

The trailer, included below saw the adorable little bean people taking over the real world, with CourageJD, Sykkuno and Rae (Valkyrae) looking a little baffled by the little colorful fellas running around the world and just being mischievous. Or in the case of Valkyrae, she just got in on the action and hopped out of her window in her crocodile suit.

Fall Guys is due to release on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S starting on June 21. The game will be available for free on the platform, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will receive exclusive costume rewards via the ‘Perks’ program for subscribers.

These three exclusive costumes are the Robo Rabbit, Coconut Milk and Purple Hipster, with one being made available each month for the first three months.

Fall Guys is currently available on Steam and PS4, and will come to Nintendo Switch, Xbox and Epic Games Store on PC on June 21.

Marvel's Midnight Suns is poised to launch later this year (check out the latest Summer Game Fest trailer) after suffering a delay from its original spring release. The superhero RPG reimagines the events of the '90s "Rise of the Midnight Sons" comic event by joining Marvel's darker occult heroes, such as Blade, Magik, and Ghost Rider, with its heavy-hitters like Iron Man, Captain Marvel, and the newly revealed Spider-Man and Scarlet Witch. Players assume the role of the Hunter, an original customizable hero who serves as the key to taking down their parent and the game's villain: Lilith, mother of all demons. 

We recently took a trip to Firaxis to play a few hours of Midnight Suns to see how it's come along since our cover story last year. After taking on Lilith's corrupted forces and battling Hydra, here are a few big takeaways. 

The Card Combat Is Fun And Rewards Creativity

Some may see Midnight Suns as "XCOM but Marvel," but that couldn't be further from the truth. Firaxis describes the game as a turn-based role-playing adventure; the difference is that instead of selecting traditional commands, players use cards to dish out attacks, activate skills, and unleash special moves. 

Cowabunga! The promising-looking Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge got a fresh airing tonight as part of the Summer Game Fest.

In a fresh trailer we saw a previously-unrevealed six-player online and local multiplayer option. Casey Jones is playable, too.

We also got a release date for the game - and it's soon. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge launches for PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox including via Game Pass on 16th June.

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A new One Piece Odyssey trailer appeared during Summer Game Fest 2022, and this one focused on gameplay. It showed off some cutscenes, characters’ voice acting, and exploration of some areas. It also offered a tease of things to come.

In the stinger, a woman’s voice says, “This is a world created from your memories.”

Monkey D. Luffy and his crew of pirates are off to the next adventure, this is @onepiece_games’ ONE PIECE ODYSSEY! #SummerGameFest pic.twitter.com/o6dBh5sQAZ

— Summer Game Fest - Today (@summergamefest) June 9, 2022

Since announcing One Piece Odyssey, Bandai Namco’s been gradually showing more and more of it. For example, some screenshots showed how Eiichiro Oda’s designs for monsters are being brought to life in-game.

One Piece Odyssey will come to the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam in 2022. There’s no precise release window for it yet.

Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Publisher: 2K Games
Developer: Firaxis Games
Release: October 7, 2022
Rating: Teen

Midnight Suns is a strategic turn-based RPG featuring an interesting card-based twist, and we recently visited Firaxis Games in Baltimore, MD, to play more of it. We came away with significant takeaways, including this exciting gameplay featuring Spider-Man and Fallen Venom – a horned, demonic-looking version of the already scary antagonist. Join Alex Van Aken, Alex Stadnik, and Marcus Stewart for another look at Midnight Suns in this episode of New Gameplay Today. 

During the Summer Game Fest 2022 livestream today, developer Digital Extremes showcased a brand new teaser for its upcoming Warframe expansion, The Duviri Paradox.

Go ahead and check out the new footage down below:

As you can see, the new expansion is set to usher in a new open-world for the beloved free-to-play action title. As the events unfold during the video, a mysterious narrator utters the words: “New dangers, new choices await us.”

Accompanying the new trailer was the confirmation of a public beta that will drop at TennoCon 2022 beginning at 12 p.m. ET on July 16. In addition, the studio revealed a myriad of different pre-order items fans can nab during the beta of The Duviri Paradox.

Last year, Warframe received its very own mobile port, as well as another expansion called The New War. The game continues to go from strength to strength, as it’s one of the only free-to-play titles that launched with the PS4, that is still incredibly popular to this day.

For additional information, here’s an official description courtesy of Digital Extremes: