Ron Gilbert is primarily known for creating and writing the Monkey Island series, but his collection of credits is impressive and long. His latest game is Death by Scrolling, a pixelated action game that forces player to try and outrun death and other pressing dangers.

In the game you choose between five characters who are stuck in purgatory where you must fight and collect resources on a game field that is constantly chasing you. To succeed, you must not die and collect enough money to pay the ferryman to transport you to safety. It's safe to assume, with Gilbert's involvement, that it will also be funny.

Gilbert actually wrote about the game on his personal blog back in February, but Gamescom represents our first thorough look at it.

Game Science managed a rare feat in 2024 – introducing a new action game to the market to significant commercial and critical success with Black Myth: Wukong. It’s clear the studio isn’t resting on its laurels, as the final game shown at this year’s Opening Night Live show aims to continue the story. Black Myth: Zhong Kui is the new entry in the burgeoning franchise.

The debut trailer certainly doesn’t reveal much. We see two down-on-their-luck men who appear to be on the run, but they quiet down as they realize someone is outside who may be chasing them down. The visuals pan over to a figure riding a massive tiger, revealed to be Zhong Kui.

In following up on the trailer, Opening Night Live host Geoff Keighley offered up that the game follows the “ghost-catching god who wanders between hell and earth.” The game appears to be early in development (not unexpected given that the last installment only released a year ago), but the game will be a single-player action/RPG rooted in Chinese mythology.

Check out the full trailer below. 

Ghost of Yōtei, Sucker Punch's follow-up to Ghost of Tsushima, is just around the corner, so it's no surprise we got a new trailer at this year's Gamescom Opening Night Live. What we didn't expect, however, was the announcement that came at the trailer's conclusion: Ghost of Yōtei is getting a Legends mode, just like its predecessor, as a free update next year.

Legends is a multiplayer mode that first appeared in Ghost of Tsushima, where players can fight alongside one another to take on battles based on Japanese mythology. According to the PS Blog, the Yōtei version of the game will include two-player story missions and four-player survival matches. It also includes demonic versions of the Yōtei Six as boss battles. PS Blog included the following images as teasers.

 

For more Ghost of Yōtei, check out our extended interview with its creators.

Cult of the Lamb's biggest expansion yet, Woolhaven, is ready to indoctrinate new members early next year. A new trailer premiering at Gamescom's Opening Night Live provided glimpses of the popular management sim's next content update. 

Woolhaven's official story synopsis reads: 

A lost God calls you from a mysterious mountain—rebuild the flock and reawaken winter to uncover the truth of the fallen lambs. Face the past before it consumes you in this full-length expansion for Cult of the Lamb.

The game will see players survive a frigid blizzard biome to rebuild a fallen town. Constructing shelters keeps cult members warm, and you can breed animals to provide warmth-giving wool. Woolhaven features two new dungeons and a fresh slate of enemies to take down.  

Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven will be available for all versions of the game on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC. 

The past month, we've been working on exclusive coverage for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, but there's one secret we've yet to divulge: Fabien, the Malkavian detective in the protagonist's head, is actually the game's second playable character. Today, The Chinese Room revealed this to the world, along with the game's official release date: October 21, 2025.

Fabien is only playable in certain, dedicated sections of the game, but will hopefully satisfy Vampire: The Masquerade fans hoping to play as a Malkavian. The following excerpt from a press release details his gameplay style more thoroughly.

Between nights, as Phyre rests, dreams and voices from Fabien's past take hold. Emerging as Fabien, players enter a neo-noir 1920s Seattle and use his Malkavian abilities to unravel the mystery behind his murder. Solving the case proves challenging, as Fabien's fractured perception of reality, a trait of his Malkavian blood, makes it difficult to distinguish fact from fiction.

Paradox also announced that two additional playable clans, Lasombra and Toreador, will be available as the Shadows & Silk DLC pack on launch day, giving Phyre more potential combat abilities and outfits. It's available as part of Bloodlines 2's Premium Edition, which also comes with the Santa Monica Memories cosmetic pack.

The base game will cost $59.99/£49.99/€59.99, while the deluxe edition (which includes Santa Monica Memories) will cost $69.99/£58.50/€69.99, while the premium edition (which includes both Santa Monica Memories and Shadows & Silk) will cost $89.99/£74.99/€89.99. You can also buy Santa Monica Memories and Shadows & Silk individually for $11.99/£9.99/€11.99 and $21.99/£18.69/€21.99, respectively.

Pre-orders are open today, and doing so grants you the Bloodlines Nostalgia Jukebox, which sits in the protagonist's Haven and allows them to listen to music from the original Bloodlines soundtrack.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is out October 21. For more on the game, check out our hands-on discussion during The Game Informer Show, our interview with the art director, our interview discussing why The Chinese Room made Bloodlines 2 rather than a new series, or our exclusive digital cover story.