InZoi Gamescom Trailer Shows The Joy And Pain Of Everyday Life

InZoi–Krafton’s wildly ambitious life-simulation game–seems poised to let you do almost anything, as anyone, and in a new Gamescom trailer, we got to see just how that can play out. You could experience the most joyful moments of someone’s life or watch them at their very worst.The trailer begins with a cat walking up an invisible set of steps before activating a device that seems to give them access to their own world. In-universe, we see friends chatting on the street, giving each other high-fives, and exchanging presents. Elsewhere, more-substantial events are taking place, such as a wedding, and we later see the same married couple interacting with their baby.

Mafia Prequel Announced, More Info Coming In December

The rumors were right–Hangar 13 is making a new Mafia game. As rumored, it’s a prequel called Mafia: The Old Country, taking place in 1900s Sicily when the Italian mob was forming. The game was announced at the end of Gamescom Opening Night Live.All we got was a very brief teaser trailer for Mafia: The Old Country. It’s a tantalizing tease, and Hangar 13 said it will share more information the game this December. That could line up with The Game Awards, but nothing is confirmed at this stage. The Old Country is also the name of a Mafia II mission that takes place during World War II in Italy.Hangar 13 also developed Mafia: The Definitive Edition, which is now available on Xbox Game Pass, as well as Mafia III. More recently, Hangar 13 made the very un-Mafia game TopSpin 2K25.In ad…

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Legendary Is Developing A Pacific Rim Prequel Series

In 2013, director Guillermo del Toro and screenwriter Travis Beacham co-wrote the script for Pacific Rim, a movie that pit giant monsters against giant robots piloted by two-man teams. The film spawned a sequel, Pacific Rim Uprising, in 2018. But aside from the two-season run of the anime, Pacific Rim: The Black on Netflix, the franchise has been largely dormant since then. Now, Legendary Entertainment has revealed plans to make a Pacific Rim prequel series, and a creative team is already in place.Via Variety, Eric Heisserer and Carmen Lewis are developing the Pacific Rim prequel series, which will presumably expand upon the origin sequence from the first film. As related in that movie, giant alien monsters called Kaiju broke through to our world through an interdimensional portal at the b…

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