The Video Game Expo Summer Game Fest was packed with announcements and first appearances on Friday, featuring big IPs like “Batman,” “Mortal Kombat,” “Power Rangers,” “Among Us” and “Harry Potter,” as well as indie titles. Opening slate of games from Blumhouse.
During the two-hour Summer Game Fest held at Sophie’s YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, trailers for the marquee matchup between “Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions,” “Batman: Arkham Shadow” and “Mortal Kombat 1” were revealed. The boys’ character Homelander and the “invincible” Omni-Man, a seventh “Civilization” game was confirmed, a new “Power Rangers” video game was announced, and “Lego Horizon Adventures” making its debut on PlayStation PS5, Switch and PC. declared.
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“Tim came into the picture very early for us; as soon as we knew what we were going to do, it was really a no-brainer,” said “Skate” brand director Mike Bell and creative director Mark Ranken. Diversity. “’I think you should quit’ got to many of us in the pandemic years and we wanted to bring that unique brand of comedy to our world. There were some late nights and lots of laughs drafting the initial passes of the script, but we always knew we wanted to get Tim and Zach Kanin’s hands on it. They did a great job of taking our attention and running with it to bring the laughs.”
Other news from the Summer Game Fest included “Allen Wake 2” expansion pack “Night Springs,” the first look at CBS Studios and Innersloth’s “Among Us” TV series, a new “Street Fighter” game, a trailer for Annapurna’s new cozy. The game has an Oct. 25 release date for “Wonderstop,” “Sonic X Shadow Generations,” and “The First Descendant,” a July 2 launch for “New World: Aeternum,” among other announcements by Amazon.
Per Hasbro and Digital Eclipse, the new “Power Rangers” game, titled “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind,” “is a new adventure with an original storyline that honors and remixes the ‘Power Rangers’ lore with visuals and gameplay. is Be both familiar and new to MMPR fans. Players will brawl, blast, fight and drive through an ever-changing mix of classic game styles and fan favorite moments from the series.”
Horror master Jason Blum appeared on stage to announce his production company Blumhouse is entering video games, revealing the first six titles on its indie games slate.
“In many ways, Blumhouse Games feels like going back to our roots, with a focus on indie horror, pushing the boundaries and elevating new, original stories,” Blum said. “But this time fans can get in on the action and immerse themselves in Blumhouse’s world. I am proud of the team and we hope that this first slate of games will entertain, thrill and terrify players and we will have much more in store for fans soon.”
Blumhouse titles teased in a sizzle reel shown to audiences at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles include “Fear the Spotlight,” “Sleep Awake,” “Crysol: Theater of Idols,” “The Simulation,” “Grave Seasons” and “Code Name: Project C.”
Check out the Summer Game Fest trailers below.