The biggest ongoing story in games this week is the provenance of the viral demonic statue that The Game Awards founder Geoff Keighley teased in a cryptic tweet. The statue comprises a group of undead surrounding a rune, with seven tendrils extruding from the centre that light up red at night.
The gaming community quickly predicted every famous series that features undead demons. An upcoming expansion for Diablo 4 was debunked by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, as was The Elder Scrolls 6, and a new God of War. However, Schreier did tease that the reveal was actually cool and people would be excited about the outcome, which suggests it isn't a half-baked scheme from a wealthy debut studio.
Don't mind me, just trying to manifest a Devil May Cry 6 announcement at The Game Awards.
The official Game Awards account later responded to the tease, writing, "The [REDACTED] are silent. [REDACTED] bleeds. New [REDACTED] stir."
Lords of the Fallen is another prediction that's been bandied about. CI Games released a spiritual successor to the original 2014 game in 2023, with the soulslike achieving a strong commercial performance. The reveal of Lords of the Fallen 2 at Gamescom was captioned with...
