{"id":63497,"date":"2023-09-15T19:08:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T17:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cigames.com\/?p=63497"},"modified":"2024-03-20T13:00:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T12:00:54","slug":"lords-of-the-fallen-a-summer-in-axiom-umbral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cigames.com\/en\/lords-of-the-fallen-a-summer-in-axiom-umbral\/","title":{"rendered":"Lords of the Fallen: A summer in Axiom & Umbral"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today marks a significant milestone for HEXWORKS and CI Games: Lords of the Fallen<\/em> launches in just four weeks\u2019 time on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation\u00ae5! Over recent months, we\u2019ve started to share more and more about what will be one of our most important ever new releases, so we wanted to recap some of the amazing highlights.<\/p>\n

In July, we held two hands-on preview events \u2013 one in Los Angeles, the other in London \u2013 with dozens of the world\u2019s biggest games press in attendance, including IGN, Gamesradar, PC Gamer, Gamestar, Jeuxvideo, and Game Informer, as well as top influencers like Jesse Cox and Alanah Pearce. They experienced the opening couple of hours of Lords of the Fallen<\/em>, including an epic boss encounter with Pieta. The response from the events was overwhelmingly positive, with IGN describing Lords of the Fallen <\/em>as \u2018the first true \u2018next-gen\u2019 soulslike\u2019<\/em> and Gamesradar calling the game\u2019s visuals \u2018jaw-droppingly impressive\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n

British and Australian gamers might have also noticed that Lords of the Fallen<\/em> was the cover game of Future\u2019s Play magazine, while throughout August, IGN produced a series of video features as part of its IGN First initiative<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>that included a look at its coop mode, a breakdown of the three schools of magic to master in the game, and a series of combat tips direct from some of the developers at HEXWORKS.<\/p>\n

In August, the games world turned its attention to Cologne and Gamescom, where Lords of the Fallen<\/em> formed part of the incredible line up of games showcased during Geoff Keighley\u2019s Opening Night Live show. ONL debuted a brand-new story trailer that featured the Dark Crusader on their journey against the arisen demon-god, Adyr. We swiftly followed this with the release of an extended cut of the breath-taking trailer.<\/p>\n