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Genshin Impact Creator Goes Dark with an RPG that Looks Part Elden Ring, Part Monster Hunter
The first trailer shows a darker visual style as players hunt enormous mythical beasts with divine powers.
- During Gamescom Opening Night Live, HoYoverse revealed Nodus Fall, a new co-op action game set in a world consumed by chaos where players become Weavers using divine powers to hunt enormous mythical beasts.
- Replacing the bright anime vibe of Genshin Impact, Nodus Fall marks a dramatic visual departure for the studio, featuring storms, ruins, and monstrous silhouettes instead of its signature colorful aesthetic.
- Gameplay sections showing combat encounters with large beasts are reminiscent of Monster Hunter Wilds, where characters charge an enormous glowing blade while a hulking winged creature stalks the battlefield.
- While HoYoverse has not provided a release date for the project, the brief trailer offers a glimpse at its ambitious world and leaves players eager for more information.
- Other major announcements at the event included PUBG Studios presenting DED.NET and The Coalition releasing a new story trailer, showcasing diverse industry updates beyond HoYoverse's reveal.
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Gamescom ONL 2026: HoYoverse Debuts New Dark-Fantasy Nodus Fall
As gamers anxiously awaited gamescom ONL 2026, they were finally treated to a plethora of new announcements and trailers. The first came from Genshin Impact creator HoYoverse that looks bigger and bolder than ever before. Announced on the Opening Night Live show floor, host Geoff Keighley described Nodus Fall as a game where “players take on the role of a weaver in a world where divine authority has crumbled and order has collapsed, and must “st…
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