An Iconic Action Game May Finally Be Getting A Sequel After Over Half A Decade

It has been over five years since a mainline title in the series was released, but after a new CG teaser trailer recently dropped, the iconic hack-and-slash series is back. There's no telling what this CG teaser is actually for and whether it will be for another mainline title, which would be, or another spin-off in the same vein as, a top-down take on the game that featured two-player co-op. Although the series has been dormant for a while, it is once again an exciting time to be a fan.

Although relatively iconic within the hack-and-slash sphere, the franchise has never hit the mainstream in the same way other titles like and, especially, have. Still, the franchise has earned its fair share of loyal fans thanks to its strong core premise of playing as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Pair this with well-done and intriguing world-building, dynamic, flashy gameplay, and a stylized aesthetic, and it's easy to see why there is so much love for

One exciting addition to Xbox Game Pass in August is the newest version of a classic game that did a lot to stand out in its crowded genre.

has a strong premise in which players typically play one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which are War, Death, Wrath, and Strife. Curiously, the first title is the latest game in the timeline, provided that the prologue is ignored since there is a one-hundred-year time gap after that. Within those one hundred years in which War is imprisoned for triggering the Apocalypse and causing a war, which one would think is all in his job description, the next two games take place, allowing players to control Death and Wrath.

Although he was playable in the spin-off, which is also a prequel, Strife is the only member of the Horsemen not to receive a title in which he is in the sole starring role. War, Death, and Wrath have all had their time to shine alone, but the teaser could be a sequel in which Strife is the core protagonist. It would be a safe bet, with the game possibly