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Microsoft revealed a new trailer and details for Scorn, an upcoming first-person horror adventure game, during its May 2020 Inside Xbox livestream. The trailer for the game, which is coming to Xbox Series X, is embedded below.

In the trailer, we see ominous statues covered in blood and gore, all of which seems located in a tomb of some sort. It’s quite the grotesque scene. If you’re intrigued, you’ll be able to pick up Scorn for no extra charge with an Xbox Game Pass subscription.

Developer Ebb designed Scorn around the idea of “being thrown into the world.” In the game, you find yourself in a dream-like world that’s made up of several interconnected regions that you can explore in any order you want as each one has its own self-contained story and theme that contributes to the overall narrative.

As you explore, you’ll unlock additional skills, weapons, and items that allow you to explore further and discover new areas. Of course, this being a horror game, your journey won’t be without a few frights and dangerous-looking threats.

Scorn wasn’t the only game revealed during May 2020’s Inside Xbox livestream–Microsoft provided first looks at several different AAA and indie games, including a gameplay reveal for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Some of the games on display will be available for Xbox Series X when the console launches during Holiday 2020.

During May 2020’s Inside Xbox livestream, Microsoft revealed a trailer for Chorus, an upcoming single-player space combat shooter. The trailer is embedded below.

The trailer features a narrator singing the praises of the hero, set against shots of space flight and exploring futuristic spacecraft.

“Discover Chorus, an immersive single-player experience that tells a mature and dark tale of redemption,” Microsoft writes in a press release. “Take control of Nara, an ace pilot with a haunted past and Forsaken, her sentient starfighter, as they embark on a personal, redemptive journey to challenge a relentless foe and take down the dark cult that made her.”

Honestly, the game looks like a sci-fi variation of the fantasy-driven Kino’s Journey, seeing as the main character has a mysterious past and they pilot a sentient vehicle. Chorus probably won’t be as introspective though.

During the livestream, Microsoft announced that Chorus will support Smart Delivery. So if you buy the game for Xbox, you only have to purchase it once. Buying it for Xbox One will allow you to play it on Xbox Series X and purchasing it for Xbox Series X will allow you to play it on Xbox One.

The May 2020 Inside Xbox livestream was used to showcase both AAA and indie games that will be available for Xbox Series X when the next-gen console launches in Holiday 2020. The highlight of the stream was a gameplay debut of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, which is scheduled to release in Holiday 2020.

To kick off its Inside Xbox presentation showcasing third-party Xbox Series X games, Microsoft showed the debut trailer for Bright Memory Infinite, a sci-fi shooter from the indie studio FYQD.

Bright Memory Infinite is set in the year 2036, when a strange phenomenon in the skies prompts the Supernatural Scientific Research Organization (SRO) to dispatch agents to investigate. The agents quickly discover that the events are tied to an ancient mystery.

The trailer showed a first-person perspective shooting segment in the rain, followed by a brief driving sequence that didn’t end well for the driver. Microsoft’s head of global portfolio Damon Baker promised faster load times and raytracing on Xbox Series X. It will make use of Microsoft’s Smart Delivery feature.

This Inside Xbox stream was dedicated to several third-party games running on Microsoft’s next-gen hardware, the Xbox Series X. Microsoft is planning monthly 20/20 streams for the rest of the year, including one announced presentation that will focus on first-party Xbox Game Studios games in July.

Bandai Namco showed off its next game during Microsoft’s Inside Xbox stream. It’s called Scarlet Nexus, and it was one of several games shown running on Xbox Series X during the presentation.

Scarlet Nexus puts you in the role of Yuito Sumeragi, a psycho-kinetic trainee hoping to become an elite warrior. Inspired by one such elite who saved him as a child, he gets caught up in a mystery in the future-city of New Himuka.

The trailer alludes to enemies who have arrived in New Himuka that initially seem unstoppable. These creatures–amalgamations of monsters and bright floral arrangements–are only challenged by Sumeragi and the OSF, a team of similarly psycho-kinetic fighters. The gameplay looks heavily inspired by the likes of Devil May Cry or numerous Platinum Games titles, with fast and frenetic action. Your psycho-kinetic powers allow you to lift enemies, fling them around combat arenas, and more.

Though this presentation was focused squarely on the next-generation Xbox Series X, Scarlet Nexus was also one of several announced as a Smart Delivery game. That means buying the Xbox One version will entitle you to a free upgrade to the Series X version when you buy the system.

Mortal Kombat’s Fatalities. You know them, you love them. These over-the-top finishing moves are what helped propel the success of the series. But what about the other finishing moves? You know, the “Friendships!” Let’s take a look back at the silly side of Mortal Kombat history with the evolution of this unique finishing move.

Introduced in Mortal Kombat II, the short-lived Friendship finishers were created as a sarcastic response to the backlash against the grotesque violence of the first game. Instead of brutally decapitating your opponent, or uppercutting them down into a bed of spikes, you could end a match by signing an autograph as Johnny Cage, kicking a football as Sindel, or doing the Cyrax Dance. But these family-friendly finishers didn’t replace the classic fatalities. In fact, more than double the amount fatalities were added in Mortal Kombat II. Even amidst the 1993 congressional hearings against video game violence, Mortal Kombat was poking fun at its cynics.

More finishers such as Babalities, Animalities, and Brutalities were introduced over the next few titles. However, after the release of Mortal Kombat Trilogy in 1996, Friendships were removed to make way for Mortal Kombat 4’s grittier new 3D visuals. We wouldn’t see another Friendship for another 24 years–at least–until the recently announced Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath Expansion.

While not the spiciest way to finish off an opponent, Friendships left their mark on the Mortal Kombat universe. With all the disgustingly creative fatalities in through the years, it’ll be interesting to see what other clever Friendships we’ll see down the road for Mortal Kombat 11 and beyond. Share your favorite Friendship in the comments below and for future Mortal Kombat coverage, keep it right here at GameSpot.

Codemasters’ Dirt series is venturing into the next generation. Dirt 5 was announced during the latest Inside Xbox presentation, as one of several third-party games slated for Xbox Series X. Codemasters teased new features and a fresh approach to assure no two races are the same.

The gameplay featured a wide variety of scenes with high-octane racing throughout. Dirt 5 will let you race across ice-slicked roads and through mud-covered forests, with each terrain bringing introducing new handling challenges you’ll have to grapple with. Night races look striking with overhead lightning strikes, with a day-night and full weather cycle being introduced into races. All gameplay was captured in-engine.

Dirt 5 was also announced as a game that will utilize Microsoft’s new Smart Delivery feature. That will allow you to buy the game on Xbox One and then download the Xbox Series X version if you’re playing on that hardware.