Ink, Pain, and Permanent Decisions

Inside Lords of the Fallen II’s Brutal Tattoo Studio at Gamescom

Earn Your Mark: Lords of the Fallen II’s Tattoo Studio at Gamescom

If you think conquering Mournstead takes grit, try earning your mark in real life. This year at Gamescom, Lords of the Fallen II invites fans to step into a different kind of arena, one where the weapon is a tattoo needle, the boss fight is your own pain tolerance, and victory is a permanent piece of art carved into your skin.

Pain Made Permanent

The Lords of the Fallen II Tattoo Studio will offer both permanent tattoos and henna (temporary) designs, each inspired by exclusive new artwork from the upcoming game.And, true to the franchise’s unflinching style, this isn’t your typical convention booth. This is pain made permanent. “Getting a tattoo is a Soulslike for your own flesh,” Game Director James Lowe explained. “It’s permanent decision-making under pressure. You sit in the chair, you suffer, and you endure.”

The Blood Canvas

The Tattoo Studio is only half the spectacle. In perhaps the boldest sweepstake, the team is offering fans a chance to win a one-of-a-kind canvas painted by Maxime Taccardi, the French artist known for disturbing, visceral imagery.The twist? It’s painted in real human blood. The piece will feature a new character from Lords of the Fallen II, serving as an unsettling tribute to the game’s unapologetic embrace of mature, grotesque themes.

Whether you’re braving the needle or standing in awe of Taccardi’s work, the experience is a physical reminder of what the sequel promises to deliver. But for fans who can’t make it to Cologne still have a shot at the canvas through an online sweepstakes, with entry details to be shared on the official Lords of the Fallen Social channels.

Just like the game, this is an event where hesitation is defeat. If you’re going to get inked, make it count. If you’re going to face pain, make it art. And if you’re going to survive Lords of the Fallen II, you’d better be ready to bleed for it.

FAQs for Tattoo Booth

What is this dark tattoo ritual?

• CI Games summons you to bear the mark of Lords of the Fallen, free of charge, on a first-come, first-served basis. Choose a permanent needle-and-ink scar or a temporary Henna sigil, each forged from pre-approved designs that embody the game’s braver, bolder, bloodier ethos. Open to those 18+ or 16+ with a guardian’s sworn consent, this ritual demands no coin, only courage.

How do I bind myself to this rite?

Seek the cursed sign-up page (link provided by CI Games). You must:

• Vow you are 18+ or 16+ with a guardian’s blood-oath consent.
• Offer your name, email, and phone number to seal your fate.
• Sign a waiver for needle-and-ink tattoos, acknowledging the pain (not required for Henna).
• Select your doomed appointment window, subject to availability’s cruel whim.
• Present a government-issued photo ID at the booth for final judgment.

Spots are few. Claim yours before the abyss claims you.

Who dares face this trial?

• Those 18+ may tread this path unbowed. If 16 or 17, a guardian’s written pact is required. Your age faces scrutiny twice: at sign-up and at the booth, where a photo ID is your talisman. The booth’s arbiters hold absolute sway, their rulings final as death.

What marks await?

• Choose eternal needle-and-ink wounds or transient Henna glyphs, each drawn from the game’s tormented visions. No foreign designs are permitted, only CI Games’ brutal iconography. Art MF Tattoo Studio, Cologne, wields the blade, their craft steeped in the game’s death-metal soul.

Is this truly without cost?

• No, a blood-price is demanded, aligning with German laws against games of chance. This rite is pure, its terms bared in English and German at sign-up and within the booth’s grim sanctum.

How is the ritual’s sanctity ensured?

• The booth honors EU’s EN 17169 hygiene standards, as decreed by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment. Inks heed the German Tattoo Ink Ordinance and EU REACH, defying mortal ruin. Artists, shielded against plague, uphold a sanctified forge through relentless purification.

What of my soul’s secrets?

• Minimal data… name, email, and phone is claimed, bound by GDPR’s unyielding chains. Consent is freely given via double opt-in, its purpose laid bare. Renounce the pact anytime; all traces vanish by August 30, 2025, unless you embrace the game’s dark missives. No forbidden truths, like health or faith, are sought.

What binds the waiver?

• For needle-and-ink, a waiver faces the risks… plague, curse, or worse. Ruled by German law, it absolves CI Games, Jack Morton Worldwide, and Art MF Tattoo Studio of liability, save for willful malice. Henna spares you this oath.

How do I face the rite?

• Bring your confirmation and photo ID to Hall 10.1, Booth C080 at Koelnmesse (Messeplatz 1, 50679 Cologne). Arrive as summoned, for time spares no one. Study the terms and brace for the blade’s bite.

Can I join the game’s dark chorus?

• Sign-up offers a chance to receive Lords of the Fallen’s bloodied tidings. This choice is yours, severable with a single act, as GDPR decrees.

• Embrace the shadow of Lords of the Fallen and etch its brutal mark upon your flesh. Sign up swiftly, heed the terms, and join CI Games at Gamescom 2025 for this bloodier ritual.