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BioWare Talks About Upcoming Dragon Age

Today at Gamescom, BioWare released a trailer revealing that a new Dragon Age game is in the works. The extended trailer featured a variety of BioWare employees talking about the company's design…

August 27, 2020 | 02:58 EDT

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Warhammer: Age of Sigmar Storm Ground Arrives in 2021

Warhammer: Age of Sigmar Storm Ground has been announced as a new game set in the fantasy Warhammer universe, developed by Gasket Games and published by Focus Home Interactive. The announcement…

August 27, 2020 | 02:48 EDT

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Surgeon Simulator 2 Is Out Now

Christopher Lloyd, who famously played Doc Brown in the Back to the Future series, made a surprise cameo at Gamescom Opening Night Live to give us a madcap glance at Surgeon Simulator 2. Lloyd's mad…

August 27, 2020 | 02:41 EDT

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World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Coming in October

World of Warcraft keeps soldiering forth, and the latest expansion is finally set to come out later this October. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands will officially be coming out October 27th, 2020. The…

August 27, 2020 | 02:43 EDT

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Crash Bandicoot 4 Flashback Tapes Revealed

During Gamescom Opening Night Live, Geoff Keighley introduced Crash Bandicoot...who unfortunately was not present but was wandering around Cologne, Germany, masked, and apparently unaware of the…

August 27, 2020 | 02:52 EDT

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Slaughter even MORE demons in Doom: Eternal's The Ancient Gods Expansion

During today's Gamescom Opening Night Live Event, we got our first look at Part 1 of Doom Eternal's upcoming expansion The Ancient Gods. Picking up straight after the events of the game's main…

August 27, 2020 | 02:29 EDT

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Unknown 9 Tells the First of Many Spooky Stories

Unknown 9 is a new "narrative action adventure game" from Reflector Entertainment that will be making its way to next-gen consoles. In Unknown 9: Awakening, a young woman named Haroona was raised on…

August 27, 2020 | 02:19 EDT

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Adding Choice, Branching Paths

Kicking off Gamescom Live was Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. 'A dream project' according to Dan Vondrak, Black Ops Cold War is a sequel to the first Black Ops game, which he hopes will retain the…

August 27, 2020 | 02:20 EDT

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Sam and Max: This Time It's Virtual Announced at Gamescom

During Gamescom Opening Night Live, Geoff Keighley introduced the return of a classic adventure game duo: Sam and Max. The brief teaser had few details besides revealing the adventure game heroes you…

August 27, 2020 | 02:31 EDT

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Jurassic World Evolution Comes to Switch

During Gamescom Opening Night Live, Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition for Switch was revealed, meaning its time to get ready to let life find a way on your Nintendo Switch. Jeff Goldblum,…

August 27, 2020 | 02:12 EDT

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Tinkertown Is Minecraft Meets Zelda

Gamescom is off to an interesting start this year. Case in point, Headup Games has announced their first completely in-house project: a sandbox RPG titled Tinkertown. The Cologne-based publisher has…

August 27, 2020 | 11:31 EDT

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Gamescom 2020 Physical Conference Won't Be Happening

Germany has just announced that due to COVID-19, they would be extending a ban on large scale events until August 31, which is after Gamescom. This is according to German newspaper Kölner Stadt-…

April 15, 2020 | 12:43 EDT

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Chris Avellone and Inon Zur Join Gato Studio for The Waylanders

The Waylanders, an RPG in development by Gato Studio, just got a big boost with the help of two industry veterans. It was announced over Gamescom this week that Chris Avellone, the writer and…

August 27, 2019 | 04:40 EDT

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Elite Dangerous Massive Fleet Carriers Arriving in December Update

Frontier Developments revealed some new Elite Dangerous information this week at Gamescom. The much desired player owned Capital Ships are finally arriving in December this year via Fleet Carriers.…

August 23, 2019 | 05:31 EDT

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Cell Saga Confirmed for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

The Cell Saga is a major part of Dragon Ball lore, and it won’t be left out of the franchise’s latest video game adaptation. A new trailer from Gamescom has confirmed that Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will…

August 22, 2019 | 08:11 EDT

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Gamesplanet Gamescom Deals Celebrate One Piece And Total War

Gamescom is in full swing. What better way to celebrate this wonderful German trade fair than with some truly spectacular Gamesplanet deals? This week, Gamesplanet is celebrating all things One Piece…

August 22, 2019 | 10:51 EDT

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One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Manages to Balance Saitama

The protagonist of One Punch Man, Saitama, is an absurdly powerful, completely invincible bald guy that obliterates anything that gets in his way. A fighting game starring this caped baldy certainly…

August 20, 2019 | 12:30 EDT

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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Early Access Release Date Finally Announced

After what seems like an eternity, the Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Early Access release date has finally been announced. I've taken a quick glance out my window and I can also happily confirm…

August 20, 2019 | 12:03 EDT

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Gamescom ONL - Kojima Reveals New Characters and Death Stranding Gameplay Footage

Death Stranding gets a lot of time at Gamescom this year, with Hideo Kojima himself taking the stage to introduce some new characters in Death Stranding, along with a bit of gameplay on top in a 27…

August 19, 2019 | 05:28 EDT

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Gamescom ONL - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Gunfight Alpha This Week

The upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2v2 Gunfight mode has an alpha this Friday, exclusively on PlayStation 4. Infinity Ward producer, Dino Verano, announced at the Gamescom Opening Live show,…

August 19, 2019 | 05:01 EDT

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Gamescom ONL - Horror FMV Erica Releases Tonight

The FMV horror game Erica releases tonight after Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe and Flavourworks originally announced it in 2017.  The news comes right out of Gamescom Opening Night Live where…

August 19, 2019 | 04:40 EDT

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Gamescom ONL - Witcher 3 Coming to Switch on October 15th

The Nintendo Switch version of The Witcher 3: Complete Edition now has an official release date. The ambitious RPG by CD Projekt Red had a brand new trailer for the game at Gamescom ONL, showing off…

August 19, 2019 | 04:20 EDT

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Gamescom ONL - Disintegration Showcased by V1 Interactive

Private Division and V1 Interactive showcased new footage of Disintegration after teasing it last month in July. The Gamescom Opening Night Live video teases the sci-fi first-person shooter without…

August 19, 2019 | 04:17 EDT

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Gamescom ONL - Humankind Announced by Amplitude Studios

Sega and Amplitude Studios announced their new strategy game, Humankind, at Gamescom Opening Night Live. The trailer doesn't mention any platforms, but it's likely planned for PC as other Amplitude…

August 19, 2019 | 04:06 EDT

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Gamescom ONL - Kerbal Space Program 2 Announced

Private Division and Star Theory Games announced the sequel to Kerbal Space Program at the Gamescom Opening Night Live show. Kerbal Space Program 2 will have new features for fans of the original…

August 19, 2019 | 03:32 EDT

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Gamescom ONL - Comanche Revealed by THQ Nordic

The first announcement of Gamescom Opening Night Live is a franchise revival, Comanche. As is the norm with THQ Nordic acquiring games left and right, they announced Comanche with a teaser trailer…

August 19, 2019 | 03:21 EDT

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Stadia Connect 8/19 - Stadia Games Announced Including Cyberpunk 2077

Today during the Stadia Connect, a bunch of new games were revealed to be coming to Google Stadia. We are grouping all of them up here so that you can know what is coming to Google's Cloud Gaming…

August 19, 2019 | 02:54 EDT

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Stadia Connect 8/19 - Orcs Must Die! 3 Announced as Stadia Exclusive

The Orcs Must Die franchise is back with a sequel announced as a Stadia exclusive at Stadia Connect. The developer Robot Entertainment revealed Orcs Must Die! 3 alongside a developer diary talking…

August 19, 2019 | 02:23 EDT

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Gears 5 Horde Mode Revamps with Ultimates, Cross Platform and Halo: Reach

Horde mode returns, with Gears 5 horde mode, getting a brand new trailer showing off some of the new tricks and features in the classic Gears of War mode. The biggest change is ultimate abilities,…

August 19, 2019 | 01:48 EDT

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Inside Xbox 8/19 - Ghost Recon Breakpoint PVP Mode Ghost War Revealed

At Inside Xbox today, Ubisoft revealed the new PvP mode for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint called Ghost War. This mode is a 4v4 mode that features 2 different maps, with four different classes…

August 19, 2019 | 12:58 EDT

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Age of Empires II Definitive Edition Coming in November

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition finally has a release date, along with some new details that will likely satisfy longtime fans of the real-time strategy series. The Definitive Edition is a…

August 19, 2019 | 12:34 EDT

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Skellboy Nintendo Switch Release Date Set for December 2019

The Skellboy Nintendo Switch release date has been announced via today's Indie World Showcase. This upcoming game from developer Fabraz beautifully merges 2D art and 3D gameplay into an interesting…

August 19, 2019 | 11:58 EDT

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Nintendo Indie World - Superhot Switch Release Announced And Available Today

Revealed at Nintendo's Indie World this morning, Superhot is now available on the go. By that we mean, developer Superhot Team has announced that not only is Superhot Switch a thing, but Superhot …

August 19, 2019 | 10:12 EDT

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THQ Nordic Announces Collector’s Edition and Atomic Edition of Biomutant

The wonderfully unique Biomutant will be coming in multiple editions. The game's publisher THQ Nordic announced that the upcoming action RPG will also have an Atomic Edition and a Collector's Edition…

August 13, 2019 | 10:03 EDT

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Available To Play At Gamescom 2019
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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Publicly Playable For The First Time At Gamescom 2019

Turkish developer TaleWorlds Entertainment has announced that they will allow fans to try out the long-anticipated Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord at Gamescom 2019. Last month we had some updates on…

May 3, 2019 | 10:15 EDT

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PUBG Microtransactions Added in New Patch, But Only For Limited Time

On August 3rd Player Playerunknown's Battlegrounds will receive a new patch that brings quite a few fixes and some long-awaited features like first person server options and an FOV slider. The more…

July 25, 2017 | 10:17 EDT

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel Is Going To Open Gamescom 2017

It feels like E3 has only just wrapped up, and yet here we are already discussing Gamescom 2017, which now seems like it's just around the corner. We are talking about Gamescom already because it was…

June 24, 2017 | 09:31 EDT

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Gamescom 2016 – Her Majesty's Spiffing Preview

For me, there's nothing quite like a good adventure game. Better yet, a funny one. Harking back to the glory days of Lucasarts every now and then gives me great joy, and it's completely necessary, in…

August 25, 2016 | 03:30 EDT

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Gamescom 2016 – Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Kingdom Come: Deliverance has been a project in the works for over five years now. Finally, we're getting a release in 2017! The game is set in Bohemia, a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the 15th…

August 25, 2016 | 02:07 EDT

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World of Warcraft: Legion Devs Breaking Some Raid Assist Addons

Fan-made addons are a staple of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft and have been since the game’s release in 2004. Before Blizzard implemented quest tracking the idea incubated from an addon. This happened…

August 22, 2016 | 01:45 EDT

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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Details Diplomacy, Sieges

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has been under development for quite some time now, with the first announcement trailer being released all the way back in 2012, and the first gameplay trailer…

August 17, 2016 | 07:28 EDT

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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Zombies in Spaceland Revealed

Zombies In Spaceland has been revealed as a co-operative gameplay mode in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare according to a press release. The announcement was accompanied with a trailer showcasing the…

August 17, 2016 | 04:11 EDT

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DRM Strikes Again: Windows 10 won't run SafeDisc and Some Securom Versions

Based on a translation of a German interview first done by Rock Paper Shotgun, it seems that DRM has struck again with stopping legitimate copies of games being played, but this time around it's…

August 17, 2015 | 11:57 EDT

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gamescom Reports Record 345,000 Visitors

gamescom 2015 was the biggest ever in its history since beginning in 2009. This year, they are reporting a record breaking 345,000 (2014: 335,000) visitors from 96 (2014: 88) countries. That includes…

August 10, 2015 | 11:43 EDT

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Paradox Gamescom 2015 – Announcements

Known for hit titles such as Magicka, and Cities Skylines just to name a few of their robust portfolio, Swedish based developer/publisher Paradox announced a new title (no points for guessing what it…

August 6, 2015 | 08:27 EDT

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Gamescom 2015 – Cityconomy Announced

German publisher Astragon, known for making simulators such as Street Cleaning Simulator in 2011, has announced an open-world simulation game where you take control over all the service divisions of…

August 6, 2015 | 11:54 EDT

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Microsoft Gamescom 2015 - Worms W.M.D.

Team 17 has announced a new Worms game: Worms WMD. This new game has all that you'd expect from a worms game with a few new features. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhLlsg1AsSo Worms WMD will still…

August 4, 2015 | 01:07 EDT

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Gamescom 2015 - Viewing Guide

Once again we're hitting the high points in the news cycle for video game news as Gamescom 2015 is starting very shortly and carrying on for the rest of the week. Gamescom is taking place in the…

August 4, 2015 | 10:26 EDT