NEWS 29 Aug 2021­ by Jay Shaw

Gamescom 2021: Day 3

Last night marked day 3 of Gamescom and today marks day 4 of our coverage. Don’t worry, we’re bad at maths but we’re okay with words. It’s a rather long show, clocking in at over 5 hours so we’ll just be picking out highlights in an effort to save you reading the video game equivalent…
NEWS 28 Aug 2021­ by Jay Shaw

Gamescom 2021: Future Games Show

Day three of Gamescom was host to the Future Games Show, something we’re more familiar with seeing at E3. Also familiar are a lot of the games shown, as they’ve either debuted earlier in the week or been known about for a while, but a few new announcements offer plenty for fans of Souls-likes and…
NEWS 27 Aug 2021­ by Jay Shaw

Gamescom 2021: Awesome Indies and Exclusive Reveals Show

The second (technically third) day of Gamescom has wrapped up with a gigantic six hour show full of indie games and reveals. Because that’s a LOT of stuff and this post would be fifty thousand words we’re going to save you the effort of reading all that and just pick out some highlights. If you…
NEWS 26 Aug 2021­ by Jay Shaw

Gamescom 2021: Opening Night Live

Last night was Gamescom’s official Opening Night Live show where we got a look at a whole bunch of games from various developers including the new Call of Duty, Far Cry 6 and a bunch of others. As usual the entire show is above if you want the fluff and individual games are below if…
NEWS 25 Aug 2021­ by Jay Shaw

Gamescom 2021: Official Xbox Stream

Last night Microsoft took to the stage to show off a bunch of upcoming games. Though nominally aimed at the console crowd, there’s near complete crossover between the Xbox and PC these days so there’s plenty of interest to see. As usual the full show is above and we’ll have individual games below. Dying Light…
NEWS 28 Aug 2020­ by Jay Shaw

Gamescom 2020: Opening Night Live

Last night was the opening night of Gamescom 2020 and boy did they show a truckload of games. As usual, you can find the whole two and a half hour stream above and, if you don't fancy wading through that, we've got coverage of individual games below. Let's get to it! Scarlet Nexus Starting off…
NEWS 23 Aug 2016­ by Lee Braden

Star Citizen: How to Cause a Heart Attack in 52 Minutes

So, taking on a main stage, CIG gave us an hour and a half long presentation about the upcoming Star Citizen features in 2.5, 2.6 and then 3.0, which they showed off a somewhat short demo for 3.0 as well. Starting off, we are given a beautiful montage showing off the new and improved ArcCorp,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 22 Aug 2016­ by L Coulsen

Even in Pre-Alpha, ELEX Looks Pretty Damn Alpha

Likely to fall under the umbrella of being called a Dark Souls clone, ELEX, by German studio World of Piranha Bytes, is one you should most certainly keep your eye on. Best know for their Gothic and Risen series', their latest seems to be focusing more on the action side of action/RPG. Adopting a “science…
ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Aug 2016­ by Kyle Johnson

Toxikk Frags a Release Date

Part of the initial wave of arena-based shooters attempting to channel Quake, Unreal Tournament, and others, Toxikk has stealthily developed over the past two years, finally getting a release date of September 9th, 2016. In addition to moving from Early Access, Toxikk is also getting a Free Edition, which includes all weapons, mutators and power-ups,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Aug 2016­ by David Pink

Metal Gear Survive, More Like Metal Gear Dead on Arrival

Konami with their infinite wisdom, decided to show up to the 2016 Gamescon with what one can only surmise, their latest attempt at squeezing out one more “great one” before they finally move on to greener pastures to the wild, wild world of Pachinko gambling machines. Bringing to the table with them the next installment…
ANNOUNCEMENT 19 Aug 2016­ by Simon Sirmenis

Prey Gamescom Gameplay Trailer

Bethesda released a new gameplay trailer for its rebooted Prey game in a similar fashion to Dishonored 2 one which contains a few segments of pure uninterrupted gameplay. We get a glimpse at the enemies, weapons, mechanics and features as well as few different environments. The original Prey had a unique gravity and portal mechanic…
ANNOUNCEMENT 19 Aug 2016­ by J. A. Kinghorn

Yooka-Laylee @ Gamescom

A few months ago we reported on an impressive trailer and a slight delay from the highly anticipated spiritual successor of the Banjo Kazooie series, Yooka-Laylee. Today, we're happy to report on an even shinier looking trailer that's fresh out of Gamsecom. Through the new gameplay footage we can clearly see that the title wears…
ANNOUNCEMENT 19 Aug 2016­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

Dishonored 2 Gamescom Gameplay Trailer

While many titles at Gamescom were small indie titles, Dishonored 2 was not one of them. Bethesda and Arkane Studios brought us a 2 minute showreel of new powers, combat, movement, and all the important gameplay bits and pieces that made its predecessors a breakout success. It’s looking like Emily can do a lot more…
ANNOUNCEMENT 19 Aug 2016­ by Bis18marck70

Deathwing Battle Hymn of Vengeance

Few things speak Warhammer 40.000 more than a good ol' Last Stand by a squad of Terminators. Coming at us from Gamescom, the Space Hulk: Deathwing trailer 'Battle Hymn of Vengeance' hits us with a vengeance, portraying the elite of the elite, the mighty Dark Angels Deathwing battling within the ruins of Space Hulk Olethros.…