Tag: Gamescom
Feature Blasphemous Devs Talk Switching From Metroidvania To RTS Stealth In 'The Stone Of Madness'
“Failing is part of what makes this game fun”
The Game Kitchen has been cookin’ good. With Blasphemous and Blasphemous 2, the Spanish developer quickly gained a stellar reputation thanks to some of the best Metroidvanias to emerge in recent years. Their prickly difficulty, moody gothic vibes, and disconcerting take on Andalucian Catholic...
Hands On Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind - A Simple Brawler With Promising Enemy Variety
The hour for morphin' is upon us
The beat ‘em up genre has had a grand resurgence in recent years. We've been treated to genre-defining entries like Streets of Rage 4, River City Girls, and the fantastic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. And now, following the success of the heroes in a half-shell, Atari 50 developer Digital...
News Caravan SandWitch Takes You On A Cosy Adventure In A Lovely Sci-Fi World
Update: Now with a release date
Update [Thu 22nd Aug, 2024 20:00 BST]: Following its brand new trailer at yesterday's Future Games Show @ Gamescom showcase, Caravan SandWitch has now got a firm release date. You'll be able to buckle up in your rusty little caravan and explore the planet of Cigalo on 12th September 2024. Check out the brand new...
Hands On Epic Mickey: Rebrushed - A Fresh Coat Of Paint For A Once-Flawed Platformer
Dis-ney mess around with the upgrades
Even almost 14 years after it was first released, it still hasn’t really set in that Deus Ex creator Warren Spector’s first game after a six-year break was not only a Mickey Mouse platformer, but one exclusively made for the Nintendo Wii after years of being a PC-only developer. To make matters even wilder,...
News Pac-Man Sure Looks Different In Amazon's New "Adult-Animated Anthology Series"
Mega Man and other video game icons to also feature
There were all sorts of game announcements at Opening Night Live earlier this week, and a few other reveals along the way included Amazon's new "adult-animated anthology" series 'Secret Level' from the "creative minds" behind LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS. This series will focus on "original stories set...
Round Up Every Switch Game Reveal & Trailer At Future Games Show @ Gamescom 2024
Strategy, RPGs, and penguins galore!
The Future Games Show returns once again for its third showcase of the year, which as always, takes place at Gamescom. Hosted by Alex McKenna (Sadie Adler from Red Dead Redemption 2) and Ned Luke (Michael De Santa from Grand Theft Auto V), there were over 50 games on show. And while Switch offerings were on the...
News Borderlands 4 Has Been Officially Announced, Here's The Teaser Trailer
The first three games are available now on Switch
Well, the Gearbox studio head Randy Pitchford wasn't joking around when he recently teased Borderlands 4. At Gamescom Opening Night Live this year, it was revealed the fourth entry would arrive in 2025 on multiple platforms. Although there's no mention of a Nintendo release, it seems like there's a...
Round Up Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024 - Every Nintendo Switch Game Reveal & Trailer
A quiet show for Switch
Gamescom: Opening Night Live 2024 has been and gone, and it was a pretty eventful show... if you have multiple consoles! We knew going in things would be light for the Nintendo Switch — it's in its eighth year, after all! But Nintendo is also skipping the event. Zelda is coming soon folks, don't worry... It wasn't a...
News Sid Meier's Civilization VII Will Let You Rule The World February 2025
Here's the first gameplay trailer
We were more than a bit surprised when Sid Meier's Civilization VII was confirmed to be coming to Switch at Summer Game Fest 2024. And at Gamescom, we found out when we can expect to play the game on all consoles — 11th February 2025. Debuting alongside the release date was the first-look at the gameplay, nd it...
News Dave The Diver Gets Even More Crossovers With mxmtoon, Balatro, Potion Craft
Dive in
Dave The Diver just cannot stop, can he? Now he's teaming up with three more properties via crossover content, and all of them are arriving in October 2024. This time around, Dave will be teaming up with American singer-songwriter mxmtoon, 2024 smash hit Balatro, and the medieval-style simulation Potion Craft. It's unclear whether the...
Watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024
Games, games, games!
The summer of gaming is never-ending, and it's time to check in on Cologne, Germany for Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024. Unlike last year's event, Nintendo is skipping the convention entirely this year — perhaps because of those Switch successor rumours from last year? Anyhow, that doesn't mean there won't be any Switch...
Guide Gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live: Everything You Need To Know - Date, Time, Where To Stream
It's that time again
It's the middle of August, which means it's time for another glimpse at the future of video games with the upcoming Gamescom 2024. As always, the festivities will kick off with the Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase in Cologne, Germany, during which regular host Geoff Keighley will reveal new trailers and information for some...
News Gamescom's Best Nintendo Game Award Scrapped Because Of "Too Few" Games
Nintendo is skipping the event this year
Who remembered that Gamescom gives out awards? Yep. At the end of every event, the show hands out awards to all eligible games that are present at the Cologne-based expo. One of these categories is the 'Best Nintendo Game', which has been around since 2012. However, the award won't be handed out this year as...
News No, Hollow Knight: Silksong Won't Be At Gamescom Opening Night Live
Feelin' hollow
If there's one thing Geoff Keighley has been consistent at, it's telling his audience that his events probably won't be as good as they're expecting. Take this year's Gamescom Opening Night Live event, for example. While we can expect to see some pretty exciting titles like Civilization VII and uh... some other games not currently...
News Yes, Gamescom Opening Night Live Will Include "New Game Announcements"
Last year's event was more focused on existing announcements
Gamescom kicks off next week and ahead of Opening Night Live, the show's host and producer Geoff Keighley has reassured everyone it will definitely include "new game announcements". Yes, apart from existing announcements like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Monster Hunter Wilds and Sid Meier's...
News Sega's Gamescom 2024 Line Up Includes 'Global Premier' Of Unannounced Project
Sonic X Shadow Generations will also be playable
Sega has announced its video game line up for this year's Gamescom, which is taking place in Germany later this month. It will lead with the October 2024 release Sonic X Shadow Generations. This game will be publicly playable in Europe for the first time and is being joined by the Atlus fantasy RPG...
News Sid Meier's Civilization VII Official Gameplay Showcase Airs Later This Month
Get ready for a "deep dive" and Gamescom ONL trailer
A few months ago, it was announced Civilization VII would be coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2025. We heard at the time how more about its exciting features and innovations would be revealed in August, and now it's been confirmed the gameplay trailer will make its debut at Gamescom Opening Night...
News The Pokemon Company Will Be One Of The 'Line-Up Highlights' At Gamescom
However, Nintendo won't be attending this year
Gamescom will take place in Germany next month and although Nintendo won't be attending the event, it seems The Pokémon Company will feature as one of the "line-up highlights" between 21st - 25th August 2024. Alongside Pokémon, some other companies mentioned include Sony, Square Enix, THQ Nordic,...
Random Golden Wii Intended For Queen Elizabeth II Will Be Shown At Gamescom
"One shall be player one"
It's fair to say that the late Queen Elizabeth II had her fair share of bling during her 70-year reign; you know, the Imperial State Crown, the Sovereign's Orb, the Kokoshnik Tiara... rather expensive stuff, a few notches above the kind of tat you might have found at the bottom of a box of Coco Pops. Given her status,...
News Nintendo Has Confirmed It Won't Be At Gamescom This Year
Missing Link
Gamescom will be kicking off in Cologne, Germany, from 21st-25th August later this year, but sadly Nintendo has confirmed that it will not be in attendance. As relayed by German publication Games Wirtschaft (thanks, VGC), a Nintendo spokesperson confirmed the following: "Gamescom is a central event for Nintendo in the event calendar...
Random Giant LEGO Death Egg Robot Delights At Sonic Superstars Gamescom Booth
Brick by brick
Sega's presence at Gamescom has been keeping Sonic the Hedgehog fans very happy. And as expected, the booth for Sonic Superstars is appropriately decked out with the blue blur's newest adventure. However, there are a couple of other attractions that have been catching fans' attention — a rather gigantic LEGO display. We already...
Round Up Every Switch Announcement At Future Games Show Gamescom 2023
AK-xolotl! Bloomtown! Dome-King Cabbage!
Returning to Gamescom 2023 is GamesRadar's Future Games Show. Following on from its showing during Summer Game Fest, Future Games Show @ Gamescom 2023 was full of an eclectic variety of titles — many of which are coming to both PC and Switch. The showcase was hosted by voice actors Troy Baker (The Last of...
News Dome-King Cabbage Is A Visual Novel That's Just As Bizarre As Its Title Suggests
Cropped
What do you think a video game called Dome-King Cabbage is about? If you said farming sim, you're wrong. If you said survival game... you're also wrong. The title doesn't really give anything away, but it also gives everything away — it's really darn weird. Dome-King Cabbage is a visual novel which takes place inside a monster-collecting...
News Turn-Based RPG 'Bloomtown: A Different Story' Blends Monster Taming With 1960s Americana
It's not quie Eagleland
What do you get if you cross EarthBound with Pokémon? Something like Bloomtown: A Different Story, we imagine. Developed by Different Sense Games and Lazy Bear Games, this turn-based JRPG-inspired adventure is coming to Switch Q2 2024, and it looks pretty darn amazing. The game was first revealed during Summer Game Fest...
Round Up All Nintendo Switch Games From Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023
Sonic Superstars! Little Nightmares III! Mandragora!
Gamescom 2023 has finally kicked off with Opening Night Live, and while this year's opening ceremony was expectedly light for Switch announcements, there were still plenty of interesting reveals and release dates. While Alan Wake 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom...
News Shao Kahn And Sindel Star In Gloriously Gory Mortal Kombat 1 Trailer
Fatal
Mortal Kombat 1 continues to look absolutely brutal — and incredible. And two fan-favourite characters have been confirmed to be returning in a new trailer, which debuted during Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023. Shao Kahn and Sindel — who made their debuts in Mortal Kombat II and Mortal Kombat III respectively — will be ruling the...
News Sonic Frontiers: The Final Horizon Free Story DLC Lands In September
Tails, Knuckles, and Amy are all playable
The "climactic" free update for Sonic Frontiers will arrive on 28th September, bringing brand new story content and new playable characters to the open-zone Sonic game. In a busy night of news for Sonic fans, following Sonic Superstars' release date, The Final Horizon will allow you to play as Sonic, Tails,...
News Sonic Superstars Locks In October Release, Right Before Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Including a brand new battle mode
We knew we'd be getting some Sonic Superstars news at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023, and we got the best news possible — a release date. Sonic Superstars will launch on Nintendo Switch and other platformers on 17th October, which has been the rumoured release for quite a while. The brand new trailer showcased...
News Little Nightmares III Announced For Switch, Out 2024
Dream eater
One of the first surprises of Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 was the announcement of Little Nightmares III, the third instalment of the Little Nightmare series. The game is coming to Switch and all other platforms sometime in 2024. Bandai Namco and Supermassive Games shared the first trailer for the game at the opening showcase, with...
Watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023
Geoffscom
We're back in Cologne, Germany for a week of video games, and it all kicks off today with Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023. Nintendo itself is at Gamescom this year, and while ringmaster Geoff Keighley has stated to not expect many new game reveals at the show this year, there's still some stuff on offer for Switch owners. For one, a...
Guide Gamescom 2023 Opening Night Live: Everything You Need To Know - Date, Time, Where To Stream
Deep breath, Geoff
We're approaching the end of August and, just like clockwork, Geoff Keighley is gearing up to serve us another steaming bowl of gaming news directly from the not-E3 of Europe, Gamescom 2023. As ever, the event this year will be held in Cologne, Germany, getting off to the races with a meaty Opening Night Live showcase to close...
News Sega To Reveal Sonic Superstars News At Opening Night Live
Another "world premiere" incoming
Sonic Superstars will be launching at some point in the near future on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. To build hype for this brand-new multiplayer platformer, there will apparently be a "world premiere" for the blue blur's new game at Opening Night Live next week. According to the show's host and...
News Geoff Keighley: This Year's Gamescom ONL Is "Less About Announcing Brand New Projects"
Temper your expectations
Gamescom 'Opening Night Live' is taking place next week on 22nd August, and ahead of the event, the show's host Geoff Keighley shared some insight. Speaking to our friends at VGC, Geoff mentioned how this year's show would be "less about announcing brand new projects" and more focused on updates for previously announced...
News It's Official, Nintendo Will Attend Gamescom 2023
Takes place in August
Gamescom has confirmed that Nintendo will be present at this year's event in Cologne, which is set to run from 23rd-27th August. The announcement was published via the official @gamescom Twitter, with the promise that more exhibitor reveals will be coming our way over the next few weeks — though Nintendo isn't a bad billing...
Round Up All The Nintendo Switch Titles From The Future Games Show 2022
17 new games are on the way
The Future Games Show took place last night at Gamescom and was streamed live thanks to the folks over at GamesRadar. While the focus seemed to be mainly on PC, there were a number of titles revealed that will be coming to the Switch. We have rounded up all of the games that we could confirm are coming to Switch below...
Random BMW Reveals Pokémon-Themed Mini Aceman Concept At Gamescom
BM double-Mew
BMW has revealed a Pokémon-themed version of its all-electric Mini Aceman concept car as part of a MINI x Pokémon collaboration. Shown during a slightly bizarre segment of Gamescom's Opening Night Live, as hosted by Geoff Keighley, there was lots of flowery brand-focused language but not much in the way of specifics. It's a concept...
Watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022!
World premieres from Germany
It's back. Gamescom kicks off as a hybrid online and in-person event this week, and who else would be starting proceedings but Geoff Keighley? Hasn't it only just been Summer Game Fest? Opening Night Live is finally here, and just like last year, Nintendo itself isn't present at the show, so we'll be on the lookout for...
Gamescom 2022 Everything You Need To Know - Times, Dates, Games, And Announcements
Also, Geoff Keighley! Again!
It's August, and that means that Geoff Keighley's Never-Ending Train Of Games is chugga-chuggin' into Cologne, Germany for the E3-of-Europe, Gamescom. Get ready for a bunch of announcements (maybe), reveals (probably), and free game promo T-shirts that are only available in one size (definitely) as Gamescom unfolds over...
News Ubisoft Confirms It Will Be Attending Gamescom 2022
Several major companies are skipping the event this year
Ubisoft has tweeted that it will be attending Gamescom 2022 in Cologne this coming August. This is particularly noteworthy given that several major publishers, including Nintendo, Activision, Take-Two Interactive, and Sony have all confirmed that they will be skipping the event this year...
News Nintendo Confirms It Will Not Attend Gamescom This Year
First in-person event since 2019
Nintendo has confirmed that it will not attend Gamescom this year in any capacity. In a statement to Games Wirtschaft (many thanks, VGC), a representative for Nintendo confirmed that the company would be focusing on other events in Germany, stating that "after careful consideration, we decided not to participate in...
News Gamescom Will Be An In-Person And Online Event When It Returns This August
Cologne welcomes back gaming fans
Koelnmesse and the German Games Industry Association (GAME) have announced that their annual Gamescom event will go back to having an in-person expo this year. From 24th to 28th August, fans will be able to explore the Koelnmesse exhibition centre and get their hands on the latest games and upcoming releases. For...
News Dying Light Platinum Edition Is Heading To Switch
We're dead serious
In what was one of the most off-the-cuff major announcements we can remember, Techland concluded a Gamescom show talking about Dying Light 2 by confirming that Dying Light Platinum Edition is coming to the Switch. Dying Light's first-person sandbox zombie-killing action won plenty over on other systems, helped by the fact you can...
News JUMANJI: The Curse Returns, Based On The Original Movie, Is Heading To Switch
Playing a game within a game from a movie
As we've come to expect there were a few neat surprises in the Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase, and one that came right out of left-field for Nintendo Switch was JUMANJI: The Curse Returns; it arrives on PC very soon on 1st September, with Switch being the only console at present and planned for later...
News April O'Neil Is Playable In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Now Out 2022
Use pizza to revive the Turtles, oh yes
We're rather excited about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, which is being developed by Tribute Games and published by Dotemu. Its deliberate throwbacks to the iconic beat 'em up games of the '90s and the original cartoons will certainly appeal to gamers of a certain age, and has a good shot...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Is Now Set For Spring 2022
Patience you must have...
There are plenty of us that enjoy the LEGO games, and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has long been high on many wishlists. A game incorporating all 9 main movies in the LEGO style is hard to resist, even if it includes sections from The Rise of Skywalker. These franchises have been combined multiple times before of...
News Persona 5's Morgana Is Joining Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
SEGA also shows off 12 minigames
As was promised, another new character for Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania was revealed in the Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase. In a nice surprise, it was Morgana from Persona 5; yes, another thing from Persona 5 on Switch, apart from the game... SEGA's new trailer showed Morgana in action and another featured...
News Marvel's Midnight Suns Is A Tactics RPG Heading To Switch Next March
Developed by Firaxis, best known for XCOM and Civ
Gamescom's Opening Night Live showcase has served up a Switch title early on in the form of Marvel's Midnight Suns, an intriguing game in the Marvel universe that's due to launch in March 2022. Switch is listed along with pretty much every console (including PS4 / Xbox One), and there's no suggestion...
Watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2021!
LEGO Star Wars! Erm... other stuff!
Geoff Keighley is back. He never left. Yes, it's Gamescom Opening Night Live; normally the world's most-attended game show, Germany's premier event is online-only once again - Geoff Keighley and colleagues are back with another showcase though, promising reveals and big updates on key games. With Nintendo Switch...
Guide Gamescom 2021 Conference Times, Dates, How To Watch, Everything You Need To Know
Gamescom 2021 - All the key details
Though some gaming events are tentatively re-opening to the public, Gamescom is going digital once again in 2021. As was the case last year, the event will have multiple live streams, though details are still emerging beyond the major broadcasts. Though Nintendo isn't in 'attendance' and doesn't seem to have any...
News Geoff Keighley Shares Opening Night Live "Hype Trailer" Ahead Of Gamescom 2021
Get excited!
This week sees the return of Gamescom and if you're not yet excited about this year's event, don't worry Geoff - the host of Opening Night Live - has got you covered. He's released another one of his trademark "hype" trailers, in an attempt to get fans pumped for what's ahead. On the Switch front, we can look forward to news about LEGO...
