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While Guild Wars 2 was announced at gamescom 2010, NCsoft and ArenaNet have spent this last 12 months perfecting the art of continuously releasing enough bits of information to keep fans desperately clinging to the edge of t...
| Hollie Bennett |
I like the Assassin's Creed games, I do, but how many clusters of brainless guards does Ezio have to dispatch before his target, generally a high-ranking Templar, realizes that these thugs and soldiers won't win. Seriously, ...
| Liam Fisher |
I had been looking forward to checking Lollipop Chainsaw out all week at gamescom and I wasn't disappointed. While Suda51 wasn't on hand to show us the game himself, he did send us a video assuring that the game's female pro...
| Hollie Bennett |
The competition found at the Dota 2 International was fierce, but Na'Vi was able to pull through and take the top spot, in addition to $1 million in prize money. (Big money, big prizes -- I love it!) Sadly, I didn't get to w...
| Jordan Devore |
When you leave behind the dark and gritty feel of the current Batman games and add some tongue-in-cheek humor, gameplay and graphics you are left with Monolith's new game, Gotham City Importers. ...
| Hollie Bennett |
While my Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim interview at E3 focused on the wider, overarching story and development, here at gamescom we got to see the game in much finer detail. While the majority of demo sessions chose to s...
| Hollie Bennett |
Following the Far Cry 3 presentation and demo at the Ubisoft booth at gamescom, I got to interview narrative director Jason VandenBerghe, who is without a shadow of a doubt a most amazing man. We don't only ta...
| Hollie Bennett |
Even though Japanese developers try to Westernize their games, they always keep that certain Japanese edge. Games like Vanquish showed us that a typical third-person shooter can still feel fresh even though we have so m...
| Daniel Carneiro |
As a kid, I've always wanted to get a Harley and drive from coast to coast. Even though Need for Speed: The Run doesn't quite live up to those childhood dreams, I would be the last one to complain about Porsches, Zondas and a few hundred miles of track. We chatted with EA Black Box about where the idea for the story came from, its use of the Frostbyte 2 engine, and the new and improved Autolog.
| Daniel Carneiro |
Good news, everyone! SSX is fantastic... well at least the pre-alpha demo we were able to play was. All concerns about the game being "Call of Dutified" can be put to rest once and for all. The controls are spot on and the v...
| Daniel Carneiro |
I don't actually know what happened to Maurice Tan, maybe he got trampled to death as gamescom attendees ran for the Battlefield 3 booth, but either way we managed to replace him. Today Daniel Carneiro, Daniel Seto and mysel...
| Hollie Bennett |
Unlike the last few years, Valve had a massive presence at this year's gamescom. In celebration of their newest game, Dota 2, they held a massive tournament called "The International." During this contest, we were able to ta...
| Daniel Carneiro |
If you grew up during the late eighties or early nineties, space cowboys were the coolest, most badass dudes ever. Cartoons like BraveStarr, Saber Riders and Cowboy Bebop took the previously overused elements of cowboys, hor...
| Daniel Carneiro |
As a guy who lives in a city that used to be divided into two areas by a wall, it intrigues me very much to see how the storyline of Prototype 2 is developping. I had a chat with the studio head of Radical Entertainment abou...
| Daniel Carneiro |
On the show floor at gamescom I caught up with Wargaming.net, the powerhouse from the East thatis behind the free-to-play MMO World of Tanks. Not only did they take time to ply me with vodka and assure me that their dan...
| Hollie Bennett |
Ever since Criterion Games introduced Autolog in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, every EA studio seems to put their own spin on the lauded feature and it's one of the best things EA has been doing with their games recently...
| Daniel Carneiro |
Ghost Recon: Future Solider was in development limbo for quite some time before we finally got to see it again at E3 earlier this year. A few concerns had piled up -- people weren't very happy with the way Ubisoft Paris and ...
| Daniel Carneiro |
It is fair to say that Joe Danger was an incredibly fun and addictive game. Our own Matthew Razak reviewed it last year and was just as impressed as I was. At gamescom, we had the chance to play the sequel, Joe Danger: The M...
| Daniel Carneiro |
When the majority of my team were off seeing Modern Warfare 3 or Prototype 2, I wandered off and found what is likely to be the most amazing game ever known: Wappy Dog. Wappy Dog is a small robotic dog that connect...
| Hollie Bennett |
Following his retirement from major league baseball, Curt Schilling decided to open 38 Studios, which is now working on the open-world RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. The new IP has both Todd McFa...
| Hollie Bennett |
It is no secret that I am a massive Mass Effect fan and when an interview opportunity came my way, I simply couldn't pass it up. BioWare boasted that Mass Effect 3 will be the most epic storyline to date and the gamepl...
| Hollie Bennett |
Up until a year ago, we were used to talking with either Infinity Ward or Treyarch about the Call of Duty franchise, but ever since the Modern Warfare 2 kerfuffle, there have been a lot of changes over at Activision. At game...
| Daniel Carneiro |
While many of us still look back fondly on our original GoldenEye days on the Nintendo 64, Activision are attempting to breathe new life into the series with a follow-up now coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Du...
| Hollie Bennett |
This bit of news from gamescom is sure to please the Diablo die-hards. Or not, since you guys can sometimes be a fickle bunch. Anyway, Diablo III is going to have Normal, Nightmare, and Hell difficulties, in addition to a ne...
| Jordan Devore |
Since I hadn't caught up with Finish developers BugBear since I was in Dubai, gamescom was the perfect opportunity to take a look at the latest announcements for Ridge Racer: Unbounded. This time we take a look at ...
| Hollie Bennett |
Yes, can you believe it? Despite no food, sleep and horrible schedules the entire gamescom 2011 team remains alive! Today Maurice Tan, Daniel Carneiro and myself talk about what we have seen, what games we think should be co...
| Hollie Bennett |
I remember Trine being quite the looker when it was first released. Going back and comparing that to footage of Trine 2, however, makes the original look dated by comparison. Between the vibrant visuals and the amount of det...
| Jordan Devore |
I'm really looking forward to Amy, the downloadable horror game coming to PS3, PC and Xbox 360. It's about a little girl in a city full of messed up mutant men, and it looks like it has the potential to scare the crap out of...
| Jim Sterling |
To all you Guild Wars 2 fans, if you haven't seen this trailer for gamescom yet, crank up your speakers and start buffering this video! For those who aren't into MMOs or haven't heard of Guild Wars 2, please check it ou...
| Alex Bout |
It is the end of our very first day on the show floor at gamescom 2011 and so far every member of the team remains alive, thankfully. Today Maurice Tan, Daniel Carniero and my lovely self take some time to hurl insults, talk about what we have seen and what we continue to look forward to over the next few days.
| Hollie Bennett |
EA has found a great deal of success in its Autolog feature. So much, in fact, that it's implementing that same function into pretty much all of its other games. In it's upcoming SSX reboot, the autolog looks to be in full s...
| Liam Fisher |
I'm being serious when I say that Rise of Nightmares is the first game that's made me legitimately want to get a Kinect. Maybe not enough to run out for a purchase immediately, but the tech lust is there and rising. In our r...
| Jordan Devore |
WildStar is a new massively multiplayer online game from the folks at NCsoft, and Carbine Studios. So far, it's known that the setting will hinge on sci-fi with a hint of fantasy to it, and not much else. Attached ...
| Sterling Aiayla Lyons |
Yesterday we brought you guys a stunning Sims 3 Pets trailer (complete with unicorns) for the PC version of the game. Today, EA is unleashed one for its console breed as well. Sadly, unicorns don't make an appearance. It's w...
| Liam Fisher |
The simplest way for a comic franchise to regain their foothold is generally to just reboot the story, hence the countless iterations of every hero. For X-Men: Destiny however, they're taking a slightly different path by not...
| Liam Fisher |
In case you missed it last month, Activision is bringing the Wii version of GoldenEye 007 to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Obviously there will be a lot of improvements like the graphics. Plus you're getting 60 frames per ...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
At this point, I don't need fancy trailers to sell me on Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Sure, it's been less than a year since I plowed through Brotherhood, but my hunger for the series isn't sated so easily. But when ...
| Nick Chester |
Okay, that headline might be ever so slightly hyperbolic, but there are underwater cities you can build in Anno 2070. Maybe we can get a user-made mod to bring the concept of BioShock's Rapture in this game closer to reality...
| Jordan Devore |
Of all the games coming out this fall, Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One is near the top of my "gimme that now" list. As a longtime fan of the series, a four-player cooperative adventure has me giddy. Insomniac is p...
| Nick Chester |
Although I have very little prior experience with the Armored Core series (true story: I played one of the demos once), I've reached a time in my life when my need to kill mechs with other mechs must be satiated. Perhaps Arm...
| Jordan Devore |
Activision's released a new trailer for Prototype 2, detailing the history of Blackwatch. Don't know what Blackwatch is? Watch the video. It's detailed. They've done some bad things that have resulted in terrifying monsters....
| Nick Chester |
Here is a fresh look at Burnout Crash!, direct from the legion-esque FTP servers that are gamescom. I feel sorry for the virtual citizens of the game's town. Poor people never stood a chance. As much as I don't like being th...
| Jordan Devore |
Tales of the Abyss is probably going to be the first RPG that I'll be all up in on my Nintendo 3DS. There's other good offerings for other genres on the horizon, but I know there isn't anything close to this game when it com...
| Dale North |
One of the big things that's happening at gamescom right now, aside from all the announcements, is the Dota 2 tournament being run by Valve. It's also the first chance gamers have to get a glimpse of the game in action, whil...
| Alasdair Duncan |
Releasing a fighter on the Nintendo 3DS is definitely in vogue, so you can't blame Namco for jumping on the bandwagon. At the very least, its fighter Tekken 3D Prime Edition has a cool name. Oh, and it looks pretty good in a...
| Nick Chester |
Here's a new trailer and some cool screenshots for Dark Souls, full of so many jacked-up monsters that you won't be able to stop giggling in anticipation of some serious hardcore combat. From dragons to gigantic bug cr...
| Jim Sterling |
Despite having a rather lukewarm response to Sonic Unleashed, I must confess that I adored the game's Rooftop Run stage. It's one of the few "Modern" Sonic levels that I truly love, and I'm thrilled to see it in Sonic Genera...
| Jim Sterling |
While I'll be the first to admit that Electronic Arts had me at "snowboarding game," SSX is shaping up quite nicely. In this gamescom trailer, we're told about a few new features. As has been the case with pretty much every ...
| Jordan Devore |
[Update: We had originally reported Dance Central 2 would be launching on October 21, and while that's true for Asia and Europe, folks in North America will have to wait until October 25. Sorry for the confusion.] The headli...
| Dale North |
Here is a nice, solid look at combat in Mass Effect 3. It's humorous to see footage from a game that somewhat falls on the tactical side of the third-person shooter spectrum being cut to look more action-packed. BioWare was ...
| Jordan Devore |
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