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We’ve got all the Gamescom 2014 coverage you need, right here. The show runs from Aug. 13-17 in Cologne, Germany, with publisher reveals kicking off a couple days earlier. We’ll cover all the major press conferences from Microsoft, Sony, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Activision, Blizzard, and Nvidia. Check back often for news from the show.

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Towerborne is a live-service beat ’em up — and that wild idea actually works

Towerborne recognizes how the beat 'em up game loop could work well in a live service title, and it's at least doing the beat 'em up part right.
A screen that says Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden era in front of two armies going up against each other.

Heroes of Might and Magic to get first new game in about a decade

A Xaurips from Avowed.

Avowed is a bigger and bolder RPG than I expected

A character fighting a giant red and yellow tentacle monster. They're ready to unleash an attack with a cone of effect in front of them.

The next Callisto Protocol game is actually a roguelike spinoff

Key art for Ara: History Untold.

Ara: History Untold will make the wait for Civilization 7 less painful

The Samsung Odyssey 3D monitor placed on a desk.

Samsung reveals details on its glasses-free, 3D gaming monitor

Key art for Chantey, a game for Game Boy and Chromatic.

Chantey is a new pirate metal rhythm game — and it’s launching on Game Boy and Chromatic

Emmerich Voss holds an artifact in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

Xbox chief explains why Indiana Jones is coming to PS5: industry facing lots of pressure

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Mafia: The Old Country brings the franchise to Sicily

starfield shattered space release date

Starfield: Shattered Space launches next month, but its getting a big update today

Players running from a massive sandworm in Dune: Awakening.

New Dune: Awakening gameplay trailer showcases the dangerous world of Arrakis

Two world leaders, Cleopatra and Caesar, going up against each other in front of their flags.

Start scheduling time off: Civilization 7 is releasing in February

Rock Howard with his arms crossed powering up an attack. His hands are glowing.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves launches in April with some key features

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is coming next April, and it boasts key features like rollback netcode.
A robot hand holding a borderlands psycho mask in front of a dark blue screen.

Borderlands 4 gets official announcement, few other details at Gamescom

2K Games finally revealed Borderlands 4 for a potential 2025 release, although we don't know any other information just yet.
Indiana jones buried in the sand.

Everything announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024

This year's Gamescom Opening Night Live was a big one. We'll help make sure you didn't miss any announcement.
The Asus Falchion Ace HFX keyboard.

Asus’ speed-tapping keyboard unveiled on same day Valve bans practice

Asus is finally bringing a keyboard with speed tapping to market, but it's arriving on the day the feature was banned in Counter-Strike 2.
The Asus 480Hz OLED set up at CES 2024.

Asus’ 480Hz OLED gaming monitor is cheaper than expected

Asus' 480Hz OLED gaming monitor is one of the most exciting displays we've seen in 2024, and it's arriving at a much cheaper price than expected.
Pablo Sanchez in Backyard Baseball.

The Backyard Sports series is finally making a comeback

The Backyard Sports series is about to make a comeback, starting with a re-release of these classic sports games.
Alan Wake 2 on the Alienware 27 QD-OLED gaming monitor.

After a decade, Nvidia is fixing the worst part of G-Sync

Eleven years after introducing its proprietary G-Sync module, Nvidia is finally doing away with the chip for something much better.
Cooler of the HP Omen 35L.

New HP Omen gaming desktop is a radical departure

HP has a new gaming desktop on its hands, and it breaks from what we've seen from the company's Omen brand for the past few years.
Goku in Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero.

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024: How to watch and what to expect

We've rounded up everything you need to know before tuning into Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024.
An Alienware monitor sitting on a desk.

I’ve never seen a gaming monitor like Alienware’s latest

Alienware has a new 4K gaming monitor, and it does something we've never seen before from a gaming display.
A spellcaster holds a book in Avowed.

Avowed has been delayed to give players time to finish Black Ops 6

Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed has been delayed to February 2025, which Xbox claims was to give players some breathing room.
A masked figure in Avowed. The mask looks like it's made of gold, it has glowing red eyes, and there's a hood over its head.

Some big Xbox games might finally get release dates at Gamescom

There are three big upcoming releases from Xbox this year that'll take centerstage at Gamescom later this month.
Detective Pikachu and a Slowpoke wearing a cowboy hat.

Every summer 2023 gaming showcase: full schedule of live streams

With E3 canceled, it was a busy summer. Here's a full list of every video game showcase that happened in its place.
Frank Azor presenting AMD's FSR 3 at Gamescom.

AMD isn’t just copying Nvidia’s homework with FSR 3

AMD is finally ready to share more on FSR 3, and it goes far beyond being just a clone of Nvidia's DLSS Frame Generation.
A Stalker from Stalker 2 looks off in the distance with a radioactive symbol behind him.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Gamescom trailer confirms delay, but looks fantastic

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 got an excellent trailer that also confirmed that the game has been delayed yet again.
Alan looks surprised in Alan Wake 2.

Creepy new Alan Wake 2 trailer finally takes us to the Dark Place

A spooky new Alan Wake 2 trailer gave us a chilling look into the Dark Place and our favorite tormented horror writer.
Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy Rose running in Sonic Superstars landscape course

Sonic Superstars will go head-to-head with Super Mario Wonder this October

Sonic Superstars will reignite an old war between Sega and Nintendo when it launches days apart from Super Mario Wonder.
Jin in Tekken 8

Everything announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023

From Tekken 8's release date to Alan Wake 2's spooky new trailer, there's every single announcement from this year's gamescom Opening Night Live stream.
Gordon Freeman's suit in Half-Life 2 RTX

Half-Life 2 is getting Nvidia’s RTX treatment with DLSS 3

Nvidia and the modders at Orbifold Studios announced Half-Life 2 RTX, which will support DLSS 3 and RTX IO.
Nvidia CEO delivering a keynote at Computex.

Nvidia’s AI-driven game characters are getting toxic

Nvidia's latest development, Nemo SteerLM, can help game devs turn NPCs as toxic or funny as they please with AI.
Geoff Keighley presents at Gamescom Opening Night Live.

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023: how to watch and what to expect

This is how you can watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 and get updates on games like Mortal Kombat 1, Sonic Superstars, and Alan Wake 2.
A miniature model in Moonbreaker.

These are the 10 best games we played at Gamescom 2022

This year’s Gamescom featured hundreds of upcoming releases of all shapes and sizes. These are the best ones we played during the show.

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