This past Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany was one of the biggest yet. Between several announcements, demos and panels, many developers and publishers gained a lot of success. One of the biggest successes of this was surely Radical Entertainment, with their huge amount of work to advertise their upcoming Prototype 2. Altogether, the developer held over 150 presentations of their...
Team Na’Vi takes home The International’s $1 million prize
Within the background of Gamescom 2011 has been The International, the live-streamed DOTA 2 championship hosted by the game’s creator, Valve. With the prize being a check for a full million dollars, the competition was intense between the world’s best 16 teams. In the end, after a thrilling final match with China’s Ehome team, the Ukranian team Na’Vi came out...
Uncharted: Golden Abyss GAMESCOM 2011 Trailer + PS VITA TRAILER EXTRAVAGANZA!
Another juicy PS Vita supply of mouth-watering variety was released today at Europe’s GAMESCOM. Now, the Uncharted series is phenomenal in nearly every way. That being said, most gamers will agree that when their beloved high-profile/blockbuster titles get “mobile” versions, it primes that spot just to the left of your heart that makes you want to RAGE QUIT on life....
Assassin’s Creed and much more coming to the PS Vita!
If there’s any name that’s going to be quite dominant when the PS Vita comes out, it’s going to be Ubisoft. During Sony’s Gamescom 2011 conference, they unleashed a massive list of series coming to the new portable console, with a few standing out more than others. One of the biggest members of this list, of course, is Assassin’s Creed....
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Drops Crazy Beats at GAMESCOM 2011
If you are sick and tired of those incredibly boring video game trailers that are just spit out of the developers spare time, you’re in luck. This week at GAMESCON 2011, Ubisoft showed this trailer and quite frankly, it’s one of the best trailers EVER. There, I said it. Not only does the music fit the scenes somehow, but they...
Last Story and Pandora’s Tower announced for European Release in 2012
Operation Rainfall’s still hard at work. Their goal of having Japan’s three major Wii RPGs released worldwide is gaining its first milestone on Friday, with the release of Xenoblade Chronicles in Europe. Their work is far from done, but the campaign got a little further today. During Gamescom 2011, Nintendo Europe announced they’ll be localizing The Last Story and Pandora’s...
PS3 Prices Dropping by $50
During their massive Gamescom 2011 presentation, Sony announced the next price drop for the PS3. All of the console’s current models and bundles will be dropping by a full $50, making the machine only $249 (160GB) and $299 (320GB). This will be the first price drop for the console in two years, since the PS3 Slim was launched. People have...
New DmC Gameplay Inspires Tears of Joy!
I can’t begin to think of another huge Japanese franchise that deserves a reboot more than the Devil May Cry series. Dante has grown stale and the hype surrounding the lore and kick-ass-ness has dwindled. fortunately for us, Capcom is giving us what we’ve wanted for so long, NEW DmC! In this fresh, exciting and new take on the series,...
Budget-Line PSP Model Announced
As it appears, the original PSP still hasn’t died yet. Its newer models have lost their disk support and much developer support, but Sony Computer Entertainment Europe still has hopes to make money through it. During Sony’s press briefing at Gamescom 2011, CEO of SCEE Jim Ryan announced a new budget-line model of the original PSP. However, the advantage of...
Crytek’s Warface coming to Western markets in 2012
Until now, the upcoming free-to-play shooter Warface has only been planned for release in Asia by Tencent Holdings’. However, in a gentle reveal at Gamescom 2011 today, Crytek announced their game will be coming to the Western PCs in 2012. Crytek’s most memorable for their massive PC shooters, Crysis and Crysis 2, as well as their divinely powerful CryEngine graphics...