Gamescom 2010 News

Gamescom 2010 just closed, successfully. This convention held in Cologne, Germany attracted 254,000 visitors, 505 exhibitors from 33 countries, and 4,400 media representatives from all around the world. All of those figures made Gamescom 2010 the largest convention for videogames and hardware. You can expect to see a more enjoyable Gamescom next year on August 17th, still in Cologne....

Hollie Bennet took a seven mins live interview with Randall Price, the Senior Vice President of AreanNet, discussing what it is that makes Guild Wars 2 tick, how they plan to make this 'the MMO for people who hate MMOs,' and of course, if they can fulfill their own promise of 'this will be the GREATEST MMO EVER!' Take a look at the interview as we try to figure out what all the fuss is about. ...

Trion Worlds has released a new trailer for their high-anticipated dynamic content fantasy MMORPG Rift: Planes of Telara at Gamescom 2010. Meanwhile, two cosplay photos and concept arts were found on our gallery....

ArenaNet is proud and honored to announce that Guild Wars 2 has been awarded Best Online Game of gamescom 2010! ArenaNet staff in the studio are playing the online hands-on demo of the game with the fans at the booth in gamescom, while members of staff on the show floor are helping players out and answering their questions....

There are two more gameplay footages for Guild Wars 2 at Gamescom 2010. One is human gameplay with BOSS fighting while the other is showcasing human necromancer gameplay. Yup, necromancer is the fourth profession following the Warrior, Elementalist and Ranger. At the second part of this news, I will show you guys some brilliant concept art of Guild Wars 2 which are original posted on Guildmag.com....

Masters of subtlety and subterfuge, an Assassin's ability to walk in the shadows allows them to bypass obstacles and launch devastating surprise attacks. A rare few victims survive the initial assault, only to succumb to virulent poisons....

GamesCampus has released a new trailer for Soul Master, a mixture of online action role-play and real-time strategy, currently in open beta. In Soul Master, three rival factions battle for the right to rule the realm of Elamond....

The most exciting new feature of Torchlight II is the multiplayer element. Play with your friends, and use the free peer-to-peer matchmaking service to meet new players of a similar level and interest....

Hot off the virtual presses, SOE just sent out this pretty slick new trailer for DC Universe Online in celebration of their presense at this years Gamescom. While most of the press up until now has been how you can play iconic characters from the DC err...universe, this particular video focuses instead on who you can rise to become...

Yesterday in Gamscom 2010, Guild Wars 2's gameplay footage has been shown. Today, Final Fantasy XIV's gameplay video comes to the public, and it's captured by camera and not so clear. But we do have something from the official: the producer Hiromichi Tanaka confirmed that FFXIV Xbox 360 version is not dead and they are still discussing it with Microsoft. Check them out....

Here are Guild Wars 2 demo videos released at Gamescom 2010 in Cologne of Germany. The video showcases the gameplay of Charr race and the mysterious dynamic system. You can also find the cosplay photos of Charr race and other pictures showing the booth of ArenaNet....

Frogster and Bluehole kicked off Gamescom in Cologne this morning by officially signing the licence agreement to publish TERA in Europe. Gang-Seok Kim, CEO of Bluehole Studios, Inc. and Frogster board members Andreas Weidenhaupt (CLO) and Dirk Weyel (COO) signed the marketing and distribution contract for the highly ambitious MMORPG project on the stage of Frogster's stand in Hall 9.1....

Let us give you our predictions for what's going to be revealed, based on the current state of things and our experiences of being at GCs past. We have 13 of them. And they're all big, and they're all likely....

German developer Reakktor's sci-fi MMO Black Prophecy releases a new trailer in Gamescom 2010. If you read some information about Black Prophecy, you will know the game is different to EVE. EVE mainly focuses on economy and pilot development, and it's a point-and-click game. Black Prophecy is a fast pace space combat MMO and it will be free to play. In the trailer you can find out that Black Prophecy provides you first person camera as well as third person camera to fit your fighting styles....

BioWare has 2 BIG games in Gamescom 2010, Dragon Age 2 and STAR WARS: The Old Republic. On the first day of Gamescom, Dragon Age 2 announces the release date and TOR reveals a trailer about space combat. Now get ready to start your own ships....

TERA Europe Publisher Frogstar has released a brand new CG trailer for the next-gen action MMORPG developed by Korean based Blueholes Studio at Gamescom 2010 in Cologne Germany. ...

Watch the EA Gamescom 2010 Press Conference live stream here exclusively on Tuesday, August 17th at 4pm CET (7am PST). Happening live at The Palladium in Cologne, Germany, EA's press conference kicks off Europe's biggest video gaming expo. Be witness to all the new trailers, news announcements, and previews of EA's latest games as they happen....