Sweet, fancy Moses: check out all of this gamescom 2016 goodness in one exhaustive post
The annual event in Germany ends this weekend, and with the barrage of information and assets, we thought we'd put all of the gamescom 2016 news in one place for you.
Microsoft and Sony didn't have a stage presence this year, which meant no word on Project Scorpio or PS4 Neo. Both were happy enough to release plenty of trailers and assets though, along with a few bits of news tossed in for good measure.
Microsoft
- Second Halo Wars 2 beta coming next year on PC and Xbox One, with major changes
- Scalebound will let you control the dragon
- Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg thinks that this is the final proper console generation
- Watch a ship get hijacked in these new Sea of Thieves gameplay videos
- Check out this Gears of War 4 gameplay video shown in lovely 4K at gamescom along with the PC specs
- Frank West can punch cars while wearing his Exo Suit in Dead Rising 4, but not puppies
- Consider this new ReCore trailer a friendly reminder that September is just around the corner
- Gamescom 2016 brings us more Forza Horizon 3 screenshots
- New Scalebound screens show off your dragon’s different body types
- The PC graphics settings menu for Gears of War 4 is a bit ridiculous
- Halo Wars 2 video and screens give you a look at Strongholds mode on the Rift multiplayer map
- Xbox Wireless makes your console peripherals work with your PC and vice versa
- Rogue-like space shooter Everspace early access dates set
Sony
- Sony confirms DriveClub VR will be released this year even though you already knew it
- Crash Bandicoot’s enemy, Neo Cortex, is also coming to Skylanders: Imaginators PS4
- Let’s have a look at the Dark Souls of sci-fi in commentated gamescom walkthrough
- Paragon has gone into open beta, so you can go hands-on with these fine heroes
- PS4 survival MMO The Tomorrow Children is now free-to-play, early access starts next month
- Here’s a game with a bunch of your favourite Cartoon Network characters beating up baddies
- Rez Infinite is getting a glorious physical collector’s edition
Activision, 2K Games, Electronic Arts and Ubisoft never disappoint when it comes to announcements and new visuals to whet our appetites for the holiday release season.
We were treated to a Destiny livestream, a neon-laden mode for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, two multiplayer livestreams from EA (hello, Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2), and Ubisoft sent out quite a few assets leading to the end of year push and things got rather stinky with its South Park: The Fractured But Whole marketing.
And let's not forget Square Enix. With the delay of Final Fantasy 15, Square Enix took pity on us by releasing a lengthy gameplay video and plenty of lovely screenshots of the game. Alex was also able to get his hands on the RPG earlier in the week, and he posted his impressions of his time with the game.
New content for Hitman was released, a PC announcement for Nier: Automata surprised us all, and images of classic Lara Croft in Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration graced our screens.
2K Games
- Lincoln Clay and co. try to steal a whole lot of money in Mafia 3 The Heist trailer
- Battleborn’s next character, Ernest, revealed
- Mafia 3 releases its 23rd trailer, will probably release 23 more at this rate
- WWE 2K17 drops Showcase mode and introduces Promos
- Global Mafia 3 video supply threatens to subsume all other media, terrified games press beg for mercy
- New Civilization 6 video goes to Germany, just like everyone else this week
Activision
- What do David Hasselhoff, breakdancing Zombies and Frankie Goes to Hollywood have in common? Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Overwatch’s new map Eichenwalde tasks you with escorting a battering ram to a castle
- Overwatch’s Geoff Goodman on who’s getting nerfed and who’s getting buffed
- Check out Destiny: Rise of Iron’s new gear, ghost, and ship
- Destiny – The Collection announced, includes all content for $60
- Here’s the PlayStation exclusive content in Destiny: Rise of Iron
- Check out the Destiny: Rise of Iron Trials of Osiris Ornaments most of us will never earn
- Overwatch patch files datamine reveals a free trial could be on the way
- Lord Shaxx tosses you “the keys to the Crucible” with Private Matches in Destiny: Rise of Iron
- Check out Destiny: Rise of Iron’s Memory of Timur artifact in action
- What you need to know about Destiny: Rise of Iron’s new private PvP matches
- Destiny: Rise of Iron’s raid, new armour and weapons shown off – what you missed today
- Destiny: the PlayStation exclusive Taken King content won’t come to Xbox One this year
- In Destiny: Rise of Iron, a Splicer Captain steals an eye from a Hive Ogre and straps it on his gun
- The Overwatch animated short The Last Bastion is now available for your special eyes
- Take a look at 14 of the new weapons coming to Destiny with Rise of Iron">Take a look at 14 of the new weapons coming to Destiny with Rise of Iron
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Zombies mode reveal coming tomorrow
- Destiny: Rise of Iron screens show off the Wretched Eye Strike, social environment and action shots from the first two missions
- Overwatch Season 2: director talks big changes to skill rating so you’ll feel less frustrated
- D.Va embraces her gremlin side in the next batch of Overwatch emotes
- Check out Destiny: Rise of Iron’s new gear, ghost, and ship
- Check out the new armor sets with Ornaments coming to Destiny with Rise of Iron
- Overwatch’s next patch includes a major nerf for Genji
- Blizzard has some fun with boastful Overwatch winners
Electronic Arts
- First Titanfall 2 open multiplayer Technical Test to be held this weekend
- Two Xbox One S FIFA 17 bundles will release on September 22
- Battlefield 1 has Battlefront-style Hero units called Elite Classes
- Horses, armoured trains and more; Battlefield 1 gamescom 2016 trailer is here
- Battlefield 1 – here’s a look at 64-player multiplayer on the Sinai Map shown at gamescom 2016
- Star Wars Battlefront X-wing VR Mission now has a more complex name to advertise Rogue One
- Star Wars Battlefront’s new Battle Station mode takes the fight to space
- Battlefield 1 gamescom trailer analysis: horses with anti-tank grenades?
- Here’s over 30 minutes of raw Titanfall 2 multiplayer footage
- Battlefield 1 open beta date revealed, includes new map
- Here’s over an hour of direct-feed, 1080p/60fps Battlefield 1 gameplay
- DICE explains how horses are going to work in Battlefield 1 multiplayer
- FIFA 17 shows off new tech in Football, Powered by Frostbite gamescom trailer
- Battlefield Insiders get access to the Battlefield 1 beta one day early
- Battlefield 1 – here’s an hour of 64-player multiplayer footage
Ubisoft
- For Honor closed alpha dates announced, PC port details revealed
- Ubisoft’s extreme snowboarding game, Steep, gets release date
- In Ghost Recon: Wildlands you can customize your appearance with beards and camo up your weapons
- Online Hacking returns with Watch Dogs 2 alongside new Bounty Hunter Mode
- Here’s a short, but fun new trailer for South Park: The Fractured But Whole
- It’s cops versus racers when The Crew’s Calling All Units expansion hits this November
- For Honor’s 12 heroes and 5 multiplayer modes detailed, with commentated gameplay
- Ubisoft dates VR games Eagle Flight, Star Trek: Bridge Crew, Werewolves Within
Square Enix
- Here’s 52 gorgeous Final Fantasy 15 screenshots from gamescom 2016 that will make your eyes water
- Take a look at new Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration gamescom 2016 screenshots
- Avenge a murder by doing another murder in Hitman: Episode 4 – trailer
- You can watch the first 12 minutes of Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy 15 right here
- It’s time for a new Brotherhood: Final Fantasy 15 episode
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will launch without DirectX 12 support
- Hitman: it’s time to take down the fourth member of the Sarajevo Six
- You’ll be able to play Nier: Automata on PC when it releases through Steam next year
- The $270 Final Fantasy 15 Ultimate Collector’s Edition does not include a season pass
- Final Fantasy 15 gameplay video shows 52 minutes of what you’ll be doing come November
- It’s time to watch the Deus Ex: Mankind Divided launch trailer
Bethesda, Nintendo, Bandai Namco, Konami and Koei-Tecmo, more
Konami announced Metal Gear Survive which caused some to scratch their heads, others to gnash their teeth, and some may have shed a tear or two.
Bethesda released a teaser video for Prey, showing off a bit of gameplay and we were also provided a look at Emily's powers in a new Dishonored 2 video.
A beta demo for Nioh was announced and it will have tons more content than the Alpha demo which was released back in April.
Nintendo provided a look at new Pokemon from the Alola region in Pokemon Sun and Moon and dangled four The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild carrots at us throughout the week.
- Emily’s awesome powers are on display in this Dishonored 2 gameplay video
- New The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild clips show Link acquiring the Magnesis Rune and Woodcutter’s axe
- I don’t know what Koroks are but they’re in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Indie horror title Little Nightmares officially revealed
- Little Nightmares gameplay trailer reveals a creepy platformer
- Here’s what the Temple of Time looks like in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Pokémon Snap comes to Wii U Virtual Console this week
- The Farm 51’s psychological-horror shooter Get Even will finally mess with your head next spring
- Tekken 7 story mode involves a group of exorcists, plus Lee and Violet return in new trailer
- You can finish Dishonored 2 without killing anyone
- Beta demo for Nioh dated and it sounds harder than the last demo
- Metal Gear Survive’s teaser site drops some screens on us
- Metal Gear Survive won’t cost $60
- Meet the Turtonator – a Blast Turtle Pokemon from the Alola region coming to Pokemon Sun and Moon
- Here’s another batch of lovely Dishonored 2 screenshots and concept art
- PES 2017 demo gets release date
Other news, screenshots and trailers
Plenty of other companies dropped news on upcoming titles or provided another look at them with lovely screenshots and trailers. Have a look at the list below.
- This Yooka-Laylee video gives you a look at new enemies, moves and mechanics
- No forgiveness, no retreat – this is Space Hulk: Deathwing’s Battle Hymn of Vengeance
- Black Desert developers explain what makes the MMORPG so different in major gamescom push
- Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord shows off siege defense gameplay at Gamescom
- Shadow Warrior 2 brings boomsticks and sharp pointy ones to the fight in new gameplay
- Consider these Syberia 3 screenshots a friendly reminder of its December release
- Monster Boy gamescom trailer is a wonderland of retro gameplay
- Everyone in this Batman: Arkham VR video seems very happy about it
- Harley Quinn and Deadshot confirmed for Injustice 2 – first trailer
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard goes all found footage in new gameplay trailer and screens
- Surprise! The Telltale Mr. Robot teaser turned out to be a game, but probably not the one you wanted
- Football Manager 17 releases on November 4
- Soccer smash-hit Rocket League celebrates 20 million player milestone
- Nvidia GeForce drivers for No Man’s Sky, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Paragon beta out now
- Game Freak’s latest non-Pokemon game, Giga Wrecker, enters Steam Early Access
- Below delayed by Capybara Games, no longer coming this summer
- Cities: Skyline’s next expansion, Natural Disasters, lets you wreck your beautiful cities
- Unity support is coming to Facebook
Wow. That's a colossal list of links. Obviously a few have likely slipped through the cracks. It happens.
But if you head to the very, very top of the post, you will see a link to our gamescom 2016 hub. Be sure to give it a click.
Alex and Matt were in Germany this week attending the show, so expect more gamescom 2016 coverage from us over the next week - once the fellas are over their beer and sausage hangover.