Gamescom 2015

Gamescom 2015 headlines

• Rainbow Six: Siege is Counter-Strike for a new generation

  Tight shoot outs, no respawns and claustrophobic maps; Rainbow Six: Siege is the most tense shooter Matt Martin has played all year.

• Black Ops 3 co-op could save Call of Duty's tired campaigns

  Four-player co-op makes a much welcome return to Call of Duty this year, letting players create and tell their own stories.

• Crackdown 3's spectacular tech suggests the cloud may be Xbox One's killer app after all

  Crackdown 3’s spectacular destruction brings home Xbox’s message: the cloud is the future.

• 345,000 attended gamescom 2015, Star Wars Battlefront named game of the show

  Gamescom 2015 achieved a record result of 345,000 attendees from 96 countries.

• Hellblade B-roll gives us a very raw look at gameplay and exploration

  Hellblade is still something of a mystery, but here’s an enlightening video.

• Battlefield: Hardline Robbery DLC adds 11 new weapons including throwing knives - video

  Battlefield: Hardline is getting a substantial new arsenal. Let us gaze upon the new boomsticks together, and be glad.

• Spectate Rainbow Six: Siege's new Spectator mode - video

  Who watches the watchers? You, by means of this Rainbow Six: Siege spectator mode gameplay video.

• Assassin's Creed Syndicate - watch Evie Frye's overpowered skills at play

  Assassin’s Creed Syndicate will feature the first playable female assassin: Evie. Judging by this gameplay demo, she’s a bit OP.

• Crackdown 3 destruction is multiplayer-only

  Crackdown 3’s impressive-looking destruction will be limited to multiplayer, but some of it can be found in single-player.

• Everything you need to know about Scalebound - video

  Scalebound is finally more than a cinematic trailer and some vague promises. Get caught up.

• Get to know the ships of Dreadnought

  Spec Ops: The Line (and erstwhile Dead Island 2) developer Yager is making a game about blowing up huge spaceships. What’s not to like?

• Stellaris is real, and here's a trailer for it

  Yes, Paradox is making a sci-fi grand strategy game.

• XCOM 2 gamescom screens show home base, soldier customisation, research, more

  XCOM 2 has produced a large chunk of new screens.

• Halo 5: Guardians - watch new campaign and Arena multiplayer footage

  Microsoft has released new footage for Halo 5: Guardians showing the Arena multiplayer mode on a few different maps, as well as the first footage from Blue Team’s end of the campaign.

• Gamescom 2015: Battleborn release date revealed

  Gearbox’s Battleborn has been given a release date, alongside the reveal of four new characters.

• Gamescom 2015: here's an extended look at the Crackdown 3 demo

  We wish Microsoft had shown us more than peoples’ monitors when it came time to reveal Crackdown 3 gameplay. Well, thanks for the magic of off-screen footage, we don’t have to.

• Sony is not "gobbling up third-party exclusives, it's buying them," says Phil Spencer

  The PlayStation 4 impressive sales numbers don’t mean Sony is getting exclusive third-party content easily, according to Microsoft’s Phil Spencer.

• What to expect from Destiny: The Taken King's story missions

  Destiny: The Taken King moves the game’s story along and evolves the current story-telling model. So what’s that actually like?

• Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water gets European release date

  Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water will be with us in just few more months.