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Gamescom 2019

Start date Aug. 20, 2019

End date Aug. 25, 2019

Location Cologne, Germany

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A Total War Saga: Troy imagines the truth behind the myths, turning wooden horses into earthquakes

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A Total War Saga: Troy imagines the truth behind the myths, turning wooden horses into earthquakes

And minotaurs into big scary blokes

Sept. 19, 2019 Alice Bell

Empire Of Sin is looking so good it should be illegal

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Empire Of Sin is looking so good it should be illegal

Cast the first stone

Sept. 9, 2019 Alice Bell

Gamescom's best of the rest: the coolest indies round up

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Gamescom's best of the rest: the coolest indies round up

Throw your hands up at me

Sept. 5, 2019 Alice Bell

Bloodlines 2's dialogue system looks more subtle than the original

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Bloodlines 2's dialogue system looks more subtle than the original

Let's give them something to talk about

Sept. 5, 2019 Alice Bell

The Eternal Cylinder seems powerfully weird, and therefore worth your time

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The Eternal Cylinder seems powerfully weird, and therefore worth your time

My favourite 3D geometric shape, after a cone

Sept. 4, 2019 Alice Bell

Podcast: The post-Gamescom tidy-up

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Podcast: The post-Gamescom tidy-up

Listen now or remain a stupid primate

Aug. 29, 2019 RPS

A first look at Humankind, Amplitude's new historical 4X beast

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A first look at Humankind, Amplitude's new historical 4X beast

Start new turn

Aug. 29, 2019 Alice Bell

Atomicrops: hands on with the twin-stick Stardew Valley game you didn't know you wanted

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Atomicrops: hands on with the twin-stick Stardew Valley game you didn't know you wanted

Feed me, Seymour

Aug. 28, 2019 Alice Bell

Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith on turning his tabletop game into Cyberpunk 2077

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Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith on turning his tabletop game into Cyberpunk 2077

Maximum interview

Aug. 23, 2019 Alice Bell

Cyberpunk 2077's Night City strives to be a unique and grounded cyberpunk city

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Cyberpunk 2077's Night City strives to be a unique and grounded cyberpunk city

Aug. 22, 2019 Alice Bell

Borderlands 3's creative director on funs and guns

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Borderlands 3's creative director on funs and guns

Putting the fiery coat back on

Aug. 22, 2019 Alice Bell

Desperados 3 has a dangerously distracting cat

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Desperados 3 has a dangerously distracting cat

Meow!

Aug. 22, 2019 Alice O'Connor

Spend 30 minutes in the company of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2

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Spend 30 minutes in the company of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2

Revamped

Aug. 22, 2019 Craig Pearson

New publisher Modern Wolf declare commitment to "ethical game development"

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New publisher Modern Wolf declare commitment to "ethical game development"

So what does that mean? We asked

Aug. 22, 2019 Alice O'Connor

Five things I want from Starbase Startopia

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Five things I want from Starbase Startopia

Anticipation station

Aug. 22, 2019 Nate Crowley

What you do when you’re not chasing your destiny in Shenmue 3

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What you do when you’re not chasing your destiny in Shenmue 3

This looks Ryo good

Aug. 21, 2019 Craig Pearson

Yakuza producer hints at rest of series coming to PC

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Yakuza producer hints at rest of series coming to PC

Please, Ian Sega!

Aug. 21, 2019 Alice O'Connor

SnowRunner squeals out of the Spintires garage next year

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SnowRunner squeals out of the Spintires garage next year

Throwing mud

Aug. 21, 2019 Craig Pearson

Cyberpunk 2077 might secretly be a cool hacker stealth game

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Cyberpunk 2077 might secretly be a cool hacker stealth game

Hacks on, hacks off

Aug. 21, 2019 Alice Bell

Nvidia's new Gamescom driver promises better performance and prettier pixels

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Nvidia's new Gamescom driver promises better performance and prettier pixels

Integer scaling a go-go

Aug. 21, 2019 Katharine Castle

Watch Dogs Legion's version of London is surprisingly accurate

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Watch Dogs Legion's version of London is surprisingly accurate

I have seen as much of life as the world can show

Aug. 21, 2019 Alice Bell

The Empire Of Sin trailer makes quite a racket

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The Empire Of Sin trailer makes quite a racket

A criminal enterprise

Aug. 20, 2019 Craig Pearson

Chill with Wasteland 3's new, snow-caked trailer

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Chill with Wasteland 3's new, snow-caked trailer

Looking good, wastelads

Aug. 20, 2019 Craig Pearson

Final Fantasy VIII Remastered arrives in September

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Final Fantasy VIII Remastered arrives in September

The best Final Fantasy?

Aug. 20, 2019 Alice O'Connor

Synced: Off-Planet is Tencent's new horde hoarding shooter

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Synced: Off-Planet is Tencent's new horde hoarding shooter

"Could you shuffle a bit more to the left?"

Aug. 20, 2019 Craig Pearson