Neowin News Feed for: Gamescom

Mudrunner studio goes after truck sim crown with 'next-gen' game Road Kings

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:18:01 +0000

The truck simulator space is getting a new contender, as Saber has announced Road Kings as a next-generation sim experience. Read more...

Asus ROG reveals jaw-dropping OLED monitor with a 720Hz refresh rate

Usama Jawad — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 08:54:01 +0000

Asus has unveiled three ROG monitors recently, going up from a "standard" 240Hz, all the way up to an eye-watering 720Hz. Read more...

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's next expansion lets you build Henry a custom home

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:54:01 +0000

Warhorse Studios' next expansion for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will let players create a custom home as he follows in his father's footsteps of being a blacksmith. Read more...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 finally gets a firm release date

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:16:01 +0000

Paradox and The Chinese Room are finally ready for players to enter the world of Vampire: The Masquerade again. Bloodlines 2 now has a release date. Read more...

Age of Empires IV is coming to PlayStation 5 alongside fresh expansion pack

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:22:02 +0000

Age of Empires IV is the latest game from Xbox to hit PlayStation platforms. The release is happening alongside the latest premium expansion, Dynasties of the East. Read more...

Black Myth: Wukong sequel 'Zhong Kui' announced, and there's a new protagonist

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:46:01 +0000

Game Science is returning with a brand-new Black Myth game, and Wukong is not here anymore. Zhong Kui will be a brand-new single-player action experience. Read more...

Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4 announced, and it is switching developers

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:26:02 +0000

The classic Dawn of War RTS franchise is returning, and Relic isn't at the helm. With four factions and more. Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4 has been announced for PC. Read more...

Microsoft announces its first Xbox game for Nintendo Switch 2

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:10:47 +0000

The first-party Xbox game from Bethesda and MachineGames is hopping over to the Nintendo Switch 2 sometime next year. Read more...

Lords of the Fallen II announced, bringing back the two-world Soulslike action

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:30:01 +0000

Lords of the Fallen is coming back with a sequel next year, and it is touting the return of the two-realm universe, tough boss battles, faster combat, and more horrors to fight. Read more...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 campaign trailer shows off its co-op gameplay

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:16:02 +0000

Treyarch and Raven Software are making the first Call of Duty campaign that is fully playable in co-op. Release dates for Black Ops 7 and its open beta have been revealed too. Read more...

Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase will have major reveals today, here's how to watch it

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:54:01 +0000

Major announcements, game reveals, possibly even Silksong, and more are planned for the Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 event later today. Here's how you can watch. Read more...

Xbox is bringing its handhelds, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and 'surprises' to Gamescom 2025

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:48:01 +0000

Microsoft has detailed what it has planned for the upcoming Cologne, Germany-set Gamescom event, including what games and hardware it plans to show off and more. Read more...

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024 Roundup: Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred trailer and more

John Callaham — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 22:44:01 +0000

A bunch of new games, new gameplay trailers, and more were shown at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024. That includes a trailer for Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred and a Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 trailer. Read more...

Towerborne Steam Early Access PC launches Sept. 10; will become a free-to-play game later

John Callaham — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 21:26:01 +0000

Developer Stoic Games and publisher Microsoft have announced that the action-adventure game Towerborne will launch as an early-access PC game via Steam on September 10, with an Xbox launch to follow. Read more...

Mafia: The Old Country announced, featuring a new mob story set in Sicily during the 1900s

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 21:09:38 +0000

2K and Hanger 13 today unveiled Mafia: The Old Country, a brand-new entry to the popular criminal adventure game series. This time, players will be heading to the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily. Read more...

Goat Simulator gets a remaster ten years after the original release

Omer Dursun — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 21:00:01 +0000

Coffee Stain Studios has announced Goat Simulator Remastered, which will bring the chaotic goat simulator to modern platforms later this year. The remaster will include all DLCs and enhanced visuals. Read more...

Starfield: Shattered Space expansion lands September 30, update with land vehicle is out now

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:18:03 +0000

The update carrying the REV-8 vehicle for Starfield is now available to all players alongside Xbox Series S optimizations and more. Starfield: Shattered Space expansion is out this September too. Read more...

Gearbox reveals Borderlands 4, launches in 2025

Omer Dursun — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:10:01 +0000

Gearbox Software teases Borderlands 4 with a cryptic trailer that hints at a planetary collision and a mysterious cybernetic creature. The game will be released on PC and consoles in 2025. Read more...

Dying Light: The Beast announced, brings back Kyle Crane from the original game

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 18:53:43 +0000

Techland unveiled a new Dying Light game at the Opening Night Live presentation today. Titled The Beast, it will bring back Kyle Crane, the protagonist from the first game, for a brand-new experience. Read more...

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024: Here's when and how to watch it and what to expect

John Callaham — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:00:01 +0000

The 2024 edition of Gamescom Opening Night Live will happen on Tuesday, August 20. Here's all the info you need on when and how to watch the live-streaming event and what game reveals to expect. Read more...

Microsoft reveals its plans for Xbox and PC game demos and events during Gamescom 2024

John Callaham — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:34:02 +0000

Microsoft has revealed more info on the demos and events that will be held at the Xbox booth during the 2024 edition of Gamescom in Cologne, Germany which will be held August 21-25. Read more...

Microsoft reveals partial lineup of games at its Xbox Gamescom 2024 booth on August 21-25

John Callaham — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced it will be attending the 2024 Gamescom event from August 21-25. It will include "our biggest booth yet" at the show with a long lineup of games that will be at their exhibit. Read more...

AMD launching FSR 3 in September, to work with Xbox as well but no mention of Sony's PS5

John Callaham — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:55:01 +0000

Patches to enable AMD's FSR 3 support will be added to Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum sometime in early September. It will be added to every DirectX 11 and 12 game sometime in early 2024. Read more...

AMD kills Nvidia's 4060 Ti 8GB/16GB with RX 7700 XT, RX 7800 XT takes on RTX 4070

Sayan Sen — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:37:48 +0000

AMD today at Gamescom 2023 has launched its RX 7800 XT and 7700 XT. While the 7800 XT 16GB is aimed towards Nvidia's RTX 4070 12GB card, the 7700 XT 12GB will be going against Nvidia's 4060 Ti 16GB. Read more...

Denuvo unveils new Unreal Engine (UE) game protection tech that may also block modders

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:00:01 +0000

Denuvo has announced new pieces of anti-tamper technologies for UE that can halt users from accessing debug consoles, decrypted files, and stop any game modifications from being performed. Read more...

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 wrap up with new games, trailers, release dates and more

John Callaham — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 21:18:01 +0000

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 had a ton of new game trailers, a couple of new game reveals, some release dates, and more, including a new Tekken 8 single player mode and Alan Wake 2 live action. Read more...

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 update will bring vehicle combat, police chases, and redesigned abilities

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 20:12:01 +0000

CD Projekt RED is bringing a major overhaul to Cyberpunk 2077's gameplay soon with the 2.0 update, including police chases, improved AI, vehicle combat, redesigned perks, and more. Read more...

Killing Floor III from Tripwire Interactive will bring the zombie FPS series into the future

John Callaham — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:08:02 +0000

Tripwire Interactive's next game in the Killing Floor series will use Unreal Engine 5 and is set in the year 2091. The game is coming to Xbox, PlayStation and PC platforms but there's no release date. Read more...

Age of Empires IV launches today on Xbox consoles with full controller support

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 18:52:01 +0000

Following Age of Empires II, Microsoft is bringing the latest game in the real-time strategy franchise to consoles. Age of Empires IV is available now on Xbox with full controller support. Read more...

Atari is teasing something that it will reveal on Tuesday, August 22

John Callaham — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:28:01 +0000

The official Atari X (formerly Twitter) account is teasing something that looks like will be revealed in more detail on Tuesday, August 22, which is the same day as Gamescom Opening Night Live. Read more...

When and how to watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 and what to expect

John Callaham — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:00:01 +0000

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 will be livestreamed on Tuesday, August 22, with a number of updates and new trailers for upcoming games, plus there are other gaming events as well. Read more...

The Delta Force FPS series is being revived, with more info coming at Gamescom next week

John Callaham — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:18:01 +0000

Developer TiMi Studio Group is launching a new entry in the long-dormant Delta Force military first-person shooter series, with more info on the game coming next week at Gamescom 2023. Read more...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 rumored to be among the playable game demos at the Xbox Gamescom 2023 booth

John Callaham — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:28:01 +0000

A new report claims that the long-awaited post-apocalypse RPG sequel will be among the games that will be demoed at Microsoft's Xbox booth during GamesCom 2023 in late August in Germany. Read more...

Telltale's The Expanse game is out in summer 2023, gameplay is here

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:54:01 +0000

The Expanse: A Telltale Series finally received a gameplay trailer today at gamescom, showcasing the new exploration and zero-gravity elements, and giving a peek at some of the story elements. Read more...

Age of Empires IV is getting Malians and Ottomans as free new civilizations

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:54:01 +0000

Age of Empires IV is getting two new civilizations for free, joining the eight distinct factions already available. Malians and Ottomans bring new spear-wielders, siege weaponry, and more. Read more...

Dead Island 2 finally returns to life, releasing February 3, 2023

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:28:01 +0000

Volition and Dambuster Studios today gave a new look at the long-time-coming open-world zombie sandbox Dead Island 2. Players can jump into zombie-infested Los Angeles early next year. Read more...

Hogwarts Legacy's latest trailer focuses on Dark Arts and Unforgivable Curses

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:56:01 +0000

Warner Bros. and Avalanche Software brought a new Hogwarts Legacy trailer to gamescom today, offering looks at how players can reject or embrace the Dark Arts of magic, curses, and more. Read more...

DualSense Edge controller revealed with replaceable analog sticks and more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:58:01 +0000

Sony has officially unveiled the DualSense Edge Wireless Controller for the PlayStation 5. Aside from the standard controller's features, it has repalcable analog sticks, back buttons, and more. Read more...

Here's how to catch the Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase today

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:06:01 +0000

Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase is returning later today with new announcements, world premieres, updates, and more. Here's how you can watch the Geoff Keighley-hosted games showcase. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Halo Infinite in December, tweaked support lists, and database chaos

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 13:50:01 +0000

This last week saw the unveiling of a number of gaming-related Microsoft news, as well as the expected Windows 11 test builds, and even new security flaws. Be sure to catch up via our overview. Read more...