Tag Archives: gamescom 2014
Shadow of Mordor Could Be This Year’s Sleeper Hit
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is only about 20 days away now, and yet strangely there is very little hype in the gaming community. Usually there would be a lot more discussion around it this close to release, especially since this is clearly a [...] Read more
Bioware Strikes Back With Dragon Age: Inquisition
In the history of gaming, very few development studios have completely avoided any downfall, however small, over a very long period of time. It’s no wonder, then, that Bioware too fell into the trap at some point, after launching some of [...] Read more
Space Hulk Ascension - Eyes On
When I arrived in Cologne, my curiosity about a mysterious “new turn-based game based on Warhammer 40K” by Full Control was quite high. Admittedly, I was very surprised when I found out that it was Space Hulk Ascension. Space Hulk [...] Read more
Shadow Realms Hands-On: Fun, But Rough
Among the behind closed doors at Electronic Arts‘ booth, Shadow Realms certainly stood out. This is the new IP made in BioWare that was teased just before Gamescom, and it’s been inspired by Neverwinter Nights and Pen&Paper RPGs. [...] Read more
FIFA 15 Hands-On - Improving The Best Football Game
As a huge football fan and admittedly, frequent FIFA 14 player, I simply couldn’t wait to get my hands on FIFA 15. Until FIFA 13, I found that neither EA Sports‘ game nor the competitor (Konami’s PES) satisfied my idea of [...] Read more
Gamescom 2014 Awards - Worlds Factory
Even this year’s rainy Gamescom is over, and it’s time to draw conclusions on the best games we saw in Cologne. Keep in mind that we’ve seen many more promising games, as you’ll notice in our extended coverage, but [...] Read more
Project CARS Interview With Pete Morrish
At Gamescom we spoke to a lot of different developers, but none quite as mad (in a good way) as Slightly Mad Studios‘ Pete Morrish. Obviously he’d been working a lot and was clearly in need of a break, but he was also extremely funny [...] Read more
Hands On: Never Alone - Something special
It’s hard to capture Never Alone in words, it’s the sort of game that might not seem as captivating as it is until you play it. Playing as a young girl, your quest is to find the cause of a blizzard that is threatening the life and livelihood of [...] Read more
Risen 3 - Gamescom 2014 Interview
During Gamescom 2014, we were able to exchange a few words with two of the developers from Piranha Bytes, the team which has just released Risen 3: Titan Lords thanks to the support of Deep Silver. What impressed us the most is to learn that the [...] Read more
The Evil Within Hands-on Preview
After being given a brief introduction to The Evil Within, which went by much too fast to actually understand anything, we were shuffled into a dark room with a sign warning us that entry would result in death. It felt a little silly. The room [...] Read more