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Event details

Event:
GamesCom
Start date:
August 19th 2009
End date:
August 23rd 2009
Location:
Cologne, Germany

About GamesCom

Over 350 exhibitors from more than 30 countries registered for the 2009 GamesCom premiere. Europe's largest trade fair for interactive entertainment and games opens with an opening ceremony in front of the North entrance at 8:10 a.m. on Wednesday, 19 August, the day for trade visitors and the media. Afterwards, the German Federal Association of Interactive Entertainment Software (BUI) and Koelnmesse jointly invite guests to attend an opening press conference in the Rheinsaal at the Congress Centre North. At 9:00 a.m. this is directly followed by the exhibitors' press conferences to present their product highlights to the press. Electronic Arts begins, followed by Microsoft.

GamesCom News

  • Gamescom 2012: Was the Star Wars 1313 demo played on a PS3 DualShock controller?

    UPDATE: LucasArts contacted PSU to confirm that the controller used in the demo was actually a Logitech pad, not a DualShock 3 as previously speculated. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Though LucasArts has yet to confirm which platforms its mature-themed third-person action-adventure, Star Wars 1313, will be r...

  • Gamescom 2012: Sony hasn't abandoned 3D support

    Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) head honcho Jim Ryan has reaffirmed the company’s support for 3D technology. The hardware giant had previously pushed the use of 3D in its products a great deal back in 2011 at E3 and Gamescom. However, the tech was conspicuously absent from Sony&rs...

  • Gamescom 2012: Could DmC: Devil May Cry get a sequel?

    Capcom has loosely hinted that upcoming hack-‘n-slash reboot DmC: Devil May Cry could be the start of a new franchise. Speaking with VG247 at Gamescom this week, producer Alex Jones touched on the game’s story and how protagonist Dante goes on something of journey in order to find hi...

  • Gamescom 2012: Epic Mickey 2 screens

    The world’s most famous mouse returns to current-generation platforms this fall with the release of the vibrant platformer, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. Developed by Junction Point Studios, the game sees Mickey team up with Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in an attempt to uncover the truth beh...

  • Star Wars 1313 world is inspired by Las Vegas - LucasArts teases its underworld

    Star Wars 1313 has left a lasting impression on us following the real-time gameplay demo from Gamescom this year. Graphically it wowed the audience with its detailed realization of Corusant, the capital of the Republic, while Lucas Arts Creative Director Domnic Robilliard gave us a tantalizing insig...

  • Gamescom 2012: Sony Europe boss says Nintendo 'is always a competitor'

    Sony and Nintendo could conceivably clash in the future despite the fact that both companies are no longer in direct competition with each other in the handheld space, says Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) chief, Jim Ryan. Chatting with CVG at Gamescom this week, Ryan noted that while 3D...

  • Criterion throws away '20 years of convention' for Need For Speed: Most Wanted

    Criterion's Executive Producer Matt Webster says that the Guildford-based studio has "thrown away 20 years of convention" for its latest NfS game, Need For Speed: Most Wanted. Speaking to PSU at Gamescom, Webster says that the open world city in Most Wanted goes way beyond the scale of ...

  • Gamescom 2012: Until Dawn screens

    Supermassive Games’ Until Dawn was among an impressive crop of new titles announced at Sony’s Gamescom presser on Tuesday evening, attracting quite a lot of praise in the process. Due out in 2013 on PlayStation 3, the game boasts all the credentials of a Teen Horror outing, offering a...

  • Gamescom 2012: Tearaway images

    Sony’s Gamescom press conference was jam-packed with fresh IP, one of the most exciting being Media Molecule’s new PlayStation Vita platformer, Tearaway. The game takes place in a bizarre world constructed entirely of paper, with gamers controlling a chap named Iota as he attempts to ...

  • Gamescom 2012: PS Vita won't get a price cut this year

    PlayStation Vita won’t receive a price cut this year, Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has said. Asked by Eurogamer if the hardware giant planned on lowering the cost of its new handheld this year, he replied: “No, it’s too early.” While he revealed that Sony&...

GamesCom Features

  • PSU's Gamescom 2012 hub -- everything in one place

    Gamescom 2012 is in full swing this week, and we’ve already seen some incredibly strong offerings from Sony with the likes of Tearaway, Until Dawn, Puppeteer not to mention the obligatory third-party offerings. After what was perceived by many to be a rather lacklustre E3, the hardware man...

  • Innovation, eSports, and why I can't wait for Black Ops II's revamped multiplayer

    Internet dwellers love to criticize Call of Duty for failing to innovate year-after-year, but those foul cries ring empty when so much of Call of Duty: Black Ops II seems fresh and exciting. With a fundamental reworking of multiplayer goals and customization, alongside a staggering acceptance of and...

  • What 2 new titles will Sony reveal at Gamescom 2012?

    Earlier today we reported that Sony will be unveiling two “previously unannounced games” at next month’s Gamecom convention in Cologne, Germany. We’ve seen some of you already start speculating on what these titles could be, and, to be honest, we’re just as curious as ...

  • Batman: Arkham City challenge: Xbox 360 vs. PS3 - Let's get ready to rumble!

    Behind closed doors at GamesCom, Warner Bros. hosted a unique event—a battle between Catwoman and Batman, against Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and a grudge match between Rocksteady Studios’ community manager Sarah Wellock and lead animator Zafer Coban. Overseeing proceedings with his u...

  • The Top 5 lowlights from Sony's Gamescom showcase

    Germany’s annual gaming shindig proved to be yet another belter this year, with the industry’s most prolific companies taking to the stage, before oiling themselves up and flexing their triple-A guns for all to see. Whether you’re cocked and locked for Battlefield 3 or prepa...

  • The top 5 highlights from Sony's Gamescom showcase

    Germany’s annual gaming shindig proved to be yet another belter this year, with the industry’s most prolific companies taking to the stage, before oiling themselves up and flexing their triple-A guns for all to see. Whether you’re cocked and locked for Battlefield 3 or preparing...

  • This Week's Top Stories: August 15 - 20, 2011

    Welcome to another instalment in our weekly news digest where the team at PSU Towers picks our favourite slices of gaming gossip from the past seven days, before proceeding to offer our two cents on each story for good measure. Of course, Gamescom took centre stage this week, so most of our news co...

  • Hottest Videos of the Week: August 15 - 20, 2011

    Welcome to the latest entry in PSU’s weekly digest pertaining to the hottest media offerings of the past seven days. Here you’ll find our weekly highlights of the latest trailers, gameplay footage and teasers all neatly compiled in one list for your consumption. - - - - - - - - - - - ...

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