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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Takes Best of Gamescom Award
'Cyberpunk 2077,' an upcoming strategy action game from Polish studio CD Projekt Red starring Keanu Reeves, was the big winner at European video game trade fair Gamescom, taking several awards including the overall top prize Best of Gamescom award. More than a million people watched Gamescom's opening night event, which was held online-only due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Leads Gamescom Awards Nominations
The dystopian action title 'Cyberpunk 2077,' from Polish game studio CD Projekt Red, leads this year's Gamescom Awards with six nominations. The game features Keanu Reeves in a starring role.
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‘Death Stranding’ to Google’s Stadia: 5 Highlights From Gamescom 2019
Sony's 'Death Stranding' and 'Dreams' wowed fans, Google's Stadia cloud gaming underwhelmed and 'Marvel's Avengers' looked epic at the 2019 electronic entertainment fair Gamescom in Cologne, Germany.
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Sony’s ‘Dreams’ Wins Best of Gamescom Award
Sony Interactive Entertainment's 'Dreams,' developed by British studios Media Molecule, won the 2019 Best of Gamescom Award as the top title at Europe's largest entertainment showcase, which concluded Saturday in Cologne, Germany.
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Hideo Kojima Explains ‘Death Stranding’ (Sort of)
Legendary Japanese game designer Hideo Kojima reveals a few of the mysteries behind his hotly anticipated PlayStation title 'Death Stranding,' which stars Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Lindsay Wagner and Lea Seydoux.
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Gazprom Media to Adapt Sci-Fi Epic ‘Metro 2033’ as Feature Film
Gazprom Media has picked up the film rights to Dmitry Glukhovsky's sci-fi epic 'Metro 2033,' which has been both a best-selling trilogy of novels and a hit video game franchise.
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Sony’s ‘Dreams’ and ‘Concrete Genie’ Top Gamescom Awards
Sony Interactive Entertainment was a big winner at this year's Gamescom Awards, with two new titles — 'Dreams' and 'Concrete Genie' — picking up honors, the former for most original game and best PS4 title and the latter for best family game.
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‘Death Stranding’: Hideo Kojima Reveals Margaret Qualley, Guillermo del Toro Characters
Game developer Hideo Kojima on Monday night took the stage at the 2019 Gamescom conference to reveal the first uncut gameplay footage from his mind-bending, futuristic new title, 'Death Stranding.'
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Sony Launches ‘Groundhog Day’ Virtual Reality Experience With Gamescom Demos
Sony launches 'Groundhog Day' virtual reality experience with preview at Gamescom.
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Gamescom: What to Watch for at Europe’s Big Gaming Convention
Gamescom, Europe's leading video gaming convention in Cologne, Germany, will be packed with news from Sony ('Death Stranding'), Microsoft ('Gears 5'), Square Enix ('Marvel's Avengers') and CD Projekt ('Cyberpunk 2077'), with Google expected to unveil the games for upcoming streaming service Stadia Connect.
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‘Borderlands 3,’ PlayStation’s ‘Concrete Genie’ Among Gamescom Award Nominees
Big franchise titles, including new editions of 'Borderlands,' 'Doom' and 'The Legend of Zelda' dominate the nominees for the 2019 Gamescom Awards, but Sony PlayStation's original title 'Concrete Genie' leads the pack with four nominations.
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Gamescom Kicks Off With Pokemon Fever and Tightened Security
On the business side, most are expecting a low-key event, with both Microsoft and Sony skipping press conferences this year.
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