The giant Gamescom show in Germany continues and weāre awash with impressions, screenshots and videos about the biggest console and PC games (not much for handhelds there). Which games do you care about?
Take a look through this round-up to get the latest from Gamescom Day 3.
This story will be updated throughout the day.
Anarchy Reigns
https://lastchance.cc/part-brawler-part-fighter-anarchy-reigns-shows-promis-5832468/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Part Brawler, Part Fighter, Anarchy Reigns Shows Promise and Flaws
Itās a little bit Virtua Fighter, a little bit Madworld
Played in the back room of Segaās Gamescom press booth, Anarchy Reigns is a fast-paced, action-heavy brawler that seems a bit too sloppy to have any lasting appeal. MoreĀ Ā»
Assassinās Creed: Revelations
The Assassinās Creed Team Always Takes the Best Screenshots
As proven by these Gamescom shots of Assassinās Creed: Revelations, the Assassinās Creed series never looks quite as beautiful as it does through the eyes of the folks that make the screenshots. MoreĀ Ā»
Blades of Time
Blades of Time Is the New Game From X-Blades Developer That Looks an Awful Lot Like X-Blades
This is Blades of Time. Itās a hack-and-slash game featuring a scantily clad woman named Ayumi and her giant gunblades. Itās being developed by Gaijin Entertainment. MoreĀ Ā»
Borderlands 2
The Ultra Disposable Gun is One of the Great Big Little Improvements in Borderlands 2
The throwaway guns of the original Borderlands, which numbered in the hundreds of bazillions, were nothing compared to the fire and forget disposability of the gameās sequel. MoreĀ Ā»
Invisible Pony Rides, Bill Cosby, and Several Seconds of Borderlands 2 in Action
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Earlier today thousands of Borderlands fans flocked to UStream for the chance to catch some gameplay footage of the popular gameās upcoming sequel. They got a little ā MoreĀ Ā»
Burnout: Crash
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The New Burnout: Crash Trailer Features Crashing, Burning
Just in time for Gamescom, EA has shared a new trailer for its upcoming XBLA/PSN car-smasher Burnout: Crash. The 360 version of the game will be compatible with Kinect, and Crecente had a lot more fun with the game than he thought he would.
Iāll be playing it for the first time next week, but theā¦ MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/full-body-burnout-crash-is-more-fun-than-it-sounds-5822980%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Diablo III
https://lastchance.cc/watch-blizzard-open-the-gates-of-hell-in-cologne-5832492%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Watch Blizzard Open the Gates of Hell in Cologne
We showed you that fancy bit of 3D street art Blizzard created for Diablo III earlier this week. Now we have a sped-up video showing how the artists made it look like demons were bursting from the cityās streets. MoreĀ Ā»
Dishonored
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Four New Dishonored Screens Feature Sneaking, Swordplay, andā¦ Stilts?
Four new screenshots from Bethesda and Arkaneās upcoming first-person stealth game Dishonored have surfaced, and they look just about as interesting as everything else weāve heard about the game. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/first-look-at-dishonored-the-new-game-from-arkane-and-5820130%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
DOTA 2
https://lastchance.cc/today-in-tf2-hat-news-three-new-dota-2-hats-update-5832689%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Today in TF2 Hat News: Three New DOTA 2 Hats
No doubt in honor of this weekendās DOTA 2 International Championship, Valve is now offering there new DOTA 2 hats in Team Fortress 2
Available are: The begoggled Clockwerk hat, the Raidenesque (or really Storm Spiritesque) Storm Spirit Hat, and the Sniper hat, which is a lot like the goggles fromā¦ MoreĀ Ā»
Dragonās Dogma
Our Excitement for Capcomās Biggest Game Ever Remains Low
There are some games we at Kotaku love writing about. Skyrimās one. Assassinās Creed. Whatever Atlus game our Mike Faheyās obsessed with this month.
And then there are games like Dragonās Dogma which we pass around coverage duties of like soldiers passing around the hand grenade that just fellā¦ MoreĀ Ā»
Ghost Recon Future Soldier
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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Simplifies With Polished Play
The first thing I noticed while watching a team of two Ubisoft developers play through a new level of Ghost Recon; Future Soldier wasnāt the Zambia setting or the rolling wave of dust and smoke created by a crashing plane, it was how clean everything looked.
Gone were the screen-filling, oftenā¦ MoreĀ Ā»
Gravity Rush
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More Beautiful Cel-Shading in This Gravity Rush Video
Gravity Rush is fast becoming the PlayStation Vita game to see at press events.
We already got a look of Team Sirenās upcoming gravity bending title through screenshots, gameplay, and hands-on experience. The game features beautiful anime style cel-shaded graphics, so whatās wrong with anotherā¦ MoreĀ Ā»
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Guild Wars 2
https://lastchance.cc/eight-minutes-of-guild-wars-2-gameplay-and-art-present-5832484%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Eight Minutes of Guild Wars 2 Gameplay and Art, Presented Without Comment
Youāve seen the trailer, now take a look at eight minutes or so of Guild Wars 2 gameplay shot from the Gamescom show floor.
You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [emailĀ protected]. MoreĀ Ā»
Landwirtschafts-Simulator 3D
https://lastchance.cc/the-3ds-tractor-simulator-genre-has-a-new-champion-5832470%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
The 3DS Tractor Simulator Genre Has a New Champion
You know, not every game at this yearās Gamescom is an international best-seller. Some games are made with a more local audience in mind, and few are as German as this one.
Itās called Landwirtschafts-Simulator 3D, and puts you in control ofā¦tractors. MoreĀ Ā»
Mass Effect 3
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Itās the Little Things That Matter In Mass Effect 3
The Earth is burning. Mankind stands on the brink of extinction. And all I can think about is how pretty Iām going to make my future space gun look. And how much I like an old friendās new haircut.
The Mass Effect 3 demo I caught at Gamescom came in two distinct parts, one a combat section showingā¦ MoreĀ Ā»
Might & Magic Heroes VI
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Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Helm in Might & Magic Heroes VI
We now have the culmination of last weekās tease-of-a-teaser. Here is the Gamescom 2011 trailer for Might and Magic Heroes VI, establishing the gameās appropriately epic struggle. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/might-and-magic-heroes-vi-gets-an-announcement-trailer-5829624%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
NeverDead
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Megadeth Hopes NeverDead Kicks Your Ass
In Never Dead, you can rip off your head and then throw it. In real life, you cannot do this. Well, at least I donāt think you can.
In real life, you can listen to Megadeth, and if you are buying NeverDead, youāll be doing just that because the band wrote the gameās theme song, cleverly titledā¦ MoreĀ Ā»
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Rayman Origins
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This Rayman Origins Trailer Looks as Good as Youād Expect
Rayman Origins features a battle of good versus evil, as well as some colorful platforming and puzzle solving. The game will be out this November on the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and 3DS. MoreĀ Ā»
Rock of Ages
The New Rock of Ages Trailer Hilariously Smooshes Its Way Through Video Game History
Any good video game trailer should tell us what the game in question is all about. In the case of Atlus USAās upcoming downloadable game Rock of Ages, this is a game about a rock smashing stuff. MoreĀ Ā»
PixelJunk Sidescroller
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PixelJunk: Sidescroller Screens Scroll Out
Q-Games is working on PixelJunk: Sidescroller, the latest PixelJunk title. The gameās gameplay looks bright and old school
The game is as much about shooting stuff as messing with liquids. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/pixeljunk-sidescroller-gameplay-is-bright-and-old-scho-5832228%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Prey 2
https://lastchance.cc/prey-2s-stomping-grounds-are-a-wretched-hive-of-scum-an-5832376/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Prey 2ās Stomping Grounds Are a Wretched Hive of Scum and Stuff
U.S. Marshal Killian Samuel goes from alien hostage to intergalactic bounty hunter in Prey 2, and these Gamescom screens show off his less-than-happy hunting grounds. MoreĀ Ā»
Silent Hill: Book of Memories
https://lastchance.cc/silent-hill-book-of-memories-is-a-trailer-youll-want-t-5832461%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Silent Hill: Book of Memories Is a Trailer Youāll Want To Forget
Book of Memories is a lot of things apparently. One thing it is not is a traditional Silent Hill game.
Goodbye psychological horror! Hello, ahem, co-op action. MoreĀ Ā»
Sonic Generations
Classic Sonic Wonāt Speak In Sonic Generations But Maybe Heāllā¦ Turn Into a Werewolf?
For Sonic the Hedgehogās 20th anniversary, Sega and Sonic Team will bring two versions of its mascot-in āclassicā and āmodernā flavors-together for a time-traveling, old school-meets-new school adventure. MoreĀ Ā»
Tera Online
Tera Online Rallies the Troops in This Triumphant Trailer
The Gamescom trailer for Tera Online sees the seven races (well, five of them) of Tera banding together to face off against impossible odds in order to keep a pair of titans from waking up and ending the dream that is reality. MoreĀ Ā»
Trine 2
Go It Alone or Bring a FriendāOnlineāWhen Trine 2 Arrives This Fall
Trine 2ās cooperative mode will extend online as well as local, publisher Atlus vows in this latest video showcasing the gameās collaborative platforming gameplay. MoreĀ Ā»
Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3
Guess Which Character Marvel Worried Capcom Would Get Wrong?
With more than 75 Marvel characters appearing in Capcom fighting games over the years, youād think the comic maker would completely trust Capcomās judgment when it comes to how their heroes and villains appear in-game.
Not so with one particular character appearing in the soon-to-be releasedā¦ MoreĀ Ā»
The Witcher 2
https://lastchance.cc/free-witcher-2-patch-adds-horde-mode-makes-things-dark-5832573%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Free Witcher 2 Patch Adds Horde Mode, Makes Things Darker, Harder
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Version 2.0 will be a free patch that gives PC gamers a new tutorial system, a survival arena mode, a difficulty-increasing dark mode, oodles of patches and all of the previously released download packs.
The free patch hits Sept. MoreĀ Ā»
