GamesCom 2020 (August 27-30)

Mr Crispy

Official Site

Geoff Keighley will be hosting the first show of the event, Opening Night Live. ONL will have gameplay footage from the new Ratchet and Clank, as well as the usual trailers, announcements, surprises etc. The two hour long show will supposedly feature 38 games. There'll be various other shows over the three days too, including a presentation dedicated to indies.

Hopefully there'll be some nice reveals, although I've given up hope on seeing anything Elden Ring-related in 2020.

pixelburp

Would love some concrete news on the Hollow Knight followup, Silksong; not been much from Team Cherry bar the odd screenshot here and there.

Mr Crispy

The following have all been confirmed to appear in some capacity during the Opening Night Live show;

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods
Fall Guys Season 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Destiny 2: Beyond Light
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Mafia: Definitive Edition
Star Wars: Squadrons
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
Little Nightmares 2
Spellbreak
Age of Empires III Definitive Edition
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Gunmonkey

First Ive heard of a new Medal of Honour game. Will this be this years "yearly Battlefield-like game from EA" game?

Also AoE3 HD....never played the original but heard its not that bad, just had one of the hardest acts to follow in AoE2

ERG89

Gunmonkey wrote: »

First Ive heard of a new Medal of Honour game. Will this be this years "yearly Battlefield-like game from EA" game?

Its a VR game so I highly doubt it.

Zero-Cool

https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1298704958267637760?s=19

Mr Crispy

Damn it. I just got my hopes up for Elden Ring news after seeing both Bandai Namco and Activision there. Damn it to hell.

EoinMcLovin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xmuwW9IpJ0

EoinMcLovin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPRiBYPd1F4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19Aw13osRGU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6fXUEvDlV8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmfo13Ld3EI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G2JektAKW8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KqsTyDHV5A

Varik

I think that Bioware video was meant to follow something else, the last thing we saw didn't show much for Dragon age but in this they'd VA with new character ( as far as I know) and not anything else like we should know something about them already.

Don't have much faith in Bioware in any case.

ERG89

Cool to see another Sam and Max game in the works....pity it looks to be a VR one(have no headset myself). Geoff Keighley is absolutely dead behind the eyes though, he just stands there with a permanent grin that is unnerving. He has to be as they ain't showing much but concept stuff.

EoinMcLovin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acSr9Ki7P_w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxl33699nAU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXF16W58CA8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3T3rjSdz-o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-o3_K-7cLY

Mr Crispy

Twelve Minutes, now with added Willem Dafoe (and Daisy Ridley and James McAvoy).

EoinMcLovin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zEjIEP1038

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPzVDjcsZuo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2VngDAmWDo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfwfA_iTOng

EoinMcLovin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCcRNUlE7ek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVXSaS0GgZ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfeWtv7Iww

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IrOC-UtBQ8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Wtb2ZORX8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKLSGc5_APo

EoinMcLovin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ92dM6MYSY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03BCrDFyyAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GffelVJeGws

Zero-Cool

Nice one for the vids Eoin! I can only dip in and out of the stream so at least i can just watch them all back on this thread later.

Mr Crispy

Lemnis Gate looked interesting to me. Turn-based strategy FPS in a time-loop!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ac-MHh-WrE

Thecageyone

R&C was about the only game I was interested in from what I've seen. And that means thinking on a Ps5 ... hmmm, maybe when it drops in price sometime in 2022

Azza

Was interested in the Medal of Honor VR game, graphically it wasn't great but the mechanics and gameplay looked fun. Alas it doesn't look like it will be available for the Index so that's ruled it out.

Star Wars Squadron might be good and that will work with my VR headset, but I think I'll hold off until the review comes in before deciding.

Not overly interested in Lego Star Wars but I have to admit the trailer had alot of charm.

As I mentioned else where on this forum I'm really digging Doom Eternal's gameplay so I'm looking forward to the expansion.

Mafia, well I really enjoyed the original many years ago. Not sure how well it holds up. Again will hold off until reviews and player opinions are out.

Varik

Think there might be a bit more in Mafia than just a remaster, it was shown in the trailer and they've some DLC skins for linking accounts but there's motorbikes in this unlike the original.

Sephiroth_dude

Mediocre show

J. Marston

Fúck all of interest for me there. Crash and that's about it.

CastorTroy

Well this isn't creepy at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bpn36i3imw

J. Marston

I stand corrected. I loved Little Nightmares.

Mr Crispy

There's going to be a complete remake of 1999 city builder, Pharaoh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD_GPOljd0Q

And there was another (fairly shite) cinematic trailer for Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYwLzxE9l-k

ShaneU

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Mediocre show

J. Marston wrote: »

Fúck all of interest for me there. Crash and that's about it.

Same, Dragon Age 4 is the only thing I'm interested in but most of the Bioware staff that made the excellent Dragon Age: Origins game are gone by now. Their last two releases have been laughing stocks.

EoinMcLovin

Link to playlist of all games shown during Future Game show
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjmfSJFT9VMQEmW49uuc9uEHBTuRyp3a8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDScMXnESE4

Zero-Cool

Just saw some Gamescom award winners, Cyberpunk = best rpg, tony hawk = best sport and xbox x = best upcoming tech. Are all the awards for upcoming stuff or did 2 games not even out yet win awards four games already out?

EoinMcLovin

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Just saw some Gamescom award winners, Cyberpunk = best rpg, tony hawk = best sport and xbox x = best upcoming tech. Are all the awards for upcoming stuff or did 2 games not even out yet win awards four games already out?

Yeah noticed it during the first night, games not even out were winning awards. Just looking at the full nominees, majority have not been released yet.

These are the nominees for the gamescom awards 2020:

The winners of the following genre and platform categories will be revealed during gamescom: Opening Night Live on August 27 from 8:00 p.m.

Best Action Adventure Game
– Grounded, Microsoft
– The Medium, Bloober Team
– Watch Dogs Legion, Ubisoft

Best Action Game
– Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Ubisoft
– Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED
– Star Wars: Squadrons, Electronic Arts

Best Indie Game
– Cris Tales, Modus Games
– Curious Expedition 2, Maschinen-Mensch
– The Medium, Bloober Team

Best Microsoft Xbox Game
– Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED
– Grounded, Microsoft
– Tell Me Why, Microsoft

Best Multiplayer Game
– Dual Universe, Novaquark Montreal
– NBA 2K21, 2K
– Operation: Tango, Clever Plays

Best Nintendo Switch Game
– Black Book, Hypetrain Digital
– Figment: Creed Valley, Bedtime Digital Games
– Little Nightmares 2, Bandai Namco Entertainment

Best Sony Playstation Game
– Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Ubisoft
– Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, Activision
– Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED

The winners of the following genre and platform categories will be revealed during the gamescom: Best Of Show on August 30 from 8:00 p.m.

Best Family Game
– Ary and the Secret of Seasons, Modus Games
– Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, Activision
– KeyWe, Stonewheat & Sons

Best Ongoing Game
– Borderlands 3, 2K
– Call of Duty: Modern Warfare/Warzone, Activision
– World of Tanks, Wargaming

Best PC Game
– Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED
– Humankind, Amplitude Studios & SEGA Europe
– Tell Me Why, Microsoft

Best Racing Game
– DIRT 5, Codemasters
– Project CARS 3, Bandai Namco Entertainment
– Radical Relocation, Iceberg Interactive

Best Remaster
– Mafia: Definitive Edition, 2K
– Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, Activision
– XIII: Remake, astragon Entertainment

Best Role-Playing Game
– Cris Tales, Modus Games
– Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED
– Gamedec, Anshar Studios

Best Simulation
– Endzone – A World Apart, Assemble Entertainment
– Planet Coaster Console Edition, Frontier Development
– Project CARS 3, Bandai Namco Entertainment

Best Sports Game
– FIFA 21, Electronic Arts
– NBA 2K21, 2K
– Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, Activision

Best Strategy Game
– Endzone – A World Apart, Assemble Entertainment
– Humankind, Amplitude Studios & SEGA Europe
– Iron Harvest, King Art Games

Most Original Game
– Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED
– Operation: Tango, Clever Plays
– Voidtrain, Hypetrain Digital

The winners of the following consumer awards and the winners of the gamescom global Awards will also be revealed during the gamescom: Best Of Show.

Best Announcement
– The jury will make its selection from all the game announcements, premieres and reveals presented during gamescom by the event’s partners.

Best Lineup
– The jury will make its selection from all the gamescom partners.

Best of gamescom
– The jury will choose the winner of the main prize, Best of gamescom, from all the category winners of the genre and platform categories.

Best Presentation / Trailer
– The jury will make its selection from all the game presentations and trailers unveiled on gamescom now.

Best Show
– gamescom fans will choose the winner from selected live streams, shows and gamescom specials.

Best Streamer
– gamescom fans will make their selection from the gamescom 2020-accredited streamers.

gamescom “Most Wanted”
– gamescom fans will make their selection from the nominees for all the genre and platform categories (see above).

HEART OF GAMING Award
The winner of the HEART OF GAMING Award is chosen by the jury entirely at its discretion. Considered for the award are not only games, expansions, products, technologies and similar, but also persons, organizations, companies, concepts and terms.

Zero-Cool

Well that's just ****ing bizarre.

Gunmonkey

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Just saw some Gamescom award winners, Cyberpunk = best rpg, tony hawk = best sport and xbox x = best upcoming tech. Are all the awards for upcoming stuff or did 2 games not even out yet win awards four games already out?

Arent these awards at trade shows always for the games shown at the show, not for what has been released at that point?

Its not a "the best game released since Sept 2019 - Aug 20202" type awards show.

Thecageyone

I was confused by this too, but I think it's just Gamescon only awards aye, based solely on previous/promo/trailers etc doesn't make any sense otherwise. More a 'most anticipated' than best, as how would anyone know? It's pure nonsense of course, to build hype for certain titles.

Zero-Cool

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Arent these awards at trade shows always for the games shown at the show, not for what has been released at that point?

Its not a "the best game released since Sept 2019 - Aug 20202" type awards show.

Ah that makes sense so.