The ‘Presented by Humble Bundle’ label is to showcase five of its upcoming indie titles at Gamescom and PAX West this year. Humble Bundle’s publishing label will present four of its previously announced games and reveal a new title. Available to play on the show floor at Gamescom later this …
Read More »Dingit TV announced as head sponsor of Gamescom’s Indie Arena Booth
Dingit TV just revealed its partnership with Gamescom this year, as the head sponsor of the Indie Arena Booth. The Indie Arena Booth will be in Hall 10.1, with over 80 games from 26 countries on show. Dingit will organise tournaments and give a prize for best indie game displayed, …
Read More »Ukie’s Jo Twist invites UK firms to Gamescom
We first took 22 UK businesses to Gamescom in Cologne in 2012. The UK industry stand at Europe’s largest consumer games show has been the focal point of Ukie’s annual International Trade programme ever since, helping the industry network with international companies, secure investment and promote the UK industry as …
Read More »Dontnod CEO dismisses Telltale comparisons, reinforces commitment to original IP
Co-founder Oskar Guilbert adds that Life is Strange developer has no plans to open another studio following partnership with Dontnod Eleven
Read More »PaperSeven on Blackwood Crossing, Gamescom 2016’s UK Game of the Show
A rabbit-headed man and a traumatic life experience: that could sum up Donnie Darko. Or even Alice in Wonderland. But now it also summarises an equally unusual game: Blackwood Crossing. The title, which features its own weird and intriguing rabbit character, won UKIE’s Game of the Show at Gamescom — …
Read More »FIFA, Call of Duty and Metal Gear conquer Gamescom 2016
It will come as little surprise to discover that FIFA 17, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Metal Gear Survive were the most talked about games at Gamescom. Across all social and PR channels (media, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube), FIFA 17 was the highest ranked game present. Yet in terms of …
Read More »What we learnt from Gamescom 2016
The reveals and announcements may not have come thick and fast at Gamescom 2016, but there were still plenty of developments coming out of the show floor. Christopher Dring, Alex Calvin and Matthew Jarvis look at the key things we took away from this year’s show. Titanfall 2 is Call …
Read More »Find out what we learnt from Gamescom 2016 in this week’s free MCV
This week, we unveil Endemol’s new games studio in London, Good Catch, which will primarily focus on mobile development. After a week at Gamescom, we also look at the key things that came out from this year’s event and reveal the hidden gems we found on the show floor. Elsewhere, …
Read More »Zelda: Breath of the Wild wins Best of Gamescom award
Little Nightmares bags Indie award, while Battlefield 1 takes consumer prize
Read More »Gamescom attracts 345,000 visitors, 2017 dates confirmed
Record number of companies attend world’s largest games trade show
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