GamesCom 2014 Predictions
With GamesCom less than a month away, the gaming community is waiting patiently for some more big name announcements.
Of course, we’re still recovering from E3 2014 in June, but we’re more than ready to see some more big game news ahead of the onslaught of games coming later this year.
Unlike E3, there haven’t been many leaks as to the game announcements in store for us next month, so we’ve been having a ponder on what we could expect from the big names in gaming like Sony and EA Games at the show.
We’ll collate all the gaming gossip and rumoured announcements for GamesCom 2014 here, so make sure to bookmark it to keep up to date.
GamesCom 2014 Dates – When is GamesCom?
GamesCom is held at the Koelnmesse centre in Cologne, Germany. For the public, the show runs from August 14 – 17, but the major press conferences are held August 12 – 13.
These dates are when you will see some of the major announcements occur, so watch this space for all the latest.
Please give us a little more Uncharted 4 info Sony
GamesCom 2014 Game Predictions – What’s likely to be on show?
Although GamesCom isn’t anywhere near as big as E3, publishers and developers alike have started to use the European gaming conference as a platform to release fresh news about upcoming titles and even launch previously unannounced titles too.
So with that in mind, here’s some of things you could see talked about at GamesCom 2014.
Sony
Sony is one of the few big names that is holding a press conference at GamesCom this year. Everyone has to say that its E3 press conference was pretty jam packed, but rumour has it the GamesCom one is going to be even bigger.
According to fairly reliable Sony leakster @Tidux, “Sony’s lineup at GamesCom is better than at E3” and will not only have some major announcements to share, but will also have a big focus on PS Vita titles.
That could mean something new from Media Molecule for example, which already has LittleBigPlanet 3 for us in November, but it could have a Tearaway follow-on or another IP to show us.
Of course, it would be great to see some more of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End at GamesCom, as we’ve still only had one tiny teaser trailer for the 2015 release.
We also hope to get some fresh information on No Man’s Sky too, which is turning out to be one of the most highly anticipated games of the next-generation era.
Sony is bound to spend a little time reminding us of upcoming PS4 titles like Bloodborne and The Order: 1886 too, as well as Project Morpheus.
Colourful madness from Sunset Overdrive is bound to be highlighted
Microsoft
Microsoft, as it has done in previous years, isn’t having a GamesCom press conference, so don’t expect any huge announcements from the gaming giant in August.
Although, it might leak out some big news via Xbox Wire or other streams, but it won’t be in the traditional media briefing context.
Microsoft has a string of heavily anticipated titles coming up for the Xbox One, including Sunset Overdrive and Forza Horizon 2, which will most likely have a big showing on the show floor though.
Nintendo
Again, like Microsoft, Nintendo doesn’t have any presence at GamesCom, but its upcoming titles like Splatoon, Super Smash Brothers Wii U and Yoshi’s Woolly World will be on show in Cologne.
No Nintendo press conference but guys like these will be on show
EA Games
Now we’re particularly intrigued by the EA Games press conference at GamesCom this year. Its E3 press conference focused on games like The Sims 4, FIFA 15, PGA Tour and the now delayed Battlefield: Hardline.
But some time was given to teasing the hotly awaited titles like the new Mass Effect, Mirror’s Edge 2, Star Wars: Battlefront and the new unnamed racing title from Criterion Games.
We’d love to see some of those expanded upon at GamesCom, especially seeing as Mass Effect 4 is being talked about at San Diego Comic-Con.
There’s also the new BioWare title teased with the below “Nightmare” trailer too, which is due to be announced at GamesCom.
Ubisoft
Ubisoft also had a jam packed E3 2014 press conference, with the focus on games like Assassin’s Creed Unity and its four-player co-op, The Division, Rainbow 6: Siege, The Crew and of course, our personal favourite, Far Cry 4.
We’d be very surprised if the Ubisoft GamesCom press conference, which is done most years, doesn’t focus on these games and the others touched on at E3. Hopefully, there might be some fresh gameplay details or other teasers in store for us in August.
E3 was used to launch new UbiArt title, Valiant Hearts: The Great War, so there’s room for some more from that engine for GamesCom too.
Hopefully there will be more Far Cry 4 gameplay to enjoy at GamesCom
Activision
With Battlefield: Hardline delayed until early 2015, all eyes are going to be on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare at GamesCom. Activision confirmed that the Advanced Warfare multiplayer will be playable at GamesCom, so look out for our hands-on with that on TrustedReviews.
Of course, everyone’s talking about Destiny right now with the beta currently in full flow, so we don’t expect there to be any major announcements involving the Bungie title in Cologne.
We could see something surrounding Skylanders: Swap Force though, as the game is launching in early October and is bound to take some of the limelight at GamesCom.
Deep Silver
One of the games we’re really keen to spend some more time with at GamesCom is Deep Silver’s Dead Island 2. We saw a hands-off demonstration from an early pre-alpha build at E3, but Deep Silver promised that there would be hands-on time with the game in August.
Sadly, it looks like we might not see anything more of Homefront: The Revolution in the near future, due to the sheer amount of staff members leaving Nottingham-based studio Crytek UK following payment issues.
Evolve was awesome at E3 and will hopefully get even better at GamesCom
2K Games
2K Games title Evolve stuck out as one of the best, most enjoyable games we played at E3, especially when we teamed up with our buddies to try and take out the monster. Hopefully there will be some new information about this game, or a different map or some alternative gameplay to explore at GamesCom.
Valve
Valve has also confirmed it is attending GamesCom this year, so we should have some new information about Steam OS, Steam Machines, SteamBoy and other steam-related hardware.
Could we see some Half Life 3 teasers? Probably not, but we can only hope.
TrustedReviews will be on hand at GamesCom in August to bring you all the latest news and game previews, so stay tuned. Until then though, let us know what you’d like to see unveiled at the conference in the comment below.
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