Cologne, the Big Apple of Europe. Home to amazing architecture, a scenic river that spins me right Rhine baby right Rhine and for one night only, a massive opening ceremony to celebrate the best that video games have to offer. Hosted by Geoff Keighley, tonight’s grand Gamescom 2019 kickoff show is promising to be one for the ages.
Unlike E3’s gauntlet of livestreamed events which play out over several unrelenting days at the ungodliest of hours for anyone East of the ol’ GMT timezone, Gamescom is a more focused affair. This year will see three of the big names in gaming take to the stage with plenty of studios spread between them: Microsoft with their Inside Xbox event, Google will host another direct spot of streaming focused on Stadia and Geoff Keighley will host the Gamescom Opening Night festivities.
With the possible exception of the Beatles and bad dental hygiene, there are few British exports as iconic as James Bond. The MI-6 super spy has spent the better part of the last 5 decades saving the world from the nefarious machinations of many a cat-stroking, moustache-twirling villain, and as result of his fictional exploits, he’s picked up many a …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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