FIFA’s Latest Gameplay Mode Is A Real Keeper

Online team play was 5-on-5 in FIFA 08, then 10-vs.-10 for a couple of years. This year the game will support true 11-vs.-11 matches – that means you finally get to play as the goalkeeper. EA Sports confirmed the goalkeeper position and 22-player support in a statement from Gamescom 2010 earlier this morning. What’s more,…

Spot Bulletstorm’s Four-Barreled Shotgun

As you watch this live gameplay demo from Germany today of next year’s Bulletstorm first-person shoter from Epic Games and People Can Fly, you’re listening for harsh language and looking for the four-barreled shotgun. And this demo’s obligatory end-of-demo massive boss is… bigger than all others?

Crysis 2 Nano Edition Is Big, Official, For ‘The Ultimate Crysis Fan’

Crytek’s next first person shooter adds the option to spend an obscene amount of money on a video game, thanks to Crysis 2‘s “Nano Edition,” a special package that comes complete with backpack. Yeah, remember that leaked Crysis 2 bag? That’s the Nano Edition of the game, different from the “Limited Edition” release of the…

Is Dead Space 2 The Coolest Game Of The Week?

I’ve been watching gameplay footage of games that will be at Gamescom, and the stuff EA showed of January 2011’s Dead Space 2 is currently the best I’ve seen. Good stuff. Perhaps you’ll agree.

Fable III Screens From A Place Slightly Closer To Albion

Albion is the oldest known name for the island of Great Britain, so these screenshots of Fable III released today for GamesCom in Cologne, Germany, hit a little closer to home than usual. Of course developer Lionhead is located in Guildford, which is actually on the aforementioned island, so that opening bit was little more…

City of Heroes: Going Rogue Is Out Today

Explore what lies between Heroes and Villains in City of Heroes: Going Rogue™. For the first time in any super-powered MMOG, your character’s moral choices affect gameplay and determine your character’s ultimate destiny. City of Heroes Going Rogue opens the mirror universe of Praetoria, whose bright utopian facade hides dark secrets. As you investigate this…

Cyborg R.A.T. Invades Gamescom This Week

Cyborg’s high-end R.A.T. 9 gaming mouse and G.L.I.D.E. mouse pad are being shown off in Cologne, Germany during this week’s Gamescom convention. Mad Catz’ Cyborg R.A.T. 9 wireless gaming mouse features 2.4Ghz wireless technology with less than 1 millisecond of lag, two lithium-ion rechargeable battery packs, 42 grams of removable weights and a charging stand…

MAG Beta Launches Next Week

MAG is already out, but it’s getting a new PlayStation 3 beta next week anyway (clarification: MAG game disc required). Sign up for it and you can test the game’s new skill tree, in-game economy and three-way 96-player battles.

The Sims Medieval Trailer Downplays The Dollhouse Torture

This Sims Medieval trailer is on odd one. It makes the gameplay seem heroic and noble, but when EA showed the game to reporters at Gamescom they knew what people will spend their time doing: torturing Sims. We all know that the Sims is the world’s favorite torture video game, yes? Ask anyone who plays…

Yes, There Are Two Xbox-Man Japanese Cosplayers

Sanrokumaru, spotted at the recent Comic Market in Japan. Via はちま起稿

Talk Amongst Yourselves Delayed

So… Talk Amongst Yourselves. You know how this is usually a morning thing? Go toast a bagel and pretend it’s the morning. Um, I just wanted you to have more to talk about! Blame Gamescom. Thanks for the TAY image, reader TechTF. Everyone else, submit your own to #TAYpics

Rockstar Is In The Mood To Ban Red Dead Cheaters

The creators of his Western Red Dead Redemption “will be swiftly and indefinitely banishing from the world of Red Dead Redemption multiplayer all Gamertags and PSN IDs we’ve detected with hacked game saves” a week from today, they warn. Rockstar will have mercy on people who cheated for temporary boosts. But habitual cheaters are going…

Resistance 3 Live-Action Trailer, Singing The Blues

Resistance 3 hits the PlayStation 3 next year. That’s Resistance, the Insomniac Games first-person shooter series that always looks good, plays solidly but has been accused of lacking personality. Watch the trailer. Things may have changed. There’s no gameplay here. No confirmation that Resistance 3 is even still a first-person shooter. We have an indication…

New, Roomy PlayStation 3 Models Confirmed For North America

The leaked and now confirmed new versions of the PlayStation 3 coming to other markets are also coming to North America this fall. The next PS3 slim will be 160GB and sell for $299.99. A 320GB PS3 bundled with the September-launching PlayStation Move controller and a copy of Move game Sports Champions will be out…

This Is Crysis 2 Multiplayer In Action

From Germany’s EA Gamescom event we got the first look of the multiplayer of next year’s Crysis 2. Like what you see?

Resistance 3 Is Coming In 2011

Insominac Games just announced at Gamescom in Germany that Resistance 3 will be out on the PlayStation 3 in 2011. We first heard about the game in 2009, via… a billboard No gameplay was shown of the game. Instead, Gamescom press conference attendees got to see a live-action trailer that showed train tracks, dead cows,…

Co-Op Online Ratchet & Clank Game Hits In 2011

Insomniac Games may no longer be Sony-only developers, they are still backing Sony platforms. It’s a new Ratchet & Clank. At Gamescom in Germany, the studio just revealed Rachet & Clank: All 4 One. According to the Insomniac Twitter feed, the game is “4-player online and same screen drop in drop out co-op coming to…

Crysis 2 LE Screens

Gran Turismo 5 European Release Date

Gran Turismo 5, already set for a November 2 release date in North America, will be out on Nov. 3 in Europe, as declared at Sony’s Gamescom press conference today.

320GB PS3 Coming To Europe By Holidays

A 320GB PlayStation 3, bundled with a PlayStation Move starter kit, will be available by the holiday season in Europe, Sony’s James Gallagher said during the company’s Gamescom 2010 news conference. A 160GB model also will be available. The 320GB PS3 configuration will cost €349 and the 160 GB will run €299. These announcements were…