{"id":67744,"date":"2014-08-12T06:58:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T04:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=67744"},"modified":"2014-08-12T07:01:01","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T05:01:01","slug":"what-to-expect-from-gamescom-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/67744-what-to-expect-from-gamescom-2014","title":{"rendered":"What to expect from Gamescom 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gamescom 2014, taking place in\u00a0Cologne, Germany from 13 &#8211; 17 August 2014, is self-proclaimed to be the world&#8217;s &#8220;largest trade fair and event highlight for interactive games&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In other words: a lot of cool gaming stuff is going to be shown off.<\/p>\n<p>What can gamers expect from this year&#8217;s event? Let&#8217;s take a look.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Ubisoft is coming out in full force<\/h3>\n<p>Ubisoft is not holding anything back at Gamescom this year, bringing a bucket-load of titles to the industry event.<\/p>\n<p>Expect to see a lot more trailers, gameplay, and story details from the following games:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Far Cry 4<\/li>\n<li>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Unity<\/li>\n<li>Assassin\u2019s Creed Rogue<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy\u2019s The Division<\/li>\n<li>The Crew<\/li>\n<li>Just Dance 2015<\/li>\n<li>Just Dance Now<\/li>\n<li>The Settlers Kingdom of Anteria<\/li>\n<li>Shape Up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And those are the titles we know about. There may be a surprise or two in the works.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e9al_k8e93I?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Sony is being sneaky<\/h3>\n<p>Sony has not revealed much about its Gamescom plans, bar a very short teaser video showing a blood-soaked snowflake slowly falling to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The Interwebs has speculated that this may be a teaser for Resident Evil 7, but that claim holds as much (frozen) water as any educated guess.<\/p>\n<p>Games we should see promoted by\u00a0Sony at Gamescom include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Driveclub<\/li>\n<li>Destiny<\/li>\n<li>Bloodborne<\/li>\n<li>LittleBigPlanet 3<\/li>\n<li>The Order 1886<\/li>\n<li>Uncharted 4: A Thief\u2019s End<\/li>\n<li>Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SDTPk5ahLIM?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">EA Games coming in hard, sort of<\/h3>\n<p>Electronic Arts comes to this year&#8217;s event with quite a diverse bag of offerings, giving gamers the chance to shoot a robber in the face, or make friends with their\u00a0virtual neighbour at a pool party. Wait&#8230; scrap the pool party idea.<\/p>\n<p>Games we can expect EA to show off:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Sims 4<\/li>\n<li>Battlefield Hardline<\/li>\n<li>Dragon Age: Inquisition<\/li>\n<li>Fifa 15<\/li>\n<li>Dawngate<\/li>\n<li>Madden 15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ex1GlZS-t7c\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">What will Microsoft dish out?<\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft will no doubt look to boost the profile of the Xbox One ahead of its &#8220;launch&#8221; in multiple countries &#8211; including South Africa &#8211; in September. With a Kinect-less bundle now available, and a list of tidy games due to be released in the coming months, this is a chance for the company to catch up ground it has lost to Sony.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of the titles we should see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Halo: Master Chief Collection<\/li>\n<li>Forza Horizon 2<\/li>\n<li>Sunset Overdrive<\/li>\n<li>Halo 5<\/li>\n<li>Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare<\/li>\n<li>NBA 2K15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Microsoft has also promised a &#8220;big surprise&#8221;, so keep a look out for that.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hPL2ErQRIvs?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Other games we can expect to see<\/h3>\n<p>These titles should be rearing their heads at Gamescom this year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dead Island 2<\/li>\n<li>Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain<\/li>\n<li>The Evil Within<\/li>\n<li>WWE 2K15<\/li>\n<li>Project Cars<\/li>\n<li>Dead Rising 3<\/li>\n<li>Alien Isolation<\/li>\n<li>Batman: Arkham Knight<\/li>\n<li>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/li>\n<li>Evolve<\/li>\n<li>GTA 5<\/li>\n<li>More on Square Enix&#8217;s newly announce Life is Strange<\/li>\n<li>BioWare&#8217;s new IP, speculated to be called Shadow Realms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HtVdAasjOgU?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Sierra is making a comeback<\/h3>\n<p>Sierra \u2013 best known for their seminal graphic adventure games such as the Space Quest and Police Quest series \u2013 is set to make a comeback at Gamescom 2014.<\/p>\n<p>According to a short video, posted below, and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierra.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">new website<\/a>, the publisher is set to return following its absorption into its parent company \u2013 then Activision \u2013 in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Will they be showing off a some new games? Let&#8217;s hope so.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wzIoQLAmEs0?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Cosplay<\/h3>\n<p>Hot women dressed as movie and\/or video game characters &#8211; yes please , I will watch a bit of that. Expect tight leather and lots of cleavage, as per normal. There&#8217;s also bound to be some man-candy to ogle at too, if you&#8217;re that way inclined.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_67756\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/jessica_lc1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67756\" class=\"size-large wp-image-67756\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/jessica_lc1-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Nigri Cosplay\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/jessica_lc1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/jessica_lc1-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/jessica_lc1-625x350.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/jessica_lc1.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-67756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cosplay<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">There are also\u00a0the pre-award, awards&#8230; for games that aren&#8217;t finished<\/h3>\n<p>Although some of these games are not yet available, or playable, they are up for Gamescom Awards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Console Game Sony Playstation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Evil Within<\/li>\n<li>Evolve<\/li>\n<li>Dying Light<\/li>\n<li>Far Cry 4<\/li>\n<li>Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Best Console Game Microsoft Xbox<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Evil Within<\/li>\n<li>Evolve<\/li>\n<li>Assassin\u2019s Creed Rogue<\/li>\n<li>Sunset Overdrive<\/li>\n<li>Ori and the Blind Forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Best Console Game Nintendo Wii<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham<\/li>\n<li>Splatoon<\/li>\n<li>Super Smash Bros.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Best Role Playing Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Skylanders Trap Team<\/li>\n<li>Risen 3<\/li>\n<li>Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Best Action Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Order: 1886<\/li>\n<li>Evolve<\/li>\n<li>Far Cry 4<\/li>\n<li>Ori and the Blind Forest<\/li>\n<li>Super Smash Bros.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Best Simulation Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call<\/li>\n<li>World of Warships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Best Sports Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FIFA 15<\/li>\n<li>Forza Horizon 2<\/li>\n<li>PES2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Best Family Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Skylanders Trap Team<\/li>\n<li>Silence<\/li>\n<li>LittleBigPlanet 3<\/li>\n<li>LEGO Batman 3<\/li>\n<li>Yoshi\u2019s Woolly World<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Best PC Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heroes of the Storm<\/li>\n<li>The Evil Within<\/li>\n<li>Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel<\/li>\n<li>Evolve<\/li>\n<li>Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Best Mobile Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Darkblade<\/li>\n<li>Super Smash Bros. For 3DS<\/li>\n<li>Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Best Social\/Casual\/Online Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Orcs Must Die! Unchained<\/li>\n<li>Dance Central Spotlight<\/li>\n<li>LittleBigPlanet 3<\/li>\n<li>SingStar<\/li>\n<li>LEGO Batman\u00a03<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Best Online Multiplayer Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare<\/li>\n<li>Heroes of the Storm<\/li>\n<li>FIFA 15<\/li>\n<li>Evolve<\/li>\n<li>Forza Horizon 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Best Hardware<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Virtualizer<\/li>\n<li>Oculus Rift DK 2<\/li>\n<li>Project Morpheus<\/li>\n<li>Amiibo<\/li>\n<li>SHIELD Tablet and SHIELD Wireless Controller<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What are you looking forward to from Gamescom? 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Bring on Gamescom 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":214,"featured_media":67748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[4596,12794,21],"class_list":["post-67744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-gamescom","tag-gamescom-2014","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/214"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67744"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67824,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67744\/revisions\/67824"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}