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gamescom 2026: The Team Behind Castlevania: Belmont's Curse On Rose, The Whip, And The Weight Of A 40-Year Legacy
The team behind Castlevania: Belmont's Curse told us everything about Rose, the tarot card system, and making the best whip in video game history.
Guild Wars 3 Gamescom 2026 Q&A: More Defined Roles, and ArenaNet’s Plan to Stop MMOs Feeling Like a Second Job
Earlier today, I shared my impressions of the Guild Wars 3 presentation ArenaNet held at gamescom 2026, the first proper look at how the game actually plays following its Summer Game Fest announcement. As I wrote there, the studio's two headline features, the momentum-driven movement system and the...
Long Rest Tavern is a cozy D&D management game with some familiar faces from Baldur's Gate 3 – and yes, you can pet the baby mimics
Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern had me living out my magical pub-owner dreams at Gamescom 2026
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Final Fantasy Resonance is somehow even better than all those beautiful trailers make it look
Let me paint you a picture. It's the second day of Gamescom 2026, everyone is hot and sweaty, the schedule is rapidly deteriorating as previews run late, interviewees go over their allotted times, and dashing from booth to booth adds minutes onto every single journey. I get to the Square Enix...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 - Gamescom 2026 Interview
We sat down with Masayuki Hirano at Gamescom 2026 to discuss all things Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3.
Final Fantasy Resonance Gamescom 2026 Hands On Preview
We played the first HD-2D Final Fantasy game at Gamescom, and it's shaping up to be a real treat.
Guild Wars 3 Could Be Western MMO Fans’ Last Hope, and the gamescom Demo Suggests It’s on the Right Path
It is not at all an exaggeration to admit that, as a long-time fan of the MMO genre, I have been looking forward to my Guild Wars 3 gamescom 2026 appointment with bated breath. I've written a lot about the sad state of MMOs and why nobody in the West seems interested in making new triple-A games in...
Everything announced at PlayStation’s State of Play September 2026
Sony’s PlayStation State of Play is airing on September 3, right after Gamescom 2026. We’re expecting a close look at what Sony has to offer for the rest of 2026 and beyond.
Patrice Désilets on the 16-Year Road toward Releasing 1666: Amsterdam, a Potential Nintendo Switch 2 Port, and the Industry’s Woes
Last week, just as gamescom 2026 was kicking off, Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Désilets finally released his long-gestating game 1666: Amsterdam. The project began in 2010; Désilets had left Ubisoft Montreal after the highly successful Assassin's Creed II and Brotherhood to become creative...
1001 Threads of Mizan Hands-On Preview
During Gamescom 2026 GameRant went hands-on with 1001 Threads of Mizan, an upcoming 3-player co-op game inspired by One Thousand and One Nights.
Crazy Taxi: World Tour Gamescom 2026 Interview
We sat down with Kanno at this year's Gamescom, who talked us through everything we can expect in the upcoming World Tour.
Gamescom 2026: Terraria teams meet to plan the future as crossplay is ‘on deck’
One momentous event occurred last weekend at Gamescom that many people did not see: the two Terraria teams were able to meet in person for the first time since the pandemic. “We went over all sorts of topics, from how we can better work together to ideas for future Terraria updates and beyond,” the...
Rainbow Six Tactics Preview
During Gamescom 2026, GameRant got to see a behind-closed-doors demo of Rainbow Six Tactics, a single-player spinoff that has some surprising depth.
1001: Threads of Mizan Was One of Gamescom 2026’s Best Action Games
We played 1001: Threads of Mizan and spoke to the game director at Gamescom 2026 to understand more about what this action-adventure actually is.
Afterworld will be strategy royalty Paradox's "most approachable" game, and after raising cannibal fish-mutants to conquer America I'm hooked
If I can do justice to the hour I spent playing Afterworld, you'll see why it's the most exciting reveal of Gamescom 2026. Even if you don't like grand strategy games, which this is, Afterworld may be the first one you fall for. It's designed to be the "most approachable" game from developer...
Genshin Impact devs' new action game Nodusfall feels like Elden Ring Nightreign at home, but don't write it off yet
Going hands-on with Nodusfall at Gamescom 2026
Silent Hill Townfall's atmosphere is spot-on, but slow-burn terrors leave a tepid first impression
In 70 minutes, I expected Silent Hill Townfall to try harder to grab and keep my attention at Gamescom 2026
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R6S Community Checkpoint [REPLAY] - Gamescom Day 4
Join us for a replay of the Rainbow Six Siege Community Checkpoint. Recorded LIVE on Day 4 of Gamescom 2026.
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis’s gamescom Demo Shows a Classic Reimagined with a Scanner, a Grapple, and a Skill Tree
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis's presentation we attended at gamescom 2026 featured an extensive look at the Greece level, which Crystal Dynamics Game Director Raul Siqueira described as one of the most iconic locations in the franchise's history, with its towering columns, the grandeur of an...
Stellar Blade Switch 2 Gamescom 2026 Interview
We spoke to DongKi Lee, CTO and Stellar Blade Technical Director, to discuss the game's Switch 2 port and the studio's weird AI music video.
Evil Empire Unites 4 Decades Of Fans With Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, As Studio Was KONAMI’s Top Pick – Interview
Following my gamescom 2026 1-hour long hands-on session with Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, which I enjoyed so much that it has become one of the top games of the show, I had the opportunity to talk with Tsutomu Taniguchi (Producer at KONAMI), Bérenger Dupré (Marketing Director at Evil Empire) and...
Capcom quietly releases new trailers for Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance, teasing changes to all 14 weapon types
We know that we're getting Monster Hunter Wilds' first expansion, Ascendance, at sometime in 2027. Initially, we were expecting to see more about the game at either Gamescom 2026, but it seems we'll have to wait until later this month to see more about the expansion during Tokyo Game Show, instead....
gamescom 2026’s Top Steam Wishlist Winner Was Warlock, Until You Count The Witcher 3’s New DLC
gamescom 2026 is done and dusted, and it certainly was a strong one by all accounts. The show drew 368,000 attendees, a 3% increase over last year, with Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live drawing more than 78 million online views, up 7.5%, and showcasing many great upcoming titles. As for which...
A behind-closed-doors demo of The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past has been a great reminder: CDPR's writing is some of gaming's very best
Last week, as Gamescom 2026 first began to open up to media and business visitors, I double-timed it to CD Projekt Red's booth. I had been promised the very first slot to see a blowout on Songs of the Past, an expansion coming 11 years after the launch of the base game. Rumours about this add-on...
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