Gamescom 2019: all the biggest news stories from the show
A regularly updated list of what’s making the headlines in Cologne, Germany
Gamescom 2019 launched on Monday with a series of live streams and online broadcasts full of product announcements and trailers.
Major headlines include Sony’s acquisition of Spider-Man studio Insomniac Games, a host of new indie titles coming to Switch, and PS4 exclusive Dreams winning multiple prizes at Gamescom 2019 Awards including best of show.
Below you’ll find a round-up of the biggest news announced at or during Gamescom 2019, which we’ll be updating as the show goes on.
VGC has also published a collection of the best Gamescom 2019 trailers, which currently features over 100 videos. As with this article, we’ll be adding to it throughout the week.
Nintendo Indie World
- Superhot and Hotline Miami Collection get surprise Switch launches
- Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition confirmed for Switch
Inside Xbox
- Devil May Cry 5 and Age of Empires hit Xbox Game Pass today
- PUBG getting cross-play support on Xbox One and PS4 later this year
- Ghost Recon Breakpoint video reveals 4v4 multiplayer mode
- Gears 5 will feature Halo Reach characters
Stadia Connect
Gamescom: Opening Night Live
- Need for Speed: Heat gameplay video premieres at Gamescom
- Little Nightmares sequel announced for Switch, PC, PS4 and Xbox One
- Kerbal Space Program 2 releasing in 2020
- Trailer released for Halo co-creator’s Disintegration
- Predator: Hunting Grounds gets first gameplay footage
- New Death Stranding gameplay video premieres at Gamescom
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2v2 alpha hits PS4 this week
- PS4 exclusive wins multiple prizes at Gamescom Awards 2019
Other news
- Sony acquires Spider-Man studio Insomniac
- Sony says some PlayStation games ‘may need to go multiplatform’
- CD Projekt Red producer says building Switch foundations ‘a huge gain’
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- Avengers game finally shown off in 19-minute gameplay video
- PES 2020 to get Euro 2020 tournament DLC
- Final Fantasy VIII Remastered dated
- New Switch Lite videos from the Gamescom show floor
- Yakuza Remastered Collection announced for PS4
- First Metro Exodus story DLC out now
- Apple Arcade will reportedly cost $5 per month
- Microsoft has ‘no plans’ to bring more Xbox exclusives to Switch or PS4
- Disintegration release date appears set for the second quarter of 2020
- GameStop cuts over 120 jobs, including some Game Informer positions
- Yu Suzuki says he could return to Virtua Fighter and Out Run
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses ‘sells 800,000 digital units in July’
- Oddworld: Soulstorm is an Epic Games store exclusive on PC
- Astral Chain review appears in Famitsu
- Gears Tactics now coming to Xbox as well as PC
- Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay stream coming August 30
- Ubisoft thinks it’s ‘the right time to create new genres and IPs’
- Fez is now free on the Epic Games store, Celeste and Inside are up next
- Uncharted film reportedly loses its director
- Minecraft Earth beta hits Android next week
- Dice cancels Battlefield V competitive 5v5 mode
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2v2 alpha now live on PS4
- Dragon Quest Builders series director leaves Square Enix
- Riot Games to settle class action lawsuit over gender discrimination and sexual harassment
- Interview: An in-depth conversation with the creator of Kerbal Space Program 2
- Destiny studio Bungie insists Activision ‘wasn’t a prohibitive overlord’
- New Nintendo Switch model goes on sale in UK
- Halo co-creator ‘really sad’ to see Bungie building demolished
- Shenmue 4 will be ‘easier’ to make happen if 3 sells well, says Suzuki
- Metro 2033 movie announced
- PS4 exclusive Dreams wins best of Gamescom 2019 award
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