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I went to Gamescom 2024 — here’s the gear that excited me the most this year

Gamescom 2024 is well underway. Here are my top gaming peripherals showcased or announced at the event.

Tom’s Guide

"Once Vessel of Hatred comes out, hearing all the feedback from that, will have a huge influence in terms of what we do moving forward" — Diablo 4 leads tease massive changes ahead

In this exclusive interview at Gamescom 2024, Diablo 4 leads provide insights into the new Spiritborn class, Mercenaries, and discuss plans to overhaul the paragon system and progression in upcoming patch 2.0.

Windows Central

Asus shows off GaN PSUs at Gamescom 2024, touts benefits of increased efficiency, cooler and quieter operation

Asus showed off its ROG THOR and ROG STRIX PSUs that use GaN technology to deliver better cooled and more power efficient PSUs.

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After years of speculation about whether Avowed takes place before or after Pillars of Eternity, Obsidian casually revealed it's a sequel through a preview quest poking fun at the events of Pillars 2

Pretty surprising news, given the world-altering ending of Deadfire.

PC Gamer

Sekiro was so influential, even the next big BioWare and Obsidian RPGs are adding parries and stagger meters

You won't see me complaining.

PC Gamer

Monster Hunter Wilds was "the big winner" at this year's Gamescom 2024 Awards, with Supermassive's Little Nightmares 3 following close behind

Apparently, Monster Hunter Wilds was the "most epic" and "most entertaining" showing

GamesRadar

Hate those five-minute battles to remove your graphics card? Painful GPU extraction woes could be a thing of the past with new motherboards

AMD and Intel 800 series motherboards are more widely adopting easier, quick-release solutions – but some PC gamers still aren’t happy.

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Marvel Rivals' Captain America reveal is good news for all except the Iron Man mains who can now be killed by their own ultimate attack

The news has been received warmly, if anything

GamesRadar

CRKD has revealed the Atom, an adorable keychain controller that might just be the best mini peripheral that I’ve ever tried

The new Atom controller from CRKD seems like the perfect compact accessory.

TechRadar

11 Monster Hunter Wilds features from the Gamescom dev streams that have me hooting and hollering like an inbound Bazelgeuse

It's a beautiful week for having brain worms.

PC Gamer

‘Animal Crossing’ Is Getting A Rare Competitor In This 2025 Life Sim

'Floatopia' is an upcoming life sim that takes more cues from 'Animal Crossing' than 'Stardew Valley' while still trying to forge its own identity.

Inverse

I tried 11 new VR games from Gamescom. Here are my favorites

Gamescom 2024 has the Home of XR, a new megabooth featuring two dozen VR gaming developers, and we got to try tons of new Meta Quest games from it.

Android Central

Samsung's new Odyssey gaming monitor brings back a blast from the past

3D has somehow made a comeback, with Samsung's latest gaming monitor embracing glasses-free stereoscopic tech.

Cosplay And Queues At Germany Gamers Gathering

Armour-clad warriors mixed with cosplaying Super Marios and monster hunters on Thursday, as gamers braved hours of queuing at the sector's biggest trade show, Gamescom in Germany's Cologne.

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer says 'The end result has to be better games that more people can play' following Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's PS5 announcement

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has explained why Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to PlayStation 5.

GamesRadar

Indie game devs band together to show off hidden RPG, FPS, and roguelike games all because a "Gamescom trailer is more than $100k"

This might be the best gaming showcase of the summer

GamesRadar

Diablo 4 devs will "learn a whole bunch" from Vessel of Hatred feedback, and pledge to be "very reactive to the community"

Blizzard will assess feedback and apply it to the whole game

TechRadar

I've seen Dying Light: The Beast in action and it looks incredible - and it's also free for Dying Light 2 Stay Human Ultimate Edition owners

Dying Light: The Beast impresses in a hands-off demo at Gamescom.

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TechRadar

Gamescom opens to the public today with a record number of exhibitors from 64 countries

Gamescom 2024 is open to the public today and this year's event boasts a record number of exhibitors.

GamesRadar

Everything announced at the Future Games Show at Gamescom Presented by Sid Meier’s Civilization VII

Recap all the major announcements from a jam-packed Fall showcase

PC Gamer

Let's all just pretend that the Borderlands 4 reveal came at a better time

Timing can be tragic.

International Business Times

Microsoft Seeks To Win Over New Players At Gamer Gathering

Microsoft held its biggest video game stand ever at the sector trade show Gamescom in Germany on Wednesday, aiming to win over players after several rocky months of studio closures and rising fees.

PC Gamer

How to watch the Future Games Show's Gamescom showcase today

The Future Games Show livestream will feature over 50 games and another look at Civilization 7 on Wednesday.

Windows Central

Phil Spencer: "We have more Xbox console players than ever," as fans question Microsoft's multi-platform strategy

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer recently conducted an interview to discuss the Xbox platform and the future fans can expect from Microsoft, as the mood on social media continues to deteriorate.

PC Gamer

Even Phil Spencer's been bugging Todd Howard to get vehicles in Starfield: 'Come on Todd… I'm tired of walking'

Space bugging… get it?

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