![Assassin's Creed Shadows artwork showing Yasuke and Naoe overlooking a dramatic landscape.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ACSH_HR_Vista_4K_210912_6pmCEST_gpIj9cb.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Gamescom 2024 Spotlight
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Gamescom 2024 | Jackbox confirms Naughty Pack is safe for Twitch streaming
Moderation options included.
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Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024 time and where to watch
Including what might be shown during the showcase.
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"Of course we're making creative choices, it's a video game."
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Gamescom 2024 | With Sonic x Shadow Generations I can finally admit Shadow is better than Sonic
The ultimate lifeform.
Gamescom 2024 Feed
![Assassin's Creed Shadows artwork showing Yasuke and Naoe overlooking a dramatic landscape.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ACSH_HR_Vista_4K_210912_6pmCEST_gpIj9cb.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Interview
"Of course we're making creative choices, it's a video game."
![Sonic x Shadow Generations screenshot showing Shadow the hedgehog grinding on water jets](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/SonicxShadow-1.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Feature
Gamescom 2024 | With Sonic x Shadow Generations I can finally admit Shadow is better than Sonic
The ultimate lifeform.
![Assassin's Creed Valhalla with a modded main character that looks like Odyssey's Kassandra.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/assassin_s_creed___valhalla2024-8-29-12-39-30.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Feature
What we've been playing - Viking sagas, cosy crafting mice, and the end of a long trail
A few of the things that have us hooked this week.
![Screenshot from Jackbox's Dirty Drawful game which is included in the Naughty Pack](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ss_738b69360d82ff37abc469865d6edf1504ef7b41.1920x1080.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Gamescom 2024 | Jackbox confirms Naughty Pack is safe for Twitch streaming
Moderation options included.
![Batman's silhouette in this Arkham Shadow artwork.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/38974544_3757646644507610_709826528137711527_n.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Preview
Gamescom 2024 | Batman Arkham Shadow is a sweat-inducing slice of nostalgia that captures the essence of Rocksteady's trilogy
Knight to remember.
![Screenshot of Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered showing lead male character Garcia next to a flaming skull](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/4_eMUsm4G.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Interview
Gamescom 2024 | Shinji Mikami and Goichi Suda on Shadows of the Damned remastered, Killer 7, and a Sweet Home remake
Could Dino Crisis return?
![Regina is confronted by a velociraptor in Dino Crisis](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dino-crisis-ps1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Genshin Impact 5.0 releases new Natlan region](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Genshin-Impact-Natlan-Header.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Three headshots of characters from Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Dawntrail-characters-header.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Interview
Gamescom 2024 | Naoki Yoshida on Dawntrail criticism, community feedback, and the future of Final Fantasy 14
"As an MMO player myself, I know the greed!"
![White Xbox Adaptive Joystick controller being held in one hand](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox-1_uPhNKzT.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Gamescom 2024 | Microsoft expands accessibility range with new Xbox Adaptive Joystick
And 3D printable thumbstick toppers.
![Indiana Jones looks on, wearing his trademark hat, in this screenshot from the upcoming game.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/638e52f7-ea3f-43cb-9f34-f93da6c3129e.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Interview
Gamescom 2024 | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle developers "super thrilled" it's headed to PlayStation
The big interview: that Sony port, first-person, and shrugging off Uncharted comparisons.
![A close-up of young adult with short hair and dark skin and some kind of space suit on their body, looking up into the character with a concerned expression on their face.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/directive-8020-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Preview
Gamescom 2024 | Directive 8020 is a notable upgrade to the Dark Pictures Anthology's formula
Watch this space.
![Lost in Random: The Eternal Die](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Screenshot-2024-08-22-at-14.42.07.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Screenshot of a reptilian like creature in Avowed](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/avowed-header_q5njmlg.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Monster Hunter Wilds official image showing a hunter diving away from a big sandworm creature](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/MHWilds_SS9.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Preview
Gamescom 2024 | Monster Hunter Wilds cuts out the clunk - and plays like the most streamlined, beginner-friendly entry yet
So tasty!
![Avowed official image showing two party characters in a blue-hued dungeon](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/avowed-preview-header.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Gamescom 2024 | Avowed plays like a funny Obsidian role-player where you buddy up with the voice of Mass Effect's Garrus
And maybe that's enough.
![A dingy, dirty bedroom in the dark, illuminated only by a flashlight. It's the sort of thing you'd see in a horror game, except this is a farming simulator horror game. Weird, huh?](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/we-harvest-shadows-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Wishlisted | Playing one of Gamescom's strangest genre mashups in We Harvest Shadows: a farming simulator horror
Trying not to crop myself.
![Three new Xbox console options on a pre order infographic](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Xbox-console-options-pre-order-infographic.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Cover art for Revenge of the Savage Planet.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Revenge-of-the-Savage-Planet-Preview-cover.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Preview
After the nightmare of developing games for Google, Revenge of the Savage Planet rises from the ashes
"They kept trying to get us to pitch for the monstrous games they wanted."
![zotac zone](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/zone2_0Rk0Yoh.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Blog
Digital Foundry | The coolest PC hardware announced at Gamescom 2024: six stories from Köln
Ryzen 9000 mobos, a PC handheld, Wukong GPUs and more.
![Another Game of Thrones alum is lending their golden pipes to Civilization 7](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Civilization-7_tfvAA0m.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Starfield Shattered Space screenshot showing person in spacesuit on red and blue glowing planet with strange light](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Starfield_-Shattered-Space---Official-Trailer---Xbox-Games-Showcase-2024-1-46-screenshot.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Gamescom 2024 | Starfield Shattered Space warps Bethesda's final frontier into full-on horror
Snakes on a spaceship.
![Lego's all-new Mario Kart sets together](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Screenshot-2024-08-21-at-11.40.47.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Haroona, a Quaestor born with the ability to venture into the Fold, in Unknown 9: Awakening](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ss_480a5f49e5d6d30f752bf02f869bb33becbf2265.1920x1080.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![A shot from Amazon Prime's Secret Level animated series showing Spelunky 2's Ana Spelunky pulling herself up onto a ledge as lava spews from an ornate stone face in the background.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/secret-level-spelunky.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Amazon reportedly working on animated anthology TV series featuring Spelunky and other video game worlds
UPDATE: It's real and out in December.