EU News Wrap, August 16 - What Happened Today
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Today we filled up the internet. Well, it felt like we did, anyway. Get caught up on all things gamescom with reams of words, trailers and screens.
Earlier today Brenna wrote words about myriad things and then gamescom started proper and a 101 trailers were released out into the wild. Steph will likely have an equally gargantuan wrap later on but for now, take a deep breath, here we go:
Featured content, plus updates sent back from the gamescom front line by Pat, Johnny and Alex
- Gamescom 2011 – The VG247 liveblog starts now
The gamescom live blog is go - The Main Event: Toe-to-toe with THQ’s Danny Bilson
Pat probes Bilson. - MS Play Day: Trenched becomes Iron Brigade for EU release, more
It got there eventually - Gunstringer at retail “because it felt like a retail game,” says Microsoft
S'fair enough, really - Dance Central 2 due October 21, gamescom trailer and art
What it says, right there - Halo Anniversary Maps to be exportable, available separately as DLC
Let's play together - Kinectimals coming to Windows Phone 7 with cats and bears
Is that a tiger in your pocket, etc - ArenaNet blog explains Guild Wars 2 feature changes ahead of gamescom demo
Several changes have been made since I saw this scrumptious MMO back in June, I have a good feeling about this one - Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad trailer with added grandpa
There's no one quite like grandpa. The nutter - Harmonix title VidRhythm is an iOS release
So, it's not Amplitude, then? Oh, right, OK - Report: 3DS price cut shifts 215,000 units in Japan in one week
What's that in Mario money? - Far Cry 3 video interview: Ubisoft Montreal talks narrative and game engine
Could really go for some new footage of this one, Vaas looks amazing an' all but where's the new stuff?! - Dead Rising 2: Off the Record – gamescom trailer features Frank’s Foto Facts
Pictures worth several thousands words - Worms Crazy Golf exploding onto PSN, iOS and Steam
The early worm catches the birdie - Dark Souls gamescom trailer, revel in brutality
What doesn't kill you, will surely kill you later - Video: Ghost Recon Future Soldier multiplayer sneak peak
The future is now. Almost. Well, it's March 2012, actually - Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer flythrough
Fly me to the moon - Prototype 2 – “take down the devil”, plus gamescom teaser
Two vids for the price of one - Epic developing five new games, enthused about PC as a “primary platform”
On your marks, get set, let the fanboys loose - Resident Evil: Revelations stars in gamescom media blowout
Ice to see you, to see you ICE - DmC Devil May Cry gets gamescom trailer and screens
The boy needs a hair cut - Asura’s Wrath Gamescom trailer shows Street Fighter style fighting
Brutal - Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor finally debuts at gamescom
Kinect's killer app? - Shane Kim: Console gaming will never “go away completely”
Well, that's good to know - DmC to give Dante new backstory, make it a key game mechanic
DMC, now with added story - Otherland announcement trailer is out of this world
Watching this trailer makes me feel like I've been Tango'd - FIFA Street first look trailer
Balls and whistles - FIFA 12 gamescom gameplay trailer
I scored an amazing free kick on FIFA 97. Once - Ultimate MvC3 trailer debuts Dr. Strange, Nemesis
So. Many. Videos
The day's news with added updates from the gang
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