I spoke to Gamescom's organizers about the event, its future, and the city of Cologne - 'the entire city is transformed into the gaming capital of the world'
We spoke to Gamescom's Stefan Heikhaus and Tim Endres about the popular European gaming event.
<p><em>Welcome to Video Games Weekly on Engadget. Expect a new story every Monday or Tuesday (or Wednesday, whatever), broken into two parts. The first is a space for short essays and ramb [...]
<p>Europe’s biggest gameshow is a beast. Spanning the halls of Cologne Messe, and with E3 now out of the picture, <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/g [...]
Summer Game Fest 2025 schedule, announcements, new games and everything els
<p>As if early June wasn't already going to be a wild enough time in the gaming world with the arrival of the <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com [...]
Gamescom strikes deal to remain in Cologne, Germany
<p>Gamescom, the world’s largest and leading event for computer and video games, will remain in Cologne, Germany and be further expanded. In 2024, Gamescom counted 1,462 exhibiting com [...]
Summer Game Fest 2025: What new game announcements to expect, how to watch
<p>As if early June wasn't already going to be a wild enough time in the gaming world with the arrival of the <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com [...]
Surfing sand and sea, herding beasts and other new indie games worth checki
<p>Welcome to our latest recap of what's going on in the indie game space. It's been a very busy week in that realm, thanks to Gamescom. Before we jam through a few of this week& [...]
The Morning After: The verdict on Google's Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10
<p>We’ve reviewed half of the Pixel 10 series, and Google continues to improve its phones in very tangible ways. We scored the <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.e [...]
<p>No gaming mouse will magically stop you from getting destroyed in <em>Counter-Strike </em>or <em>Call of Duty</em>, but the right pick can give you a greater sense of [...]
