If there’s one thing that the gaming industry needs right now is a bit of a boost in excitement. This year, the gaming industry didn’t witness any major console releases. In addition to this, there have been numerous strikes and layoffs which have affected millions of workers.
Similar to the Summer Game Fest, Opening Night Live (ONL), hosted by Geoff Keighley is a major video game showcase. With this event, Gamescom 2024- a renowned video game expo held primarily in Germany- commenced. Traditionally, this marks the final and the most important gaming event of summer.
The Gamescom opening night serves as an opportunity for enthusiastic gamers to gear up for the upcoming year! As the event sets the tone for the forthcoming twelve months, here are some major highlights and key takeaways from Europe’s largest gaming show in Germany.
We are already aware that the upcoming Black Ops 6 will be set against the 1990s First Gulf War era. Now, that we have had a look into one of the single-player campaign missions, accenting intense high-speed chases and serious close-quarter gun combats, the release is already spawning considerable attention. From day one, this will be the first Call of Duty title to debut on Microsoft’s Game Pass. Those who are already subscribed to Game Pass can access the game without needing to pay any additional charges. On the other hand, PlayStation users can expect to pay around $90.
One of the most remarkable and surprising announcements of the Opening Night Live was “King of Meat”- a game which is not about mere cooking. Rather, the game offers a novel twist on the dungeon crawler genre, thus allowing players to team up with friends and survive in an aberrant reality show competition.
The game has been developed by the Guildford-based indie studio Glowmade, which was in turn founded by the ex-employees of Lionhead Studios, The game has been published by Amazon Games and is set to induce a unique experience for the players in the multiplayer arena.
Does the name Peter Molyneux ring a bell? Well, the man behind the fantasy epic ‘Fable’ is now working on a new project ‘Masters of Albion’. Although, if you remember, Albion is the place where the Fable series is set, the new game will not be set in the same universe. The trailer of the game showed that Master of Albion is going to be a top-down real-time strategy game with resource management and questing elements.
The year 2024 experienced numerous crossovers between games and films. So, no exception with Borderlands. This year, Borderlands has drawn inspiration from its film adaptation starring Kevin Hart and Cate Blanchett. Although the film garnered some harsh and critical reviews this year, the plan for a new game in the Borderlands series is on track. Further details about the game are yet to be disclosed.
The game is scheduled to be released in 2025. While particular platforms have not yet been named, it is expected that the game will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, and the newest X-box consoles.
With the announcement of the release date for the upcoming Indian Jones game, Bethesda- the creator of Fallout and now part of Microsoft's massive studio network- is kindling huge excitement among gamers. During the Christmas holidays, on December 9, the game titled ‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’ is set to see a release on Xbox and PC.
There have been many apprehensions surrounding the availability of the game on rival consoles. So, there’s a piece of good news for you all: the game will be available on PlayStation 5 and is under work. The game however won’t be released until Spring 2025.
This is the era of team-based multiplayer games and Netease Games is bringing something unique to the table in that genre. The leading global developer and publisher of video games announced a release date of December 6 for its free-to-play shooter game ‘Marvel Rivals’. The movie features popular Marvel heroes like Captain America, Iron Man and Black Panther.
If you have played the celebrated hero shooter game ‘Overwatch’, then you might find the atmosphere and the gameplay of ‘Marvel Rivals’ to be similar, as revealed in a new gameplay trailer.
Before wrapping up, ONL gave us a glimpse of Hangar 13’s new project in the Mafia series, titled ‘Mafia: The Old Country’. The release date for the game or even the launch window, however, was not provided in the show. It is expected that the game will see a December release. Possibly the game will be featured on a huge scale at the Game Awards.
