- Name
- Gamescom 2010
- Aliases
- GC 2010
Gamescom 2010
The annual European games convention held in Cologne, Germany. It took place on the 18-22 of August.
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Press Conferences
Electronic Arts
- Hosted by Jens Uwe Intat (Senior VP of European Publishing)
- The Sims 3 (Game) trailer and presentation by John Buchanan (VP of Marketing of EA Play)
- The Sims: Medieval presentation and live demo byRachel Bernstein (Person) (Senior Producer) Release date of March 2011
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 game presentation by Jonathan Bunney (Person) (VP of EA Bright Play) Live demo by James & Oliver Phelps (Fred & George Weasley; Harry Potter movie actors) with Kinect Support.
- Dead Space 2 (Game) presentation by Steve Papoutsis (Person) (Executive Producer) Live PS3 demo by Sharif Pattu. Dead Space 2 limited edition for PS3 coming to Europe which includes Dead Space Extraction (Game) (full HD) with PSMove support. Release date of January 28th for Europe and January 25th 2011 for North America
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (Game) presentation and live demo by Matt Webster (Producer) Showing of Autolog feature. Limited Edition bonus for preorders announced. (2 exclusive cars and early access to 4 more)
- Medal of Honor presentation by Greg Goodrich (Person) (Executive Producer)
- Dr. Ray Muzyka (GM of Bioware Group) talking about Bioware franchises. Announcement of Space Combat gameplay for Star Wars: The Old Republic (Game).Mass Effect 2 (Game) announced for PS3 coming January 2011.
- Dragon Age II (Game) presentation and trailer by Mike Laidlaw (Person) (Lead Designer) Available March 11th 2011 in Europe.
- Crysis 2 (Game) live 6 vs 6 team based multiplayer demo presentation by Nathan Camarillo (Person) (Executive Producer, Crytek (Company))
- Bulletstorm (Game) presentation by Tanya Jessen (Producer, Epic Games) and live demo by Adrian Chmielarz (Creative Director, People Can Fly (Company))
- Peter Moore (Person) (President, EA) discusses EA Sports Active 2. Announces David Beckham (Character) will act as spokesperson for the game. Live demo showed on the Wii (Platform), Xbox Kinect and PS Move.
- Fifa 11 presentation by David Rutter (Person) (Senior Producer, EA Canada (Company)) Custom audio and save replay features introduced. New Personality and Creation centre feature discussed. New 11v11 gameplay feature announced.
Sony
- Hosted by Andrew House (Person) (President and CEO Sony Entertainment Europe)
- LittleBigPlanet 2 (Game) trailer shown.
- 2 new PS3 models introduced. Move bundled 320GB for €349 releasing September 15th and 160GB Bundle for €299 releasing in October. (replacing current 120GB model) (UK/US prices; 320GB - £284.99/$400, 160GB - £250/$300)
- PlayTV upgraded to PlayTV Live Chat. Upgrade brings community functionality such as recommending, sharing and discussing TV.
- New movie service introduced called Mubi. This streaming film service available on the XMB in 18 countries. (UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Iberia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand) Ability to rate films, become a fan, discuss and watch trailers. Full Facebook integration. Free, sponsored, pay-per-view and monthly subscription services available.
- 6 new catch-up TV services coming to PSN by end of the year (2010) (Yahoo Plus7 in Australia, YLE in Finland, ITV in UK, TV3 Cataluyna in Spain, Animax in Germany and an expansion of NOS in Holland)
- PSP Essentails introduced at 9.99 prince range. Games include: Wipeout Pure, Patapon (Game), Need for Speed Pro Street, Tiger Woods (Franchise) and Fitness Range.
- Gran Turismo 5 (Game) available 3rd November in Europe
- Infamous 2 trailer introduced.
- Medal of Honor presentation by Greg Goodrich (Person) (Executive Producer) Release onMedal of Honor: Frontline (Game) exclusive for PS3, October 15 in Europe. Live demo by Mike Shinoda.
- Trailer compilation shown for Move compatible games. Games Include: Killzone 3 (Game), The Fight, Heavy Rain (Game), Time Crisis: Razing Storm (Game), Socom Special Forces, MAG (Game), Start the Party (Game), TV Superstars (Game),EyePet (Game),Sports Champions (Game), The Shoot (Game), KungFu Rider,Resident Evil 5 (Game),RUSE, Buzz, Singstar, Echochrome ii, Tumble (Game) and Toy Story 3.
- Virtua Tennis 4 (Game) announced with 3D and Move support.
- Killzone 3 (Game) multiplayer demo shown.
- Trailer compilation shown for 3D supported games. Games Include Hustle Kings (Game), MLB 10: The Show (Game), Motorstorm Apocalypse, Tumble (Game), GT 5,The Sly Trilogy, Wipeout HD,Mortal Kombat and Super Stardust HD (Game).
- Mortorstorm Apocalypse presentation and live demo by Matt Southern (Game Designer) and Paul Rustchynsky (Senior Designer) of Evolution Studios.
- Ted Price (Person) founder of Insomniac discusses Insomniac Games (Company). Chad Dezem (Head of North Carolina Studios) presents Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One demo.
- Ted Price shows a trailer for Resistance 3 (Game)
Gamescom Awards
Best Of Gamescom
Best 'Hardware Accessories'
Best Console Game
Best Mobile (Handheld) Game
Best Online Game
Best PC Game
Best of Family Entertainment
Exhibitors
Here is a list of exhibitors that attended the Gamescom 2010
- 2K
- 505 Games (Company)
- Activision Blizzard Deutschland (Germany)
- Akella (Company)
- Ant Games Limited
- ArenaNet
- Bethesda Softworks Europe
- Biart Studio (Company)
- Blizzard Entertainment (Company)
- Bungie Studios
- Capcom (Company)
- Chinese Gamers International
- City Interactive
- Codemasters (Company)
- Crytek GmbH
- Disney Interactive (Company)
- Deep Silver (Company)
- dtp Entertainment AG
- Electronic Arts (Company)
- GLS Games
- Gamigo AG
- Gameforge AG
- Game Outlet Europe AB
- Game Factory Interactive
- G4 Box Inc.
- Hydravision Entertainment
- Head up Games GmbH
- Irrational Games (Company)
- InstantAction
- JoWood Entertainment Europe
- Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH (Company)
- Kalypso Media (Company)
- Kalicanthus Entertainment
- Lager Network Technologies Inc.
- LucasArts
- Microsoft Game Studios
- MTV Games (Company)
- Nintendo (Company)
- NVIDIA
- NCSoft Europe
- Namco Bandai Germany
- Perfect World Entertainment (Company)
- Paradox Interactive
- Runic Games (Company)
- Rockstar Games (Company)
- Rock Hippo Production Ltd.
- Sega (Company)
- Southpeak Games
- Sony Computer Entertainment Deutschland GmbH
- Square Enix (Company)
- Take-Two Interactive GmbH
- Toppig Corp.
- Trion Worlds
- THQ Entertainment
- United Independent Entertainment GmbH
- UBISOFT GmbH
- Valve Corporation (Company)
- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
- Wayi International Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
- XPEC Entertainment Inc. (Company).
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- Bulletstorm (Game)
- Darkspore (Game)
- Dead Rising 2 (Game)
- Donkey Kong Country Returns (Game)
- Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 (Game)
- EA Sports Active 2.0 (Game)
- EA Sports MMA (Game)
- Echochrome II (Game)
- FIFA 11 (Game)
- Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (Game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Game)
- Hustle Kings (Game)
- Journey (Game)
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem (Game)
- Medal of Honor (Game)
- Metroid: Other M (Game)
- Michael Jackson: The Experience (Game)
- Monopoly Streets (Game)
- MotorStorm: Apocalypse (Game)
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (Game)
- Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (Game)
- Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One (Game)
- Rock Band 3 (Game)
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes (Game)
- Sine Mora (Game)
- Start the Party (Game)
- Street Fighter X Tekken (Game)
- TV Superstars (Game)
- Tekken X Street Fighter (Game)
- Tetris Party Deluxe (Game)
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Game)
- The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (Game)
- The Shoot (Game)
- Time Crisis: Razing Storm (Game)
- Virtua Tennis 4 (Game)
- Wii Party (Game)