The 2022 edition of Gamescom has just started! The opening night of this international video game fair was an opportunity to discover the major titles and gaming accessories that will be released in the coming months.
Gamescom 2022, the international exhibition dedicated to video games, which takes place from August 23 to 28, 2022, started with Opening Night Live, a grand opening night. As every year, this event is an opportunity for players from all over the world to discover, face-to-face or online, the new gaming features for this fall 2022, as well as the games planned for the coming months. The talk, moderated by Geoff Keighley, lasted over two hours and featured a total of 35 games. Of course, there is the long-awaited Hogwarts Legacy, but also Sonic Frontiers – which offers itself a release date –, Gotham Knights, The Callisto Protocol, The Outlast Trials, Goat Simulator 3 and HAS Telltale Series. Quantic Dream unveils its new game Under the Walesand Dead Island will have the right to a continuation of the most gory. To review the conference, simply go to Twitch or watch the Youtube video below.
DualSense Edge: Sony’s new customizable controller
Sony has made the surprise announcement of its new controller for PS5, the DualSense Edge. Clearly inspired by Microsoft’s Xbox Elite controllers, it is fully customizable and aimed at the most demanding gamers. In particular, they will be able to deactivate and reconfigure each button, adjust the sensitivity of the sticks and adapt the distance of movement and the dead zones according to their preferences. The controller offers many other very nice functions. She will thus be able to save different profiles – one for each member of the family or for each type of game – and will have interchangeable sleeve caps and rear buttons as well as replaceable stick modules. Finally, the user interface for the configuration of the controller will be accessible via a dedicated button.
Hogwarts Legacy: Dark Magic and a Deluxe Edition
It is certainly one of the most anticipated games, whether by fans of the Harry Potter universe or players looking for an excellent immersive video game with great ambitions. The open-world RPG is long overdue, and each video and statement cleverly keeps the public excited. Here is a side quest with a fellow Slytherin named Sebastian Sallow which is honoured. So little gameplay is revealed, it is above all an opportunity to focus on black magic, formally prohibited by the teachers but which the player will be able to practice – including the famous and terrible torture spell Cruciatus. The Deluxe edition, which had already leaked, has been confirmed, with its 72 hours of early access – and for a staggering price of 290 and 300 euros depending on the machine…
Sonic Frontiers: a massive trailer for the reboot of the saga
Since its announcement, Sonic Frontiers much divides the fans, who are not convinced by the open world aspect that the saga takes. This trailer this time reveals new environments, some gameplay and details on the story. Thus, the player will progress in large open areas, in which he can evolve, join more “classic” levels, explore, fight, solve puzzles and advance the story. This seems to revolve around the character of Amy, possessed by a mechanical entity. Sonic will face many robot enemies. Finally, the game will be released on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, PC, PS4 and Xbox One and November 8, 2022, the same day as God of War: Ragnarok. The competition looks tough.
Gotham Knights: an advanced release date
Gotham Knights made one of the most surprising announcements of the conference! Indeed, the game will finally be available on PS5, Xbox Series and PC on October 21, 2022, 4 days before the announced date. To celebrate the news, Warner Bros has unveiled a trailer that introduces us a little more to the villains of this opus, including harley quinn, Mr Freeze, Clay Maw and the Court of Owls, who all seem to be up to something.
The Callisto Protocol: hemoglobin and anxiety
The new game from the creators of dead space is eagerly awaited by fans, and the gameplay sequence revealed will not reduce the excitement, on the contrary! The hero faces strange mutations with hemoglobin, dismemberment and visceral horror. It is possible to lure and then project the enemies on elements of scenery to kill them, but you have to be careful with their excrescences – even without a head, they remain deadly. If the player doesn’t destroy them fast enough, they will transform into something bigger and more powerful. The title is still expected for December 2 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series.
Dead Island 2: a return eight years after its announcement
This is the good news from the conference for zombie fans! More than 10 years after the first opus, 8 years since its first trailer and having passed through the hands of several studios, Dead Island 2 finally materializes. In this action-RPG FPS, the Banoi epidemic having spread to the American west coast, a good excuse to immerse the player in a devastated Los Angeles. A first trailer reveals a long cinematic where we meet Jacob, one of the game’s playable characters, as he kills zombies at all costs with unfailing phlegm. Then comes an in-game gameplay sequence in a second trailer, which announces a much more crazy and gory game than the first opus. The player will be able to juggle between 6 playable characters in order to live the adventure in solo or cooperation with 3 players. Finally, the game has a release date of February 3, 2023, on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Stadia and PC – exclusively on the Epic Games Store.