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Razer goes beyond making accessories to providing tools that will help indie developers complete their dream games at AAA standards more efficiently

During Gamescom 2026, the famous gaming peripheral manufacturer, Razer, made the unexpected announcement that it launched a new program called Razer Indie Lab, which will provide indie developers with advanced tech to help create their games at high quality and reach out to more players.

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Samsung considers adding Privacy Display tech to monitors, but only if it makes financial sense

Privacy Display has proved successful feature for the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, but could it make its way to monitors?

Xbox Helix will battle PS6 with 'great family of devices' — here's what Microsoft needs to do to win gamers back

In an interview during Gamescom 2026, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said that Project Helix will be a "great family of devices." Here's what that could mean.

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Best of Gamescom 2026: The top 8 gadgets and games that will change the way you play

The Tom’s Guide Best of Gamescom 2026 Awards: From the Asus ROG Ally X20 and RTX Spark to Alien Isolation 2, meet our 8 top picks of the show.

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Survival‑horror fans should pay attention to this upcoming Xbox Play Anywhere game that literally twists the genre’s perspective

A unique, upcoming ID@Xbox horror game with Xbox Play Anywhere support showed up during Gamescom 2026 called Holstin, and it's looking like a fresh, innovative take on the genre that fans of pixel-art and survival horror games should not miss out on.

Windows Central

Ranking everything I played at Gamescom 2026, including Alien: Isolation 2, Metro 2039, Silent Hill: Townfall, and more

I took a trip to Gamescom 2026 to play as many games as possible in one day. Here's my ranking of everything I got to preview at the show.

Tom’s Guide

The Commodore 77 is the official Cyberpunk computer that can't run Cyberpunk 2077 – but it does have another trick up its sleeve

Announced during Gamescom, the Cyberpunk 2077 version of the C64 is more than just another retro reissue

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I went to Gamescom in Germany to check out... IKEA furniture?

The IKEA x Xbox YXSTABY collection certainly turned heads at Gamescom – more than some games, in fact

The Witcher 4 is 'targeting' a 2028 release

CD Projekt dropped a few details ahead of Gamescom's Opening Night Live.

PC Gamer

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 predictions: 5 games we'd like to see

These 5 games are ones to watch for at this year's Gamescom Opening Night Live

GamesRadar

Alien: Isolation 2 release date "won't" be unveiled during Gamescom next week, confirm the survival horror game sequel's devs

Creative Assembly and Sega aren't ready to mark their calendars just yet

GamesRadar

The price and release date for Xbox's 25th anniversary translucent 'OG green' controller have leaked ahead of Gamescom

The price and release date for Microsoft's 25th anniversary Xbox Wireless Controller have reportedly leaked online ahead of Gamescom 2026.

TechRadar

IKEA's next big collaboration could have you sitting on an Xbox controller

IKEA will soon reveal its new Xbox furniture range, with online teases ramping up

Gears of War: E-Day revs up hype with a playable demo at Gamescom's upcoming Xbox FanFest, along with tech presentations

Gears of War: E-Day has news that the public will get their first chance to play it at Gamescom 2026 as one of the activities hosted by the returning Xbox FanFest. In addition, Gears of War: E-Day showed off more gameplay footage and cinematics at Unreal Fest Chicago.

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I love the idea of the Asus ROG Xbox Ally, but after trying it out at Gamescom 2025, I won’t be ditching my Switch 2 anytime soon

The Asus ROG Xbox Ally might be technically impressive, but my gaming experience with it was unsatisfying.

PC Gamer

Hack 'n' slash action roguelite Morbid Metal instantly hooked me when I played it at Gamescom, and now I can't wait to play more

I love games that make me look cool.

TechRadar

Best of Gamescom Awards 2025 – our 11 favorite games and products from this year’s show

TechRadar Gaming presents our Best of Gamescom 2025 awards – our top picks across all the games and hardware we saw at the show

GamesRadar

Octopath Traveler 1 and 2 are two of my favorite turn-based RPGs, but I'm not sure how I'm going to go back to them after falling in love with Octopath Traveler 0's town-building mode

Gamescom 2025 | A 45-minute taste of Octopath Traveler 0 showcased satisfying, strategic combat, and the addition of cozy town decoration is the cherry on top

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I tried out the new Turtle Beach Racer at Gamescom 2025, and I think it shines as a casual-friendly wireless racing wheel option

The Turtle Beach Racer impressed me with its build quality and wireless connectivity, and a fairly affordable price.

TechRadar

'Cronos: The New Dawn is a bit about togetherness and humanity' – Lead Writer Grzegorz Like on the themes underpinning Bloober Team’s latest foray into horror

At Gamescom, we chatted with Cronos: The New Dawn Lead Writer Grzegorz Like, about the inspirations behind Bloober Team’s latest horror excursion.

GamesRadar

I was already nervous about playing gory survival horror Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, and then I saw the stack of vomit bags provided by the devs

Preview | Playing the new Hellraiser game at Gamescom without being sick is a true point of pride for me

GamesRadar

Keeper is quintessential Double Fine, a strange creative concept with a truly wondrous execution: "We wanted to make something that we could probably never have gotten signed and published"

Gamescom 2025 | Keeper is quickly becoming one of my most anticipated games of the year, even with Double Fine hesitant to show too much off in advance

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I played Cronos: The New Dawn — and it's the Dead Space and Blade Runner mash-up I didn't know I wanted

I got to play Cronos: The New Dawn at Gamescom 2025, and it's already looking to be my next big sci-fi survival horror obsession.

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Destructoid Gamescom Awards 2025: Best Indie Game – Super Meat Boy 3D

Hardest award yet.

TechRadar

The six biggest announcements of Gamescom 2025 so far – from the Asus ROG Xbox Ally release date to a new Lego Batman game

The six biggest announcements so far at Gamescom 2025.

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