Frankie Ward – August 26, 2019 at 8:00 AM
Gamescom is one of the largest gaming events in the world, hosting the latest developments in gaming hardware and previews of exciting upcoming game releases. Intel has partnered with many of these exhibitors on their projects to optimize the gaming experience. This year was no exception, with presentations including Marvel’s Avengers, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, and Total War: Three Kingdoms. Below, we’ve captured some on-the-ground reporting from Intel’s roving journalist Frankie Ward, who speaks with the top exhibitors to get an inside look at the next year in gaming.
Marvel's Avengers
Frankie got an inside look into Marvel’s Avengers, the upcoming action-adventure game from Crystal Dynamics that promises unique and varied playstyles for each and every member of the game’s titular team of superheroes.
Total War: Three Kingdoms
Creative Assembly provided Frankie with an inside look into Total War: THREE KINGDOMS’ new Dynasty mode, a new PvE mode that elevates the game’s heroes from mighty warriors to legendary warlords.
HP Omen Gaming Hardware
A representative from HP Omen walked Frankie through the gaming hardware brand’s new look, including their softer, brighter, more welcoming color palette. They also chatted about Intel’s deep involvement with the HP Omen brand, from product development to going to market.
Warhammer Vermintide II
Frankie got a rundown of co-op action game Warhammer: Vermintide II’s latest DLC, Winds of Magic, which ups the ante with new, infinite challenges for players.
Anno 1800
This year, the Anno 1800 team showed off their newest DLC, 1880, as well as a free update that allows for further LOD distances.
Planet Zoo
Frankie dropped by Frontier’s booth to check out their latest zoo business management simulation game, Planet Zoo, and to discuss how Intel and Frontier’s shared commitment to raising the bar when it comes to game performance and quality allowed them to forge the perfect partnership.
Alienware New Aurora and G5 Gaming Desktop
Alienware debuted two new gaming desktop PCs at Gamescom, rounding out the family of gaming devices they’d started releasing since the Area 51m gaming laptop reveal at this year’s CES.
Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
TaleWorlds guided Frankie through Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, the long-awaited sequel to their medieval sandbox RPG.
Desperados III
A member of Mimimi discussed a new voodoo character class in their latest game, Desperados III, as well as the process of working with Intel Game Developer program to see their project to fruition.
Starpoint Gemini 3
Little Green Man Games showed off the latest installment in their space sim series, Starpoint Gemini 3, which takes the series in a shocking new direction: a character-driven narrative RPG.
Maneater
Frankie checked out Maneater, an upcoming action-RPG — or, as developer Tripwire prefer to call it, a shark-PG — that follows a baby shark in its journey to enact revenge on the human hunter who disfigured it.
The Riftbreaker
Exor Studios talked Frankie through The Rift Breaker, a game that the studio describes as “Diablo meets Starcraft.”
Synced: Off-Planet
Next Studios talked about how Intel supported their development of Synced: Off-Planet, an upcoming PvPvE shooter that focuses on cooperation and survival.
World of Tanks
World of Tanks developer Wargaming explained to Frankie how Intel aided them in optimizing the game’s performance for multi-core processors and allowing them to scale the graphical experience according to the power of the player’s machine.
Furthermore, Wargaming also announced the addition of submarines to World of Tanks’ sister game, World of Warships, bringing a longtime request from the game’s fanbase to fruition.
