Gamescom 2019: Top 5 game announcements that need to happen

Gamescom 2019 is just three weeks away and the rumor mill has already begun to swing. This year's event is going to be exceptionally exciting because more than 15 game publishers will be making their presence felt with new game announcements, world premiers, and exclusive news.

For starters, Sony Interactive Entertainment will be making their first public appearance after missing out on this year's E3 2019 event for the first time in 24 years. What's more is that publishers like Capcom, Microsoft, Square Enix will all be present to give us an insight on what their studios are bringing on the horizon for us in the latter half of the year and beyond.

So without further due, let's get into the top 5 game announcements that need to happen at this year's Gamescom 2019 event:-

#5 Bully 2 reveal

Bully

Let's face it. Bully 2 is on everybody's mind since the recent leak and rumor regarding the game's unquestionable existence surfaced online. The original Bully released way back in 2006 and fans have been asking for a sequel to this extraordinary open world high school simulator for quite a long time now.

Various rumors regarding the game's existence have previously been leaked too, such as the game's concept art which leaked about two years ago. Bully 2 is might be in development but the biggest question on everyone's mind is whether it will see the day of light first or the next Grand Theft Auto game.

As of now, a Bully sequel makes more sense for a 2020 release as Rockstar Games would definitely want to take more time to make GTA 6, which is undoubtedly going to be their biggest release ever. Releasing GTA 6 on the current generation of consoles seems highly unlikely and absurd as well.

Bully 2, on the other hand, is a completely different story. Fans want it. The video game industry wants it, Rockstar games are probably aware of this too. Take-Two Interactive ( Rockstar's parent company) will be present at this year's Gamescom event. Here's hoping we get the smallest of a teaser of the game with a fall 2020 release window.

#4 The next Need for Speed game is revealed

NFS

EA already confirmed the existence of the next entry in the Need for Speed series, way before E3 2019 kicked off. The game was scheduled to release fall 2019 but surprisingly the game hasn't been announced even though we are already in the third quarter of the year.

In EA's latest earnings call, however, Andrew Wilson confirmed that the next Need for Speed game will be revealed at this year's Gamescom event.

We'll take the wraps off our new Need for Speed game heading into Gamescom in a few week

Whether we will get a cinematic teaser or full-fledged gameplay reveal is still up for questioning but it seems though we are getting the news regarding the next NFS game pretty soon.

The next NFS is apparently called "Heat"

In other news, a recent listing from Australian retailer Gamesware website sort of confirmed that the next NFS game is called "Heat." It also revealed what seems to be the game's official cover art. The listing was removed soon after.

It seems though we might get all the information in less than two weeks.

#3 Elden Rings gameplay reveal

Elden Ring

FromSoftware studio, who were behind the Dark Souls, Bloodborne and 2019's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, are going big with their next project which is an open-world action RPG called "Elden Ring."

A game that will be set in a Norse location and features terrifying boss battles of the same caliber as seen in previous FromSoftware titles.

What's exciting is that Elden Ring is a collaboration between Hidetaka Miyazaki and the critically acclaimed writer George R.R. Martin.

Revealed back at E3, a recent listing from a Russian game publication confirmed that the first gameplay footage of the game will be shown at this year's Gamescom but behind the closed doors, which means that the only people who will get to watch this game's footage are the press and the media people.

This sure sounds disappointing but here's hoping that this news is false and as Namco Bandai will be present during the opening event, who knows we all might get to see the game up and running.

#2 Capcom reveals Resident Evil 8/ Resident Evil 3 Remake

RE7

Capcom is confirmed to be there at this year's Gamescom event. What's exciting is that they recently invited hardcore Resident Evil fans to playtest an unannounced game sometime in September.

The above info was leaked by a Resident Evil website called Biohaze and one can find all the information regarding it there. The Resent Evil 2 Remake, as well as Resident Evil 7, sold exceptionally well and there's no doubt Capcom is hard at work on both of them.

What will be exciting to see is which one of the two Capcom decides to release first. It was also rumored that Resident Evil 8 will serve as the launch title for the next generation of consoles. So it's likely that we will see Resident Evil 3 Remake first.

We might get one of these announcements at this year's Gamescom event.

#1 The Last of Us Part 2 Release date announcement

The Last of Us Part 2

The Last of Us Part 2 will be the biggest PS4 launch this generation. Even though Naughty Dog and Sony have been completely dark regarding the game's launch or existence since last year's E3 2018 showcase, the game's never-ending hype continues to rise.

Actor Troy Baker who plays the role of Joel in the original The Last of Us also confirmed in a recent interview that "fans are not ready" for this upcoming sequel.

With Death Stranding already confirmed to make an appearance, Sony might come with a surprise release date announcement for it's another big exclusive and steal the show

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