
IGN's adventures in Cologne might now be a distant memory but, ladies and gentlemen, it's time to dim the lights, shush the crowd and rattle the golden envelope. With eight heaving halls, almost a quarter of a million visitors and countless games on display, Gamescom 2009 was an unmitigated success - in terms of size, plus the sheer quality and creativity on display.

VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "While not carrying the same heft it enjoyed long ago, last year was one of the adventure genre's most commercially-successful years in this century. A Telltale-esque adventure eclipsing 3 million sales in three months would be the talk of the town were it not for another adventure game hurdling over 10 million sales in two. Though not all finalists reached those heights, each did share a greater amount of spotlight compared to similar titles within their respective sub-genres.
Past any sales thresholds and popularity contests, 2025 also deserves credit for its creativity; the last time our entire shortlist consisted exclusively of new IPs was for Best Adventure Game of 2020. An impressive year for the genre, with even greater potential ahead."

Bandai Namco announced today that its popular flight simulator-lite Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has passed another sales milestone.

In One Man’s Trash, the junkyard isn’t just a heap of discarded relics; it’s a labyrinth of lost dreams, hidden treasures, and satirical secrets waiting to be unearthed. Armed with a souped-up vacuum cleaner, players plunge into a pit of chaos where every discarded console, cursed cartridge, and relic of pop culture tells a story. This isn’t just about digging; it’s about obsession, fortune, and the absurd pursuit of a hard drive worth millions. Step inside the pit and discover whether fortune truly lies in the refuse.
Mass Effect 2 will be an epic, awesome game. Congrats Bioware on the future win.
This will be the 360's best game in 2010 easily, Splinter Cell and Alan Wake be damned.
Edit: Why the disagrees?
To the 360 fans: Come on nothing looks even close to the scale of ME2, SC:C and Alan Wake look good but they're no ME2. Plus, its Bioware. 'nuff said.
To the PS3 fans: If you actually read the whole article, you'll see that IGN thinks the PS3 has the best line-up of games. There ya go.
Heavy Rain's Gamescom 2009 trailer is totally awesome.
I disagree with the DS winner, imo it should be Scribblenauts instead of LoZ:Spirit Tracks.
EDIT: Wow. I got four disagrees for saying absolutely nothing bad. I didnt even say anything bad about ME2 coz I'll be playing it on PC just like ME. :|
Mass effect 2 is shaping up to be one of the Greatest games of 2010. A must have for every Xbox360 owner.
PS: watch some say that IGN is biased. smh
Excellent choice from IGN.Mass Effect 2 does look awesome
Mass Effect 2 surpasses CGI graphics and only on Xbox360.