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Gamescom 2014 News: The Biggest Stories

The Future Of Video Games Has Been Unveiled. Here It Is.
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Gamescom 2014 is underway, and the big companies are already rolling through their press announcements with the fanfare and production values of a major election campaign.

UPDATE: We're now adding in Sony's big news from its Tuesday press conference.

We're covering all the big stories at our dedicated Gamescom hub, and we're on the ground in Cologne, Germany, too, but if you want a simple way to keep up on all the big stories you've come to the right place.

We're collecting all the crucial news, big videos and information in our list below. It will be updated through the show so make sure to check back regularly for all the important stuff.

Otherwise, head to our Big News page for the full story.

Big Gamescom News 2014
Destiny Is The Most Pre-Ordered New IP Of All Time(01 of08)
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... according to Sony and Bungie.
PS4 2.0 And Shareplay(02 of08)
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According to Sony the upcoming 2.0 software update for PS4 will allow players to "pass the controller" to other players online -- for any game, even if the other person doesn't own it. If you're playing FIFA 15 you can pass the controller to a mate on the other side of town, and watch him play, even if she hasn't bought the game yet. The other player wouldn't even need to buy the game first. Neat!
You Can Finally Buy A White Xbox One(03 of08)
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Microsoft has announced a white special edition of the console will be available on 31 October 2014, for a price of £349.For that you'll get the above (leaked) white version of the Xbox, a white controller, and a copy of Sunset Overdrive. (credit:Xbox)
Skylanders Is Coming To Tablets(04 of08)
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An iPad and Android tablet version of the toys/games franchise will be out later this year.
PlayStation Now Is Coming To The UK In 2015(05 of08)
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The UK will get Sony's new games streaming service in 2015, and will benefit from a beta test before the rest of Europe. The service will be expected to launch in full by the end of 2015 but Sony says it wants to make sure the quality is consistently good before making the leap.
'Rise Of The Tomb Raider' Is An Xbox Exclusive(06 of08)
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As in, it's not coming out on PS4.
'Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare' Looks Insane(07 of08)
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Check out 11 reasons why this actually looks like an interesting game here.
PS TV Coming To UK In November(08 of08)
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For the equivalent of €99.
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