EA Unleashes Fury of New Game Info at Gamescom 2013 - The UpStream

This week is Gamescom in Cologne, Germany and is a perfect time for game studios to ready their fanbase and press for the upcoming holiday season. It's also a good time to clear up any fog from the aftermath of E3 and prepare for PAX Prime next weekend in Seattle. This year's overseas event has proven to be very fruitful, especially for EA, who unleashed a fury of news about several upcoming big name titles.

Starting with BioWare, the studio unveiled a brand new behind-the-scenes look into the world of their latest game, Dragon Age: Inquisition. While their wasn't much gameplay, which BioWare said we should expect for PAX, the video entitled "A World Unveiled" showed the creative team talking and planning the entire game, from storyline to landscaping.

EA also brought attention to the ever-popular Command & Conquer franchise. Specifically, the company announced that they will be adding episodic and story-driven campaign missions to Command & Conquer, which will be ready for the public as soon as early next year. Also, the next iteration of the game will be a free-to-play game, with the studio's mission to consistently add new and exciting storylines throughout the next year. VP and GM at EA, Jon Van Caneghem, said he was excited to see the game play off the fan's suggestions.

When we talk about the new Command & Conquer being a service, we’re really inviting the community to help drive the design process and the evolution of the game. Since our announcement, the number one thing fans have asked for is new story content, and we listened. We are excited to be delivering compelling, high quality Campaign Missions that will roll out to the service in 2014.

The closed beta is already up and running and you can sign up now at http://www.commandandconquer.com.

Next, EA took some time to talk about the next highly-anticipated racing game, Need for Speed Rivals. Gamescom played host for the devs to unveil two new features to the game. First, the latest NFS title brings back true personalization to the game, and second, Need for Speed Rivals will have a new take on career progression, with all of this syncing with AllDrive. AllDrive, if you recall from E3, is the new synchronous world in which online, offline and co-op games all exist in one realm, and the game automatically connects you with your friend's racing world and scores.

Last but certainly not least, the crew from Respawn showed off some new gameplay video of Titanfall. The cinematic multiplayer gameplay clip was in a gameplay called Attrition Mode on a new map, Angel City.

Of course, words can't truly describe some of the great gameplay and trailers we are seeing from Gamescom, so hit the break and check out all four videos yourself!