Gamescom 2016: Biggest News, Previews, and Interviews

Gamescom 2016 takes place this week, and GameSpot is attending to get some hands-on time with the most exciting upcoming games. We've gotten a lot of new information, too: we played For Honor's multiplayer, checked out the BioShock remasters, and learned about a new, co-op Metal Gear game.

In case you've missed some of our coverage of the conference, we've rounded up the biggest news, interviews, and impressions below. We'll update this with more, too, as the conference continues. And be sure to check out our wrap-up of all the biggest Gamescom 2016 trailers.

News:

• For Honor Alpha Test Dates Announced
• Ubisoft's Extreme Sports Game Steep Arrives in December
• The Crew's Next Expansion Is a Police Chase Fantasy
• Why BioWare Hasn't Shown Much Mass Effect: Andromeda
• Metal Gear Survive Announced
• Final Fantasy XV Delay Confirmed
• EA Producer Provides Hope for Mass Effect Remasters
• Gears of War 4 PC Minimum Specs Revealed
• Destiny: Rise of Iron Trailer Shows Off Everything New
• Dark Souls 3 Announcement Coming August 24
• Star Wars Battlefront VR Expansion Now a Rogue One Tie In
• Star Wars Battlefront's Newest Mode Sounds Great
• Microsoft on Xbox vs. PS4--"We're Innovating in Different Ways"
• Dead Rising 4 Is Still "Stupid" and That's What Makes It Great, Dev Says
• Release Dates for Ubisoft's VR Games Announced
• Battlefield 1: How Horses Work
• Overwatch's New Bastion Short Might Be the Best One Yet
• Forza Horizon 3 Continues to Look Incredible in New Footage
• Quake Champions Boss Confirms You Can Play Without Champion Abilities
• Final Fantasy XV Director Has No Plans for Lightning Trilogy-Style Series

Interviews:

• Why Dead Rising 4 Ditches the Series' Most Divisive Mechanic
• Battlefield 1: Why DICE Ignored Science-Fiction and Returned to the Past
• Batman: Arkham VR Dev On Doing Justice to Being a Detective
• Keiji Inafune on the Shadow of Mega Man and Burdens of the Past
• Oculus Boss Talks VR Skepticism, 3D TV Comparisons, and Dominating Gaming
• Game of Thrones Heavily Influenced Destiny's New Expansion
• For Honor's Director on the Game That Took Over a Decade to Make
• Why For Honor's Focus on Diversity Is So Important
• Could Yooka-Laylee Be the Rebirth of a Dead Genre?
• The Future of Overwatch
• Aaron Paul on Becoming a Final Fantasy Character
• How Star Citizen Plans to Do Much of What No Man's Sky Doesn't
• Telltale Explains Why Its Gameplay Format Doesn't Need to Change

Previews

• How Desert Warfare Changed the Way I Played Battlefield 1
• Watch Dogs 2's Bounty Mode Is Full of High-Speed Car Chases and Violent Standoffs
• The BioShock Remasters Are Gorgeous Monuments to a Beloved Series
• For Honor Builds an Intimate Battlefield
• Resident Evil 7 Continues to Break From Tradition With Its New Demo