If you haven’t been to Gamescom, you should. The German festival of gaming, now the undisputed mecca for gamers worldwide thanks to the discontinuation of E3, is full of the latest and greatest the gaming world has to offer, from playthroughs of the latest AAA titles all the way down to pre-alpha demos of tiny indie games. Oh, and a hell of a lot of awesome cosplay, too.
Now, I’ve seen and played some fun games in my unfortunately short time visiting Gamescom (I was only there for a full day). A Pablo Escobar simulator/turn-based grand strategy game probably takes my award for the weirdest demo this year, but I had a play on some great indie and retro games. As a strategy gamer I particularly enjoyed a nostalgic demo of the upcoming Age of Mythology: Retold, a remake of the original AoM from the early 00s.
However, as Reviews editor here at Tom’s Guide, I do a lot of hardware testing, so I was super excited about the gaming gear on display at Gamescom. As you might expect, there was a fair bit of awesome hardware and peripherals on display at Gamescom 2024, from some of the best gaming controllers to the best mechanical keyboards , much of which should be available for you to get your hands on soon, if not already. Here are my favorites from Gamescom 2024.
PDP Victrix controller I got my clammy palms around a decent number of controllers at Gamescom. However, the PDP Victrix was, hands down, the meanest of them all. Super modular, this controller lets you swap out the s.