Increasingly expansive, last week's Gamescom, the annual video games expo in Cologne that welcomes both the industry and the public, now features audience numbers that rival the size of the world's biggest music festivals. It also shares their bewildering choice, stands spewing noise and neon competing for the attention of 275,000 attendees and creating an atmosphere where only the finest titles stand out.
Quality hands-on time did reveal the show's highlights, however, one of which was the Vita, the new hand-held from Sony. As more titles are confirmed for the device – which is to play host to Resistance: Burning Skies, Call of Duty, BioShock, Fifa and many other giants of mainstream gaming culture – it looks more exciting by the day.
