Gamescom 2014: The full recap of today's EA stories

Let's face it. Most of North America was fast asleep by the time that Electronic Arts started its press conference early on Wednesday morning. For anyone that was off in slumberland, Shacknews has your needs covered. Here's a helpful recap of everything that you might have missed.

• Shadow Realms is the latest game from BioWare Austin

  All of those 'You've Been Chosen' teasers have led to the latest from BioWare Austin. An action RPG centered around taking down the sinister Shadow Lord, Shadow Realms and its story are being described like "a great TV series" by Electronic Arts, which is a strong phrase. We'll find out if it can live up to that promise when Shadow Realms comes to PC.

• Titanfall's final DLC pack revealed

  Titanfall has one more DLC pack and the curtain was lifted during Gamescom. IMC Rising will add another three multiplayer maps, putting a neat bow on the Titanfall package.

• Battlefield Hardline gets a return to Conquest
• Watch 12 minutes of Battlefield Hardline's single-player

  There was a whole lot of Battlefield Hardline content to wrap up EA's press conference. As expected, there was plenty of news to share about the game's multiplayer, which included some exciting game mode reveals. But Visceral was also ready to show off the game's single-player with an extended gameplay clip.

• Dragon Age Inquisition gets a new trailer
• NHL 15 demo coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4
• FIFA 15's latest trailer pays tribute to the goalkeepers
• The Sims 4 introduces a Create-A-Sims demo

For all the news from this year's Gamescom, be sure to keep an eye on Shacknews.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?