Gamescom 2012 wrap-up

Cologne, city of cathedrals, chocolate museums and -- at least for the last week -- a little bit of cosplay. While Gamescom largely concentrated on the latest titles coming in the next year, there was still plenty to see for gadget obsessives -- especially when it came to PC mice and keyboards. Sony also had a few tricks up its sleeve at its press event before Gamescom had even begun in earnest. After the break, gorge on all the gaming hardware of note, in case you missed it on the first round. Tschüss! %Gallery-162685%

Hands-ons

• Official Black Ops II gaming headsets unveiled by Turtle Beach

• Oculus Rift's latest VR headset prototype gets a showing

• Razer Ouroboros gaming mouse hands-on

• ROCCAT's new Kone Pure mouse streamlines things, while ISKU FX keyboard adds color

• Razer announces new Kraken gaming headsets: Pros get a pull-out mic

• Razer Deathstalker gaming keyboard announced, packs Switchblade UI LCD panels

• Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E. 7 gaming keyboard announced at Gamescom

Sony news and more

• Tritton's Pro+ 5.1 headset goes up for pre-order, promises gamers 'true 5.1' for $200

• Sony rules out PS Vita price cut in 2012, works to lower the price later

• PlayStation Plus coming to the PS Vita this year, cloud storage increasing to 1GB

• PlayStation Mobile detailed: different screens, same games

• PlayStation Vita Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified bundle announced, pricing MIA

• PS Vita and PS3 cross-buy feature revealed: buy one copy, get the other free