Gamescom: The Fünfening pushed the limits of the Koelnmesse, with attendance numbers causing shutdowns during the show and making the annual gathering to be completely sold out. Organizers at the Koelnmesse said today the premier public gaming event's attendance reached over 340,000.

Last year's attendance stabilized at a little over 275,000, thanks to Microsoft and Nintendo's absense from the show. That was not the case this year. On top of that, we're heading into the next console cycle and gamers around the world are pumped.

Our annual roundup of official and unofficial stats can be found after the break. We also have six nights of Super Joystiq Podcast episodes to check out, all recorded in the traditional method of people who deserve better being crowded around a microphone in a tiny German hotel room.