Gamescom 2022 is here with tons of exciting updates, gameplay, trailers and exclusive offers. So far, there have been several Gamescom Opening Night Live announcements, including the unveiling of the DualSense Edge PS5 controller and much more. (To easily catch up with Gamescom Day 1, we’ve got you covered with our video of Every Reveal from Opening Night Live in 7 Minutes).
After that, Gamescom Day 2 kept up the hype with new trailers, exclusive interviews and more from games like The Callisto Protocol, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide and Steelrising.
After the first two days of Gamescom excitement, Xbox Gamescom Day 3 pretty much took over with six hours of developer interviews and gameplay from titles such as Microsoft Flight Simulator, Lies of P, Minecraft Legends, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves and Lake.
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6 Xbox Highlights from Gamescom 2022
As one of the biggest contestants at Gamescom this year, there’s a lot to recap from Xbox’s six-hour stream and personal stand highlights. And we’ve fully covered Gamescom Day 3 with our very own IGN Gamescom Studio live stream for even more coverage, including the Metal: Hellsinger live concert that we’ve had a lot of fun jamming to.
Here are the biggest Xbox highlights from Gamescom 2022 to keep you up to date.
1. Microsoft Flight Simulator – Update
Check out the new Germany City Update in Microsoft Flight Simulator, the latest Local Legend, the 40th Anniversary Update and more at this Xbox Booth Showcase at Gamescom 2022.
2. A Plague Story: Requiem – New Look
Join Game Director at Asobo Studio, Kevin Choteau, as we take a new look at the gameplay for A Plague Tale: Requiem, which launches on October 18.
3. Lies of P – Interview
Join Neowiz’s Jiwon Choi and Jason Park as they discuss creating the studio’s first console game with Lies of P, due out in 2023. See also: 5 Things We Learned From Lies of P Gameplay and Lies of P: Weapon Mechanics Explained.
4. Sea of Thieves – Developer Interview
Join developers from Rare as they talk about working during the pandemic, as well as their favorite pirate crews introduced during Season 7 of Sea of Thieves.
5. Gunfire Reborn – Inside Scoop
Join Stephen Takowsky as he discusses what you’ll be up to in Gunfire Reborn, a First-Person Shooter Co-Op Roguelike game, coming out on October 27. See also: Gunfire Reborn Trailer.
6. High on Life – Developer Interview
Justin Roiland’s High on Life puts you in the shoes of an aimless teenager who fights off aliens that humans consider the greatest drug in the galaxy. We get some extra insight from the team behind this fever dream. Also read IGN’s High on Life hands-on preview and gameplay and 5 bizarre details of our High on Life gameplay.
Rewatch the full Xbox Live stream
Gamescom’s Xbox event took place on Thursday, August 25, and lasted nearly 6 hours. You can watch or re-watch the Xbox stream from Gamescom 2022, including footage from the Xbox booth and gameplay clips on YouTube.
Rewatch Xbox at Gamescom 2022
While Xbox stated that there would be no brand new announcements, the stream featured developer interviews and gameplay from various Xbox Game Studios, including:
- Mojang Studios
- Obsidian Entertainment
- The edge of the world
- Xbox Game Studios Publishing and their partners at Asobo Studio
More Xbox game news and features from Gamescom:
grounded
Obsidian sits down to discuss Grounded 1.0’s gameplay changes and the path to launch for the team and community at Gamescom 2022.
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penance
IGN’s Joe Skrebels and Rebekah Valentine were introduced to Obsidian’s latest offering coming soon to Xbox Game Pass, and they’re here to tell us why this very different game is still part of the studio’s history. You can also read: Pentiment is the latest pleasant surprise from Xbox’s most prolific new studio
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Minecraft Legends
We saw some gameplay from the upcoming Minecraft Legends and got a first hands-off look at Blackbird Interactive’s latest real-time action strategy game set in the Minecraft world!
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Planet of Lana
Read: Planet of Lana Hands-on preview and gameplay: “Planet of Lana feels like a playdead game you don’t hate”
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Age of Empires IV
Ottoman vs. Malians is a free anniversary update for Age of Empires 4. Ahead of the release on October 25, Bert Beeckman, studio head of Forgotten Empires, shares more context about the free update, including the two new civilizations: the Ottomans and the Malians.
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