Gamescom is one of the biggest annual video game events as many of the biggest developers in the industry reveal what they are working on. Gamescom returns in person for 2022, promising fans a look at what major publishers like Xbox and Ubisoft have in store, as well as what smaller indie developers are working on.
Here’s everything you need to know about Gamescom 2022 before the event starts, including an overview of what it is, a look at the Gamescom 2022 schedule, and details on how to watch live streams from each conference and event.
What is Gamescom 2022?
Similar to the E3 show in North America, Gamescom is a major convention that invites gamers to visit the Cologne Exhibition Center in Cologne, Germany, and see the latest reveals and showcases from developers and publishers from around the world. . In addition to hosting hundreds of thousands of attendees and giving them the chance to get hands-on with upcoming games, Gamescom also offers several live streams that allow fans to watch the show at home.
Notably, 2022 will be the first year since 2019 that a Gamescom physical event will be held. Due to health and safety concerns due to the pandemic, Gamescom was virtual only in 2020 and 2021.
Games shown at Gamescom will typically be playable on multiple or all platforms, including Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch. However, developers and publishers may also reveal or highlight titles that are partially exclusive to a select few platforms, or wholly exclusive to any of them.
Gamescom 2022 schedule and dates
Gamescom 2022 takes place in a week. It starts this year Tuesday, Aug 23 and ends on Sunday, Aug 28.. It starts with the Opening Night Live show and ends with the last day of the Gamescom City Festival.
There will no doubt be smaller Gamescom events and streams throughout the week, although the schedule below focuses on the key showcases fans can look forward to. Note that Sony, Nintendo, Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard have all confirmed that they will not be attending Gamescom 2022.
| Date | Event | PST | Est | CEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday Aug 23 | Opening night Live | 11 a.m. | 2:00 | 8:00 pm |
| Wednesday 24 Aug | Future game show | 11 a.m. | 2:00 | 8:00 pm |
| Thursday 25 Aug | Xbox Booth Live | 5:00 – 11:00 o’clock | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM | 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
| Friday 26 Aug. | Great Indian Show | 08:30 | 11:30 | 5:30 PM |
How to watch Gamescom 2022
All four major game showcases scheduled for Gamescom will be live streamed so you can see the announcements and reveals as people do in person at the event. Here’s a guide on how to watch each event, as well as an idea of what to expect from each.
Opening night Live
Gamescom’s Opening Night Live show is hosted by none other than Geoff Keighley, and based on everything we know about the event so far, it sounds like he’s kicking Gamescom off with a bang. According to recent tweets from Keighley, fans can expect appearances from games such as Return to Monkey Island, Sonic Frontiers, High on Life, Hogwarts Legacy, The Callisto Protocol, The Expanse: A Telltale Series, Gotham Knights, The Outlast Trials and more.
Here you can watch Opening Night Live:
Future game show
The GameMe-hosted Future Games Show returns for Gamescom 2022 and will feature around 50 games from publishers such as Team17, 505 Games, Prime Matter, and others. We don’t know a lot of specific details about the event yet, but we expect a lot of indie game announcements and trailers.
You can watch the Future Games Show here:
Xbox Booth Live
While Microsoft won’t be holding a full Xbox conference this year, there will be a six-hour Xbox Booth Live show featuring developer interviews, discussions, and gameplay showcases. According to Microsoft, you can expect to see Microsoft Flight Simulator, Gunfire Reborn, Sea of Thieves, Lies of P, High on Life, Grounded, Pentiment, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Minecraft Legends, Planet of Lana, and Age of Empires 4. .
You can watch the Xbox Booth Live show here:
Great Indian Show
Gamescom 2021’s Awesome Indies Show returns for Gamescom 2022, with the festival’s website confirming that fans “can once again look forward to exclusive trailers, gameplay and a unique package deal” at the event. You can expect some brand new indie games later in 2022 and beyond, including titles from publishers such as Team17, Thunderful and Raw Fury.
You can watch the Awesome Indies Show here:
Gamescom 2022: the largest participating publishers
Both in and out of the major live streams mentioned above, we expect to get a closer look at several games from some of the biggest publishers in the industry.
Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a huge developer and publisher that confirmed it will be at Gamescom. The studio is not allowed to host an event because a Ubisoft Forward show is scheduled for early September (opens in new tab)although we won’t know for sure until Ubisoft gives some details.
In any case, we’re going to see more of games like Skull and Bones or the ambitious Assassin’s Creed Infinity. We’ll also likely see Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, the Splinter Cell remake, or the free-to-play shooter The Division Heartland. If the stars align, Beyond Good and Evil 2 could be out, although rumors say the game is still a way out.
2K games
It’s highly likely that 2K Games will have some DLC for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands to show off, especially since we haven’t heard anything about the planned release of “Glutton’s Gamble” since developer Gearbox unveiled the game’s roadmap alongside the Coiled Captors DLC in April. 2022. We’ll also likely see footage of the upcoming New Tales from the Borderlands game (details leaked on Amazon earlier this week) or the recently delayed superhero title Marvel’s Midnight Suns. For the most part, we can also get a glimpse of the new BioShock game that 2K has confirmed is coming in 2019.
505 games
505 Games has announced it’s bringing an “amazing lineup” to Gamescom 2022. In addition to the FPS roguelike Gunfire Reborn that the publisher is showing off during the Xbox Booth Live stream, we’re also expecting the Eiyuden Chronicles RPG and Among the Trolls, a survival action adventure title that will set in a Finnish forest. We also got to see Miasma Chronicles, a brand new turn-based exploration RPG set in the near future.
THQ Nordic
THQ Nordic has confirmed it showcases a wide variety of new games at Gamescom, including the Alone in the Dark reboot, Outcast 2, Wreckreation, Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, SpellForce: Conquest of Eo, The Valiant, Tempest Rising and AEW: Fight Forever. Visitors will be able to play demos of these titles, although it’s unclear whether fans will see them during a stream.
PLAION
The game everyone expects PLAION (formerly known as Koch Media) to be in the spotlight at Gamescom is the Saint’s Row reboot (2022), which is expected to launch on August 23 – the same day the festival kicks off. We can also see The Chant, a third-party horror game set to release on November 11, and look at Goat Simulator 3 and Payday 3, both of which will be released in 2023.
Bandai Namco
We’re begging Bandai Namco to tease out some Elden Ring DLC this Gamescom – we want more reasons to dive back into what is easily one of the best Xbox games ever made – but even if that doesn’t happen, the publisher probably still has some good stuff in the store. We wouldn’t be surprised to see the One Piece Odyssey RPG, the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle remake, or the multiplayer survival game Dragon Ball: Tie Breakers.
Warner Bros.
In addition to the appearances of Hogwarts Legacy and Gotham Knights, which we know will be coming during the big Gamescom 2022 showcases, we might be able to take a look at the upcoming Suicide Squad game expected to be released in 2023. Also, with the free-to-play platform fighter MultiVersus blowing up the internet lately, we wouldn’t be surprised if we got a sneak peek at some upcoming MultiVersus characters.
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