What you need to know
- Xbox Game Studios has announced it will attend the world’s largest gaming convention, Gamescom 2024, to hold what they describe as its “largest booth yet.”
- Additionally, Xbox has announced that it will be bringing several upcoming Xbox titles to the event, with plans to reveal more games as we get closer to Gamescom 2024.
- Gamescom 2024 will take place in Cologne, Germany from August 21, 2024 to August 25, 2024. However, an opening ceremony will take place on August 20, 2024.
On June 20, Xbox Game Studios announced on its
Xbox Game Studios continued by saying that it plans to show off several upcoming Xbox titles at its booth.
But you want to know more about the games, right? Just a few you can expect to see: Age of Mythology: Retold, Avowed, Ara: History Untold, Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred, Diablo Immortal, The Elder Scrolls Online, Fallout 76, Towerborne and World of Warcraft: the War inside. More to come!June 20, 2024
The games announced so far are Age of Mythology: Retold, Avowed, Ara: History Untold, Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred, Diablo Immortal, The Elder Scrolls Online, Fallout 76, Towerborne & World of Warcraft: The War Within.
These won’t be the only games, as Xbox has stated that it will unveil more titles on its stand in the coming weeks in the run-up to Gamescom 2024. Of course, Xbox will no doubt also share more information about the titles it announced at Gamescom 2024 . the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 event and may reveal new titles as well.
What is Gamescom and when does it start?
For those unfamiliar, Gamescom is one of the world’s longest-running gaming conventions, held annually in Cologne, Germany since 2009. AAA and indie developers and publishers flock to this event to hold booths showcasing the latest information updates for their upcoming games. games and sometimes reveal projects in the pipeline.
What makes Gamescom special is that this convention is open to the general public. People can buy tickets and queue up to play games that are already out or currently in development.
This year’s Gamescom convention will kick off with an opening ceremony on August 20, 2024, and the event will kick off in full on August 21, 2024, to August 25, 2024.
Full opening hours (as detailed on the official Gamescom website) are as follows:
| Date | Opening hours |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 21-8-2024.* | 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM (CEST) |
| Thursday. 22-8-2024.** | `0:00 – 20:00 (CEST) |
| Friday. 8/23/2024. | `0:00 – 20:00 (CEST) |
| Saturday. 8/24/2024. | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM (CEST) |
| Friday. 8/25/2024. | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM (CEST) |
* Trade visitors and media day. 21.08.2024 is a trade visitors and media day. The organizer may grant a limited number of private visitors access to the entertainment area on Wednesdays. Access for private visitors from 1 p.m.** (only with Wildcard). Trade visitors do not need a Wildcard.
** Access for trade visitors from 9:00 am, with the entertainment area opening at the same time.
| Date | Opening hours |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 21-8-2024.* | 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM (CEST) |
| Thursday. 8/22/2024. | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM (CEST) |
| Friday. 8/23/2024. | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM (CEST) |
| Saturday. 8/24/2024. | Closed |
| Friday. 8/25/2024. | Closed |
* Trade visitors and media day. 21-8-2024 is a trade visitors and media day. The organizer may grant a limited number of private visitors access to the entertainment area on Wednesdays. Access for private visitors from 1 p.m. (only with Wildcard).
| Date | Opening hours |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 21-8-2024.* | 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM (CEST) |
| Thursday. 22-8-2024.** | `0:00 – 20:00 (CEST) |
| Friday. 8/23/2024. | `0:00 – 20:00 (CEST) |
| Saturday. 8/24/2024. | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM (CEST) |
| Friday. 8/25/2024. | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM (CEST) |
After E3 closed for good, Gamescom is now one of, if not the largest gaming convention in the world. With this in mind, Xbox and several other studios will want to bring their A-game to this event and conquer the audience with their latest upcoming titles.
Personally speaking, the Xbox games I hope to see more of at Gamescom are the hack n’ slash co-op game Towerborne (which our Jez Corden gave a positive impression at Gamescom last year), and DOOM: The Dark Ages, my personal favorite Xbox title announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 (and like Samuel Talbot, I still haven’t stopped rewatching the extremely awesome reveal trailer).
My most anticipated upcoming Xbox game at Gamescom (that isn’t published by Xbox Game Studios) is Monster Hunter Wilds, which has been confirmed to appear there by the game’s official German X account.
Those at the Summer Game Fest will see the Monster Hunter Wilds world as Gamescom 2024 plays out! Check out our Capcom Stand in Cologne from August 21 to 25, 2024! #MHWilds #gamescom2024 #MonsterHunter pic.twitter.com/zevJK5G7HZJune 8, 2024
As a side note, my most anticipated upcoming Xbox game at Gamescom (that isn’t published by Xbox Game Studios) is Monster Hunter Wilds, which has been confirmed to appear there by the game’s official German X account. Not only will Capcom reveal more gameplay details, but Monster Hunter Wilds will also be playable for the first time for attendees attending the event.
With this exciting news, I can’t wait to see what else Xbox, Capcom and all the other game developers and publishers have in store when Gamescom 2024 opens from August 21, 2024 to August 25, 2024. We hope we get to see the public view of the behind-closed-doors gameplay preview of Monster Hunter Wilds that we saw at Summer Game Fest 2024.