We’re excited to return to gamescom in Cologne, Germany this August and hand around in individual with the neighborhood for the primary time since 2019!  

We’re actually trying ahead to being again on the present ground, bringing our passionate followers collectively once more in individual to have a good time what’s forward at Xbox. At gamescom 2022, whether or not attending the present or watching the Xbox Booth @ gamescom Live Stream from house, followers in Europe and all over the world can anticipate somewhat extra perception into a few of our beforehand introduced video games coming to Xbox within the subsequent 12 months. 

We’re additionally more than happy to announce the return of Xbox FanFest to the present ground. More particulars on this and all the pieces else we’re as much as at gamescom 2022, will be discovered under. Here’s what to anticipate.  

Xbox Booth 

This 12 months the Xbox sales space will probably be again in Hall 8 and can characteristic 36 stations with a unbelievable line-up of content material coming to Xbox within the subsequent 12 months, a lot of which is able to arrive on Game Pass on day one.

For these attending in individual, it is possible for you to to go hands-on with a few of the newest video games and updates from Xbox Game Studios, together with: 

• Pentiment  (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
• Age of Empires IV  (Relic Entertainment & World’s Edge / Xbox Game Studios)
• Microsoft Flight Simulator  (Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios Publishing)
• Sea of Thieves  (Rare Games / Xbox Game Studios)
• Grounded (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)

We will probably be celebrating a few of our third-party companions too, with playable titles on the sales space together with: 

• A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio / Focus Entertainment)
• Disney Dreamlight Valley (Gameloft)
• Gunfire Reborn (Duoyi Games / 505 Games)
• Inkulinati (Yaza Games / Daedalic Entertainment)
• Last Case of Benedict Fox (Plot Twist Games / Rogue Games)
• Lies of P (Neowiz)
• Lightyear Frontier (Frame Break)
• Planet of Lana (Wishfully / Thunderful)
• You Suck at Parking (Happy Volcano)

Visitors to the sales space can even have the ability to get hands-on with the brand new Xbox App on the newest 2022 Samsung Smart TV, a part of our mission to empower everybody to play the video games they need, with the individuals they need, anyplace they need. 

In addition to getting hands-on with the newest video games, attendees could have the prospect to develop into a online game hero with some superb picture alternatives. You’ll have the ability to… 

• Come face-to-face with the primary boss from Grounded, the Broodmother, a larger-than-life spider 5 meters (17 ft) vast who’s trying ahead to getting a selfie with you
• Walk the plank with Sea of Thieves 
• Fight the Piglins with Minecraft Legends 
• Storm the battlefield with Age of Empires IV   
• Take a selfie with Starfield’s robotic companion, VASCO 

We can’t wait to see what you rise up to.   

Xbox stays dedicated to the idea that gaming ought to be secure, inclusive, and accessible for all. That’s why we’re guaranteeing that Xbox Adaptive Controllers will probably be accessible on request and all areas of the sales space will probably be wheelchair accessible. Additionally, simply identifiable American Sign Language (ASL), British Sign Language (BSL), and German Sign Language (DGS) interpreters, in addition to “Here to Help” workers, will probably be accessible to help gamers of all talents.   

We are additionally happy to announce that Xbox is an official accomplice of “gamescom goes green” and we have now made a voluntary local weather contribution to ClimatePartner to offset the CO2 consumption of our present ground presence. We are additionally dedicated to the prevention of waste within the design, presence and breakdown of the Xbox sales space itself. All of this varieties a part of Xbox’s dedication to our gamers and the trade to work tirelessly to cut back our environmental affect in a accountable method. 

You will have the ability to discover us at Hall 8 of the Koelnmesse, North entrance. Come hang around with Team Xbox! 

See under for the buyer present opening occasions: 

• Thursday, August 25 – 10:00am – 8:00pm CEST 
• Friday, August 26 – 10:00am – 8:00pm CEST 
• Saturday, August 27 – 9:00am – 8:00 pm CEST 
• Sunday, August 28 – 9:00am – 8:00pm CEST 

Xbox Booth @ gamescom Live Stream 

Live from the Xbox Booth at gamescom, on Thursday, August 25 from 2:00pm CEST – 8:00pm CEST / 5:00am PT – 11:00am PT / 8:00am ET – 2:00pm ET we’ll additionally host a big day of live-streamed conversations. Expect developer interviews and gameplay from varied Xbox Game Studios together with Mojang Studios, Obsidian Entertainment, and World’s Edge plus Xbox Game Studios Publishing and their companions at Asobo Studio, along with a few of our extremely anticipated video games from our third-party companions. Join us for the entire stream or tune in for the newest in your most anticipated titles. Keep a watch on Xbox Social channels for the total content material schedule within the days main as much as gamescom.

Here’s a style of what to anticipate:   

• Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios Publishing)
• Gunfire Reborn (Duoyi Games / 505 Games)
• Sea of Thieves (Rare Games / Xbox Game Studios)
• Lies of P (Neowiz)
• High On Life (Squanch Games)
• Grounded (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
• Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
• A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio / Focus Entertainment)
• Minecraft Legends (Mojang Studios & Blackbird Interactive / Xbox Game Studios)
• Planet of Lana (Wishfully / Thunderful)
• Age of Empires IV (Relic Entertainment & World’s Edge / Xbox Game Studios)

The stay English-language broadcast from Xbox’s gamescom sales space will probably be accessible in German, French, Polish, Italian, Spanish (Latin American & Castilian), Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Simplified), together with ASL, BSL and DGS interpretation, and English Audio Descriptions. You can catch all of the Xbox Booth @gamescom Live Stream on regional Xbox channels on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and elsewhere.

Xbox FanFest @ gamescom 

After Hours Booth Access Event. 

Xbox FanFest will host a particular occasion after hours within the Xbox Booth. This occasion will happen on Wednesday, August 24^{from 8:00pm – 11:00pm CEST and provides choose followers an opportunity to beat the crowds and get entry to the sales space earlier than the present opens to public ticket holders. There’s no higher strategy to join with others within the Xbox neighborhood than being collectively in-person. Together, followers can get pleasure from enjoyable sales space actions, together with meet and greets with recreation creators. To enter for an opportunity to win a ticket to the After Hours Booth Access Event for you and a pal, register as an Xbox FanFest fan at xbox.com/fanfest and opt-in on the exclusives web page. Entry interval ends August 15 at 11:59pm PT.} 

Virtual Meet & Greets with Sea of Thieves and Park Beyond. 

Can’t make it to gamescom in individual this 12 months? No downside. Xbox FanFest will host Meet & Greets with Sea of Thieves and Park Beyond on Friday, August 26. Fans can take part regardless of the place they could be by becoming a member of a Microsoft Teams name. These digital experiences are a singular alternative to talk straight with recreation creators about their video games and their expertise within the trade. To enter for an opportunity to win, register as an Xbox FanFest fan at xbox.com/fanfest and opt-in for the meet and greet of your alternative. Entry interval ends August 15 at 11:59pm PT. See Official Rules for full particulars.

Xbox Social Media Coverage.

For all the newest updates on Xbox at gamescom this 12 months, keep tuned to the @Xbox Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube social channels, and the @XboxDACH Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube social channels. We’re utilizing #Xboxgamescom as our occasion hashtag.