Xboxis the only first-party company in the industry attendingGamescom2024, the video game fair held from August 21 to 25 in the German city of Cologne.
Xbox At Gamescom 2024
The next big video game event is closer than ever. Following the conferences held in June, such asSummer Game Fest 2024,Ubisoft Forward 2024,Xbox Games Showcase 2024, and the Nintendo Direct, it’s now time to travel to Germany.
From August 21 to 25, 2024, the new edition ofGamescom, the most important video game fair in Europe, will take place in the German city of Cologne. As usual, Gamescom will begin withOpening Night Live,an event presented by Geoff Keighley, which can be followed live on Tuesday, August 20 on YouTube and Twitch.
The countdown to@gamescombegins!🎮 50+ Games🎥 Theatre Presentations for Avowed, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle & Starfield: Shattered Space📺 3 days of live broadcasts🎉 FanFestAnd more! Aug 21-25. Get the rundown:https://t.co/Us3C6WRCDH|#xboxgamescompic.twitter.com/WmkcZ3qc92— Xbox (@Xbox)August 25, 2025
From Wednesday to Sunday of that week, attendees will be able to try out highly anticipated games like Star Wars Outlaws, which will be released a few days later. Xbox is the only first-party company attending the fair, following the confirmed absences of PlayStation and Nintendo. But don’t worry, because the green team is preparing tons of content for those attending the fair, and also for those following it from home.
On Xbox Wire, new details have been revealed about the games the company will bring toGamescom 2024, as well as the presentations, broadcasts, and events that will take place.
The Biggest Xbox Conference at Gamescom
To begin with, Microsoft has left us in awe with what they have prepared for the Xbox booth at the Cologne fair. There, attendees will find the largest stage ever created by Xbox with a whopping 50 titles and 240 game stations.
From Xbox, Bethesda, and Activision Blizzard first-party games like Age of Mythology: Retold, Ara: History Untold,Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred, World of Warcraft: The War Within,Fallout 76: Milepost Zero,The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road, and Towerborne. To highly anticipated third-party games like Star Wars Outlaws (Ubisoft), Atomfall (Rebellion), ARK II (Studio Wildcard),Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2(Saber Interactive), and STALKER 2 (GSC).
Additionally, Xbox will unveil major news aboutAvowed, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, andStarfield: Shattered Space, which can be seen there and also from home. In the indie chapter, the Xbox conference will feature attractive indie games such as Squirrel with a Gun (Maximum Entertainment), Winter Burrow (Noodlecake), and Creatures of Ava (11 Bit Studios).
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Other important Xbox celebrations at Gamescom include the Xbox FanFest (August 21), hardware and Game Pass token giveaways, new products in the Gear Shop, and the new Community Area.
Certainly, Xbox is preparing an absolute party for Gamescom 2024, the video game fair held from August 21 to 25, 2024, in Cologne. Remember that its prologue is Opening Night Live, a digital broadcast that begins on August 20.
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