We’re excited to be returning to Cologne for gamescom this August and to be face-to-face with the community for the first time since 2019!
We’re really excited to be back on the show floor and bringing our passionate fans together again in person to celebrate what’s ahead at Xbox. At gamescom 2022, fans across Europe and around the world can expect a little more insight into some of our previously announced games coming to Xbox over the next 12 months, whether attending the show or watching the Xbox Booth @ gamescom live stream track from home.
We’re also very excited to announce the return of Xbox FanFest to the show floor. More details on this and everything else we have planned for gamescom 2022 can be found below. Here’s what you can expect.
Xbox booth
This year the Xbox booth will again be in Hall 8 and will feature 36 stations with a fantastic range of content coming to Xbox over the next 12 months, much of which will be making its debut on Game Pass on day one.
For those attending in person, you can check out some of the latest games and updates from Xbox Game Studios, including:
- Buses (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
- Age of Empires IV (Relic Entertainment & World’s Edge / Xbox Game Studios)
- Microsoft flight simulator (Publishing by Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios)
- Sea of Thieves (Rare Games / Xbox Game Studios)
- Grounded (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
We’ll also be celebrating some of our third-party partners with playable titles on the booth, including:
- A Plague Story: Requiem (Asobo Studio / Focus Entertainment)
- Disney Dreamlight Valley (game loft)
- Gunfire reborn
- It’s a peanut (Yaza Games / Daedalic Entertainment)
- Last case of Benedict Fox (plot twist games / rogue games)
- lies of P (neowiz)
- Lightyear limit (frame breakage)
- Planet of Lana (Wishful / Thundering)
- You suck at parking (Happy Volcano)
Visitors to the booth can also try out the new Xbox app on the latest Samsung Smart TV 2022, part of our mission to give everyone the power to play the games they want, with the people they want, wherever they want .
Not only will attendees get hands-on with the latest games, but they’ll also have the chance to become video game heroes with some awesome photo opportunities. You will be able…
- Come face to face with the first boss Groundedthe broodmother, a larger-than-life spider measuring 5 meters (17 feet) across, looking forward to taking a selfie with you
- Walk the plank with me Sea of Thieves
- Fight the Piglins with Minecraft Legends
- Storm the battlefield Age of Empires IV
- Take a selfie with us Starfields Companion robot VASCO
We can’t wait to see what you’re up to.
Xbox remains committed to the belief that gaming should be safe, inclusive and accessible to all. Therefore we ensure that Xbox Adaptive Controllers are available upon request and that all areas of the booth are wheelchair accessible. In addition, easily identifiable American Sign Language (ASL), British Sign Language (BSL) and German Sign Language (DGS) interpreters and Here to Help staff are available to assist players of all skill levels.
We are also pleased to announce that Xbox is an official partner of “gamescom goes green” and that we have made a voluntary climate contribution to ClimatePartner to offset the CO2 consumption of our show floor presence. We are also committed to avoiding waste in the design, presence and dismantling of the Xbox booth itself. It’s all part of Xbox’s commitment to our players and the industry to work tirelessly to reduce our environmental impact in a responsible manner.
You will find us in Hall 8 of Koelnmesse, North Entrance. Come hang out with Team Xbox!
Below you will find the opening hours of the consumer fair:
- Thursday, August 25 – 10:00 – 20:00 CEST
- Friday, August 26 – 10:00 – 20:00 CEST
- Saturday, August 27 – 9:00 – 20:00 CEST
- Sunday, August 28 – 9:00 – 20:00 CEST
Xbox booth @ gamescom live stream
Live from the Xbox booth at gamescom on Thursday, August 25 from 2pm EDT – 8pm EDT / 5am PT – 11am PT / 8am ET – 2pm PM ET we will also be hosting a special Live Streaming Talks Day. Expect developer interviews and gameplay from various Xbox Game Studios including Mojang Studios, Obsidian Entertainment and World’s Edge as well as Xbox Game Studios Publishing and their partners at Asobo Studio, in addition to some of our highly anticipated games from our third party partners. Join us for the entire stream or tune in for the latest on your most anticipated titles. In the days leading up to gamescom, keep an eye on the Xbox social channels for the full content schedule.
Here’s a taste of what to expect:
- Microsoft flight simulator (Publishing by Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios)
- Gunfire reborn (Duoyi games / 505 games)
- Sea of Thieves (Rare Games / Xbox Game Studios)
- lies of P (neowiz)
- high in life (Squanch Games)
- Grounded (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
- Buses (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 (Wishful / Thundering)
- Age of Empires IV (Relic Entertainment & World’s Edge / Xbox Game Studios)
The English language live broadcast from Xbox’s gamescom booth will be available in German, French, Polish, Italian, Spanish (Latin American and Castilian), Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese (Simplified) along with ASL, BSL and DGS interpretation and English audio descriptions. You can follow the entire Xbox Booth @gamescom live stream on regional Xbox channels on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook and elsewhere.
Xbox FanFest @ gamescom
Booth access event after hours.
The Xbox FanFest is hosting a special after-hours event at the Xbox booth. This event will take place on Wednesday, August 24th
Virtual Meet & Greets with Sea of Thieves and Park Beyond.
Can’t make it to gamescom in person this year? No problem. The Xbox FanFest co-hosts Meet & Greets Sea of Thieves and Park behind on Friday 26 August. Fans can participate no matter where they are by joining a Microsoft Teams call. These virtual experiences are a unique opportunity to chat directly with game developers about their games and their experience in the industry. To be entered for a chance to win, register as an Xbox FanFest fan at xbox.com/fanfest and register for the meet and greet of your choice. Entry closes August 15 at 11:59 PM PT. See Official Rules for full details.
Xbox social media reporting.
Stay tuned to @Xbox for the latest Xbox updates at this year’s gamescom Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and youtube social channels and @XboxDACH Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and youtube social channels. We use #Xboxgamescom as our event Hashtag.