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- Xbox returns to gamescom with over 20 titles to play, together with the primary public hands-on alternatives for a number of video games.
- Play Hole Knight: Silksong with a brand new demo – on PC or ROG Xbox Ally X.
- The Xbox sales space will even embody a theater expertise for The Outer Worlds 2.
- For individuals who can’t attend, take a look at the official Xbox @ gamescom Broadcast: Dwell From the Showfloor on August 20 & 21.
We’re excited to return to gamescom in Cologne, Germany from August 20-24 to attach with our followers from everywhere in the world.
This yr, the Xbox sales space will likely be filled with improbable upcoming video games from Xbox and our unimaginable third-party companions coming to Xbox, PC, and Sport Move this Vacation and past – and sure, that features Hole Knight: Silksong. On high of that, there would be the first ever public alternative to go hands-on with the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, in addition to different enjoyable actions and picture alternatives. We’ll additionally ship two days of broadcasts dwell from the present flooring on August 20 and 21, be a part of up with our superb neighborhood for an additional FanFest, and extra.
Maintain studying for extra particulars on all the things we’ve obtained deliberate for gamescom 2025.
Xbox Sales space
This yr the Xbox sales space will function over 20 video games from our first social gathering studios and our superb third-party companions – unfold throughout greater than 120 gaming stations – alongside picture alternatives and experiences.
Attendees will have the ability to go hands-on with a few of our upcoming recreation releases and {hardware}, in addition to expertise updates to a few of our most beloved franchises, together with:
- ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X – our two new handhelds crafted in collaboration with ASUS that mix the ability of Xbox with the liberty you count on from Home windows. Gamers can go hands-on with video games together with Hole Knight: Silksong, Roblox, Sea of Thieves, and Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3+4, with extra hands-on experiences with extra video games obtainable on the ASUS ROG sales space.
- Grounded 2 is heading to gamescom! Attendees can take a look at hands-on demos of the shrunken co-op survival journey from Obsidian Leisure and Eidos Montreal.
- Ninja Gaiden 4: Gamescom attendees on the Xbox sales space can get the primary public hands-on with Ninja Gaiden 4, a cutting-edge journey the place legacy meets innovation in a high-octane mix of favor and no-holds-barred fight
- MachineGames, in collaboration with Lucasfilm Video games, is bringing Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle to gamescom in celebration of the upcoming story DLC, The Order of Giants. Attendees can play the bottom recreation on the showfloor, snap a themed picture, and step into the boots of Indy himself and try to seek out and piece collectively a mummified cat puzzle—a every day competitors the place the quickest participant wins a prize worthy of the adventurer. All actions and activations will likely be obtainable on the Xbox sales space beginning Wednesday, August 20 via Sunday, August 24.
- World’s Edge is heading again to Cologne for gamescom 2025, bringing with it the legendary worlds of Age of Empires and Age of Mythology: Retold. With a major presence on the present flooring, the studio will likely be showcasing the depth and variety of the Age franchise, providing followers a recent take a look at beloved titles and teasing a number of surprises alongside the best way. Whether or not you’re a seasoned strategist or a newcomer to the battlefield, there’s one thing epic in retailer for everybody.
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 introduces an thrilling metropolis replace, a brand-new plane that many followers will acknowledge to be used within the sim, and thrilling and distinctive challenges for gamers to check their piloting abilities.
We will even host an unique theater presentation of The Outer Worlds 2, the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Leisure. Step into Protectorate territory for an unique look contained in the Tomb of the Matriarch—an opulent facility the place historical past, loyalty, and propaganda intertwine. On this guided theater expertise, witness how The Outer Worlds 2 explores a society that trades freedom for safety, and reveres its founders with unsettling devotion.
From our third-party companions all over the world, the Xbox sales space will function playable demos for:
- Hole Knight: Silksong
- Borderlands 4
- Onimusha: Approach of The Sword
- Steel Gear Strong Delta: Snake Eater
- EA Sports activities FC 26
- Aniimo
- There Are No Ghosts on the Grand
- PowerWash Simulator 2
- Remaining Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
- Remaining Fantasy XVI
- Invincible VS
- Tremendous Meat Boy 3D
- Cronos: The New Daybreak
- Mistfall Hunter
And we’ll have a pair extra surprises on the present from our companions too.
You’ll have the ability to discover us in Corridor 7 of the Koelnmesse, North entrance. See under for the buyer present opening instances:
- Thursday, August 21 – 10am – 8pm CEST
- Friday, August 22 – 10am – 8pm CEST
- Saturday, August 23 – 9am – 8 pm CEST
- Sunday, August 24 – 9am – 8pm CEST
World of Warcraft
gamescom 2025 will even see a celebration of the World of Warcraft neighborhood, unveiling the sport’s subsequent enlargement, Midnight, with a devoted sales space in Corridor 8. For the primary time, gamers will have the ability to get their fingers on the all-new Housing system. Considered one of WoW’s most anticipated options ever, Housing will enable gamers to construct, beautify and customise their very own houses in Azeroth.
The sales space will even function a Neighborhood Stage with continuous programming, together with developer & creator meet & greets, esports competitions, cosplayers, and Midnight developer panels. The celebrations aren’t restricted to the WoW sales space, as all the week kicks off with a World Premiere of the enlargement’s opening cinematic throughout Opening Evening Dwell on August 19, instantly adopted by a particular Midnight Enlargement Reveal broadcast on the World of Warcraft YouTube and Twitch channels.
Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 7
Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 7 will likely be revealed dwell on August 19 throughout Opening Evening Dwell at gamescom. Prepare for epic twists, developer intel, and the official begin of a daring new chapter in Black Ops historical past. Then tune into Name of Responsibility social channels after the present for much more unique content material.
Xbox Play Wherever @ gamescom
This yr at gamescom, we’re thrilled to introduce the Xbox Digital Passport Quest – a enjoyable and interactive solution to discover every Xbox sales space and get an opportunity to win thrilling prizes from Xbox and our high companions together with Amazon, Meta, LG, HyperX, NVIDIA GeForce, and NVIDIA GeForce NOW. As attendees journey via the broader Xbox sales space, they’ll full actions that showcase the advantages of Xbox Play Wherever – purchase a recreation as soon as and play throughout PC, Xbox console, and supported gaming handhelds – and the unbeatable worth of Xbox Sport Move – tons of of high-quality video games on Xbox console, PC and cloud. At Gamescom we’re celebrating our dedication to allow you to play the video games you need, with the folks you need, wherever you need.
Gaming for Everybody
We wish everybody to have the ability to go to us in consolation and security. As such, we’re making certain that every one areas of the sales space are wheelchair accessible, Xbox Adaptive Controllers will likely be obtainable upon request, and there will likely be choose demo stations with adjustable-height desks and screens. Plus, we’ll have “Right here to Assist” workers to help gamers of all skills navigate our sales space and recreation experiences.
Dwell from the Showfloor with our Broadcast Groups
For individuals who can’t make the journey to Cologne this yr, we’ll be bringing the present to you with a broadcast dwell from the guts of the Xbox sales space on Wednesday and Thursday. Be a part of Xbox and associates for a deeper dive into a number of the extremely anticipated video games at gamescom 2025 from our first social gathering studio groups and companions all over the world. We’re bringing you first-look gameplay, developer interviews, new trailers, updates, and extra. We are able to’t wait to attach with followers throughout the globe and showcase a number of the superb video games coming quickly to Xbox.
Wednesday, August 20
- Xbox @ gamescom 2025 Broadcast
- Begin: 6am PT / 9am EDT / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST
- That includes the ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, Grounded 2, Keeper, Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 7, and extra.
Thursday, August 21
- Xbox @ gamescom 2025 Broadcast
- Begin: 6am PT / 9am EDT / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST
- That includes Ninja Gaiden 4, Overwatch 2, The Outer Worlds 2, and extra.
Regulate Xbox Social channels for the total content material schedule within the days main as much as gamescom.
The dwell English-language broadcast from Xbox’s gamescom sales space will likely be obtainable in Conventional Chinese language, German, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and Mexican Spanish, together with ASL and English Audio Descriptions. You possibly can catch the Xbox @ gamescom Broadcast on regional Xbox channels on YouTube, Twitch, Fb, and elsewhere.
Broadcast Channels:
Bethesda Broadcast
Constructing on a profitable custom, Bethesda will as soon as once more deliver gamescom on to its international fanbase. The group will ship three days of dwell broadcasts from the Xbox present flooring in Cologne, starting on Friday, August 22. Every every day present on twitch.television/bethesda_de will function developer interviews, recreation showcases, neighborhood segments, crafting highlights, and dwell IRL excursions from the occasion.
Xbox FanFest
Xbox FanFest is popping 10—and we’re celebrating a decade of unforgettable moments and neighborhood at gamescom 2025 in Cologne! From our first gathering in Los Angeles to this milestone occasion, FanFest has at all times been about bringing followers nearer to the video games, creators, and one another.
Winners of our tenth Anniversary Sweepstakes have been chosen—congrats to all! Not a winner this time? Join at https://aka.ms/XboxFanFest so that you don’t miss future occasions and giveaways. Already a member? Be a part of the celebration and share your favourite moments with #XboxFanFest on social.
Xbox Social and Xbox Wire
Our social media groups will likely be on the bottom bringing you reside protection, updates, information, new movies, and plenty of enjoyable stuff too. And ensure to control Xbox Wire all week for protection of the Opening Evening Dwell present, to not point out articles about most of the video games on present.
For all the most recent updates on Xbox at gamescom this yr, keep tuned to the Xbox channels on X, Fb, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp and LinkedIn social channels, or the @XboxDACH X, Fb, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube social channels for German-language protection. We’re utilizing #Xboxgamescom as our occasion hashtag.
