Microsoft announces Gamescom 2024 plans
Playable games and live streams planned for annual Cologne exhibition.
Microsoft has announced its plans for Gamescom 2024, which will run from August 21 to 25 at Koelenmesse in Cologne, Germany, including first-party and third-party titles playable at its booth, and live stream events.
Get the details below.
Xbox Booth
This year the Xbox booth will feature over 50 gaming titles from Xbox Game Studios, Blizzard, Bethesda, and our amazing third-party partners—spread across more than 240 gaming stations—alongside amazing photo ops and experiences, and specially constructed theaters for exclusive looks at upcoming titles.
Attendees will be able to go hands-on with upcoming Xbox releases, including:
- Age of Mythology: Retold
- Ara: History Untold
- Diablo IV Expansion “Vessel of Hatred”
- Fallout 76 Update “Milepost Zero”
- The Elder Scrolls Online Expansion “Gold Road”
- Towerborne
We will also host exclusive theater presentations of Avowed, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Starfield: Shattered Space.
Joining the Xbox booth for the first time, Blizzard Entertainment will make their return to Gamescom with multiple offerings for Diablo and World of Warcraft. Ahead of the launch of the “Vessel of Hatred” expansion in October, Diablo will bring an exclusive public hands-on gameplay demo of the Spiritborn class to the gamescom show floor, with a Diablo Immortal Helliquary boss tournament taking place as well. World of Warcraft celebrates the launch of “The War Within” on August 26 with the power of a special immersive experience, giving Gamescom attendants the chance to feel the thrill of Skyriding in Azeroth.
The Xbox booth will also have playable titles from our third-party partners, including:
- Atomfall (Rebellion Developments)
- Commandos: Origins (Kalypso Media)
- Date Everything (Team17)
- Dustborn (Spotlight by Quantic Dreams)
- Farming Simulator 25 (GIANT Software)
- Fortnite Festival (Epic Games)
- Little Nightmares III (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Marvel Rivals (NetEase Games)
- Mecha BREAK (Amazing Seasun Games)
- Planet Coaster 2 (Frontier Developments)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (GSC Game World)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Ubisoft)
- VALORANT (Riot Games)
- Visions of Mana (Square Enix)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Saber Interactive)
And in our Indie Selects area—dedicated to diverse, exciting upcoming titles from independent developers—we’ll host games including:
- All You Need is Help (Q-Games)
- The Alters (11 bit studios)
- Creatures of Ava (11 bit studios)
- Descenders 2 (No More Robots)
- Funko Fusion (10:10 Games)
- KILL KNIGHT (PlaySide Studios)
- Let’s Build a Dungeon (Springloaded)
- Overthrown (Maximum Entertainment)
- Parcel Corps (Secret Mode)
- REPLACED (Coatsink)
- Spirit of the North 2 (Merge Games)
- Squirrel with a Gun (Maximum Entertainment)
- Star Trucker (Raw Fury)
- Tails of Iron II: Whiskers of Winter (United Label)
- Train Sim World 4 (Dovetail Games)
- Voidtrain (HypeTrain Digital)
- Winter Burrow (Noodlecake)
For the full list of playable titles visit here. Whatever you’re into, we’ll have something for you.
You’ll be able to find us in Hall 7 of the Koelnmesse, North entrance. See below for the consumer show opening times:
- Thursday, August 22 – 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. CEST
- Friday, August 23 – 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. CEST
- Saturday, August 24 – 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. CEST
- Sunday, August 25 – 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. CEST
Beyond the Xbox booth, Overwatch 2 will also have a joint stand with Porsche, highlighting their new collaboration by featuring a life-sized D.Va statue modeled after the new all-electric Macan, along with an invitation for fans to enter a real-life rendition of an iconic Overwatch 2 map.
Game Pass @ Gamescom
This year at gamescom, Game Pass is turning up the fun with an exciting setup reminding players that they can discover their next favorite game across devices. Guests will have an opportunity to explore different sections dedicated to PC, Console, and Cloud as they learn about all the different ways to play their favorite games. In addition to exclusive gamescom 2024 prizes available through claw and gacha machines, guests have the opportunity to play the Big Green Button for a shot at winning exciting prizes like:
- Game Pass tokens (PC and/or Ultimate)
- NVIDIA GeForce Now cards
- WD_BLACK PC and Console Storage
- Cloud Gaming devices (e.g., Amazon Fire TV Sticks, and Meta Quest headsets) that can directly stream Xbox games
- OMEN monitors
- HyperX headsets, microphones, mice and keyboards
Gaming for Everyone
Xbox remains committed to the belief that gaming should be safe, inclusive, and accessible for all. We are ensuring that all areas of the booth are wheelchair accessible, Xbox Adaptive Controllers will be available upon request, and there will be select demo stations with adjustable-height desks and monitors. We also have multiple American Sign Language (ASL) and German Sign Language (DGS) interpreters and Audio Description tours in English and German for guests who are blind or visually disabled.
Additionally, we’ll have sensory aids and a quiet room for everyone who needs them, as well as “Here to Help” staff to assist players of all abilities navigate our booth and game experiences. Please check out the Accessibility “Here to Help” desk at our booth for support.
Other Booth Elements
- Gear Shop – Check out the official Gear Shop at the booth to get the latest with gear from Xbox Game Studios, Blizzard, Activision, and Bethesda! Can’t make it? Don’t worry, find your new favorite gear online in the following stores:
- https://shop.callofduty.com
- https://gear.blizzard.com
- https://gear.xbox.com
- Community Area – This year the Xbox booth will also include the Community Hub! This more chilled out space within the Xbox Booth will be a perfect place for attendees to stop and hang out during the show, and will also feature special programming and activities from titles and teams across Xbox taking place throughout Gamescom. Activities will include cosplay meetups, trivia games, meet-and-greets with game developers and voice actors, and more! Be sure to stop by and see what’s on!
Live from the Showfloor with our Broadcast Teams
If you can’t make the trip to Cologne this year, we’ll bring the show to you with a series of daily streams from the Xbox booth. Join Team Xbox and friends on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for a deeper dive into some of the highly anticipated games at Gamescom 2024, with first-look gameplay, developer chats, new trailers and more. The Bethesda team will also have daily content streaming live from the booth over on their Twitch channel.
Whether you join us for every stream, or just dip in for the latest on your most anticipated titles, we’re looking forward to connecting with fans across the globe and showing off some of the amazing games coming to Xbox.
- August 21
- Xbox @ gamescom 2024
- Start: 6:00 a.m. PDT / 9:00 a.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. BST / 3:00 p.m. CEST
- Featuring S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Atomfall, Age of Mythology, plus others
- Bethesda MainStream
- Start: 5:00 a.m. PDT / 8:00 a.m. EST / 1:00 p.m. BST / 2:00 p.m. CEST
- August 22
- Xbox @ gamescom 2024
- Start: 6:00 a.m. PDT / 9:00 a.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. BST / 3:00 p.m. CEST
- Featuring Star Wars Outlaws, World of Warcraft: The War Within, Towerborne, plus others
- Bethesda MainStream
- Start: 5:00 a.m. PDT / 8:00 a.m. EST / 1:00 p.m. BST / 2:00 p.m. CEST
- August 23
- Xbox @ gamescom 2024
- Start: 6:00 a.m. PDT / 9:00 a.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. BST / 3:00 p.m. CEST
- Featuring Avowed, Ara: History Untold, plus others
- Bethesda MainStream
- Start: 5:00 a.m. PDT / 8:00 a.m. EST / 1:00 p.m. BST / 2:00 p.m. CEST
Keep an eye on Xbox Social channels for the full content schedule in the days leading up to gamescom.
The live English-language broadcast from Xbox’s gamescom booth will be available in German, Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Czech, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Castilian Spanish, Mexican Spanish and Turkish, along with ASL and English Audio Descriptions. You can catch the Xbox @ Gamescom Livestream on regional Xbox channels on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and elsewhere.
Xbox FanFest
On Wednesday, August 21, Xbox FanFest is returning to host a special community event to kick off Gamescom week! We’ll be bringing players together to connect around their shared love of gaming. If you’re planning to attend gamescom or will be in the Cologne area, you can enter for a chance to win tickets to attend.
Login at xbox.com/fanfest and use code FANFEST to unlock the sweepstakes. No Purchase Necessary. Open only to registered Xbox FanFest members. 18+. Ends 08:59 CEST on 5 August 2024. Click here for Official Rules.
Xbox Coverage
Our social media teams will be on the ground bringing you live coverage, updates, news, new videos, and lots of fun stuff too. And make sure to keep an eye on Xbox Wire for coverage of the Opening Night Live show, and articles about many of the games on show.
Update 1:40 p.m.: ARK II by Studio Wildcard was originally listed as playable at the Xbox booth. This mention was an error by Microsoft that has since been removed.