Yes, E3 2021 is behind us, but the news on upcoming PC games never stops. Gamescom arrives in late August, and a variety of press conferences and special presentations are starting to be announced for the show. We already knew about Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night Live show, but now Xbox and the Future Games Show are joining the lineup.
Gamescom itself is fully digital this year and will run from Wednesday August 25 through Friday August 27. The show will be free and consist of a variety of live broadcasts during these days, some of which focus on developers and businesses. For fans, there aren’t many details on what to expect from the main show, except that the Gamescom Studio and Awesome Indies presentations will return in collaboration with IGN.
Expect more details on the rest of the show as we get closer to the start of Gamescom proper, but for now, three major shows are confirmed for the program: Opening Night Live by Geoff Keighley, the Xbox Stream and the Future Games Show.
Check out the schedule below.
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– Xbox (@Xbox) August 9, 2021
August 24 – Xbox Gamescom 2021 Stream
The Gamescom 2021 Xbox Stream will be broadcast on Tuesday August 24 at 10 a.m. PDT / 1 p.m. EDT / 6 p.m. BST. The show will focus on previously announced proprietary Microsoft games, as well as select titles from third-party publishers. There will of course also be information about additions to Game Pass.
In 3 weeks from today, discover the biggest video games to come from this party and what lies beyond …@gamescom Opening night live
A two hour live showcase
Diffusion and co-diffusion everywhere
Wednesday 25 August
11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CET pic.twitter.com/h8C12vtvri– Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) August 4, 2021
August 25 – Gamescom Opening Night Live
Set to broadcast the Wednesday August 25 at 11 a.m. PDT / 2 p.m. EDT / 7 p.m. BST, Opening Night Live will kick off Gamescom with a two-hour presentation by venerable host Geoff Keighley. The presentation will present “a fresh take on the biggest video games to come from this holiday and what lies beyond”.
The Future Games Show returns, with over 40 games and a few special guests.https://t.co/PK6sFEWQny
– GamesRadar + (@GamesRadar) August 9, 2021
August 26 – Future Games Show
The Future Games Show will be broadcast on Thursday August 26 at 1 p.m. PDT / 4 p.m. EDT / 9 p.m. BST. The show will feature more than 40 games, including titles from Frontier Developments, Team17, Koch Media and Tripwire Interactive.
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