Gamescom 2022 is one of the biggest weeks in gaming, happening in-person for the first time since 2019, with 500+ companies in attendance. Like last year, Gamescom is filled with reveals, demos, news, interviews, and so much more. It's a lot to take in, so IGN is here to bring you all the latest and greatest moments as they happen. Be sure to see the best games from Gamescom and all the other highlights from Gamescom 2022 below.
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When is Gamescom 2022?
Gamescom 2022 is running from August 23 through August 28. It's in-person at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany and has online elements you can stream.
How to Watch Gamescom Day 6: Cosplay Contest
Here’s the full list of places you can watch the Gamescom stream for the last day, Sunday, Aug 28th:
- IGN.com (homepage)
- IGN's Twitter
- IGN's Twitch Channel
- IGN's YouTube Channel
- IGN's iOS App
- IGN's Android App
- IGN's Xbox One App
- Roku
- IGN App for Android TV
- IGN App for Amazon Fire TV
- Apple TV
- IGN1 on Samsung TV Plus
- Pluto TV
Gamescom 2022 Schedule
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— IGN (@IGN) August 16, 2022
Gamescom Day 1 Recap (Aug 23)
In case you missed it, see Geoff Keighley’s Gamescom Opening Night Live Announcements including tons of exciting gameplay footage and reveals already, including the reveal of the DualSense Edge PS5 controller and announcements for games including Hogwarts Legacy, Gotham Knights, Sonic Frontiers, and more! See below for the 7 minute breakdown, or watch the entire Opening Night Live stream on IGN's YouTube.
Gamescom Day 2 Recap (Aug 24)
Watch: Gamescom Studio Day 1 Recap of IGN’s own live coverage that highlighted new trailers, exclusive interviews and more around The Callisto Protocol, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Steelrising and more. ICYMI: Gamescom 2023 schedule was just announced before 2022's event has finished!
Gamescom Day 3 Recap: (Aug 25)
Watch: Xbox Livestream at Gamescom 2022 where Xbox presented developer interviews and gameplay from titles including Microsoft Flight Simulator, Lies of P, Minecraft Legends, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves, and more. If you prefer a quick recap, we compiled 6 highlights from the Xbox Livestream at Gamescom.
Also, in case you missed it, watch the heavy metal rhythm shooter Metal: Hellsinger live concert at Gamescom, featuring several of the game's celebrated artists performing their songs on stage. See the Gamescom Studio Day 2 recap below from Thursday in case you missed it:
Gamescom Day 4 Recap: (Aug 26)
IGN’s own live studio coverage wrapped up with two hours of final interviews and more trailers, followed by Awesome Indies!
Gamescom Studio Recap:
Hour 1:
- Company of Heroes 3
- System Shock (Exclusive Gameplay)
- Endless Dungeon
- High on Life (Exclusive Gameplay)
- Dead Island 2
- Session: Skate Sim
Hour 2:
- Off the Grid
- One Piece Odyssey
- Goat Simulator 3
- Vikings on Trampolines (Exclusive Gameplay)
- Gungrave Gore
- Pentiment (Hands-on)
- Sifu (Exclusive Gameplay)
Awesome Indies Recap
After the Gamescom live studio coverage, IGN showcased some of the most anticipated, new indie games being shown at Gamescom!
- Dome Keeper
- Kingdom Eighties
- Settlement Survival
- Ghost Song
- Mineko's Night Market
- The Knight Witch
- Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator
- 9 Years of Shadows
- The Last Hero Of Nostalgaia
- Lou's Lagoon
- Worldless
- Swordship
- Planet of Lana
- The Fabulous Fear Machine
- Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop
- Nobody Saves the World
- Blooming Business: Casino
- Chenso Club
- Lightyear Frontier
- Sandwalkers
- Fall of Porcupine
- And more!
Gamescom Day 5 Recap: (August 27)
In case you missed it, here's the best of the best at the Gamescom 2022 Award Show:
Gamescom Day 6: Sunday, August 28
Cosplay Contest - 6am PT/9am ET/3pm CEST
To wrap up the Gamescom 2022, be sure to catch some of the most unique, creative and exciting cosplay that Gamescom has to offer. (FAQs here on the cosplay contest).
Watch the Cosplay Contest Livestream August 28th at 6am PT/9am ET right here on IGN.com. You can stream from any of the platforms as mentioned in Where to Watch section above, with some of the most popular platforms to stream from below:
In the meantime, here are some killer cosplay we've seen so far at Gamescom in-person!
Gamescom 2022 Overview
Which Publishers Are Attending?
It was confirmed that over 500 companies registered for Gamescom 2022, and the list includes such studios as 2K, 505 Games, AMD, Bandai Namco, HoYoverse, Humble Games, HyperX, Koch Media, Raw Fury, SEGA Europe, Team17, THQ Nordic, Thunderful, Ubisoft, Xbox, and more. From Microsoft, Xbox will offer 'updates on some announced games' at Gamescom this year.
With over 500 companies registered so far, #gamescom2022 is shaping up to be AMAZING! We can’t wait to be back in person.
— gamescom (@gamescom) July 7, 2022
You can find our press release here: https://t.co/9f4D0ov2hA
See you in Cologne! #aheadofthegame pic.twitter.com/dgyfrFSEEv
Which Publishers Are Not Attending?
Sony confirmed there won't be PlayStation-based announcements at GamesCom. However, they did end up revealing the DualSense Edge Controller at Gamescom Opening Night Live:
Here's a shortlist of publishers not attending Gamescom 2022:
- Playstation
- Nintendo
- Take-Two
- Activision Blizzard
What is Gamescom?
Gamescom is one of the world's largest events for computer and video games and features some of the biggest announcements and reveals of the year.
Recap of Gamescom 2021
Gamescom 2021 Highlights:
- The release dates for Halo Infinite and Horizon Forbidden West
- The announcement of Saints Row and Marvel’s Midnight Suns
- An extended look at the Call of Duty: Vanguard campaign (also see our COD: Vanguard Review)
- A deep dive into Death Stranding: Director’s Cut (also see our Death Stranding Director's Cut Review)
- Everything announced from Gamescom 2021 and Opening Night Live 2021
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