This year, the city of Cologne will once again host the gamescom, a video game fair open to the public, who will be able to stroll through the aisles to get their hands on future video games before their release. Many publishers and developers will be present, like Microsoft which unveils its program today.
The constructor will thus have an area Xbox in the Hall 8 with 36 play stations to try titles exclusive to its platforms, but also third-party games, here is the complete list:
- Penance (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios);
- Age of Empires IV (Relic Entertainment & World’s Edge / Xbox Game Studios);
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios Publishing);
- Sea of Thieves (Rare Games / Xbox Game Studios);
- Grounded (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios);
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment);
- Disney Dreamlight Valley (Gameloft);
- Gunfire Reborn (Duoyi Games / 505 Games);
- Inkulinati (Yaza Games/Daedalic Entertainment);
- Last Case of Benedict Fox (Plot Twist Games / Rogue Games);
- Lies of P (Neowiz);
- Lightyear Frontier (Frame Break);
- Planet of Lana (Wishfully / Thunderful);
- You Suck at Parking (Happy Volcano).
Microsoft announces in passing that it will be possible to discover the new app Xbox on the Samsung smart tvto play directly on your TV in cloud gaming without the need for a console or a computer. The builder thought of the decoration with reproductions of the spider Broodmother (Grounded), a battlefield ofAge of Empires IVboards of Sea of Thievesof Piglins (Minecraft Legends) or even VASCOrobotic companion of Starfield. It’s the only time Microsoft mentions Bethesda’s game, which shouldn’t have more of a presence at gamescom than at the QuakeCon… The manufacturer also specifies that it will be possible to request adaptive controllers to try out its games in its space Xboxwheelchair accessible, and Microsoft is also a partner of the program gamescom goes green with a reduction in CO2 consumption in its space.
This is all for the lucky ones who will be heading to Cologne in the next few days, but of course players from all over the world will be able to participate in the event remotely by following a live stream on Thursday, August 25, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.. It will not be a conference, but Microsoft will offer exchanges with developers and gameplay signed games Mojang Studios, Obsidian Entertainment and World’s EdgeofAsobo Studio and other third-party studios. We already have a preview of the games that will be shown:
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios Publishing);
- Gunfire Reborn (Duoyi Games / 505 Games);
- Sea of Thieves (Rare Games / Xbox Game Studios);
- Lies of P (Neowiz);
- High On Life (Squanch Games);
- Grounded (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios);
- Penance (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 (Wishfully / Thunderful);
- Age of Empires IV (Relic Entertainment & World’s Edge / Xbox Game Studios).
Finally, the manufacturer will organize a Xbox FanFest Wednesday, August 24, from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., allowing certain privileged persons to access the stand before its official opening. It’s necessary register on the event websitebut otherwise, virtual meetings with the developers of Sea of Thieves and Park Beyond will take place via Microsoft Teams Friday, August 26, and again, you have to register on the same page.
As a reminder, we will be entitled from Tuesday August 23 to the gamescom Opening Night Livean opening ceremony presented by Geoff Keighley, which should be an opportunity to have information on the next games of Microsoft. You can pre-order A Plague Tale: Requiem at €44.99 on Gamesplanet.
| Clint008 Writer – Tester |
