Where is gamescom 2018

The City of Cologne also bore part of the costs and was organiser. This year, gaming fans from around the world who couldn't attend gamescom in person could also experience some of the most exciting highlights of the world's biggest event for computer and video games live. Many events at gamescom complemented the gaming offering, and in this way assured the appropriate offering for the various target groups.

The gamescom congress on 23 August also convinced with a diverse programme and political discussions. With around visitors, the format underlined its position as a think tank for digitalisation. The gamescom ended in keeping with tradition with the gamescom city festival. The Cologne city centre was once again full of music, street food, games, information and entertainment offerings from Friday, 24 August to Sunday, 26 August.

Many national and international music acts, a street food market and countless activities for great and small once again made the gamescom city festival the attraction for guests and residents of the Rhine metropolis this year. The gamescom week attracted more than , visitors to Cologne. Gamescom Wiki Guide. If you've been patiently waiting to see more of Cyberpunk in action CD Projekt Red brought the highly anticipated title to Gamescom -- but only released a few new screenshots to the public.

They're as gorgeous as they are intriguing, but they don't tell us much more about the game than we already knew, which unfortunately, is still less than we'd like to know. On the plus side, we did get a chance to try out a selection of Cyberpunk themed beer.

Talk like a pirate day is coming on Sept. During Microsoft's Gamescom event, we learned a little more about the new area of the game, which has new adventures, deadly volcanoes and "cursed cannonballs. If you bought the original Shenmue on the Dreamcast, you've been waiting over two decades to see the end of the story. Now, you finally will -- but you'll have to wait another year. Deep Silver announced at Gamescom that the game would hit stores on Aug.

That's a little bit of a bummer for folks who have been waiting for Shenmue III since the original Kickstarter campaign , but on the other hand Do you like horror movies? And video games? Then you'll probably love The Dark Pictures Anthology. That's the name for a new series of cinematic horror experiences from Supermassive Games. The series seems to be the developer's spiritual follow-up to Until Dawn, and promises to deliver a challenging and engrossing horror experience where any character can die.

Too scared to handle dramatic horror? How about over-the-top action horror? You got it. Gamescom saw the release of our first gameplay trailer of Devil May Cry 5 -- featuring giant bosses, over the top moves and plenty of destruction. The trailer is a lot of fun, but if you want a more realistic look at how the game plays in practice, pay our friends at GameSpot a visit: they have over 20 minutes of gameplay footage taken directly from the show.

If you haven't caught on yet, "battle royale" is the new hot genre of The free-for-all, one-life-to-life murder game show format is sneaking into pretty much every game franchise imaginable -- and spawning new ones.

The actual computing of the game takes place in the data centre. This allows even blockbuster titles with elaborate graphics to be played on less high-powered terminal devices. What is required, however, is a fast and low-latency internet connection.

Last year, companies from 54 countries presented their latest products. In , a total of , visitors from countries used gamescom as an entertainment and business platform. With the business area, the entertainment area, the devcom, the gamescom congress and the gamescom city festival, gamescom offers tailored platforms for all audiences. We are the association of the German games industry.

Our members include developers, publishers and many other games industry actors such as e-sports event organisers, educational establishments and service providers. We are an expert partner for media and for political and social institutions, and answer questions relating to market development, games culture and media literacy. Our mission is to make Germany the best games location.

The Cologne trade fair company has a more than year-old history. Age of Empires 4 made a surprise debut, too. There will be a Microsoft livestream for Gamescom , but it'll be an episode of Inside Xbox, which sounds less likely to be reveal-heavy. CEST a. So, hey, we might hear about some new Xbox controllers or something, but it's worth keeping expectations in check for larger reveals. EA, meanwhile, hasn't confirmed any livestream for Gamescom, but usually has one every year.