Xbox Gamescom live stream promises 'biggest exclusive games line up ever'

Xbox Gamescom live stream promises 'biggest exclusive games line upward always'

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The Xbox Serial X should have a big showing at Gamescom 2021 — fifty-fifty though Gamescom 2021 may look a fiddling unrecognizable this year. The huge gaming convention, which takes place every August in Cologne, Germany, won't have a physical component this year due to public wellness concerns.

However, the testify will go on nearly, and Microsoft is planning two large livestreams for the event: an Xbox Stream on August 24, and an Xbox opening nighttime ceremony on August 25.

Data comes from the official Xbox Wire weblog, and includes some hints about what we might run into at the event. Microsoft promises to show off its "biggest sectional games line up ever," although doesn't draw exactly what that entails. We don't look to hear nearly too many new titles, as Xbox Games Marketing VP Aaron Greenberg acknowledged on Twitter:

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"To set expectations, no new reveals or major surprises," he said.

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Putting two and 2 together, and so, we tin look to hear a lot of news about first- and tertiary-party Microsoft exclusives that we already know nigh. That includes games like Halo Infinite, Starfield, Age of Empires Four, Redfall, Legend 4, Avowed and more. Some of these games are admittedly pretty far out, so we'd expect the focus to exist on games that are coming in the near future. (If I were a betting human, I'd say it'southward about time for a definitive Halo Infinite release date.)

The Xbox Stream on Baronial 24 seems like it might exist the more substantial of the two. It volition take identify at 10 AM PT/1 PM PT/6 PM BST on August 24, and will be bachelor via YouTube, Twitch and other official Microsoft channels.

The Gamescom Opening Dark Live ceremony, which may include some boosted Microsoft data, will take place on August 25 at 11 AM PT/ii PM ET/7 PM BST. It'southward also available on YouTube, Twitch and similar sites.

Bethesda fans should besides exist aware of Bethesda MainStream, which will brainstorm on Baronial 26 and take place over the form of several days. Since it's a multi-day livestream, nosotros're not sure when (or if) nosotros'll hear news about upcoming titles; it may focus on customs initiatives and updates to existing titles instead. It will also probably exist in German, every bit Bethesda Germany is hosting this one. If y'all plan to melody in, you may want to do and then with a native German language speaker on hand. Yous'll be able to scout this Bethesda MainStream on Twitch.

Microsoft besides points out that Xbox FanFest volition yet be taking place this year, albeit online. Fans can check the official Xbox FanFest website in the coming days for more details. Furthermore, Microsoft will host an Xbox Gamescom auction, during which it volition discount relevant titles up to 75% off. As to which games these will be, specifically, nosotros'll have to look until August 24 to discover out.

Marshall Honorof is a senior editor for Tom'southward Guide, overseeing the site'due south coverage of gaming hardware and software. He comes from a science writing groundwork, having studied paleomammalogy, biological anthropology, and the history of scientific discipline and technology. After hours, you can find him practicing taekwondo or doing deep dives on archetype sci-fi.