It barely feels like five minutes since the last one, but, somehow, Gamescom is almost upon us again. Which means publishers are starting to detail their plans for the show – and in Microsoft’s case, we now know that’ll include daily livestreams for those at home, plus over 50 playable games for anyone wandering the Koelnmesse’s halls.
Attendees visiting Microsoft’s Hall 7 Gamescom booth in person will find 50 games from Xbox Game Studios, Blizzard, Bethesda, and third-party partners, playable across 240 gaming stations. These include Age of Mythology: Retold, Ara: History Untold, Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred, Fallout 76: Milepost Zero, The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road, and Towerborne.
Playable third-party games, meanwhile, include Star Wars Outlaws, Space Marine 2, and the long-awaited Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. A full list of games at the booth can be found here.
And if you’re wondering where Microsoft’s flagship 2024 titles have got to, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Starfield: Shattered Space, and the reportedly delayed Avowed will be present at the show but unplayable. Instead, all three games will be receiving “exclusive theatre presentations”.