Gamescom 2021 will be held from August 25 to 27 fully digital due to COVID-19 prevention measures and now the first participants have begun to be confirmed. Xbox and Bethesda, Ubisoft or EA are just some of the protagonists that will be present at this fair, the most important in Europe.
“Especially in view of the challenges for game production during the Coronavirus pandemic and the much shorter preparation times for a digital event, we are very pleased with the impressive list of Gamescom partners that are already confirmed,” says Oliver Frese. , director of operations of organizer Koelnmesse (via Gamingbolt). “With this, the purely digital Gamescom with its programs and innovations underscores its great value to the industry and the global gaming community.”
Although it is expected that new attendees will be confirmed in the coming weeks, the list of confirmed attendees so far is as follows:
- 505 Games
- Activision
- Aerosoft
- Assemble Entertainment
- astragon Entertainment
- BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
- Bethesda Softworks
- Electronic arts
- GAMEVIL COM2US Europe
- Headup
- Indie Arena Booth
- Koch Media
- NExT Studios (Tencent Games)
- SEGA Europe
- Team17
- Thunderful Games
- Ubisoft
- Wargaming
- Xbox
“Together with confirmed and continually joining partners, we will continue to deliver an exciting and eventful program to millions of game fans around the world in 2021.”
Gamescom 2021 will start next August 24 with the usual Opening Night Live presented by Geoff Keighley, where some of the most important news from the companies participating in the fair will be shown. It is one of the most important events of the year to present new projects and content that will arrive in the coming months