Gamescom 2022 is here with tons of exciting updates, gameplay, trailers and exclusives. So far, there were several announcements from Gamescom Opening Night Live, including the reveal of the DualSense Edge PS5 controller and much more. (To easily catch up on Gamescom Day 1, we’ve got you covered with our video of Every Reveal from Opening Night Live in 7 Minutes).
Then, Gamescom Day 2 kept up the hype with new trailers, exclusive interviews and more from games including The Callisto Protocol, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, and Steelrising.
Following the first two days of Gamescom excitement, Xbox pretty much took over Gamescom Day 3 with six hours of developer interviews and gameplay from titles including Microsoft Flight Simulator, Lies of P, Minecraft Legends, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves, and more.
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Xbox Highlights at Gamescom 2022
As one of the biggest participants at Gamescom this year, there’s a lot to recap from Xbox’s six-hour stream and in-person booth highlights. And, we covered Gamescom Day 3 in full with our own IGN Gamescom Studio livestream for even more coverage, including the Metal: Hellsinger live concert we had fun jamming out to.
Here are the biggest Xbox highlights from Gamescom 2022 to catch you up to speed.
Microsoft Flight Simulator – Update
See the new Germany City Update, the newest Local Legend, the 40th Anniversary Update and more during this Xbox Booth Showcase during Gamescom 2022.
A Plague Tale: Requiem – New Look
Join Game Director of Asobo Studio, Kevin Choteau as we get a new look at the gameplay for A Plague Tale: Requiem, releasing October 18.
Lies of P – Interview
Join Jiwon Choi and Jason Park from Neowiz as they discuss making the studio’s first console game with Lies of P, due in 2023. Also see: 5 Things We Learned From Lies of P Gameplay
Sea of Thieves – Developer Interview
Join developers from Rare as they discuss working during the pandemic, as well as their favorite pirate crews introduced during Season 7 of Sea of Thieves.
Gunfire Reborn – Inside Scoop
Join Stephen Takowsky as he discusses what you’ll be doing in Gunfire Reborn, a First-Person Shooter Co-Op Roguelike game, releasing on October 27.
High on Life – Developer Interview
High on Life from Justin Roiland has you taking the seat of an aimless Teenager fending off Aliens who consider humans the greatest drug in the galaxy. We get some additional insight from the team behind this fever dream.
How to Rewatch the Full Xbox Livestream
Gamescom’s Xbox event took place on Thursday, August 25 and lasted nearly 6 hours. You can watch or rewatch the Xbox stream from Gamescom 2022 including footage from the Xbox booth and gameplay clips on YouTube.
Xbox Games List at Gamescom 2022:
Although Xbox stated there wouldn’t be brand new announcements, the stream featured developer interviews and gameplay from various Xbox Game Studios including:
- Mojang Studios
- Obsidian Entertainment
- World’s Edge
- Xbox Game Studios Publishing and their partners at Asobo Studio
Xbox Covered The Following Games at Gamescom 2022:
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Gunfire Reborn
- Sea of Thieves
- Lies of P
- High On Life
- Grounded
- Pentiment
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Minecraft Legends
- Planet of Lana
- Age of Empires IV
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