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Xboxhas confirmed that it will be in attendance at Gamescom 2024 on August 21, even providing a partial list of games that it plans to show during the live event. After a summer showcase that many fans regard as the company’s best in years, it appears thatXboxstill has more to highlight from its slate of upcoming games.
While the company’s June livestream revealed huge tentpole titles likeFable,Perfect Dark,Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,Doom: The Dark Ages, andGears of War: E-Day, a recent report claimed that theXbox Games Showcase could’ve been even bigger. The gaming giant allegedly held back on including a handful of games in the stream, including some that are confirmed for a 2024 release, such asTowerborneandAra: History Untold. Fans wondered if Xbox could be saving them for upcoming gaming events, and it looks like that may have been the case.
Shortly afterPlayStation confirmed its absence from Gamescom 2024, Xbox announced on its official Twitter account that it would be present at the German gaming event from August 21 to August 25, while also claiming to have its “biggest booth ever” on the show floor. In a follow-up tweet, Xbox revealed a partial list of games that fans can expect to see at Gamescom, which includes the aforementioned 2024 titlesAra: History UntoldandTowerborne, among others likeAvowed,Age of Mythology: Retold,Fallout 76, and more.
Confirmed Xbox Titles Showing Up At Gamescom 2024
It’s worth noting that the list of confirmed games will seemingly be expanded further in the coming weeks, which may hint at a monumental showing for Xbox at Gamescom. Fans will likely also see concrete release dates forTowerborne,Ara: History Untold, andAvowed. Curiously, the latter was present at the June showcase and reaffirmed a 2024 launch, but without an exact date. Apossible November 12 release date forAvowedrecently leaked on developer Obsidian’s website, but was removed shortly after. The Xbox games confirmed for Gamescom so far are as follows:
After an excellent summer showing, Xbox fans still have a lot to look forward to during Gamescom. Meanwhile, competitors Sony and Nintendo will be skipping the event this year, possibly implying standalone livestreams scheduled around the same time.Rumors of a September PlayStation Showcasehave been circulating lately, and Nintendo previously confirmed that it would reveal the Switch’s successor sometime during this fiscal year.
