Which game manufacturers are actually at Gamescom 2022? The list of exhibitors from GamesWirtschaft brings light into the darkness.
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Update from July 22, 2022 (10 a.m.): A total of more than 150 games can be experienced in Hall 10.2: Indie Area and Indie Arena Booth bring together game developers from all over the world, who personally present their games and look forward to feedback.
For the coming week we are planning a first look at the specific allocation of exhibitors to the individual halls and the games to be expected.
Update from July 20, 2022 (10 a.m.): Anyone who would like to experience the moderators and reporters from Rocket Beans TV live has the opportunity to do so at Gamescom: The Hamburg-based broadcasters are broadcasting live from the Cologne exhibition center – the stand is in Hall 7.
Update from July 18, 2022 (12 p.m.): Upon request, it was confirmed that Krafton (PlayerUnknown’s Battleground) will operate a booth in both the Entertainment Area and the Business Area. Details on the specific program will follow at a later date.
Update from July 18, 2022 (8 a.m.): On Wednesday, the organizers published the names of the official Gamescom participants – the newcomers are of course also included in the overview below.
Nevertheless, there is still a very long list of companies that have neither confirmed nor denied their participation. This also applies to brands that caused a stir in 2019 with very spectacular trade fair stands, such as Google (including YouTube and Stadia), Twitch and Netflix.
While some publishers have already revealed their program for the fair, most exhibitors do not want to comment on which games will be playable until August – i.e. a few weeks before the start of the fair.
Update from July 14, 2022 (10 a.m.): At Gamescom 2019, Square Enix is one of the largest exhibitors – this year the Japanese are limited to a merchandise stand in Hall 5 (details).
As of July 22, 2022
Confirmed game manufacturers with game stations and/or stage program in the entertainment area:
- Aerosoft- Interview
- Assemble Entertainment
- Astragon Entertainment
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Daedalic Entertainment (The Lord of the Rings: Gollum) – Details
- Giant’s Software (Agriculture simulator) – Details
- HandyGames
- Hoyoverse
- Humble Games
- Kalypso Media (Interview)
- Cook Media
- Krafton
- Level Infinite / Tencent Games (Interview)
- Microsoft Xbox
- newiz
- NetEase
- Prime Matter (Details)
- Raw Fury
- SEGA (Sonic Frontiers)
- Tale Worlds Entertainment
- Team17
- THQ Nordic (Interview)
- Thunderous
- Ubisoft (Details)
- Warner Bros. Games
Media and platforms:
Confirmed hardware manufacturers in the entertainment area:
- benq
- HyperX
- Medion
- Pico Interactive
- razer
- Samsung
- SteelSeries
- Western Digital
Event Area (Hall 6):
Merchandise Area (Hall 5):
- Ak Tronic
- Blizzard Gear Store
- EMP merchandising
- Konami Digital Entertainment (Yu-Gi-Oh trading card)
- Square Enix Details
Outside:
Gamescom Campus (Hall 10):
Still open:
No stand in the Entertainment Area / Business Area:
- Activision Blizzard (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, diablo 4) – Blizzard merchandise sale in the Merchandise Area
- alternates
- CD Projekt Red
- Electronic Arts (Details)
- Meta (Facebook Gaming, Meta Quest)
- MSI (Details)
- nintendo Splatoon 3)
- OMEN by HP
- Private Division (OlliOlli World, Rollerdrome, Hades)
- Rockstar Games (Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption)
- Sony Interactive (PlayStation 5, PSVR2, God of War Ragnarok)
- wargaming (World of Tanks, World of Warplanes)
Confirmed exhibitors in the Business Area:
- 505 Games
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- NEW Bigben Interactive
- Corsair/Elgato
- Iceberg Interactive
- LeetDesk
- NEW Nacon
- Xsolla
Country Pavilions in the Business Area:
- Australia
- Belgium
- Brazil
- France
- Great Britain
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Colombia
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Romania
- Switzerland
- Spain
- South Korea
- Czech Republic
- United States
Joint booths in the Business Area:
- Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Bavaria
- Berlin-Brandenburg
- Game Association – including InnoGames, Com2Us, Toplitz Productions
- Hamburg
- North Rhine-Westphalia
Update from July 11, 2022 (10 a.m.): Confusion has arisen over the past week that Take Two label 2K (NBA 2K, WWE 2K) now appears in the official list of participants. Changes in plans at short notice would not be entirely uncommon, but in this case the situation is a bit more complex.
As an official Gamescom partner, 2K is present on the site – how exactly is still open. When asked, the US publisher made it clear that there will be no stand in either the consumer area (Entertainment Area) or in the trade visitor area (Business Area).
We have updated the list accordingly.
Update from July 9, 2022 (10 a.m.): Several studios and publishers are taking part in a Gamescom for the first time. One of them: Prime Matter, which only started a year ago. The Koch Media department can be found in Hall 9.
Update from July 7, 2022 (6 p.m.): On request have both FIFA 23– Manufacturer Electronic Arts (details) as well as CD Projekt Red (The Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077) confirms that they will not be in Cologne.
Update from July 7, 2022 (4:30 p.m.): In the afternoon, the organizers announced some of the 500 companies that will be represented in the Gamescom halls from August 24th. The newcomers are shown in the list.
Update from July 7, 2022 (12 p.m.): Microsoft Xbox has just officially announced its participation in Gamescom 2022: “This year we are celebrating one thing above all: you – our community. Let’s celebrate together as we bring you little updates on our latest games!”
We have updated the exhibitor overview below accordingly. Further details on the Gamescom appearance of Microsoft and Bethesda can be found here.
Update from July 6, 2022: Following yesterday’s interview, Aerosoft officially announced its participation in Gamescom this morning. The Paderborn simulation specialist is represented with a 100 square meter stand in the Entertainment Area (Hall 8) as well as in the trade visitor area.
Aerosoft boss Winfried Diekmann: “One hears of cancellations from individual international publishers, but we stand by Gamescom and Germany as a location – and this year we even have our largest stand so far. We’re looking forward to finally getting back into the fray after two unpleasant years of reduced contact with our players! And we promise: We have a lot of exciting games in our luggage, which can of course also be played on site!”
Update from July 6, 2022: Microsoft continues to keep a low profile as to whether – and if so, in what form – the Xbox manufacturer will take part in the fair. It was communicated yesterday via Twitter: “Unfortunately, we don’t have any new information on this at the moment, sorry. If we hear anything new, we’ll let you know immediately on our social media channels!”
In the industry, however, it is assumed that the US group will make a Gamescom appearance in conjunction with the acquisition of Bethesda – albeit on a smaller scale. At the last physical Gamescom 2019, Microsoft set up more than 200 gaming stations in Hall 8.
Message from July 5, 2022: Because our original exhibitor overview got a bit out of joint due to the many updates, we are continuing the reporting in this article.
First of all: Even five and a half weeks before the start of construction work, there is neither an official list of exhibitors nor a (provisional) hall plan. If you want to know which game manufacturer is participating in Gamescom 2022, you have to do manual research.
The fair officially starts on August 24th (a Wednesday) – private visitors are allowed on the site from Thursday to Sunday. Advance ticket sales have been running for four weeks.
In summary, the following can be stated:
- Of the top 25 world market leaders, only three have officially confirmed so far: Tencent Games (Level Infinite), Bandai Namco Entertainment and Ubisoft.
- Participation confirmations come in particular from medium-sized publishers from German-speaking countries, such as Aerosoft, Giants Software, Kalypso Media, THQ Nordic, HandyGames, Koch Media (Deep Silver / Prime Matter) and Assemble Entertainment.
- There have been no denials or confirmations from Electronic Arts, Microsoft Xbox, Square Enix, Warner, Epic Games, Capcom, CD Projekt, Google (YouTube, Stadia), Konami, SEGA and Twitch.
- Two out of three console manufacturers (Sony PlayStation, Nintendo) have confirmed to GamesWirtschaft that they will not be there in Cologne.
- Large Gamescom customers such as Activision Blizzard, Take-Two Interactive and Wargaming will also not be taking part in the fair this time.
- There are big gaps among the hardware providers: Brands such as OMEN by HP, Alternate, Corsair and MSI are not making an appearance in the entertainment area.
In this article, we list the ten most important reasons for the surprisingly large number of cancellations.
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