The first booths at Gamescom 2022 will be set up in less than 60 days – which exhibitors have already confirmed.
Update from June 24, 2022 (8 p.m.): Even if the construction work in Cologne will start in seven weeks: There is still no (official) information as to whether game manufacturers such as Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Microsoft Xbox, Square Enix, Warner, Capcom or Konami will be attending Gamescom this year -Exhibitors count or not.
As a result, it is still completely unclear which innovations will be presented in the entertainment area from August 24th. So far, neither the companies themselves nor the organizers have wanted to comment on the specific Gamescom plans.
Update from June 22, 2022 (12 p.m.): Our current analysis deals with the complex reasons for the cancellation of major Gamescom exhibitors.
We assume that there will be an official announcement this week as to which companies will be participating in Gamescom 2022. This will then inevitably result in who is not there this time.
Update from June 21, 2022 (6:30 p.m.): We wish we had more positive news for all Gamescom fans: Unfortunately, after Nintendo, the second of the three major console manufacturers has canceled. Sony PlayStation will not be present in Cologne for the first time this year, as was confirmed to us on request.
The provisional list of exhibitors is as follows:
Approved:
- Aerosoft
- Assemble Entertainment
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- HandyGames
- Kalypso Media
- Cook Media
- Level Infinite (Tencent Games)
- SEGA
- THQ Nordic
Not there:
- 2K (WWE 2K, NBA 2K)
- Activision Blizzard (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, diablo 4)
- alternates
- nintendo Splatoon 3)
- Private Division (OlliOlli World, Rollerdrome, Hades)
- Rockstar Games (Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption)
- NEW Sony Interactive (PlayStation 5, PSVR2, God of War Ragnarok)
- wargaming (World of Tanks, World of Warplanes)
Update from June 20, 2022 (9:30 am): In the absence of an official list of exhibitors, we still have to make do with manual queries and records. After all, there is another newcomer, the via Twitter was confirmed: As in 2019, Red Bull will pitch their tents in the outdoor area behind Hall 8 – literally.
Most recently, the ‘Red Bull Gaming Ground’ was a meeting place for influencers in particular, who were relaxing from the hustle and bustle of the trade fair in the closed off ‘Creator Club’. A Gronkh Meet & Greet took place at the same location on Gamescom Friday in 2019 – it remains to be seen whether this will also apply to 2022.
The provisional list of exhibitors can be found at the bottom of this article. Incidentally, construction at the Cologne exhibition center will start on August 14, i.e. in eight weeks.
Update from June 17, 2022 (3 p.m.): In a subordinate clause one interviews Studio boss Takashi Iizuka spoiled SEGA’s Gamescom participation. Literally it says: “When people come to Gamescom or the Tokyo Game Show, they will see the game (is meant: Sonic Frontiers) and understand the game.”
There is no official confirmation yet. Nevertheless, we have included SEGA in the list of exhibitors.
Update from June 17, 2022 (11 a.m.): Because of countless inquiries every day: There is still no official list of exhibitors for Gamescom 2022. We have listed the manually researched acceptances and cancellations at the bottom of the article.
We assume that there will be an announcement in June, at least in that some of the participating game manufacturers will be revealed. In our estimation it is probably (although not sure now) that at least Ubisoft, Electronic Arts and Microsoft Xbox including Bethesda are represented in Cologne.
By far the most reader inquiries relate to the appearance of Sony Interactive – there are currently no reliable indications as to whether (and if so: to what extent) the PlayStation 5 manufacturer is traveling to Gamescom 2022.
You can find more information about Gamescom (opening hours, tickets, shows, etc.) in this overview.
Update from June 15, 2022 (10 a.m.): After several years of presence in Hall 10, the traditional mail order company Alternate will not participate in Gamescom 2022 either, as the company confirmed on request. At Gamescom 2019, Alternate still had a lavish appearance with virtual reality stations, one Apex Legends Arena, full motion simulators and ‘modding area’ flanked by booked influencers like Tinkerleo and Shlorox.
Update from June 13, 2022 (5:45 p.m.): Similar to the colleagues from 2K and Rockstar Games, the young Take-Two division Private Division (OlliOlli World, The Outer Worlds, Hades) will not participate in Gamescom 2022.
We have updated the list below accordingly.
Update from June 13, 2022 (12 p.m.): One of the market leaders will not be there in Cologne, as was confirmed to us on request: With Activision Blizzard, there is unfortunately another cancellation for Gamescom 2022. Which means, among other things, that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will not be playable on the exhibition grounds.
Update from June 13, 2022 (9 a.m.): Advance ticket sales for Gamescom 2022 started last Thursday. As of now, however, the organizers have not yet published a list of those exhibitors who are represented in the entertainment area with game stations and show stages.
In response to GamesWirtschaft’s request, only those game manufacturers listed below have confirmed their participation in Gamescom – further confirmations and cancellations are expected for the current week.
Update from June 3, 2022: With Nintendo, one of the three major console manufacturers has canceled Gamescom 2022.
Update from June 1, 2022: Metal concerts, stage shows, parties, plenty of goodies: the Wargaming.Net (World of Tanks, World of Warships) in Hall 8 for the most spectacular performances on the entire Gamescom site.
But after a two-year break from the pandemic, Wargaming is not making a comeback in Cologne: As a company spokesman confirmed, the online games manufacturer will not be taking part in Gamescom 2022. It was not until the beginning of April that Wargaming completely gave up its previously lucrative end customer business in Russia and Belarus.
We have updated the exhibitor list below accordingly.
Advance ticket sales for Gamescom 2022 should start in a few days.
Message from May 24, 2022: If the organizers have their way, Gamescom 2022 should follow on from the Gamescom years before the pandemic with its ‘look & feel’. But this first requires the commitment of leading game manufacturers, who provide the usual Gamescom flair with their game stations, trailer cinemas and show stages.
Construction in the entertainment area will start as early as mid-August – so the preparations for the large exhibition stand builders have long been in full swing. At the end of April, the so-called early bird phase with favorable conditions ended.
That is why GamesWirtschaft asked leading publishers whether they would be exhibiting this year or not. In individual cases, the game manufacturers only want to comment in the coming weeks – some of the feedback is still pending.
The extent to which Gamescom 2022 ‘feels’ like Gamescom 2019 also depends, of course, on the further development of the number of infections and the official requirements. This then results in the number of tickets that are available for the start of advance ticket sales, which is planned for ‘early summer’. 373,000 visitors came to the last regular Gamescom in 2019 – a new record.
The following list is constantly being expanded and updated (status: 23.6.2022 / 8 a.m.)
These publishers have confirmed an appearance in the Entertainment Area of Gamescom 2022 (in alphabetical order):
- Aerosoft
- Assemble Entertainment
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- HandyGames
- Kalypso Media
- Cook Media
- Level Infinite (Tencent Games)
- SEGA
- THQ Nordic
Not represented at Gamescom 2022:
- 2K (WWE 2K, NBA 2K)
- Activision Blizzard (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, diablo 4)
- alternates
- nintendo Splatoon 3)
- Private Division (OlliOlli World, Rollerdrome, Hades)
- Rockstar Games (Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption)
- NEW Sony Interactive (PlayStation 5, PSVR2, God of War Ragnarok)
- wargaming (World of Tanks, World of Warplanes)
These game manufacturers have not yet commented on whether and to what extent they will participate in Gamescom 2022:
- 505 Games
- Astragon Entertainment
- bethesda
- Capcom
- CD Projekt Red
- Com2Us
- Electronic Arts
- Giant’s software
- konami
- Microsoft Xbox
- Square Enix
- Techland
- Ubisoft
- Warner Bros.
Business area:
- NEW AWS—Amazon Web Services
Confirmed joint booths in the business area:
- Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Bavaria
- Berlin-Brandenburg
- Game Association – including InnoGames, Com2Us, Toplitz Productions
- Hamburg
- North Rhine-Westphalia
Confirmed 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
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