This year’s show will be hosted by Graeme Boyd (@AceyBongos), Xbox Germany’s Maxi Graeff (@GMaxee), and Julia Hardy (@itsJuliaHardy). They will have new games to show off, news to share and will sit down to talk with developers from fan favourite studios.
The stream will be hosted on Mixer.com and via the Mixer app:
Stream with English Closed Caption: www.mixer.com/Xbox
Stream with English Open Captions (burned in video): www.mixer.com/XboxCC
Stream with German Open Captions (burned in video): www.mixer.com/XboxCC_DE
On Monday, August 21st, there will be a special livestream event in Cologne to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Age of Empires franchise. The livestream will celebrate the rich history of the beloved PC game series, as well as give fans a first-look at Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, the beautifully remastered edition of the classic strategy game. There will also be talks with the developers who worked on the games.
Gamers in Germany will be able to get their hands on Xbox One X for the first time and the Xbox booth when Gamescom officially opens at the Koelnmesse on Tuesday, August 22nd. The booth will be in Hall 8 of the Koelnmesse, North Entrance and gamers will have the opportunity to play a wide collection of games that will be coming to Xbox over the next 12 months.
Show opening times:
Tuesday, August 22 – 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. CEST (Press/trade only day)
Wednesday, August 23 – 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. CEST
Thursday, August 24 - 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. CEST
Friday, August 25 - 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. CEST
Saturday, August 26 - 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. CEST
Throughout the week, follow tweets, live streaming, news and other content by using the hashtag #XboxGC on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Mixer.