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Koelnmesse and game — The German Games Industry Association confirm 368,000 visitors from 131 countries at gamescom 2026, with the share of international attendees and exhibitors hitting new highs.
The gamescom award 2026 crowned Onimusha: Way of the Sword as the top PlayStation title, handed Forza Horizon 6 the Best Xbox Game trophy and named Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 the Best PC Game during Friday's ceremony at the gamescom studio powered by IGN. CD Projekt RED and SEGA each took home three awards, while Games Done Quick received the special Heart of Gaming prize.
Sega used Gamescom 2026 to roll out the first public playable builds of Persona 4 Revival, Total War: Warhammer 40,000, Crazy Taxi: World Tour, Stranger Than Heaven, Alien: Isolation 2, and Sonic Pico Park — and locked in PS5 release dates for most of them.
Geoff Keighley's gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 returned to Cologne on August 25 with world premieres from Square Enix, CD Projekt RED, 4A Games, Ubisoft, Bandai Namco and more. Here is every headline reveal with the official trailer, press release and broadcast links in one place.
Gamescom 2026 runs from August 24 to 30 in Cologne — here is the full daily schedule, every confirmed Opening Night Live slot, and the broadcast lineup in one place.
The Gamescom Award 2026 nominations have been revealed a day before Opening Night Live. 4A Games' Metro: 2039 leads with five nominations, followed by Denshattack! and Alien: Isolation 2 on four each. SEGA accumulated eight nominations across its slate, with Korean publishers Pearl Abyss, KRAFTON and Hypergryph all landing spots.
Geoff Keighley has confirmed that Gamescom Opening Night Live mixes editorial placements with paid slots, and named the games locked in for next week’s show, including Gears of War: E-Day, Final Fantasy 7: Revelation, Ananta, Metro 2039 and a new Witcher 3 expansion.
Gamescom 2026 has confirmed record-breaking numbers before opening in Cologne, including 1,600 exhibitors from 67 countries, a sold-out 233,000-square-meter floor, the largest indie area yet, and 47 country pavilions.
