Ubsioft Announces Appearance at Gamescom
Slowly but surely, after a couple of years of purely digital events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, gaming showcases are on their way back to having physical audiences. The 2021 Game Awards had a mix of a physical and digital attendance, and it seems that 2022's Gamescom will follow suit, hoping to be the largest in-person gaming event of the year following E3's cancellation. Even with the month of June bringing so many announcements to gamers, August is shaping up to be a big month for video games too, with Ubisoft confirming an appearance at the live show.
Ubisoft confirming its appearance at Gamescom 2022 will likely help give fans a reason to watch the event, as with Nintendo and PlayStation both dropping out, it seemed that other major industry heavy hitters could be giving the showcase a miss as well. However, with PlayStation and Nintendo preferring to host their own events via State of Plays or Nintendo Directs, it does make sense that the platform owners would skip a third-party event such as Gamescom in a similar fashion to this year's Summer Games Fest.
PlayStation Is Skipping Gamescom This Year
While fans are likely to be hyped to see what upcoming games Ubisoft is working on, especially after the publisher announced it was working on multiple new AAA titles, one of its major franchises may be missing Gamescom. Assassin's Creed seems to have a bright future ahead of it, with the next game Assassin's Creed Rift seemingly all but confirmed, and the ambitious Assassin's Creed Infinity looking more promising as time goes on. However, it is unlikely that Ubisoft's show at Gamescom will feature any of the historical action games.
This is likely due to the fact that Assassin's Creed announced its own event in September
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