This year's Gamescom is nearly upon us, with the highly anticipated trade fair being an offline event for the first time since 2019. The event was being held digitally for the last few years due to COVID-19 restrictions. With more than 500 companies attending the showcase, Gamescom 2022 is clearly shaping up to be one of this year's biggest events in gaming.
Gamescom 2022 will be held in Cologne, Germany, and will run from August 23, 2022 to August 28, 2022. Although it will be held live and in-person at Koelnmesse, the event will also be livestreamed on YouTube and Twitch for fans all over the world.
Much like last year, the event will be filled to the brim with video game demos, developer interviews, news on upcoming and ongoing titles, and a few surprise reveals from some of the biggest AAA studios as well as new and emerging indie developers.
One of the big name publishers attending the event is SEGA, who have some rather exciting games due for release later this year and beyond. While upcoming titles like Soul Hackers 2, Company of Heroes 3, and Sonic Frontiers have the highest chance of being showcased during the event, the publisher might also have a few surprises for fans.
Geoff Keighley, the host of Gamescom's opening night, recently tweeted about SEGA's upcoming title "Sonic Frontiers" getting a world premiere during this year's event.
Sonic Frontiers is one of the most highly anticipated titles from SEGA that still does not have a confirmed release date. Clearly, Gamescom is the perfect venue for the publisher to finally give fans a release date for the upcoming open-world Sonic game, possibly alongside a detailed gameplay trailer.
The upcoming real-time strategy title, Company of Heroes 3, is also likely to be
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