Gamescom 2022 is right around the corner with tons of exciting reveals, showcases, game demos, and more planned for video game players around the world. The event will kick off on August 23, 2022 and continue until August 28, 2022.
Although the last few years have seen the event being held digitally, mainly due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year's Gamescom will be an offline event in Cologne, Germany, with a livestream for players worldwide to enjoy.
More than 500 companies, ranging from big AAA publishing studios to small and emerging indie developers, will be attending the event to showcase their upcoming games. Among many other big name publishers, Ubisoft will also be present in Gamescom 2022. The French publisher had skipped this year's Summer Games Fest, but has confirmed its presence for the upcoming event.
Although there are no details regarding what Ubisoft will be showcasing during the event, it can be speculated that players may receive updates on the publisher's previously announced titles such as Skull and Bones and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope that are due for release, and perhaps even an insight into the future of some of the brand's major franchises like Assassin's Creed and Far Cry.
Ubisoft generally holds a conference or major event of some kind during the summer each year (mostly in the month of June) to coincide with E3. However, the publisher did not make any appearances in June or any of the previous events like Summer Game Fest.
Furthermore, the publisher also used to be one of the biggest third-party publishers that was always present in Xbox's showcases, but was strangely absent from this year's Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase.
The French publisher very recently unveiled its pirate action-adventure
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