Thursday, August 22
On Thursday, everything revolves around big names like World of Warcraft, Star Wars Outlaws, and above all, our big FYNG Show with many (world) premieres – you definitely shouldn’t miss this. Here’s the link to the livestream on Twitch and YouTube.
11:00 | Warmup on Thursday
Daniel Feith welcomes you live from our booth in Hall 10.1 and talks with Hannes Rossow and Tobias Veltin from GamePro about the Future Games Show and more.
11:30 | On the way at gc: The World of Warcraft booth (sponsored)
Julius Busch shows you the large booth of World of Warcraft: The War Within and interviews cosplayer Kamui, who is showcasing her Xal’atath cosplay.
12:00 | FYNG: Star Wars Outlaws
Daniel Feith invites the creative director of Star Wars Outlaws, Julian Gerighty, and actress Humberly Gonzàles to discuss, who portrays the protagonist Kay Vess in Outlaws.
12:30 | gamescom News live from Cologne
Michael Obermeier and Ann-Kathrin Kuhls present the news of the day live from our booth in Hall 10.1. Stop by and share your opinions live on the most exciting news topics.
12:45 | FYNG: EA Sports FC 25
This autumn, EA Sports will release its next football game. Julius Busch talks with producer Andreas Wildorf about the innovations in EA Sports FC 25.
13:30 | Interview: World of Warcraft: The War Within (sponsored)
Ion Hazzikostas, the game director of World of Warcraft, visits us at the booth and speaks with Julius Busch about the fateful addon The War Within, the kickoff of the Worldsoul Saga.
14:00 | Interview: Anno 117
Our building expert Géraldine Hohmann takes Maurice Weber and the developers of Anno 117 to discuss the new installment in the series.
15:00 | On the way at gc: Ara: History Untold at the Microsoft booth (sponsored)
With Ara: History Untold, Microsoft is working on a potential 4X hit. Maurice visits the Microsoft booth and checks out the global strategy title for you.
15:30 | Tech Talk: What is AI really changing in gaming?
Our tech expert Vera Bauer (Tech like Vera) has invited experts to discuss an upcoming revolution in gaming with them.
16:30 | On the way at gc: Behind the scenes of the FYNG Show³
While our team prepares the grand FYNG Show, Michael Obermeier sneaks in with a camera team behind the scenes to gather exciting information about the show.
17:00 | The grand FYNG Show with many (world) premieres
Our program highlight during gamescom: Live from our stage in Hall 10.1, Ann-Kathrin Kuhls and Maurice Weber present over 20 new games, talk with renowned developers and celebrities, and even have some real world premieres in tow. You can’t miss it!
19:00 | On the way at gc: The grand FYNG Show – Aftershow
What did our audience think of the FYNG Show? What was the biggest highlight of the gala? Michael Obermeier is out with our camera crew asking you about your highlights.
Next, we continue on the next page with Friday.
