In a few days’ time, everyone with a passion for gaming will have their attention towards the Koelmnesse in Germany as the 2019 iteration of Gamescom begins. Kicking things off this Monday, August 19 is Opening Night Live, a grand presentation featuring a ton of different publishers and developers as they showcase their latest projects to players in attendance and around the world. The event is hosted by Geoff Keighley, and gamers can expect a ton of announcements about new and upcoming releases for titles across all platforms.
Of course, that’s only the beginning of Gamescom, as throughout the whole week there will be a lot of surprises in store for everyone. THQ Nordic has released their own schedule of events for the event’s whole week, which you can view below. It’s got showcases for all of the publisher’s upcoming major game releases, as well as talks with various developers and other internet personalities.
All times shown are in EDT. The live streams can be watched through THQ Nordic’s official Twitch, YouTube and Facebook pages.
August 20
- 4:00 AM – THQ Nordic Morning Show, with Jan Pytlik, JakeEyeEXE, Florian Emmerich.
- 5:00 AM – Gameplay for unknown title, with Cirouss.
- 5:30 AM – Monkey King: Hero is Back showcase, with senior producer Pan Schroder
- 6:00 AM – Booth Tour
- 6:30 AM – BFG Unlocked Special, with Adrian Goersch, Mischa Strecker.
- 8:30 AM – Title announcement, with special guests.
- 9:00 AM – Destroy All Humans! Cosplay, with Martin Kreuch, Stehpan Schmitz.
- 11:00 AM – Piranha Becken Spezial, with developer Piranha Bites.
- 12:00 PM – Twitch Sings, with developers.
August 21
- 4:00 AM– THQ Nordic Morning Show, with KawaUTV, X3NO.
- 5:00 AM – Developer Play, with developers BFG, Deck13 Interactive, King Art Games, and Keen.
- 6:00 AM – SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated showcase, with Lennyficate and Artcore Cosplay.
- 6:30 AM – Title announcement, THQ Nordic’s first grand strategy game.
- 8:30 AM – Queue Quiz
- 9:00 AM – Through the Darkest of Times, with Writing Bull and founder and artist Sebastian Schulz
- 9:30 AM – SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated – with Sintica.
- 8:30 AM – SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated – with Martin Kreuch, Stephan Schmitz.
- 11:00 AM – Twitch Sings, with developers and streamers.
August 22
- 4:00 AM – THQ Nordic Morning Show, with CEO of Runtime.gg Raul del Cid
- 6:00 AM – One Hand Clapping, with developer.
- 8:00 AM – Darksiders Genesis showcase, with Reinhard Pollice.
- 9:00 AM – Monkey King: Hero is Back showcase, with JohnnyCDerp.
- 9:30 AM – Cosplay Special, with Lightning Cosplay and Tingilya.
- 11:00 AM – El Hijo showcase, with creative producer Maria Grau-Stenzel
- 111:30 AM – Desperados III, with Dominik Abe, Dennis Huscak, Moritz Wagner.
- 12:30 AM – Gold Seeker Challenge
- 1:30 PM – Desperados III, with Writing Bull and a special guest.
August 23
- 4:00 AM – THQ Nordic Morning Show, with Jan Pytlik of HandyGames.
- 5:00 AM – Spitlings, with creative director Milan Pingel and Jan Pytlik.
- 6:00 AM – Title announcement, with special guests.
- 6:30 AM – Biomutant, with General Peach.
- 9:30 AM – Talk and Gameplay, with Dennsen86.
- 11:00 AM – Talk and Gameplay, with Zenix7410.
- 12:00 PM – Twitch Sings, with developers and streamers.
August 24
- 4:00 AM – THQ Nordic Morning Show, with Florian Emmerich.
- 5:30 AM – Wreckfest, with Pietsmiet.
- 8:30 AM – Talk and Gameplay, with Lost.
- 10:30 AM – Darksiders Cosplay Special, with Germia, Ali Cosplay.
- 11:30 AM – Famous Last Worlds, plus Goodbye and raffles.
Stay tuned for our coverage of the important highlights at this year’s Gamescom as more news is announced.
