Gamescom 2021 is to go ahead but it’ll be as a completely digital event.
The organizers of Gamescom 2021 have announced that the show is now going to be an all-digital event when it goes ahead this coming August, rather than a hybrid of digital and in-person elements as previously announced. The change was revealed in a press release from the German Games Industry Association and Koelnmesse, in which it’s stated that Gamescom 2021 is going to be held “exclusively online and free of charge for all fans.” In March of this year, the organizers had announced the intention to make Gamescom 2021 a “hybrid” event, taking place both “on-site in Cologne and online around the world”. According to this new press release, the change of plans arose “after extensive discussions with partners and exhibitors” and it emerged that in the current climate “too many companies are unable to participate in physical events this year due to the still difficult development.
