The European E3-like event is over, and now we know when the 2025 event in Cologne will take place.

• Little Nightmares 3 and Monster Hunter Wilds stood out among the award winners, and what better proof is there than the list of winners (with developer/publisher in parentheses):
• Best Visuals: Little Nightmares 3 (Supermassive Games / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Best Audio: Little Nightmares 3 (Supermassive Games / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Best Gameplay: Frostpunk 2 (11bit Studios)
• Most Entertaining: Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)
• Most Epic: Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)
• Most Wholesome: Tavern Talk (Gentle Troll Entertainment)
• Games for Impact: Creatures of Ava (Inverge Studios / 11bit Studios)
• Best Microsoft Xbox Game: Little Nightmares 3 (Supermassive Games / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Best PC Game: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios / Plaion)
• Best Sony PlayStation Game: Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)
• Best Mobile Game: Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)
• Best Trailer / Announcement: Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)
• Best of Show Floor: Microsoft Xbox / Bethesda / Blizzard
• Heart of Gaming Award: Games protect democracy
• Gamescom sustainability award: Tencent Games

More statistics released. More than 335,000 visitors from 120 countries attended Gamescom. The number of commercial visitors was 32,000. Online viewership was also up, with over 310 million views during Gamescom, including 40 million on Geoff Keighley’s opening night. While 310 million may not seem like a significant number, it is not insignificant. There was no E3 this year (and probably no more…), so it was replaced by the Summer Games Fest (also associated with Keighley). Tokyo Game Show will make up for that…

Gamescom was also announced for 2025. It will start on August 19th with the opening event (probably in Keighley again), and then you’ll be able to check out the exhibitors’ games between August 20th and August 24th, if you’re planning a trip to Germany.

Source: WCCFTech, Gamescom