Here we go! We’re just about to enter Gamescom week, during which a whole bunch of showcases will treat us to new trailers, reveals, announcements, deep dives and various other things for a massive range of upcoming Xbox games.
These kinds of weeks can get very busy and hard to track, so that’s where we come in! In this article, we’ve decided to pick out seven showcases that need to be on your radar as an Xbox fan at Gamescom 2026, and rest assured we’ll be covering them in more detail as they happen – you’ll get a roundup of everything that was revealed.
Here are those seven showcases for your radar, including Gamescom Opening Night Live on Tuesday and the two Xbox broadcasts on Wednesday and Thursday – all of which will be available to watch here at Pure Xbox with a live chatroom!
On this page: Seven Big Showcases That Need To Be On Your Radar At Gamescom 2026
1.Gamescom Opening Night Live (August 25)2.REDstreams – Witcher (August 26-31)3.Xbox Broadcast At Gamescom Day One (August 26)4.Future Games Show At Gamescom (August 26)5.Xbox Broadcast At Gamescom Day Two (August 27)6.Gamescom Awesome Indies Show (August 27)7.Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look (August 27)
“Join Geoff Keighley and Sjokz live from gamescom in Cologne, Germany for Opening Night Live – a look at what’s next in video games. The 2 hour live show will be preceded by the pre-show, hosted by Kyle Bosman.”
North America: 10:30am PDT / 11:30am MDT / 12:30pm CDT / 1:30pm EDTUK/Ire: 6:30pm BSTEurope: 7:30pm CEST / 8:30pm EESTAsia/Oceania: 2:30am (Wed) JST / 1:30am (Wed) AWST / 3:30am (Wed) AEST
REDstreams – Witcher (August 26-31)
“Starting Wednesday, August 26, join us LIVE every day from 10 AM to 7 PM CEST for game previews, special guests, interviews, behind-the-scenes stories, and much more! As always, you can watch us on Twitch and YouTube. Detailed schedules of each day will be posted on Day 1 of the event.”
North America: 1am PDT / 2am MDT / 3am CDT / 4am EDTUK/Ire: 9am BSTEurope: 10am CEST / 11am EESTAsia/Oceania: 5pm JST / 4pm AWST / 6pm AEST
“XBOX will bring the show to you with live broadcasts from the heart of the XBOX booth starting at 4pm CEST on Wednesday, August 26 and Thursday, August 27 featuring interviews, special guests, gameplay reveals, new trailers, and more.”
North America: 7am PDT / 8am MDT / 9am CDT / 10am EDTUK/Ire: 3pm BSTEurope: 4pm CEST / 5pm EESTAsia/Oceania: 11pm JST / 10pm AWST / 12am (Thu) AEST
“The Future Games Show showcases upcoming video game releases, world premieres, exclusive game demos and content from Indie developers to AAA releases.”
North America: 10am PDT / 11am MDT / 12pm CDT / 1pm EDTUK/Ire: 6pm BSTEurope: 7pm CEST / 8pm EESTAsia/Oceania: 2am (Thu) JST / 1am (Thu) AWST / 3am (Thu) AEST
“XBOX will bring the show to you with live broadcasts from the heart of the XBOX booth starting at 4pm CEST on Wednesday, August 26 and Thursday, August 27 featuring interviews, special guests, gameplay reveals, new trailers, and more.”
North America: 7am PDT / 8am MDT / 9am CDT / 10am EDTUK/Ire: 3pm BSTEurope: 4pm CEST / 5pm EESTAsia/Oceania: 11pm JST / 10pm AWST / 12am (Fri) AEST
“gamescom awesome indies show returns at gamescom on the 27th of August at 8 p.m. – globally available on your favorite streaming device. So mark your calendars, indie game lovers. You have no idea how packed this year’s show case is going to be!”
North America: 11am PDT / 12pm MDT / 1pm CDT / 2pm EDTUK/Ire: 7pm BSTEurope: 8pm CEST / 9pm EESTAsia/Oceania: 3am (Fri) JST / 2am (Fri) AWST / 4am (Fri) AEST
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look (August 27)
“Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look will premiere on Netflix Thursday, August 27 at 3 p.m. ET and will also launch on the official Rockstar Games YouTube channel and the Grand Theft Auto VI site at 9 p.m. ET on August 27.”
North America: 12pm PDT / 1pm MDT / 2pm CDT / 3pm EDTUK/Ire: 8pm BSTEurope: 9pm CEST / 10pm EESTAsia/Oceania: 4am (Fri) JST / 3am (Fri) AWST / 5am (Fri) AEST
Which of these events are you most excited for? Let us know down in the comments section below.
Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.