{"id":3501,"date":"2021-08-24T16:38:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T14:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1329725"},"modified":"2021-08-24T16:50:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T14:50:09","slug":"gamescom-2021-recap-all-the-big-news-must-see-trailers-and-major-reveals","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/gamescom-2021-recap-all-the-big-news-must-see-trailers-and-major-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamescom 2021 recap: All the big news, must-see trailers and major reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gamescom is kicking off today, and we’re bringing the biggest news together here. <\/p>

By Rob Leane\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 24 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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A big week of gaming news is upon us \u2013 Gamescom 2021<\/a> starts today, and it will run until Friday, packing in plenty of big reveals and shiny new trailers. And if you\u2019re looking for a rundown of all the essential news from the conference, you\u2019ve come to the right place.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no physical show floor this year, with Cologne\u2019s Koelnmesse exhibition centre once again being left out of the party, so there will be a lot of online content for fans to trawl through instead.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll be sure to keep this page updated throughout the week, so make sure to bookmark this page and check back regularly for more insights from this year\u2019s all-digital event.<\/p>\n

If you want to keep up as best you can with Gamescom 2021, watch this space \u2013 we\u2019ll recap all the essential info below.<\/p>\n

Gamescom 2021 recap (Tuesday 24th August)<\/h2>\n

Later on today we\u2019ll be watching along and updating this page during the Destiny 2 Showcase<\/a> and the Xbox live stream<\/a>, each of which is sure to pack in plenty of exciting surprises. Prior to that, there have been a few interesting moments during the preamble:<\/p>\n

Gamescom 2021 preamble recap<\/h3>\n
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Before Gamescom 2021 properly began, the first nuggets of news started to appear online, as the gaming industry got itself ready for one of its biggest weeks of the year. Here are a couple of interesting pieces of information that arrived on the web before the event kicked off:<\/p>\n