Gamescom adds Konami, Fall Guys studio Mediatonic and more to its line-up

Gamescom 2021 organisers have announced the latest additions to the show’s line-up, including Konami and Fall Guys studio Mediatonic.

“Additional Gamescom partners” revealed on Monday include Daedalic, Frontier Developments, Konami, Mediatonic, Netmarble, Pearl Abyss Corp and Smilegate West.

In a separate press release, Konami promised to deliver “new announcements and content” for the recently revealed eFootball as well as trading card game Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.

Mediatonic, which was acquired by Epic Games in March, launched Fall Guys Season 5 on July 20, so it could potentially announce details of the title’s mid-season update at Gamescom.

Other “top international companies” confirmed to be participating at Gamescom include 505 Games, Activision, Aerosoft, Assemble Entertainment, Astragon Entertainment, Bandai Namco, Bethesda, Electronic Arts, Gamevil Com2us Europe, Headup, Indie Arena Booth, Koch Media, NExT Studios (Tencent Games), Sega Europe, Team17, Thunderful Games, Ubisoft, Wargaming and Xbox.

Xbox announced its Gamescom plans earlier on Monday, including a live-streamed event on August 24.

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Live stream will focus on previously announced Xbox Game Studios titles

Gamescom 2021 will be an all-digital event for the second year running after its organisers abandoned plans to stage a hybrid show combining digital elements with on-site events due to restrictions around the Covid-19 pandemic.

Gamescom will officially kick off with a two-hour Opening Night Live showcase on August 25, with the main event days to follow on August 26 and 27.