Last week’s Gamescom was the most watched installment to date.

Announced today, over 13 million people from more than 180 countries worldwide watch the event showcasing some of the best upcoming video games. Gamescom: Opening Night Live, which was hosted by Geoff Keighley, drew 5.8 million live viewers. Overall, this was a 30 percent increase of viewership from last year’s Gamescom.

game – German Games Industry Association’s managing director Felix Falk said this about last week’s event:

“gamescom 2021 was a tremendous success. Not only was the community closely involved through gamescom EPIX, but the event also featured the entirely revamped “gamescom now” hub and our programme of gamescom shows, including “gamescom: Opening Night Live”. We succeeded in taking a huge step forward with our digital concept – to the delight of our many partners and of the community as a whole. This offers us an outstanding digital foundation for the years to come, when gamescom will be able to take place in Cologne once again and we can combine the digital experience with live, in-person visits.

Be it the political opening of gamescom or the Debatt(l)e Royale, I am pleased that all the parties have taken this opportunity a few short weeks before the German parliamentary elections to highlight the importance of digital and games policy for the upcoming legislative period. There was a cross-party consensus that further improvements in the conditions for Germany as a games location were on tap, including the simplification and continuation of games funding, efforts to attract specialist personnel, the deployment of serious games and the expansion of digital infrastructure. Thanks to these positive signals at gamescom, our German games industry can look forward to the German parliamentary elections with confidence.”

Gamescom 2022 is slated to take place on August 24 through August 28 in Cologne and online. More information about Gamescom can be found here. All Gamescom streams can be viewed on-demand below.