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Future Games Show 2024: How to watch our Gamescom showcase on Aug 21

FGS 2023 Multiple Logos.

The Future Games Show at gamescom Presented by Civilization VII, our unmissable preview of 2024's most exciting Fall / Autumn games and beyond, will take place on Wednesday, Aug 21. Here's how to watch the event, details on how to co-stream the show, and a teaser of what games and surprises to expect.

Our gamescom event will be hosted by Ned Luke (Michael De Santa, GTA5) and Alex McKenna (Sadie Adler, Red Dead Redemption 2).

Read on to find out more about the Future Games Show at gamescom, which will be broadcast at 1pm PT, 4pm ET and 10pm CEST on Wednesday Aug 21.

How to watch

Watch the Future Games Show at gamescom 2024

You can watch the Future Games Show at gamescom Presented by Civilization VII on Aug 21, 2024 by subscribing to FGS's YouTube channel, GamesRadar's Twitch channel, our Facebook page,  Twitter, and the website, GamesRadar.com

Watch live:
Wednesday, August 21
1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm BST / 10pm CEST

You can also watch a selection of translated (via captions) feeds in Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Polish, Portugese, Thai and English, by selecting your choice of live captions from our YouTube Live page. Simply choose the International Feed and make your choice of language.

We'll also add feeds for ASL and BSL translation which will be found on the FGS YouTube page on the Live tab.

What games can we expect to see during Future Games Show at gamescom?

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Future Games Show at gamescom will showcase over 50 games on PS5, Xbox, PC and Switch, plus reveal a handful of new Steam demo drops.

Confirmed titles include Black Myth: Wukong, Rebellion's hotly-anticipated BioShock-meets-Fallout-style Atomfall, and open-world RPG Greedfall 2.

FGS loves to help viewers discover something new, so look out for some dazzling indies and AA titles such as Caravan: SandWitch, Bionic Bay and PVKK.

In addition to these amazing games, we are excited to announce that Prime Video will be sharing an exclusive look at The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 during the show. 

Who will host the Future Games Show at gamescom showcase?

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The FGS @ gamescom will be hosted by Ned Luke (Michael De Santa, GTA5) and Alex McKenna (Sadie Adler, Red Dead Redemption 2).

You can follow Ned Luke and Alex McKenna on X / Twitter for more updates.

How to co-stream the Future Games Show

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We're thrilled to welcome new streamers and creators to our FGS Co-Streamer program and all you need to do is sign up via this short form. We give all partners an exclusive asset pack, and the occasional bonus, including game codes subject to the titles in each show.

Take Part

How to take part in the Future Games Show

Sam Barlow's multiple award-winning interactive trilogy Immortality made its debut in the FGS E3 2021 event (Image credit: Sam Barlow / Half Mermaid)

Working on an exciting new game? Join a roster of exciting titles that debuted in the Future Games Show, including Immortality, En Garde,, The Case of The Golden Idol, Dustborn,, LEGO Bricktales and many more.

If you're interested in being part of the show, you can fill out our updated FGS Game Nomination form or contact the FGS team directly via email:

Please note, nominations have now closed for our FGS @Gamescom event on Aug 21 but you can share submissions for our Spring Showcase event in March 2025.

For editorial inquiries:
James Jarvis, Executive Producer (james.jarvis@futurenet.com)
Ben Malley, Producer (ben.malley@futurenet.com)

For sponsorship Inquiries:
Melissa Makhmaltchi, Commercial Lead (US), melissa.makhmaltchi@futurenet.com
Kevin Stoddart, Commercial Lead (UK) kevin.stoddart@futurenet.com

No title is too big – or too small – to take part: we're looking for cool, interesting games that will delight our audience.

Simply get in touch via our nomination form or through the email contacts above to be in consideration for our upcoming roster of digital showcase events.

Steam Page

Future Games Show Steam page

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You can check out all the games from each Future Games Show broadcast by visiting our Future Games Show Steam sale page which is updated after each event.

Developers and partners can get in touch via the contact addresses above to discuss how you can appear in the Future Games Show and on the event's Steam page.

What is the Future Games Show?

A brief history of the Future Games Show

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The Future Games Show has reached over 350 million viewers since its debut in June 2020 with a mission to celebrate the most exciting, unusual and innovative upcoming games across all formats.

With previous show partners including Warner Bros. Entertainment, Team17, Koch Media, Konami, Sega and many, many more, you can expect diverse game genres - from puzzlers, to shooters, and beaver-led post-apocalyptic strategy games - with a focus on new gameplay footage and fresh developer insight.

The Future Games Show runs three shows a year, the Spring Showcase in March, a summer showcase event in June, and a Gamescom show in August.

2024 is shaping up as our most ambitious - and potentially surprising - year yet, with some tweaks to the show format, perhaps a new section or two, and lots more to reveal as we head nearer the summer.

We can't wait to partner with even more publishers and developers to share their exciting new games with the Future Games Show audience. 

Here's everything you need to know about the Future Games Show so far, including previous hosts, contact details for how to pitch and appear in the show, plus more on how how to wishlist and play games from our event, via the Future Games Show Steam page.

Future Games Show: Game Announcements Recap

If you want to dig into all of the reveals across the history of the Future Games Show, you can check out a list of our ‘everything announced’ articles below:

What is the Future Games Show?

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GamesRadar Presents: Future Games Show (FGS) is our premier digital showcase event, which debuted in June 2020 at E3, originally hosted by Nolan North and Emily Rose from the Uncharted series. Our truly multiformat showcase has now debuted its ninth event - spanning PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X / S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC and mobile platforms - focusing on the most exciting, quirky and original games of 2022 and beyond.

The Future Games Show's mission is to help fans discover something new with our carefully curated selection of games. We focus on bringing you gameplay clips, developer walkthroughs, and world premieres. The Future Games Spring Showcase 2022 featured a Virtual Show Floor exhibition, containing games that will have playable Steam demos available right after the event. Also returning was the 'Ones to Watch' montage of exciting upcoming games and quirky indies.

Future Games Show previous hosts

Christopher Judge and Danielle Bisutti from God of War hosted the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2022 (Image credit: Future Games Show)

The God of War stars Christopher Judge and Danielle Bisutti, aka Kratos and Freya, hosted the Future Games Show Powered by Mana on Wednesday, Aug 24.

The Future Games Show in June 2022 was hosted by Denise Gough and Doug Cockle from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Our Spring Showcase event was broadcast in March 2022 and hosted by Ashly Burch (Aloy, Horizon Zero Dawn and Tina, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands) and John MacMillan (Varl, Horizon Zero Dawn).

The FGS at Gamescom Powered by AMD in August 2021 was hosted by the stars of Resident Evil Village (Image credit: Future)

In our Gamescom 2020 event, the hosts were the iconic pairing David Hayter and Debi Mae West, who voiced Solid Snake and Meryl Silverburgh respectively. 

David Hayter, Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid, hosted the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2020. (Image credit: Konami)

Hayter told GamesRadar: "Games… have changed. They’re no longer 8-bit side-scrollers, played under synthesized, electric-piano theme songs, but massive worlds of fantasy into which players can escape and explore for months at a time. In this era of the Foxdie Virus, we need these games more than ever. Which is why I’m teaming with my favourite former rookie, Meryl Silverburgh, to host the next episode of the Future Games Show. So grab your cardboard box, put on your stealth camo, and make sure that safety’s off… It’s showtime."

Debi Mae West, Meryl Silverburgh from Metal Gear Solid, co-hosted our Gamescom 2020 show with David Hayter. (Image credit: Konami)

GamesRadar will bring you all the news and videos from the Future Games Show as the next-generation consoles enter their second wave of exciting new titles.

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