Our European teams are finalising preparations for our epic presence at gamescom 2017 where we have a wide range of content planned to make it one to remember! While gamescom boasts a monumental 350,000 attendees, we know that many of you simply can’t travel to Cologne, Germany – so we’re bringing the excitement to you! We’ll be streaming the whole show so you can experience all the fun from the comfort of your own home!

Two booths, 72 game stations, and one big stage that will see the likes of Producer and Director Yoshi-P, Global Community Producer Foxclon, and Main Scenario Writer Natsuko Ishikawa! You won’t miss a thing because we’ll be streaming our entire show from the Battle Arena live booth to our official Twitch channel!

Of course everything will be available for free on the official Twitch channel!

So make sure to tune in when we’re streaming the live gameplay and a variety of content in German every day from 12:00 a.m. (PDT), starting on Tuesday 22nd August!

And if you’re on the show floor; listen up for our show hosts, as many of which you may recognise from Twitch!

On the Battle Challenge booth:

• Kahuna (FFXIV Community Team)
  
• Emperor13tv
  
• Samantha
  

On the Battle Arena booth:

• EisohneWaffel
  
• Yu Phoenix
  
• Divimon
  

Show Highlights

Wednesday, August 23

• 5:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. (PDT)
  Special PvP Exhibition (GERMAN)
  Join special guests EisohneWaffel, Niksda, Sola, and Johnny as they form teams to duke it out in the Feast live on stage!
• 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. (PDT)
  Howling with the Wolves (ENGLISH)
  Join NiksDa in a special interview with Yoshi-P as they talk about PvP in FFXIV.
• 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. (PDT)
  Yoshi-P & Foxclon VS. Susano Extreme! (GERMAN)
  Yoshi-P and Foxclon team up with gamescom attendees and attempt to best the Extreme version of the primal that attendees face on the Square Enix Booth.

Thursday, August 24

• 4:00 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. (PDT)
  “Preserving a Legacy” with Yoshi-P on Twitch (ENGLISH)
  Yoshi-P heads over to the official Twitch stage at gamescom to discuss the classic FINAL FANTASY elements in FFXIV in the show entitled, “Preserving a Legacy: Putting the ‘FINAL FANTASY’ in FINAL FANTASY XIV Online”
• 5:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m. (PDT)
  The Unending Journey: Storytelling in FFXIV (ENGLISH)
  Join Gregor Kartsios from Rocket Beans TV, as he interviews Yoshi-P and Main Scenario Writer Natsuko Ishikawa, discussing what it takes to craft a memorable story in FFXIV
• 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. (PDT)
  Yoshida & Foxclon VS. Lakshmi Extreme! (GERMAN)
  Yoshi-P and Foxclon team up with gamescom attendees and attempt to best the Extreme version of the primal that attendees face on the Square Enix Booth

Friday, August 25

• 2:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m. (PDT)
  Yoshi-P & Foxclon VS. ??? (GERMAN)
  Yoshi-P and Foxclon will recruit groups of adventurers to spin the wheel and face our Battle Challenge Roulette live on stage!
• 4:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m. (PDT)
  Dr Pepper PvP Tournament Quarter Finals (GERMAN)
  Eight light parties battle in the Feast (4 vs 4) to test their mettle! More info here.
• 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. (PDT)
  Cosplay Contest (ENGLISH)
  Tune in to see some of the best cosplayers at gamescom compete for fame and fortune! More info here.

Saturday, August 26

• 4:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. (PDT)
  Dr Pepper PvP Tournament Semifinals (GERMAN)
  The teams who emerged victorious in the quarter-finals on Friday return to prove their skills once more! More info here.
• 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. (PDT)
  Dr Pepper PvP Tournament Finals (GERMAN)
  The exciting conclusion of the tournament as the top two remaining teams fight fang and claw to be the Feast champions! More info here.

From Tuesday to Saturday

Journey of the Novices LIVE (GERMAN)
This year, we’ve got tons of household names from Germany’s illustrious Twitch scene on our booth, but not just to moderate – they will be pitted against each other, in a battle to the d… oh no, not that. We want to see which of them are the most proficient players and will watch them grow a brand new character in Eorzea! Who will go the farthest? Make sure to tune in to find out!

Guests:

• Eva aka Bloodynyuu 
  
• Maria aka MeredieMarie
  
• Sascha from Highscoreheroes
  
• Emma aka Emmadizzy
  
• Sean aka Seanstream
  
• Tim aka unlckyme
  
• Marcel aka Basteltante
  
• Baso aka Basostream
  

For any further information on what gamescom has to offer, especially if you’re attending, head over to our main gamescom 2017 article.

That’s quite the show we’ve got planned for you, so we hope you’ll enjoy every last bit of it – be it on the show floor or in the comfort of your own home!