With no E3 this year, the prime eyeball real estate of June is up for grabs. Everyone’s at home, most of the world has an internet connection and nothing better to do. Which means that the anvil for attention is ready for some of that iron-striking action to get people hyped for what’s still to come.

Unlike E3’s gauntlet of livestreamed events which play out over several unrelenting days at the ungodliest of hours for anyone East of the ol’ GMT timezone, Gamescom is a more focused affair. This year will see three of the big names in gaming take to the stage with plenty of studios spread between them: Microsoft with their Inside Xbox event, Google will host another direct spot of streaming focused on Stadia and Geoff Keighley will host the Gamescom Opening Night festivities.

Destiny 2 is coming. Bungie’s shared world shooter may not have been the game people hoped it would be when it launched, but it grew in to one of the most engaging and popular shooters of the current generation. Watch the sequel's gameplay reveal at 7 PM local.

Many people love watching others play or opine about video games. According to the researchers at SuperData, more than you could possible imagine.