Despite both being slated to launch this Fall, neither Dragon Age: The Veilguard nor Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 will be shown at Gamescom 2024 by EA and Paradox Interactive, the respective publishers.
With less than a month left before the beginning of the big European convention, the exhibitors list has been finalized. Since Wccftech is attending with media accreditations, we are looking into which games will be shown there, and we can confirm that neither of two of the most anticipated games scheduled in the latter half of 2024 will appear.
EA does actually have a presence at Gamescom 2024. However, we confirmed with the publisher’s PR department that the only game shown there will be EA Sports FC 25, which means Dragon Age: The Veilguard is sorely missing. It feels like a weird repeat of what KONAMI is doing with the Silent Hill 2 remake, which is also skipping Gamescom 2024 for some reason despite only being a few weeks away from its October debut.
It’s enough to make one wonder if a delay is coming, although Electronic Arts has actually shared a lot of Dragon Age: The Veilguard info lately, which pointed to the Fall release window being respected.
Another game in a similar situation is Paradox Interactive’s Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. The troubled sequel is still formally pinned for a Q4 2024 launch, but Paradox is skipping Gamescom altogether, Wccftech was able to confirm via the publisher’s PR, meaning Bloodlines 2 will be nowhere to be seen at the Koelnmesse. A delay in this case would be less than surprising, as what’s been shown so far isn’t quite as polished as we would have liked to see. It is far from unlikely that the developers will require more time before launch.
Even if both games missed their Fall 2024 launch windows, Western RPG fans would still have two high-profile games pretty much assured to debut this year: Warhorse’s Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and Obsidian’s Avowed, both of which will be shown at Gamescom.
