On August 4, Xbox will be journeying to Cologne, Germany for gamescom 2015. For more information about the things they plan to do whilst there, keep reading. Alternately, a more detailed description is available here.

The Xbox gamescom briefing for this year will start on August 4 at 3:00 pm BST/ 4:00pm CEST/ 2:00pm GMT and you can stream it on your Xbox One or Xbox 360, should you choose. You may also stream it through the Xbox Live Events Player app you can get on a Windows Phone. You can also watch the stream on Xbox.com. This is the modern world; you have options!

Xbox Daily: LIVE @ E3 will also be coming to the event. There’ll be a live show running August 5 and 6 at 6:00pm CEST which will be hoested by Larry Hyrb, Xbox Live’s Major Nelson and AceyBongos, Graeme Boyd and Julia Hardy. The shows will feature guest stars from ”top gaming studios” who are currently making games for Windows 10 and Xbox One. The show will also break news, cover announcements, new trailers and air other exciting things that can be communicated through the medium of video.

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If you happen to be in Cologne during gamescom (or have the money and inclination to fly out there special), you can attend the ”Xbox FanFest” at gamescom in person. Follow the link above for more information about that.

On August 7, there will be the ”Halo 5: Guardians” Invitational by ESL. This Invitational will focus on high-stakes Arena gameplay and 4v4 combat. Four teams have been invited to compete: Epsilon Esports (EU), Supremacy (EU), CAZ.Esports (EU) and OpTic Gaming (NA). You’ll be able to check out some of the action over on Halo’s Twitch.

If you’d like to stay up to date, follow the Xbox Wire or Xbox on social media. Or turn up to Cologne, Germany and ask attendees what’s the haps.