Cologne hosts the biggest gaming show on earth from 26 to 30 August, and for sim racing it has quietly become the launch venue that matters. Here is what is already confirmed, what the recent history suggests, and why the MotoGP angle is the one to watch. Gamescom is not a sim racing show. It is a 230,000 square metre video game trade fair that pulls in over a thousand exhibitors and more than 300,000 visitors. And yet, over the last few years, the last week of August in Cologne has turned into one of the two or three moments in the calendar when sim racing hardware brands actually put new products on the table. Gamescom 2026 runs from 26 to 30 August at Koelnmesse, with Opening Night Live on the evening of Tuesday 25 August. Wednesday the 26th is primarily a trade and press day, with the general public only admitted from 1pm and only with a premium Wildcard ticket. Thursday to Sunday are full public days. Here is what we already know is heading there. MOZA is bringing everything, including the bikes MOZA confirmed that the entire wave of products it launched on 28 July will be at Gamescom for visitors to try. That means the new R16 Ultra and R5 Pro wheel bases, plus its first motion platform, its AI powered motion feedback system and its AI driving coach. If you want to see where those sit in the range, the current MOZA R16 and the entry level R5 bundle are the models they build on. That alone would make the booth worth visiting. But the more interesting part is the other thing MOZA is understood to be taking to Cologne: hardware related to its MotoGP partnership. This has been a long time coming. MOZA announced the