Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: every announcement as it happens

Gamescom Opening Night Live is here! The showcase heralds the changing of gaming seasons with one last deluge of WORLD PREMIEREs before autumn blows in the bracing winds of Game of the Year debates. Follow along right here as the two hour show airs to keep up with every announcement as it happens.

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I'll be your live world premieres tracker for Gamescom ONL this year! While my PCG colleagues go deeper on the biggest announcements from the show I'll be right here making sure you don't miss anything. I promise I won't abandon my post to go frame-by-frame through that Witcher 3 DLC trailer when it drops, no matter how it calls to me.

2026-08-25T18:58:32.453Z

Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons has a gameplay reveal

This upcoming D&D game is all about warlock lore. There's a few minutes of gameplay to check out here with some platformy puzzling, magical traversal, and a flying, talking sidekick. You've gotta have one of those.

2026-08-25T18:54:59.833Z

Exodus release date in April 2027

Here'sa new trailer for the sci-fi action game Exodus that, yup, still looks very Mass Effect-y! Our Andrea Shearon has more thoughts on Exodus that you can check out for more details. It's coming April 7, 2027.

2026-08-25T18:50:57.418Z

Okay, let's catch up with a quick roundup of Control, Rayman, and more

• Rayman Legends Retold shows another stage
• PUBG Ded.net closed beta is coming
• Control Resonant is coming out soon, with a trailer reminder
• The Blood of Dawnwalker the vampire RPG is also launching very soon (September 3), also with a trailer
• Game of Thrones: War for Westeros is coming early 2027
• Dust Origins shares a trailer

2026-08-25T18:45:33.114Z

Mega Man: Dual Override new gameplay

2026-08-25T18:44:05.856Z

Lofsong

Next up is the reveal for a quiet, pretty looking adventure called Lofsong. Which its creative director says is "Where sound is the only language left." Okay, sand-surfing is always a win.

2026-08-25T18:40:05.832Z

Tides of Annihilation story trailer

The Soulslike-looking sci-fi Arthurian legend action game turned up as teased with a story trailer explaining the dark fog tearing Avalon apart and how you've got to control it with a super cool sword, obviously.

2026-08-25T18:37:27.365Z

Sea of Remnants has a rockin' trailer

Games and Joker Studio announced Sea of Remnants which is "a free-to-play ocean-fantasy RPG featuring open-world exploration and dynamic turn-based combat." It's starting closed beta tests in December this year but honstly I was just listening to the soundtrack.

I'll get that trailer in front of you as soon as it turns up!

2026-08-25T18:31:37.448Z

Crimson Desert announces an "enhanced edition"

We were quite into Crimson Desert earlier this year and now it's announced an "enhanced edition" with new voiceover and "new story moments."

2026-08-25T18:26:02.247Z

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy also coming soon

Resonance is so close that this is its launch trailer we're looking at. Check it out!

2026-08-25T18:24:57.910Z

Here's a new Silent Hill Townfall trailer

That one's coming soon, with a new trailer to celebrate.

2026-08-25T18:23:20.119Z

The "anime GTA" looking Ananta shows off more gameplay and a release date

So that game we all keep calling "anime GTA" is still looking very much like that, but with a double dose of silly on top of the crime action and car stuff. You play as, uh, the "yeet-master"? Did I hear that right? You'll hunt down legendary weapons in two cities when it launches free to play on January 15, 2027.

2026-08-25T18:19:26.665Z

Gears of War E-Day gets an emotional trailer

Gears of War E-Day is coming out on October 6 this year with that series prequel.

2026-08-25T18:14:12.124Z

Rainbow Six Tactics launches in 2027

Operator-based FPS series Rainbow Six is going tactical and singleplayer where you'll "lead a squad of operators around the world combining careful planning and tactical decision making."

2026-08-25T18:10:09.520Z

The first reveal? It's a Hoyoverse game, but a dark looking one: Nodus Fall

Oh hey, no surprise that Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail studio Hoyoverse is here but the tons is suprising. Nodus Fall looks distinctly Elden Ring-like, definitely not the sleek glossy stuff we're used to from them. Maybe I'll play a Hoyo game again, huh?

2026-08-25T18:00:05.318Z

What was in the pre-show?

There's always got to be a show before the show that has world premieres before the WORLD PREMIERES. Here's a quick rundown on what was in the ONL pre-show:

• Worms: Galactic Tactics and also there's another Worms game in development
• Train Sim World 7 coming September 15
• RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks coming to early access
• Aniimo global launch on September 16
• Genigods: Nezha trailer
• Perceptum coming spring 2027
• Acornia: Mirror Worlds coming 2027
• Valor Mortis coming October 13
• Tank Rat coming January 2027
• Murals coming 2027
• Humankind 2 announced, coming 2027
• Elta Defy All Gods reveal
• Age Twisters coming 2027
• Onimusha Way of the Sword demo is bigger now (and full game coming September 4)
• Mariachi Legends coming April 27, 2027

Alright, buckle up for the main show!

2026-08-25T17:34:19.638Z

We're all here to see Geralt, got it

Based on the rigorous scientific data of early polling results, PC gamers still disproportionately favor The Witcher. Let's all feign shock, shall we? So now the question is: Will the trailer put Geralt in a tub for old time's sake or is that joke too dusty now? It's only been 11 years.

While we wait to find out, it's time for the pre-show.

2026-08-25T16:48:54.265Z

Alright, which trailer are you really here to see?

We've got about an hour to go before the proper show starts, but I know we're all ready to sound off on which reveal we're here for. As mentioned, it's The Witcher 3: Songs of The Past for me.