It’s time for another Geoff Keighley-hosted blast of gaming news. Gamescom’s two-hour Opening Night Live event is scheduled to kick off on Tuesday at 2PM ET, with a preshow starting 30 minutes before. Thanks to teases on social media, we already have some idea of what to expect, including looks at Final Fantasy VII Revelation, The Witcher 3’s new Songs of the Past expansion, Gears of War: E-Day, and the Game of Thrones strategy game.
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Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: The biggest announcements and trailers
The event is happening just ahead of a potentially very big fall for the games industry. Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled to release on November 19th, and the rest of the games industry is largely steering clear of GTA VI’s launch. That means the next several weeks are packed with major releases, and we could see some of those new games at Opening Night Live, too. (Though GTA VI probably won’t show up given that it’s set to have a reveal event of its own on Thursday).
Here’s our coverage from Gamescom and Opening Night Live. You can watch the livestream of the show on YouTube.
- Mewgenics is coming to PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X / S.
The cat-themed strategy roguelike hits consoles on September 8th. It launched on PC earlier this year, and I highly recommend reading our interview with developer Edmund McMillen.
Gamescom also featured a musical performance of a song from the game. It ruled.
- Proudly made in Ukraine.
Ukraine-based 4A Games showed off a short, gritty gameplay trailer for Metro 2039, its latest first-person shooter in the long-running series. It’ll debut February 2027 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. The trailer is age-gated, so you’ll have to click here to view it.
- Agent 47… smoke weed every day.
The Doggfather comes to Hitman: World of Assassination. Noted gamer Snoop Dogg is hitting ’em in more ways than one as the next celebrity elusive target in “The Herbalist,” which you can play for free starting August 27th.
- Lots of gameplay from a new D&D game.
Unlike Baldur’s Gate 3, Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons is a more action-focused title — as shown in a new trailer, it appears to take inspiration from games like Jedi: Fallen Order and Control. It’s launching in 2027.
- PUBG gets a little edgelord with it.
PUBG: Ded.Net is a new multiplayer FPS with roguelite progression… and also a very in-your-face vibe. I love PUBG, but this announcement trailer was a lot to take in. We’ll see if it’s as satisfying to play Ded.Net as it was to get a chicken dinner back in the day.
- The new Control looks out of control.
I don’t fully understand what’s happening in Remedy’s Gamescom trailer for Control Resonant, but I do know I want to play it. The game releases on September 24th.
- More Mega Man.
Capcom just showed off a new trailer for Mega Man: Dual Override, an upcoming sidescroller in the series. It’s set to launch in 2027.
There’s also a silly-looking Mega Man skin coming to Pragmata.
- Crimson Desert is getting an “enhanced” version.
The update includes new story moments, voiceovers in more languages, and “all post-launch content to date.” It’s a free update.
- A look at the cast of Silent Hill: Townfall.
Following last week’s extended gameplay trailer, we got a briefer look at Silent Hill: Townfall, this time highlighting the game’s cast. It includes Jovan Adepo (3 Body Problem, It: Welcome to Derry), Kezia Burrows (Observation), and Terry O’Quinn (Lost).
- Here’s the story trailer for Gears of War: E-Day.
The game, an Xbox console exclusive, launches on October 6th.
- MonHoYoverse.
HoYoverse, the developer of games like Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, is making a new game that looks like a mix of Monster Hunter and Elden Ring. It’s called Nodusfall.
- The new Onimusha’s demo is getting bigger.
Capcom is expanding the demo for Onimusha: Way of the Sword with a new location ahead of the full game launch on September 4th. Catch a new trailer on YouTube.
- The Battletoads team is making an art game.
An art-themed game, anyway. Murals is an “isometric action-adventure” with a hand-painted style that really captures its messed-up fairy tale vibe. It’s set to launch in 2027.
- RollerCoaster Tycoon is back.
Atari just announced that RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks, a new game in the classic theme park simulator franchise, is launching in early access on Steam “soon.” See you at the park.
GeForce Now is getting support for the Steam Controller
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeNvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service will officially support Valve’s Steam Controller and Steam Machine starting later this year. With Steam Controller support, you’ll be able to play games with Valve’s great new gamepad when using the GeForce Now app on your Steam Deck or Steam Machine. If you’re using GeForce Now on Windows or macOS, support for the Steam Controller is coming “later,” Nvidia says.
GeForce Now is getting a few other upgrades, too. Nvidia will soon add new DLSS 4.5 controls for DLSS Super Resolution, Dynamic Frame Generation, and Ray Reconstruction. (Ray Reconstruction is also officially launching for RTX GPUs in early access.) The previously-announced GOG single sign on is now available. The service will come to more of Amazon’s Fire TV Sticks “later this year,” and you’ll be able to buy a subscription through Amazon. And as of last week, you can officially use GeForce Now on Firefox.
Read Article >The Witcher 4 developers target a 2028 release
Image: CD Projekt RedCD Projekt Red is aiming to launch The Witcher 4 sometime in 2028, joint CEO Michał Nowakowski says in a new video. CD Projekt Red has been working on its next mainline Witcher title for years and has shown videos of it, but now the studio is providing a target release window for when the game might actually come out.
There’s more new Witcher to come before The Witcher 4, though. At this week’s Gamescom event, CD Projekt Red will be showing off its upcoming Witcher 3 expansion, Songs of the Past, which is scheduled to release sometime in 2027. Songs of the Past is also set to be part of Gamescom’s Opening Night Live event hosted by Geoff Keighley, which kicks off at 2PM ET on Tuesday.
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