Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: The biggest announcements and trailers

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 . 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 . The new Onimusha’s demo is getting bigger. The Battletoads team is making an art game. RollerCoaster Tycoon is back. GeForce Now is getting support for the Steam Controller The Witcher 4 developers target a 2028 release