{"id":986,"date":"2025-08-20T00:26:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/all-the-news-from-gamescom-opening-night-live-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T00:26:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:26:19","slug":"all-the-news-from-gamescom-opening-night-live-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/all-the-news-from-gamescom-opening-night-live-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"All the news from Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Presenter Geoff Keighley at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 | Photo Sascha Thelen \/ picture alliance via Getty Images\" data-portal-copyright=\"Photo Sascha Thelen \/ picture alliance via Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/BO7_Reveal_CP_04-BRANDED.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Presenter Geoff Keighley at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 | Photo Sascha Thelen \/ picture alliance via Getty Images\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">While it didn\u2019t feature much of <em>Silksong<\/em> outside of a brief tease \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/761451\/hollow-knight-silksong-special-announcement-youtube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">though there\u2019s plenty more coming very soon<\/a> \u2014 the main event for Gamescom, Opening Night Live, did have plenty to show off during its two hour runtime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Much of it was expected and teased ahead of time, including fresh looks at <em>Call of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/em>, <em>Ghost of Y\u014dtei, <\/em>and the second season of the <em>Fallout<\/em> TV series. There was also a solid dose of horror with games like <em>Resident Evil Requiem<\/em>, <em>Silent Hill F<\/em>, and <em>Cronos: The New Dawn<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">These were joined by a handful of fun surprises like a roguelike about doomscrolling from <em>Monkey Island<\/em> creator Ron Gilbert and a hand-drawn anime based on <em>Sekiro<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">If you couldn\u2019t watch the whole thing live, here are the highlights. (And be warned, another Geoff Keighley-hosted event isn\u2019t too far off: this year\u2019s edition of The Game Awards is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thegameawards\/status\/1957895343246291030\" target=\"_blank\">happening on December 11th<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/761823\/requiem-for-a-scream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Requiem for a scream.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/761795\/more-legends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Legends.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/pc-gaming\/761849\/remember-the-sunwell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remember the Sunwell.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/761815\/some-more-horrors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Some more horrors.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/761750\/what-the-silent-hill-f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What the (Silent Hill) F.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/761769\/ron-gilbert-is-making-a-roguelike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron Gilbert is making a roguelike.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/761740\/dispense-some-wasteland-justice-this-december\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dispense some Wasteland Justice this December.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/761743\/lego-batman-legacy-of-the-dark-knight-dc-tt-games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Want to get nuts? Let\u2019s get nuts.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/761691\/monster-hunter-rides-a-chocobo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monster Hunter rides (a chocobo).<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/761696\/sekiro-comes-to-the-small-screen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sekiro comes to the small screen.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/761656\/its-going-to-be-a-busy-fall-for-shooters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s going to be a busy fall for shooters.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/761674\/silksong-is-real\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cSilksong is real.\u201d<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/761641\/routine-is-still-alive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Routine is still alive.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/761637\/dotemus-new-fantasy-beat-em-launches-on-october-9th\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dotemu\u2019s new fantasy beat \u2019em launches on October 9th.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/761561\/skate-on-a-train\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skate on a train.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/761624\/dotemu-is-making-a-battlestar-galactica-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dotemu is making a Battlestar Galactica game.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/761589\/gamescoms-opening-night-live-pre-show-is-about-to-start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gamescom\u2019s Opening Night Live pre-show is about to start.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/761451\/hollow-knight-silksong-special-announcement-youtube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get ready for Silksong\u2019s \u2018special announcement\u2019 on Thursday<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/761027\/gamescom-opening-night-live-2025-geoff-keighley-how-to-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Presenter Geoff Keighley at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 | Photo Sascha Thelen \/ picture alliance via 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