While June may be the busiest month for video game showcases, the summer doesn’t truly end until Gamescom Opening Night Live. The annual live stream, which kicks off the Gamescom convention in Germany, has become the biggest gaming show outside of Summer Game Fest. That’s no coincidence considering that Geoff Keighley hosts both. This year’s Opening Night Live was a major one, with over 60 reveals across the two-hour show (and a half hour pre-show beforehand).
- Borderlands 4 gets a dramatic reveal
- Dying Light: The Beast is unleashed
- Dune: Awakening gets a big overview trailer
- Monster Hunter Wilds gets an exciting trailer
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is coming next April
- Civilization VII is coming in February
- Starfield: Shattered Space drops next month
- Masters of Albion is Peter Molyneux’s new game
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to PS5
- Everything else
- Pre-show announcements
What’s was on the docket? More heavy hitters than usual.We got new looks at Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Monster Hunter Wilds, Civilization 7, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and much more. We even got a few major surprises in the form of Borderlands 4 and Masters of Albion, a new game from the legendary Peter Molyneux. Plus, we got tons of release dates that solidified the rest of this year’s holiday calendar.
If you didn’t watch it live, or just want to catch up after the long show, we’ve catalogued every single announcement from the event here.
Borderlands 4 gets a dramatic reveal
Borderlands 4 got a grand reveal with a dramatic teaser trailer. We saw realistic video of planets crashing and burning before we got a glimpse at an iconic raider mask. It was a bit of a troll, which is fitting for the series. We don’t know much about it beyond that, but it’s set to launch in 2025.
Dying Light: The Beast is unleashed
After its teaser ahead of Gamescom, we got a look at a new Dying Light game called Dying Light: The Beast. The trailer showed some familiar first-person gameplay, with lots of parkour and zombie murder. It’s an entirely new game set in an open world rather than a spinoff. Keighley notes that it will be around 20 hours long, making it a bit shorter than your average Dying Light game.
Dune: Awakening gets a big overview trailer
Dune: Awakening will release in early 2025. We got the news alongside the deepest look we’ve seen on the game yet. We saw everything including customization, character classes, base building, and more. Crafting is a big part of the game, as players use replicators to create objects and sell blueprints to other players. We also saw a lot of exploration on Arrakis, as players can pilot an ornithopter to different settlements full of factions and other players. And, of course, we got a glimpse at some intense battles over spice.
Monster Hunter Wilds gets an exciting trailer
We saw a new Monster Hunter Wilds trailer, which gave us even more details about the action RPG’s story and creatures. We saw a crew of hunters exploring the world and learning about the lightning-fueled apex predator stalking it. We also saw some fights against giant spiders and furry critters. We still don’t have a release date for the game, but it’s set to launch in 2025.
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is coming next April
SNK jumped into what’s sure to be a crowded 2025 with its official release date for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. The fighting game will launch on April 25, 2025, for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. Preorders went live during the Opening Night Live broadcast. Those who buy a $60 special edition will get the base game and a Season 1 pass. We also got several new details about the game. It’ll launch with 17 fighters, rollback netcode, deep customization, and cross-platform play. As for other features, we know it’ll feature a standard Arcade Mode, as well as Episodes of South Town, a new single-player RPG mode.
Civilization VII is coming in February
After a vague teaser this June, we got a lot more details about Civilization VII. We got a look at its new art style, which was showcased in glimpses at various world locations. More importantly, though, it will launch on February 11, making it one of 2025’s first big game releases. Firaxis will show even more gameplay during its own Twitch stream later tonight.
Starfield: Shattered Space drops next month
We finally know when Starfield: Shattered Space is coming. The expansion will launch on September 30. That date was revealed in a new gameplay trailer that showed off its darker, supernatural tone. Not only that, but we got a fun “infomercial” for Starfield‘s first ground vehicle, the REV-8. We saw clips of it bounding over planets. The drivable car will be available later tonight after an update.
Masters of Albion is Peter Molyneux’s new game
In a big surprise, legendary game creator Peter Molyneux came out to reveal his latest game. Masters of Albion is a self-funded project that calls back to his old work on games like Black and White. It’s a top-down town management game where players can micromanage a village and its inhabitants. Players can also jump into a character and explore the world in third person. Molyneux is working on the game with a small team made up of some veterans who worked on games like Black and White. It will launch on PC and consoles.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to PS5
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will launch on December 9. It’ll also come to PS5 in spring 2025. We learned that in a new trailer showing off several new gameplay details. The new clip, narrated by Troy Baker, focused on gameplay. We saw Indiana Jones rappelling up walls with his whip, using a torch, and brawling with Nazis in first person. The trailer also highlighted its puzzles, globe-trotting story, and tools like his camera.
Everything else
- We saw footage of a new Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 mission called Most Wanted.
- Goat Simulator Remastered is coming later this year.
- Persona 5‘s Joker will appear in Persona 3 Reload‘s The Answer DLC.
- Black Myth: Wukong got a launch trailer.
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero for a new trailer that revealed its preorder bonuses.
- King of Meat is a new co-op game from Amazon with a fantasy game show theme.
- Lykned: Banner of the Spark is a debut game from Fuzzy Bot, and it’s a cozy action game.
- Lost Records: Bloom and Rage will launch in two parts, on February 18 and March 18.
- No More Room in Hell 2 got a zombie-filled trailer.
- Arc Raiders got a cinematic new trailer revealing that it’s not a premium game.
- Infinity Nikki got a wild new trailer with lots of singing.
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 got a new trailer ahead of its September release.
- Free multiplayer MOBA Predecessor got a new trailer.
- Path of Exile 2 hits early access on November 15.
- Reanimal is a creepy new game from the developers of Little Nightmares.
- Genshin Impact is coming to Xbox on November 20.
- Tomb Raider is crossing over into Nakara: Bladepoint.
- Multiplayer game Mecha Break got a new trailer.
- Monument Valley 3 is coming on December 10 via Netflix.
- Marvel Rivals drops on December 6. It will feature Black Panther and the Winter Solider.
- Secret Level is a new anthology series coming to Amazon Prime on December 10.
- Age of Mythology: Retold got a new trailer ahead of its launch on September 4.
- Towerborne hits early access on September 10.
- Delta Force: Hawk Ops got a new trailer revealing that its coming to Steam Next Fest.
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2‘s latest trailer revealed a February 11 release date.
- We saw a new area coming to Zenless Zone Zero.
- We got a new Honkai: Star Rail animation teasing a Fate/Stay Night crossover.
- Batman: Arkham Shadow got a new gameplay trailer and an October release window.
- We got a new trailer for Little Nightmares 3, though no release date.
- Hedrling is a new game from the creators of Far: Changing Tides.
- We saw new footage of Netflix’s Squid Game: Unleashed.
- Unknown9: Awakening launches on October 18.
- Shooter Arena Breakout: Infinite will get its full release later this year.
- Overwatch 2 is getting a World of Warcraft crossover.
- Diablo 4‘s Vessel of Hatred DLC got a dark new trailer.
- The First Berserker: Khazan‘s new trailer highlighted its furious action.
- Xbox’s Ara: History Untold got a new trailer ahead of its September launch.
- Dark and Darker Mobile got a violent, cinematic trailer.
- Floatopia is an Animal Crossing-esque cozy life sim set on flying islands.
- Mafia: The Old Country was teased to close out the stream.
Pre-show announcements
- Dave the Diver is collaborating with Balatro, Potion Craft, and singer Mxmtooon.
- Sniper Elite Resistance is coming in 2005.
- A new trailer for Begone Beast revealed a February 2025 early access launch.
- Road-building game Roadcraft, coming in 2025, got a trailer.
- We got a look at Nikoderiko: The Magical World, a Crash Bandicoot-like platformer.
- Enotria: The Last Song launches on September 19.
- Climbing game Cairn got a new gameplay trailer.
- We Harvest Shadows was revealed, a horror game set on a farm. A demo is now on Steam.
- A.I.L.A., a horror game with biblical undertones coming in 2025, got a terrifying trailer.
- Journey to the Savage Planet is getting a sequel called Revenge of the Savage Planet.
- Inzoi is a Sims-like life simulator with more realistic graphics.
- Mobile action RPG Tribe Nine got a colorful, action-fueled trailer.
- Directive 8020 is the next Dark Pictures game and it’s set in space.
- We saw the first gameplay footage of Terry Bogard in Street Fighter 6.
