Gamescom Has Fewer New Games This Year, Says Keighley

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Geoff Keighley has revealed that this year's Gamescom Opening Night Live will be more focused on updates about already revealed games than new titles, a shift he's trying to make clear ahead of its airing on August 22.

"It's going to be an exciting show with new looks at many announced upcoming games like Alan Wake 2 and Black Myth Wukong," Keighley said to VGC. "This year's ONL is less about announcing brand new projects, and more about giving fans updates on some of the biggest games due out over the next year."

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Nintendo is making an appearance at Gamescom for the first time in four years, so we might see more of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the Mario RPG remake, or any others of its packed release schedule in further detail. Mortal Kombat 1 is due out next month and could make an appearance as it did at EVO and Summer Game Fest. And we'll see Xbox, Bandai Namco, Ubisoft, and Embracer in attendance, all of which have a slew of games coming out from Star Wars Outlaws to Starfield to Tekken 8.

Last year's Opening Night Live ran for two hours with over 35 games, so we might see a similar scope for 2023. We don't know exactly what will be shown off next week, but Keighley said that the focus is on games releasing within the next 12 months. That could mean anything from Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown to STALKER 2. However, Sony will be skipping Gamescom this year, so don't expect to see anything from Spider-Man during the showcase.

While Gamescom is a physical event held in Germany, Opening Night Live is handled by The Game Awards and is streamed digitally across the world. 13 million people tuned in to watch last year across various streams.