Organiser and host Geoff Keighley has confirmed that Gamescom Opening Night Live (often shortened to Gamescom ONL) will return this summer. The event is set for Tuesday the 22nd August, and will once again act as a curtain raiser for the Cologne-based convention. The show will, of course, be livestreamed, and you can expect various game announcements and updates to come out of it.
ONL has been a bit hit and miss over the last few years, mostly because all of the big reveals tend to happen over the months prior to the event. Let's not forget that Geoff's other project, Summer Game Fest, kicks off on the 8th June. The man clearly likes to stay busy.
Do you have any expectations for this year's Gamescom Opening Night Live? Feed Geoff your hype in the comments section below.
Robert's been a dedicated PlayStation fan since the days of Tekken 2, and he still loves a good dust up. When he's not practising combos, he's usually getting lost in the latest 100-hour RPG, or, y'know, replaying The Witcher 3.
Gamescon was always «meh» in my eyes.
Yay?
@Tr3mm0r But gamescom is the big winner now where E3 is a thing of the past (at least for the next few years). Maybe its quality will rise.
I kinda like these shows. Given how there's literally nothing gaming related on normal TV at home, these shows for me are always something to look forward to. Even enjoy watching Xbox and Nintendo shows or directs despite only affording a PS5 currently. And I don't particularly hate Geoff Keighly either like some do, I actually think he seems an alright dude and can put on a decent show. These shows are only as good as the games that are available to the show at the time of the show going live, so not all shows are going to be top tier on fire all of
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