Live: Watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 Here, Featuring FF7 Revelation and The Witcher 3 DLC

Metro 2039! Ananta! Tides of Annihilation!

by Sammy Barker
Tue 25th Aug 2026

Live: Watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 Here, Featuring FF7 Revelation and The Witcher 3 DLC 1 — Image: Push Square

It’s time for the middle act in Geoff Keighley’s annual trilogy of video game livestreams, with Gamescom Opening Night Live.

This year’s event is threatening some big titles, including Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past, and Ananta.

The show’s scheduled to get underway from 7pm BST / 11am PDT / 2PM EDT. Join us on this page for all of the announcements live.

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 Livestream

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21:04

get2sammyb said:

Finally, I can get out of this chair!

21:03

And that's the end! Thanks for joining us everyone.

21:03

Hearts of Stone and Songs of Wine will be free for everyone who own the base game from tonight.

21:00

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remastered launches 29th September. Yes, add another one to the pile.

20:57

The Witcher 3: Remastered is a FREE UPGRADE.

20:56

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered announced.

20:56

Oh wow.

20:56

The Witcher is LIVE now at Gamescom Opening Night Live.

20:55

And one more thing... The Witcher!

20:55

Awesome new trailer. Launching in Spring 2027.

20:52

Finally! Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is LIVE now.

20:51

NC is making an FPS that looks like Overwatch: Blackpink Edition.

20:49

get2sammyb said:

Everyone around me is so restless now. Time to wrap it up, Geoff.

20:49

Roco Kingdom is another Pokemon-like, coming to PS5.

20:46

Okay, hold that Game of the Show award. Maybe it goes to Zoopunk?

20:44

get2sammyb said:

Game of the Show. Pony Isand 2.

20:40

get2sammyb said:

We are officially filling time before The Witcher and Final Fantasy now.

20:39

No Law is coming to PS5 in 2027.

20:32

get2sammyb said:

Chair update. My posterior is now numb. I feel no pain.

20:31

Path of Exile 2 v1.0 is coming 11th December.

20:27

LEGO Skylines, a new city builder, confirmed for PS5.

20:27

Oh this is that LEGO version of Cities Skylines.

20:23

get2sammyb said:

I really hate those new Crazy Taxi character designs.

20:22

Crazy Taxi is LIVE at Gamescom Opening Night Live now.

20:22

Oh wow Stage Tour is coming to PS5 as well. It's basically a new Rock Band.

20:21

get2sammyb said:

Looks like they're priming The Witcher DLC and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation for the final quarter.

20:18

Road Kings brings some trucking to PS5 on 11th March 2027.

20:17

get2sammyb said:

I can't wait for this nonsense.

20:17

SHOWA: AMERICAN STORY

20:14

Mewgenics is coming to PS5 on 8th September.

20:11

get2sammyb said:

Not my thing this.

20:09

Still no consoles confirmed for Petit Planet.

20:08

Petit Planet is live now. This is HoYoverse's Animal Crossing game. I wonder if it'll come to consoles?

20:07

get2sammyb said:

When I was in Korea, there were Aion ads in basically every subway station.

20:06

get2sammyb said:

Sorry, apparently it's spelled Aion 2. TIL.

20:05

get2sammyb said:

Aeon 2 isn't coming to console, but remember NC is making the new Horizon MMO.

20:04

Snoop Dogg is the next elusive target in Hitman.

19:58

Metro 2039 is LIVE now at Gamescom Opening Night Live.

19:55

get2sammyb said:

Silver Palace. Sammy Game.

19:55

That looked pretty cool. 1001: Threads of Mizan I think was the name?

19:55

get2sammyb said:

I'm into the magic carpet hoverboards.

19:53

Warlock is coming 2027 to PS5. Pretty cool gameplay trailer, albeit a bit unoriginal.

19:42

get2sammyb said:

Guys not to complain, but these chairs are really awful.

19:42

Exodus is LIVE at Gamescom Opening Night Live now.

19:41

get2sammyb said:

No idea what's going on in here right now. Oh, it's an ad?

19:37

get2sammyb said:

I wasn't sure about them making Control an action game, as I loved the third-person shooting in the original. But I will have to cop Resonant I think.

19:35

get2sammyb said:

Man Control Resonant looks REAL good.

19:34

Here's your contractually obligated Control Resonant trailer.

19:34

get2sammyb said:

I thought for a few moments that might have been Fairgames. But I guess it had too much style.

19:30

Pragmata is FINALLY a Mega Man game. Canon.

19:29

Mega Man is LIVE at Gamescom Opening Night Live now.

19:24

Grace Ashcroft's voice actress will play Gwendolyn.

19:23

Tides of Annihilation is LIVE now.

19:18

Silent Hill Townfall is live now.

19:17

Ananta launches 15th January, as a PS5 console exclusive.

19:15

"There will be news on the release date," says Geoff.

19:14

Ananta is next up!

19:12

get2sammyb said:

Kinda funny how Geoff has been told to say "console exclusive" multiple times about Gears now.

19:11

It's a tactical single player game. Not the most original idea, but I think it makes sense.

19:10

Rainbow Six Tactics is up next. Looks like an X-COM take on the series.

19:09

get2sammyb said:

Interesting change of direction from HoYoverse. A completely different type of title.

19:08

Nodus Fall is the new game from HoYoverse, a co-op action game.

19:06

It's the new game from HoYoverse!!!

19:05

Starting off with a new game announcement no one is expecting.

19:04

There'll be brand new information on Final Fantasy 7 Revelation.

19:03

Geoff is addressing the industry issues, including the memory crisis.

19:02

Two hours of video games, says Geoff Keighley.

19:01

Gamescom Opening Night Live is LIVE now.

18:58

get2sammyb said:

Big cheers for The Witcher and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation.

18:58

get2sammyb said:

They're trying to hype people up in here.

18:55

Onimusha: Way of the Sword's demo has been expanded.

18:53

Time for your weekly reminder Onimusha is coming out VERY soon.

18:53

Age Twisters comes to PS5.

18:52

Elta: Defy All Gods looks pretty cool actually. Coming to the PS5.

18:47

This pre-show is surprisingly packed actually. Valor Mortis is coming 13th October; new trailer looked good.

18:45

Acornia: Mirror Worlds is coming to PS5.

18:43

Perceptum comes to PS5 in Spring 2027.

18:42

Genigods: Nezha continues to look very cool.

18:39

get2sammyb said:

I might give Aniimo a go. But I don't have time to play it really.

18:39

get2sammyb said:

Conspiracy theory: they delayed the Japan DLC to align it with Train Sim World 7.

18:38

get2sammyb said:

I can't believe we're getting Train Sim World 7 before that goddamn Japan DLC comes out.

18:37

Train Sim World 7 launches 15th September. That's like three weeks away...

18:36

get2sammyb said:

Train game? My interest is piqued.

18:35

Worms Galactic Tactics is coming to PS5 in 2027.

18:34

Gamescom Opening Night Live's pre-show is live now.

18:34

Kyle Bosman is up on the screen for the pre-show.

18:32

The pre-show is getting underway momentarily here in the auditorium. We just got a warm-up act.

18:30

get2sammyb said:

For some reason I can't upload photos to the live blog, but I can confirm it's very blue in here.

18:30

The pre-show should be getting underway imminently.

18:04

get2sammyb said:

Time for a toilet break. No sightings of Geoff yet.

17:36

get2sammyb said:

I am seated. Followed the Ananta team into the show; they wouldn't confirm the release date.

14:03

Join us live from 7pm BST / 11am PDT / 2PM EDT.