The Opening Night Live of gamescom 2024 starts at 8 p.m. this evening. You can find an overview of the most important trailers and announcements here.
Webedia Gaming (GameStar, GamePro, MeinMMO) accompanies the major gaming event as the official media partner of Gamescom 2024.
inZOI
The Sims competitor inZOI was represented in the pre-show of Opening Night Live with a new trailer. In addition to new gameplay scenes, the free character editor was also mentioned.
Borderlands 4
The fourth part of the loot shooter series marked the beginning of the main program with a teaser trailer. Borderlands 4 is scheduled to be released in 2025 and is already better received than the film.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is showing some gameplay of the upcoming title during the ONL. In the sequence presented, we went on an infiltration mission that not only reminded us of Hitman, but also went terribly wrong and ended in a spectacular firefight and chase, as is usual for the series.
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Goat Simulator Remastered
Goat Simulator Remastered was announced with a trailer that could hardly be surpassed in terms of insanity. The game will be released not only for PC, but also for consoles.
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero
The new game in the Dragon Ball universe has received a new trailer for the ONL: The game will be released on October 11, 2024.
Arc Raiders
The PvPvE extraction shooter Arc Raiders has been given a release date of 2025. The first playtests are also scheduled for autumn this year.
You can read more about the game here: The makers of the 2024 Steam hit show their new game at Gamescom
Path of Exile 2
The trailer for perhaps Diablo IV’s biggest competitor, Path of Exile 2, announced the game’s early access launch on November 15, 2024 at the ONL.
Dune: Awakening
The new survival MMO from the developers of Conan Exiles has received a gameplay trailer that introduced the combat, crafting and other game mechanics. The release date was also announced as early 2025.
Dune: Awakening has the potential to be the best sci-fi MMO in 13 years.
Monster Hunter World
Unfortunately, there was no specific release date for Monster Hunter Wilds at the ONL, but there was a short stage interview with Ryozo Tsujimoto, one of the developers at Capcom, and a new trailer for the action RPG.
MeinMMO editor Nikolas Hernes already knows: He doesn’t need any other game in 2025.
Civilization 7
The latest offshoot of the famous 4X strategy game series showed gameplay for the first time in its ONL reveal. There is also a release date: Civilization 7 is set to be released on February 11, 2025 and will surpass its predecessors in terms of size and scope.
Genshin Impact
The fantasy action role-playing game Genshin Impact has received a trailer that introduced the new world Natlan. Players can explore it from November 20, 2024.
You can get a small trailer analysis here: Genshin Impact shows a trailer at gamescom that is so colorful and cute that you don’t know whether you’re getting epilepsy or diabetes
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
The medieval role-playing game has received a one-minute gameplay teaser that, in addition to sword fights, also introduced some well-known and completely new characters. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will be released on February 11, 2025 and already exudes a beautifully dark atmosphere.
Secret Level
A big round of applause went to Secret Level: A series from the creators of LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS, coming to Amazon Prime Video on December 10, 2024.
It is an anthology for anyone who loves video games, telling new stories in some of the most popular video game universes – including Armored Core, Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer 40k.
Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred
Vessel of Hatred is the first expansion for the action RPG Diablo 4. In addition to a new campaign and the Spiritborn as a new playable class, it also brings Mercenaries – AI companions that were introduced in more detail in the gamescom trailer. Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred will be released on October 8, 2024.
The First Berserker: Khazan
The bloody action RPG in the Dungeon & Fighter universe has announced its release in early 2025, and a closed beta will be available from October 11 to 20, 2024. You can find out how to sign up for the beta in this article: How to sign up for the beta test for Khazan, the new hack’n slay on Steam
Masters of Albion
The new game from Peter Molyneux, the developer of games like Fable and Black & White, is called Masters of Albion. An announcement trailer for the game was shown during the ONL, but there is no release date yet.
This article was updated continuously until the end of Opening Night Live.