The big opening show of gamescom, the “Opening Night Live”, should not be focused on announcing new players in 2023, says the moderator of the event.
What is the ONL? The gamescom “Opening Night Live” (ONL) is the big opening show of the gaming event and is one of the most important events in the industry every year.
Many developer studios and publishers use the prestigious event to announce their latest projects or to publish new details and to intensify the whole thing with trailers worth seeing.
The Opening Night Live 2022 showed us over 30 trailers. For example, we saw previews of the zombie slaughter Dead Island 2, the upcoming shooter The Finals, and the much-discussed Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy.
New information about upcoming games
What does Keighley say? Keighley spoke to the English online magazine VideoGamesChronicle about the ONL of gamescom 2023 and what fans can expect from the show.
According to Keighley, ONL 2023 will be less about new game announcements. Instead, viewers should get new insights into upcoming games:
It will be an exciting show with new insights into many announced games like Alan Wake 2 and Black Myth Wukong. This year’s ONL is less about announcing brand new projects and more about giving fans updates on some of the biggest games coming out over the next year.
Geoff Keigley via VideoGamesChronicle
When is ONL 2023? The opening Night Live of gamesom 2023 is on August 22nd. The show starts at 8 p.m. German time and runs until 10 p.m.
You can experience the event live on the Koelnmesse site as well as stream it on Twitch and YouTube.
Who is Keighley anyway? Geoff Keighley is a Canadian video game journalist best known for hosting numerous gaming events.
He regularly moderates large shows in which numerous trailers for various games are shown and appears as the face of the annual Game Awards and Opening Night Live.
Also, in 2020, Keighley created Summer Game Fest, which in a way took the place of E3. This was previously canceled in 2023 as well.
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