Alan Wake 2 Confirmed for Gamescom Opening Night Live

Airing tomorrow night at the time of writing, Gamescom Opening Night Live should prove to be a decent show — provided your expectations are kept in check. As per organiser and host Geoff Keighley, this year's event will focus on games that we already know about, rather than surprise announcements. Now, that may not sound hugely exciting, but it's important to note that there are a lot of promising PS5 titles that need release dates or gameplay deep dives. Geoff shouldn't be short of things to show (although as always, we're not anticipating any additional info on PlayStation Studios projects).

A video games showcase or event hosted by Geoff Keighley has been subject to stage invaders once again — for the second time in less than a year.

Another Gamescom Opening Night Live has gone off with only one hitch, preceding a week of on-site demos from developers in Cologne, Germany. Hosted by Geoff Keighley, the ONL show was a two hour event largely focused on gameplay and update trailers for already-announced or released games.

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In what’s become an end-of-summer bookend on the game release calendar, Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase is once again here to highlight games coming your way in the near future. Hosted by Geoff Keighley, who introduced himself as “the creator of The Game Awards,” the stream primarily focused on new or first looks at previously announced games like Mortal Kombat 1, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and the next season of Diablo 4, along with a few surprises.

Geoff Keighley hosted Gamescom Opening Night Live today, and much like Summer Game Fest before it, the event was dominated by new looks at previously announced titles.

Gamescom 2023 is finally here, and to kick off the event, Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live event, filled with new announces for upcoming games, including Alan Wake 2, Mortal Kombat 1, and Assassin's Creed Mirage, along with some new game reveals.

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Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 takes place today in Cologne, Germany, promising a series of announcements.

Here's how to watch the Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 showcase in full on August 22.

Keighley has also followed that up with a reminder today, saying that "much of tonight’s program has been pre-announced so you know what to expect". 

Gamescom's Opening Night Live 2023 event starts later today and is already looking like it's going to be one that you won't want to miss. Previous years have given us massive reveals for games like Death Stranding, as well as new trailers for a whole host of upcoming games.