Gamescom 2026 Day 1 Hit Hard, and Wednesday Is When You Get Hands On
Opening Night Live just ran two-plus hours of trailers from Hall 1 at Koelnmesse. Geoff Keighley and Eefje “sjokz” Depoortere hosted. Pre-show at 10:30am PT. Main show at 11:00am PT (2:00pm ET, 8:00pm CEST). Tuesday was the living-room half of gamescom. Wednesday is when Cologne puts a controller in your hand. We are hyped. A remake finale. A free Witcher remaster plus a new land. E-Da...[Read More]
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy’s Launch Trailer Lands Two Days Before It Ships
Focus Entertainment and Asobo Studio put the official launch trailer for Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy on Gamescom Opening Night Live today, August 25, 2026. The game ships August 27 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store. Pre-orders are still live. Day one Xbox Game Pass. Xbox Play Anywhere is still on the Xbox tile. The story trailer we already ran is ...[Read More]
Rainbow Six Tactics Puts You in Six’s Chair at Opening Night Live
Ubisoft announced Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Tactics at gamescom Opening Night Live. That sentence is on the official Ubisoft news page. The official Rainbow 6 YouTube has the reveal trailer. This is a single-player, turn-based tactical game set in the Rainbow Six universe, running alongside the Siege timeline after a new global threat pushes the unit onto a broader map. You play as Six, comma...[Read More]
Onimusha: Way of the Sword’s Demo Hits Switch 2 Today, Full Game September 4
Capcom put a new Onimusha: Way of the Sword trailer on Opening Night Live today, then handed the demo a second quest and a Switch 2 tile the same morning. The Challenges That Await is already on the official Capcom USA YouTube. The demo lands today on Nintendo Switch 2 and the Microsoft Store. The same new content arrives today as an update on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and the Epic Ga...[Read More]
Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake Hits Snowdrop, Dated 2027
Ubisoft posted Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake today. The official news page dates it 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Wishlist tiles are on the Ubisoft Store, Steam, and the Epic Games Store. Ubisoft+ is listed for launch. No month. No day. No USD. Those blanks stay blank here. The official line is the 1999 mix, brought up to modern standards: turn-based strategy, RPG hero pr...[Read More]
Rayman Legends Retold Hits October 1, Playable at Gamescom
Ubisoft dated Rayman Legends Retold October 1, 2026. That sentence is on the official news post and on the official US store page. Standard is $39.99 on that store page. The official reveal trailer is on Ubisoft’s YouTube. Gamescom week is the first public hands-on in Cologne. Opening Night Live sits on the front of the show calendar today. The booth opens to visitors on August 27. This is a...[Read More]
Mega Man: Dual Override Drops Gameplay, Dated 2027
Capcom put the first extended Mega Man: Dual Override gameplay on gamescom Opening Night Live today. The official Mega Man YouTube already has the same cut, titled 1st Trailer – Mega Man Gameplay. This is the twelfth mainline classic Mega Man, a brand-new action platformer, dated 2027 on the official site. Capcom is using that year to mark the series’ 40th anniversary. The official sit...[Read More]
Metro 2039 Sends 4A Games Back Into Post-Apocalyptic Moscow
4A Games is going back under Moscow. Deep Silver and the official Metro channel put a new Renegade gameplay trailer into Gamescom Opening Night Live, and Deep Silver’s own post is the writeup for tonight’s showcase. METRO 2039 is the next landmark FPS from the studio that built this series. Single-player. Exploration, survival, combat, and stealth across a hauntingly beautiful and dead...[Read More]
Control Resonant Puts Dylan Faden Loose in a Broken Manhattan
Remedy put Dylan Faden on the street at Gamescom Opening Night Live. The Altered State trailer is on Remedy Entertainment’s own YouTube, and it treats him like the problem the Federal Bureau of Control spent years locking in a cell. After years in confinement at the FBC, his old captors are deploying him at the peak of a paranatural crisis in a warped Manhattan. I opened Remedy’s Contr...[Read More]
Silent Hill: Townfall’s Opening Night Live Trailer Names the Cast
Konami put a new Silent Hill: Townfall trailer on the official Silent Hill YouTube during gamescom Opening Night Live. This one names the English cast. Jovan Adepo is Simon Ordell. Terry O’Quinn is Richard, the man who calls Simon back to St. Amelia. Kezia Burrows is Zoe, the nurse whose voice comes through the CRTV and tells him to come back to her. The game still launches September 24, 202...[Read More]
Gears of War: E-Day’s Opening Night Live Trailer Drops You on Emergence Day
Xbox and The Coalition put a new Gears of War: E-Day story trailer on the official Xbox YouTube during gamescom Opening Night Live. This is the campaign look. Not another Horde Siege weekend. Fourteen years before the original Gears of War, Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago are home in Kalona when the Locust Horde comes up through the floor. Launch is still October 6, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox...[Read More]
Final Fantasy VII Revelation Brings the Weapons Back at Opening Night Live
Square Enix put a new gameplay trailer for Final Fantasy VII Revelation on the official FINAL FANTASY YouTube during gamescom Opening Night Live. The third and final entry in the Final Fantasy VII Remake Series still launches Spring 2027 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Xbox on PC. Wishlist it now. The title is not yet rated. The...[Read More]