Gamescom Opening Night Live: What to Expect!
Spoilers: There will be more Geoff Keighley
It’s August, so it’s time for yet another game showcase! On August 19, the world will be able to tune in to Gamescom Opening Night Live; an event hosted by Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley to show us what is to come for games in the next year or so.
In typical Keighley fashion, he likes to tell us about some of the announcements happening in his show leading up to the big event, so this article aims to collect all of that information and keep your expectations in check for this year’s Opening Night Live.
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin
Netmarble tweeted on July 24 that the upcoming gacha title based on the popular anime series will make an appearance at Opening Night Live. This game previously made an appearance at Summer Game Fest with a gameplay trailer, so surely this time we will see a release date for this title. The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is currently available for pre-registration right now, if this is your kind of game.
Inzoi’s 1st DLC Trailer
The life simulation game inZOI, published by KRAFTON, will be showing a trailer for the first DLC expansion. This introduces a new map for players to explore known as Cahaya, based on the tropical cities in Southeast Asia.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Revealed at this year’s Summer Game Fest show, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will have its worldwide reveal at Opening Night Live. Call of Duty has been somewhat of a consistent element in SGF and ONL, with either show hosting an extended gameplay showcase of the new title. I anticipate this year will be no different, as we only had a title reveal at SGF.
Titles Galore!
In a tweet posted by Geoff on August 15, he confirms the appearance of several massive titles for Opening Night Live! The list includes several highly anticipated games, those being: Resident Evil Requiem, Ninja Gaiden 4, The Outer Worlds 2, World of Warcraft’s Midnight expansion, Silent Hill f, and Ghost of Yotei.
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To say this is a stacked list is an understatement; and with this year’s Gamescom set to be the biggest in terms of exhibitors, we have no doubt Opening Night Live will deliver an incredible experience.
Honor of Kings: World
It wouldn’t be a game reveal event without a handful of mobile or gacha games. Joining the fray is Honor of Kings: World, a multiplayer Action-RPG based on the mobile MOBA franchise. Not much is currently known about this game, but we do know that there will be a trailer at ONL and that it is set for release on mobile and PC.
