This year’s Gamescom has officially kicked off. That means that today, we were treated to a trailer-laden showcase known as Opening Night Live, straight from Cologne, Germany and featuring none other than Geoff Keighley.
ONL was pretty packed this year, with some solid trailers and reveals of many awesome-looking games. As always, we’ve rounded up everything that caught our eye. It was a dense show, so read on!
Hollow Knight: Silksong
While we didn’t get a firm release date of the ever-elusive sequel to Hollow Knight, Geoff Keighley took to the Gamescom stage to officially declare that the game is coming out this year and to show off some new gameplay. A more in-depth presentation from developer Team Cherry is coming on Thursday.
Hollow Knight Silksong launches in 2025.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
The world is in a bad place in 2035 according to Black Ops 7, so it’s a good thing you’ve got a gun and a willingness to shoot people. I mean, that’s the premise for all these kindsa things, but at least the level design looks surprisingly batty! I’ll take it. I will not take this version of Metallica’s “Master of Puppets,” though.
You can check out an interview with the devs here, and a deeper dive into what Treyarch is cooking up for the campaign here.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 launches on November 14, 2025.
Lords of the Fallen 2
Gods are all cool until they do that “forsaking us” thing. Then ya gotta seek some retribution. That’s the premise for Lords of the Fallen 2, which got a gory and fancy-lookin’ trailer today. A look at some gameplay is expected later this year.
Lords of the Fallen 2 is expected to launch in 2026.
Sekiro: No Defeat
Showing off some intense sword battles, today we got a nice look at the upcoming anime adaptation of FromSoft’s speedy, parry-based action adventure game Sekiro.
Sekiro: No Defeat will arrive exclusively on Crunchyroll next year, 2026.
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
The Lego games are often a damn good time, so hopefully this next trip into Gotham city continues the tradition. This game looks way more Arkham than the previous Lego Batman releases, which is a mighty good sign. Check out a deeper dive on what to expect in Legacy of the Dark Knight here.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV
The bravado and eccentric design of Warhammer is unparalleled. Today we were treated to a flashy cinematic trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV as well as some footage of its explosive RTS gameplay.
Warhammer 40, 000 Dawn of War IV is expected to arrive in 2026.
Monster Hunter Wilds x Final Fantasy XIV
How have we not had chocobos in Monster Hunter yet? Thankfully, this upcoming collaboration with Final Fantasy will let us ride our beloved fictional feathered friends into battle against some new threats. But that’s not all, as Monster Hunter Wilds is also bringing some of its magic to FF14 with battles against epic monsters and maybe even a Palico?
The Monster Hunter Wilds and FF14 collaboration arrives in late September, 2025. FF14 will see its Monster Hunter Wilds additions arrive in October, 2025.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
I’ve never played an Onimusha game, but every time I see Way of the Sword, I’m damn sure I’m gonna play this. We saw some excellent-looking gameplay and wonderfully weird and wacky character designs in today’s trailer.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is expected to arrive in 2026.
Fallout Season Two
Fallout‘s TV adaptation was a smash hit, and while we didn’t see much footage from the upcoming new season, we did get some thoughts from the show’s talent on what to expect from the crew’s trip to New Vegas, along with a brief teaser. And yes, Mr. House is there…and yes, that was Kyle MacLachlan in a suit of power armor. Shit, now I’m gonna have to catch up on that first season…
Fallout season two arrives on December 17, 2025 on Amazon Prime.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants
Indiana Jones’incredible video game adaptation from last year, The Great Circle, is getting a story expansion. Do we want more of the game’s excellent immersive sim gameplay and puzzles? Hell yes. Also, The Great Circle is coming to Switch 2 in 2026.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants arrives on September 4, 2025. The Switch 2 version is expected next year, 2026.
John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando
With a trailer showing off some satisfyingly clanky guns, zombie hordes, explosive action, and some slamming electronic music, Toxic Commando definitely looks worth checking out.
Toxic Commando is expected in early 2026.
Death by Scrolling
The premise here is that you’re in Purgatory and you gotta endlessly scroll your way through looting and fighting to escape the Grim Reaper, who’s a lady this time! Girl power! It’s a pretty neat concept that looks like it’ll be hard to put down, and it comes from the mind of Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert.
Zero Parades
Things might be a little complicated for fans of Za/Um, the developer behind Disco Elysium. But today we got a look at its upcoming CRPG, Zero Parades.
The Darkest Files
With a bold and urgent political message about the increasingly frail state of our democracy, the Gamescom Cares segment was devoted to showing off The Darkest Files, a game with painful lessons about how the freedoms we all benefit from are increasingly at risk in ways that demand we actually do something about it. So go do something about it.
Ninja Gaiden 4
Today’s look at Ninja Gaiden 4 was predictably action-packed, with some thrillingly bloody-looking swordage and elegant combat moves.
Ninja Gaiden 4 arrives on October 21, 2025.
Cinder City
With an undeniable Division-meets-Warframe look as our very own Zack Zwiezen observed during the show, Cinder City is a pretty ambitious-looking MMO shooter that might deliver satisfying thrills.
Time Takers
Time Takers sends its characters to a realm featuring some genre-bending third person shooter action where you need to hunt down time to stay alive. Looks neat!
Silent Hill f
Today’s look at Silent Hill f‘s gameplay is a promising preview of what we can expect from the latest entry in this classic horror series when it arrives in September. The game looks satisfyingly grim, gloomy, and disturbing. It’s absolutely on my must-play list for 2025.
Silent Hill f launches on September 25, 2025.
La Divina Commedia
Featuring an epic showdown with…well, whatever that monster is, La Divina Commedia showed off some thrilling swordplay in yet another video game adaptation of Dante’s Inferno. Maybe this one will be good?
Cronos: The New Dawn
Cronos: The New Dawn showed off more of its moody survival horror vibes. Just please tell me that cat’s gonna make it. While two juggernauts of the survival horror genre were shown off today in Silent Hill and Resident Evil, don’t let that leave you overlooking the latest from Bloober Team, because this one looks sick.
Cronos The New Dawn arrives on September 5, 2025.
The Outer Worlds 2
Voice of Sonic the Hedgehog Ben Schwartz showed up as Obsidian’s “head of sequels” to reveal a new trailer for The Outer Worlds 2 focusing entirely on the game’s companions. Kotaku‘s Kenneth Shepard is very concerned about whether or not he can smooch them. As the trailer itself revealed, he can’t, but maybe there’ll still be somhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TsP09cZA7o&feature=youtu.bee tender moments to share with his buds in space? We’ll find out when this capitalism-critiquing space RPG arrives in October.
The Outer Worlds 2 arrives on October 29, 2025.
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2
Forreal, there’s a release date, and it’s just a few months away. October 21, 2025. This game has been through one hell of a development cycle, but here’s hoping it hasn’t descended into a mess only befitting the dark mind of a Malkavian.
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 finally arrives on October 21, 2025.
Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven
If Cult of the Lamb‘s main offering didn’t satiate your cult-building desires, you’re in luck: There’s an expansion on the way in 2026.
World of Warcraft: Midnight
WoW is 20 years old…wow. World of Warcraft: Midnight is the MMO’s 11th expansion, focusing on a grave threat to the Blood Elves. Today we saw a preview of the expansion’s cinematic opening and its hard to deny the gravity this game pulls in. Here’s to many more sleepless nights for the faithful.
World of Warcraft Midnight arrives in 2026.
Project: Spectrum
We got a spooky look at Project Spectrum, an upcoming horror PvPvE experience, which is a genre I quite like. So maybe put this one on your calendar if you also dig this kind of game.
Ghost of Yotei
Gory combat, gorgeous vistas, and a gargantuan open world. It’s hard not to get sucked into this trailer for Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch’s latest samurai sim. It’ll also get a co-op expansion in 2026. Neat!
Ghost of Yotei arrives on October 2, 2025.
Resident Evil Requiem
You can just inject Resident Evil into my blood…well, maybe that’s a bad idea. What hopefully won’t be a bad idea is playing this latest entry when it arrives. Today’s narrative trailer really doubled down on the survival element of survival horror, showing off what feels like an inverse of an escort mission. Requiem‘s protagonists look sufficiently vulnerable for this kind of genre. I am so here for this game.
Resident Evil Requiem arrives on February 27, 2026.
Black Myth: Zhong Kui
Not yet, Snake, it wasn’t over yet. Closing out ONL, we got a look at the follow-up to Black Myth: Wukong, featuring a new protagonist.
And wow, that wraps up one hell of a packed show. I’m gonna go get a coffee now.
