Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 is now in the books, and the two-hour presentation was packed with big announcements, including new game reveals. If you don’t have time to watch host Geoff Keighley present each trailer and update, we’ve provided summaries of each featured announcement below with links to trailers, as well as the articles we’ve written about them (for the relevant titles). This amazing new game from Genshin Impact developer Hoyoverse has striking aesthetic similarities to Elden Ring and is a cooperative fantasy action game. Release date: TBC Full article Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Tactics | TrailerThis turn-based strategy game comes from the designers of the games Mario + Rabbids and Ghost Recon. Players control Rainbow Six: Siege operators to fight terrorists in single-player missions. Release date: 2027 Full article Gears of War: E-Day | Trailer A new story trailer that focuses on the narrative rather than its cover-based shooter gameplay (although you still see a lot of that). Release Date: October 6 Full Article A new story and gameplay trailer for the open-world urban action game the internet has dubbed the “Grand Theft Auto anime.” PUBG DED.NET | TrailerWorld premiere of the new first-person multiplayer shooter set in the PUBG universe. Set in the 90s and features racing-based roguelike progression. Release Date: TBA Full Article Tides of Annihilation | TrailerA new trailer for the stylish Arthurian-inspired action game reveals that the new voice actress for protagonist Gwendoline is now Angela Sant’Albano, who voiced Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem. Sant’Albano replaces previous artist Jennifer English. Release Date: TBC Full Article A new trailer shows more of this amazing art puzzle adventure starring a child protagonist and his shape-shifting origami sidekick. Release Date: TBA Mega Man: Dual Override | TrailerCapcom revealed the game’s first Robot Master, Twinkle Girl, and teased the return of Proto Man in a new trailer. Release date: 2027 Full article Silent Hill: Townfall | Trailer A new trailer reveals the voice cast for the first-person Silent Hill title developed by the creators of Stories: Untold and Observation. Release date: September 24 Full article Rayman Legend Retold | TrailerThe new trailer reveals the musical level of “Macarena” by Los Del Rio added to the remake of the 2013 platform game. Release date: October 1 Full article Game of Thrones: War for Westeros | TrailerFirst gameplay trailer for the upcoming real-time strategy game.Release date: 2027Full article Dust: Origins | TrailerWorld premiere of this isometric horror shooter set aboard a doomed orbital prison. Developed by Airship Syndicate (Wayfinder, Darksiders Genesis, Battle Chasers). Release Date: TBA Warlock: Dungeons and Dragons | Trailer A new video features over eight minutes of gameplay for this third-person dark fantasy action game set in the D&D universe. Release Date: 2027 Full Article The fourth mainline Metro game gets a new trailer highlighting the game and its dark narrative. Release Date: February 2027 Full Article Following its release on PC in February, the cat husbandry tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Issac is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2. There was also a live musical performance of the game’s “Guillotine.” Console release date: September 8 Full article Hitman: World of Assassination – The Herbalist | TrailerSnoop Dogg is Hitman’s next elusive celebrity target, with the rapper playing a marijuana magnate named Dr. Syrus Cane. The mission is available in Hitman: World of Assassination from August 27 to September 26. This Rock Band-inspired musical set gives plastic instruments a second (or maybe third/fourth) chance at life. Release Date: December 10 Full article Genigods: Nezha | TrailerThis action role-playing game steeped in Chinese mythology stars a warrior named Spirit Pearl, the first being created by a goddess and reincarnated as the deity Nezha. The protagonist evolves throughout the game from a human ship to a celestial fighter. Release Date: TBA Crazy Taxi: World Tour | Trailer A new trailer provided the first look at the multiplayer game Release date: 2027 Turok: Origins | TrailerA new action-packed story trailer introduces the narrative premise of the upcoming three-player cooperative shooter.Release Date: Spring 2027 World premiere of this four-player cooperative action builder starring anthropomorphic dogs trying to find their way home.Destroy enemies to defend bases and extract resources as a team, including using gravity itself as a weapon.Release Date: November 2 (Early Access) Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake | Trailer The 1999 strategy game will receive a complete new version that will include its two expansions. Release Date: TBC In a showcase full of games with talking animals comes a new trailer for this upcoming action title set in the world of FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch. Release Date: TBA The cyberpunk first-person shooter got a slick new trailer showcasing its explosive gameplay. Release date: 2027 There are no ghosts at the Grand | Trailer If you still can’t understand this silly Lovecraftian supernatural musical adventure in which you restore an English hotel using a powerwash-like device during the day and fight ghosts at night, a new trailer may help you. Release Date: 2026 A world premiere trailer revealed this team-based survival FPS formerly known as Project Bonfire. Players control 16 transmitters divided into four teams that live stream their matches while attacking each other. Release Date: TBA Showa American Story | TrailerSet in a world where Japan has colonized the United States, players control a teenage girl resurrected to fight a zombie apocalypse. Third-person action game where players eliminate zombies using a katana, guns, and other wacky weapons, like a giant drill. Release date: Lego Horizons 2026 | TrailerAfter building cities with Lego for years, you can now build digital versions in this city builder made by former designers of Cities: Skylines II.Release date: TBAFull article Path of Exile 2 | TrailerAfter spending almost two years in early access, the free-to-play action RPG will launch in version 1.0 on December 11. Full article Pony Island 2: Panda Circus | Trailer The sequel to Pony Island and the next game from Inscryption creator Daniel Mullins has a new gameplay trailer. As expected, it’s strange, combining 2D and 3D gameplay and even live action scenes. Release Date: April 27, 2027 Full Article Frictional Games’ spiritual follow-up to Soma has gotten its first gameplay trailer. Being a horror game from the creators of Amnesia, it looks disturbing, disgusting, and features a lot of equal parts puzzle solutions. Release date: 2027 Full article Final Fantasy VII Revelation | TrailerGame director Naoki Hamaguchi took the stage to present a trailer focused primarily on gun fights. For the uninitiated, weapons are the giant divine guardians of the planet. Release date: 2027Full article The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the past | Trailer The next expansion for the 2015 role-playing game (which will likely lay the narrative foundation for The Witcher IV) has a new trailer. Release date: 2027 Full article The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered | TrailerCD Projekt Red surprised fans with this massive remaster of The Witcher 3. An astonishing list of improvements includes a graphical facelift, improved combat, improved movement and animations, ray tracing, and even cross-platform mod support. Includes the Heart of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions. The remaster is a free update for all The Witcher 3 owners (apparently without Switch). Release date: September 29. Full Article Additionally, we published articles on some selected pre-show announcements. You can read them by following the links below: Dreamscaper Developer Reveals New Sci-Fi Action Platformer Elta: Defy All Gods Pokémon-Inspired Creature Collector Aniimo Gets September Release Date Acornia: Mirror Worlds Hands-On Preview: A Fun New Nut to Crack
