Everything announced at Gamescom 2024 and all the trailers
Catch up with the biggest announcements from Gamescom 2024
🙌 Gamescom Opening Night Live returned on August 20
🆕 It featured world premieres and new trailers for already-announced games
👀 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was featured along with Monster Hunter Wilds
👇 Scroll down for the biggest announcements and trailers
Gamescom 2024 is back for another year from August 21 to August 24, and the Germany-based event is set to bring plenty of fresh gaming news and announcements for fans to enjoy.
However, the fun began on August 20 with a two-hour livestream called Opening Night Live hosted by The Game Awards and Summer Game Fest’s Geoff Keighley.
This year’s show was watched again by millions of gamers eager to discover what’s coming next to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. We’ve rounded up all the biggest announcements and all the new trailers below.
How to rewatch Gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live
Broadcast live from Cologne, Germany, Gamescom Opening Night Live was where the biggest announcements happened. The show was live-streamed on August 20 at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm BST / 8pm CEST.
You can rewatch the show on The Game Awards YouTube Channel, and it’s also embedded directly below. Gamescom Opening Night Live was also broadcast on Twitch and at openingnightlive.com
Gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live promised to deliver a mix of trailers for games that have already been announced and some world premier exclusives, and it certainly delivered.
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Everything announced at Gamescom 2024
Check out all the biggest announcements from Gamescom 2024 and every new trailer released.
Borderlands 4
Gamescom Opening Night Live kicked off with a CG tease for Borderlands 4. It comes after the movie flopped, but the game will undoubtedly be more popular. It’s out sometime in 2025.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Next up was a trailer for arguably the biggest game of the year, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. We saw a campaign mission from the game, which launches on October 25. Here’s how you can get Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 for $11.99
Goat Simulator Remastered
A remaster that no one saw coming (or asked for?), Goat Simulator is getting a new lick of graphical paint. The trailer wasn’t afraid to poke fun at itself and others, beginning with a visit to the “cash grab penitentiary” and highlighting serial re-releases such as GTA 5 and Skyrim.
Persona 3 Reload DLC
Persona 3 Reoload gets new DLC on September 10. It’ll feature Persona 5’s main character Joker and should give fans of the series something else to sink their teeth into.
Dying Light: The Beast
Dying Light: The Beast is a new game set in the same universe. It’ll feature hallmarks from previous games like parkour, and zombies, but with added beasts this time. The game will feature around 20 hours of content, but no release date was shared.
Black Myth: Wukong
A launch trailer for the record-breaking Black Myth: Wukong was up next. Check out our Black Myth: Wukong review roundup to see what critics thought of the game. It’s out now on PS5 and PC.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is out on October 11 and will be on the radar of any DBZ and fighting game fans. The new trailer shows off the game’s huge cast of characters and pre-order bonuses.
King of Meat
King of Meat looks like a medieval and more mature version of Fall Guys. The game features four-player co-op and sees you working through various challenges, enemies, traps, and pitfalls as you race to the finish line.
Lynked: Banner of the Spark
The first game from the new studio FuzzyBot, Lynked: Banner of the Spark is a co-op action hack ‘n’ slash with rougelite and building elements.
Lost Records: Bloom and Rage
From Life is Strange creators Don’t Nod, Lost Record: Bloom & Rage is an episodic adventure in a similar vein. It’s out on February 18, 2025.
No More Room in Hell 2
No More Room in Hell 2 is a permadeath, eight-player co-op game. It hits early access on Steam around Halloween.
Arc Raiders
A PvPvE third-person action-survival shooter, Arc launches in 2025. It’s made by ex-Dice veterans but will no longer be free-to-play as originally planned. It’ll cost $40 instead.
Infinity Nikki
A cozy open-world adventure game, Infinity Nikki is rather hard to describe. You’ll dress up, interact with various animals, and explore a fantastical world called Miraland. It’s nice to see something a bit different.
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2
Another highly-anticipated game, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is almost here. The game releases on September 9 and is available to pre-order.
Predecessor
Boasting over 2,000,000 players and years of community development, Predecessor is a third-person MOBA available to play for free right now.
Path of Exile 2
Path of Exile 2’s early access date was revealed. The free-to-play Diablo 4 rival hits early access on November 15, 2024.
Dune: Awakening
Dune: Awakening is an upcoming MMO coming to PC in early 2025. The new trailer showed off various aspects of the game, like the character creator and the planet of Arrakis.
Reanimal
A new game from the creators of Little Nightmares and Little Nightmares 2, Reanimal looks to feature all the horror of the Tarsier Studios’ previous games – and then some. The developer is also hard at work on Little Nightmares 3, which is great news for fans of Tarsier’s games.
Genshin Impact
The hit title Genshin Impact is finally come to Xbox. A new trailer showed off a new region and characters. It comes to Xbox consoles on November 20.
Monster Hunter Wilds
Capcom’s upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds looks as impressive as ever, and a new trailer focused on an area called Scarlet Forest and some of the massive, deadly monsters you’ll encounter. It’s out sometime in 2025.
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves released a more substantial trailer than what was shown at Gamescom Opening Night Live, which only focused on the character Mai Shiranui. The upcoming fight looks like it will satisfy Fatal Fury fans, with 22 fighters, an RPG-like single-player mode, and online with rollback netcode. It’s out on April 24, 2025.
Mechabreak
Releasing next year, Mechabreak is a 6v6 combat game. Take control of three types of mech as you battle it out for supremacy.
Monument Valley 3
Coming later this year on December 10, Monument Valley 3 is a sequel to the excellent puzzle game released in 2014. Published by Netflix Games, Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2 will also come to the streamer’s game catalog.
Civilization VII
Strategy fans got to see the first gameplay reveal of Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, which is due out on February 11, 2025.
Starfield: Shattered Space
Starfield continues to add features that probably should have been there at launch, like the new Rev-8 buggy vehicle that’s coming as part of a free update. Bethesda also revealed the release date for its Shattered Space expansion. It’s out on September 30.
Marvel Rivals
The Marvel MOBA that aims to take Overwatch 2’s crown is out on December 6. All heroes will be free-to-play unlike in Blizzard’s MOBA. That alone might be enough to convince people to try Marvel Rivals.
Secret Level
Amazon is releasing a new video game-themed series from the creators of Love and Robots. The show releases on Prime Video on December 11.
Age of Mythology Retold
If you love Age of Empires but want a bit of Greek mythology thrown in, Age of Mythology is for you. It’s on September 4.
Towerborne
Coming to Steam early access on September 10, the Xbox-exclusive title TowerBorne is getting closer to a solid release date.
Delta Force Hawk Ops
Delta Force Hawk is another game coming to early access on Steam later this year. It should be available sometime between October and December.
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 launches on February 11, 2025. A follow-up to the popular medieval RPG, it picks up where the first game ended.
Zenless Zone Zero
Another popular game from Genshin Impact creator Hoyoverse, Zenless Zone Zero’s Gamescom trailer focused on a new region and what’s coming in the next update.
Honkai Star Rail
It’s Hoyoverse again, but this time we saw a trailer for Honkai Star Rail. A new character was revealed and a collaboration with Fate Stay Night.
Batman: Arkham Shadow
VR games still haven’t broken into the mainstream, but a trailer for Batman: Arkham Shadow was shown. The game is exclusive to Meta Quest 3, sorry PSVR 2 owners.
Little Nightmares 3
After showing Reanimal, Tarsier Studios also released a new trailer for Little Nightmares 3. The game is being developed by Supermassive Games while Tarsier focuses on its new IP.
Herdling
A new adventure from the creators of the atmospheric and acclaimed FAR games. Herd lovable beasts as you ascend a mountain path and discover the mystery at the summit.
Masters of Albion
Peter Molyneux made a shock return at Gamescom after several years out of the spotlight. The Dungeon Keeper and Populus creator is back with… another God-style game.
Squid Game: Unleashed
Ahead of Netflix Season 2’s release, Squid Game is getting video game adaption. It’ll come to the Netflix gaming app in the near future.
Unknown 9: Awakening
Unknown 9 got a release date at Gamescom 2024. It’s out on October 18 and has a similar vibe to Assassin’s Creed.
Arena Breakout Infinite
Arena Breakout Infinite leaves early access later this year. It’s an extraction shooter with over a million users.
Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred
The next expansion for Diablo 4, Vessel of Hatred, is out on October 8.
The First Berserker Khazan
A stylish hack ‘n’ slash, The First Berserker Khazan is due to release in early 2025. A technical beta will take place between October 11-20, 2024.
Ara: History Untold
Ara: History Untold comes to PC Game Pass on September 24.
Floatopia
A chibi-like version of Animal Crossing, Floatopia seems to be after some of Nintendo’s lucrative pie. It seems to be more focused on co-op and farming, but it’s definitely one to keep an eye on.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle finally got a release date and another platform. The game is coming to Xbox, PC and Game Pass on December 9, 2024. It’s also coming to PS5 in Spring 2025.
Mafia: The Old Country
Gamescom Opening Night Live closed with a tease for Mafia: The Old Country. It seems to be a prequel to the first game and will take place in Sicily.
Gamescom 2024 schedule
Opening Night Live isn’t the only showcase taking place during Gamescom 2024. You can also tune in for the Future Games Show showcase for even more announcements and reveals. Here’s the full Gamescom 2024 schedule.
Future Games Show at Gamescom 2024
The Future Games Show at Gamescom returns on Wednesday, August 21 at 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm BST / 10pm CEST and is hosted by Alex McKenna (Sadie Adler from Red Dead Redemption 2) and Ned Luke (Michael De Santa from GTA 5). It’ll feature Greedfall 2, Spine, Exoborne, and Civilization 7 and the show will last 90 minutes.
Last updated: August 21, 2024