Last night, Geoff Keighley took to the stage in Germany to open Gamescom with Opening Night Live. The two-hour show kicked off at 20h00 last night, 25 August, and gave us a peek at the games arriving over the coming months and, in some cases, years. The biggest of the lot was The Witcher 3 — which looks sumptuous enough to hold us over until Grand Theft Auto VI is ready. You can check out the entire show here to see what we missed.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past
Are there any other decade-old single-player games that still have this much motion? The new Songs of the Past DLC gives players one final hurrah with the White Wolf before we hunker down to wait for The Witcher 4. If it’s anything like its past two expansion packs, Songs of the Past should be brimming with new story content, weapons, music, and things to do. The only problem is the wait. CD Projekt Red isn’t quite ready to offer up a release date. It should be along sometime in 2027, though, a year before the The Witcher 4 releases. Allegedly.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered
To really prepare for Songs of the Past, we feel a full playthrough of Geralt’s latest adventure is in order. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered is about the best way to do that, adding upgraded visuals, better combat, and improved photo mode, to name a few. It’s an upgrade that’ll be available to all owners of The Witcher 3 on 29 September. Better yet, both previous expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, are now free to all owners.
Gears of War: E-Day
We’re sure there will be those upset that Gears of War: E-Day isn’t a ‘proper’ sequel, but rather a prequel. Honestly, we’re not all that fussed. It looks about par for the course where the Gears of War series is concerned. All you’re getting here is a campaign trailer, promising a 6 October release date on Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Final Fantasy VII Revelation
We got another look at Final Fantasy VII Revelation after its debut at the Summer Games Fest. Set to be the final instalment in the remake trilogy, Revelation is currently on track to launch in autumn 2027 (Spring for us). Director Naoki Hamaguchi confirmed the game was headed for the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.
Nodusfall
If you’ve ever wanted to see what HoYoverse, creators of Genshin Impact, could do in an Elden-Ring-like setting, complete with dodge-rolling and ominous voice-overs, then this is your chance. Players step into the shoes of The Weavers, taking on hordes of devastating enemies while fire seemingly erupts everywhere. It looks like a whole lot of fun, and even more so in co-op. Don’t hold your breath for a release date anytime soon, though.
Lofsöng
Easily the most surprising reveal was that of Lofsöng, an exploration adventure game that marries Journey, Limbo, and Sword of the Sea just to see what would happen. The result looks interesting enough, even if this trailer doesn’t really give us a deep enough look at the gameplay after its reveal in April. Either way, we’re curious to see how this one handles when it drops on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC… one day.
Game of Thrones: War for Westeros
It’s almost criminal that we haven’t gotten a fully-fledged action RPG set in the world of Westeros thus far. That still hasn’t changed, with War for Westeros taking a more RTS approach to George R.R Martin’s epic universe. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Don’t let the AI-looking thumbnail put you off. Gameplay looks sufficiently deep, allowing gamers to sink their teeth in for a good few hours at a time. It’s coming to PC sometime in 2027.
Lego Skylines
If the hundreds of Lego games have never appealed to you before, Lego Skylines might just fix that. Players will do their best to build a sprawling metropolis just like the real Skylines, unhindered by the bonkers prices that do their best to thwart creativity in real life. It all looks mightily impressive in the 40-second trailer, running on the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. Sadly, no release date was revealed.
