Gamescom 2026 opens Tuesday, August 25, in Cologne, Germany, with the Opening Night Live show hosted by Geoff Keighley starting at 3:00 PM Brasília time. The event runs through August 30 and will feature announcements, demos and hundreds of companies from the games industry.
How to watch Opening Night Live
The Opening Night Live presentation will stream on the official Gamescom channels on YouTube and on Twitch. Organizers say the broadcast will include both pre-announced reveals and new surprises.
Confirmed games for the opening show
Titles scheduled to appear during Opening Night Live include a mix of confirmed entries and expected showcases. Games listed for the presentation are:
- Gears of War: E‑Day
- ANANTA
- Metro 2039
- Game of Thrones: War for Westeros
- The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past
- Ontos
- Final Fantasy VII: Revelation
The event organizers also say additional announcements will be made during the broadcast.
Scale of the fair: nearly 948 exhibitors
Gamescom 2026 will bring together 948 exhibitors. Confirmed companies include ASUS, Konami, Remedy, Ubisoft, CD Projekt RED, Bandai Namco, Xbox, Nintendo, EA, SEGA and Capcom.
Attendees at the trade show will have hands-on opportunities with titles such as Fable, Mega Man: Dual Override, Alien Isolation 2, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3.
Future Games Show scheduled for Wednesday
The week’s lineup also features the Future Games Show 2026 on Wednesday, August 26, at 2:00 PM Brasília time. The broadcast will be hosted by Angela Sant’Albano, who played Grace in Resident Evil Requiem, and Nick Apostolides, the actor who portrayed Leon in recent entries of that franchise.
