Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025: latest updates on every announcement and how to watch
Hosted by Geoff Keighley, Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 comes directly from Cologne, Germany, and will be a two-hour showcase that gamers won't want to miss. The showcase is set to begin at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT / 7 p.m. BST, and we're here to guide you through the event from start to finish, ensuring you don't miss a single world-first reveal.
We already know the show is going to be a special one with titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Resident Evil 9, Ghost of Yotei and Ninja Gaiden 4 confirmed. Plus, we're set to get a first look at Prime Video's 'Fallout' season 2. And that's before we consider all the unconfirmed games that could appear, like 007: First Light and Hollow Knight: Silksong.
It's shaping up to be the biggest gaming live stream of the summer, and Tom's Guide is here with all the coverage you need before, during and after Gamescom Opening Night Live.
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 takes place today (August 19) at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT / 7 p.m. BST.
Don't worry if you're not fortunate enough to be on site in Cologne, because you can tune in online from anywhere in the world via the Gamescom YouTube and Twitch channels. These streams haven't gone live quite yet, but with the show just hours away, they will very soon.
I'm a Senior Entertainment Editor at Tom's Guide, with more than five years of experience covering the gaming industry. As for what I want to see at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025, anything from either FromSoftware or Naughty Dog would make me a very happy gamer.
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