Geoff Keighley announces the first games we’ll see at Opening Night Live 2025

Next week, gamescom 2025 will take place in Cologne, Germany. Prior to this, and as is now customary, Geoff Keighley will host Opening Night Live, the stream that will give us a glimpse of the upcoming games that will be featured at the fair. And although we already know of some games that will be present, and have some assumptions about what we will see, the event host himself has revealed a handful of games that will be featured.

In a tweet, Keighley announced the presence of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, as well as World of Warcraft: Midnight and The Outer Worlds 2. In addition to these games, there will be a new look at the PlayStation 5 exclusive, Ghost of Yotei.

Games confirmed for gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 so far:

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
• Resident Evil Requiem
• Ghost of Yotei
• Ninja Gaiden 4
• The Outer Worlds 2
• Silent Hill f
• World of Warcraft: Midnight
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Lords of the Fallen 2

In addition to these titles, there will be a preview of Fallout Season 2, along with a musical performance by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Date and time of Gamescom 2025 Opening Night Live

The event will begin on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 2:00 PM ET. You can follow it live on the organization’s official YouTube channel. In addition, MeriStation will also be live to tell you everything the companies have in store. Here are the times across the United States:

• 2:00 PM ET
• 1:00 PM CT
• 11:00 AM PT

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