All news from Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025
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Gamescom, the world's largest computer games fair, has emerged bigger, opening to larger crowds in Cologne on Wednesday.
Fans of FromSoftware's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice are in for a treat, as an official anime adaptation of the 2019 game is in the works. Announced during Gamescom 2025 and produced by ARCH, Sekiro: No Defeat will directly adapt the story from the game with fully hand-drawn art. The anime series will be streamed exclusively on Crunchyroll.
Nintendo Life has also confirmed the game supports 120Hz on Switch 2 with its TV Mode. Now social media is awash with images and videos of the booths, as well as clown memes. This post, from a Silksong subreddit mod, sums up the community's feeling.
Age of Empires 4 has been out for a couple of years by this point, and it is generally regarded as a pretty good entry into the influential RTS franchise. While already on PC and Xbox, Relic has confirmed that the game will be coming to the PS5 on November 4, 2025, with this version coming with the "Anniversary Edition" subtitle.
Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase is once again here to highlight games coming your way in the near future (and beyond). Hosted by Geoff Keighley, the creator of The Game Awards, the stream primarily focused on new or first looks at previously announced games like Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Resident Evil Requiem, and Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Games events are always packed with a shed load of marketing bluster. Companies figure out the most impressive way to showcase their wares and then, well, deploy that. Some of that is more strait-laced; other times the truth is stretched.
Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the Xbox showcases at Gamescom 2025, including which games to expect.
Beyerdynamic has announced two new wireless gaming headsets at Gamescom 2025. The MMX 150 and MMX 230 are the latest entries in the company's MMX gaming lineup. The new headsets will be available exclusively in Europe and Canada,
Game Science has announced its next project, Black Myth: Zhong Kui, during Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025. The studio, best known for Black Myth: Wukong, revealed the title as the closing announcement of the event. The new action RPG will once again be inspired by Chinese folklore, this time centred on Zhong Kui, a mythical ghost hunter.