Gamescom Opening Night Live roundup: every PC game trailer and announcement
Here's every game trailer and announcement for games and updates coming to PC.
Another Gamescom Opening Night Live has gone off with only one hitch, preceding a week of on-site demos from developers in Cologne, Germany. Hosted by Geoff Keighley, the ONL show was a two hour event largely focused on gameplay and update trailers for already-announced or released games.
It was bookended by an appearance from Todd Howard to talk Starfield ahead of its launch next month and from Sam Lake to talk about also-incoming Alan Wake 2. In the middle was a mix of new trailers for games like Assassin's Creed Mirage and Payday 3 with some game announcements like Little Nightmares 3 and Killing Floor 3.
Here's every announcement and trailer for games coming to PC from the Gamescom ONL show of 2023:
Every PC game announcement from Gamescom ONL 2023
Starfield
Release date: September 6
What's new: A new cinematic trailer to accompany a musical performance by Inon Zur. Bethesda is allowing attendees to play the early parts of Starfield at Gamescom this week.
Little Nightmares 3
Release date: 2024
What's new: New game announcement and gameplay trailer featuring co-op
Black Myth Wukong
Release date: 2024
What's new: New gameplay and combat trailer
Killing Floor 3
Release date: TBA
What's new: Official announcement and trailer
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Rebel Moon on Netflix
Release date: December 22
What's new: New trailer for the December movie premiere directed by Zack Snyder. A Rebel Moon game is also in development by Super Evil Megacorp.
Crimson Desert
Release date: TBA
What's new: New gameplay trailer
Payday 3
Release date: September 21
What's new: New trailer
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Release date: October 5, 2023
What's new: New cinematic and gameplay trailer fully voice-acted in Arabic
Tekken 8
Release date: January 26, 2024
What's new: Announcement of the new Arcade Quest singleplayer mode focused on tournament play
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Release date: November 10, 2023
What's new: Sledgehammer Games showed a lengthy first look at campaign gameplay. The developers also announced an open-world zombies mode and "open combat missions" with a more freeform approach to completing missions.
Nightingale
Release date: February 22, 2024
What's new: New trailer and announcement of the early access release date
Granblue Fantasy Relink
Release date: February 1, 2024
What's new: New trailer and release date announcement
Immortals of Aveum
Release date: August 22, 2023
What's new: New launch day trailer for a fun, but not especially surprising, FPS according to our Immortals of Aveum review.
Zenless Zone Zero
Release date: TBA
What's new: New combat and gameplay trailer
Honkai Star Rail
Release date: New game update on August 30
What's new: New character trailer for Fu Xuan
Lords of the Fallen
Release date: October 13, 2023
What's new: New story trailer for the soulslike ARPG
Sonic Superstars
Release date: October 17, 2023
What's new: Release date announcement trailer
Sonic Frontiers - Final Horizon update
Release date: Game update coming on September 28
What's new: Free update coming with new story and playable characters
The First Descendant
Release date: TBA
What's new: New trailer and announcement of September 19-25 cross-play open beta
Under The Waves
Release date: August 29, 2023
What's new: New story-focused launch trailer
Fort Solis
Release date: Today, August 22, 2023
What's new: New launch day trailer. (Our Fort Solis review is not as enthusiastic, we're afraid.)
Expeditions
Release date: 2024
What's new: Announcement trailer for the next off-roading game from MudRunner developers
The Crew: Motorfest
Release date: September 14, 2023
What's new: New trailer and announcement of a five hour free trial available from September 14-17
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Release date: September 26, 2023
What's new: New gameplay trailer for the expansion showing new weapons and gameplay changes
Stormgate
Release date: TBA
What's new: New gameplay trailer and developer commentary video
Last Epoch
Release date: New update coming September 7, 2023
What's new: New trailer and developer commentary announcing the next early access update in September
Marvel Snap
Release date: August 22, 2023
What's new: After entering early access in 2022, the new full release launches on PC today
Armored Core 6
Release date: August 25, 2023
What's new: New launch trailer
Warhaven
Release date: September 21, 2023 early access
What's new: New trailer and early access date announcement
Mortal Kombat 1
Release date: September 19, 2023
What's new: New story and kombat trailer
Ara: History Untold
Release date: 2024
What's new: Gameplay reveal trailer
Diablo 4: Season of Blood
Release date: October 17, 2023
What's new: Announcement of Diablo 4 season 2
Dustborn
Release date: 2024
What's new: New story trailer
Thank Goodness You're Here
Release date: 2024
What's new: New gameplay trailer
Alan Wake 2
Release date: October 27, 2023
What's new: New story trailer
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