What to expect from Gamescom 2020 Opening Night Live – Games line-up, how to watch
Geoff Keighley is preparing to drop the hottest trailers.
Chris Compendio 
With the lack of a proper E3 this year, all of the biggest game announcements of 2020 have depended on digital events. Presenter and Game Awards producer Geoff Keighley has taken it upon himself to be a master of ceremonies for the gaming industry, and Gamescom 2020 Opening Night Live is his latest labor of love.
In the days leading up to this online event, Keighley has been slowly hyping up the impending sneak peeks. The two-hour showcase will show off “38 games in the show from 18 different publishers,” according to Keighley. This line-up will include indies, upcoming blockbuster games, and next-gen titles.
The line-up so far
Keighley confirmed the presence of these games at Opening Night Live; the list of games and what the event will entail for them will update as needed. This list is in order of when their presence in the show was announced and not necessarily the order in which they’ll be shown off during the actual event.
- Fall Guys: Season 2 reveal
- Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods, Part One “first look”
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War “new look”
- Destiny 2: Beyond Light “new look”
- Mafia: Definitive Edition narrative trailer
- Spellbreak “announcements”
- World of Warcraft: Shadowlands animated series Afterlives premiere
- Star Wars: Squadrons “new look”
- Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart demo
- Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond narrative trailer
- Little Nightmares II gameplay premiere
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga gameplay premiere
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time premiere
- The Sims 4 game pack reveal
- Scarlet Nexus “new look”
- Chorus gameplay debut
- Turrican news
When and where to watch Opening Night Live
The two-hour event will stream on YouTube and Twitch at 8 PM CEST/2 PM ET/11 AM ET. There will be a half-hour pre-show hosted by Kyle Boseman right before the stream, which will be hosted by Keighley and IGN’s Sydnee Goodman.
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