All the Gamescom announcements and trailers from Opening Night Live 2022
Yup, there was another Keighley-hosted trailer bonanza.
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Rest easy, videogame trailer-lovers: this year’s Gamescom announcements from Opening Night Live 2022 are here to keep you fed.
The week formerly known as E3 has come and gone and The Game Awards show isn’t until December, but we can’t go too long without Geoff Keighley introducing a world premiere, so let there be Gamescom.
The games festival is back on as an in-person event in Cologne, Germany, this year and we’ll be sharing our hands-on impressions of games in attendance throughout the week. While you wait for that, here are the announcements that were fired off on opening night.
We’ve grouped some of the biggest games and announcements here at the top if you just want the highlights. Down below, you’ll find everything else that turned up for Opening Night Live, small trailers and incremental announcements and all. Here are all the Gamescom announcements for 2022.
Biggest Opening Night Live announcements
The Callisto Protocol
What’s new:New gameplay showcase with a mutating enemy type that will regrow body parts as you fight if you don’t kill them quick enough.
Release date:December 2, 2022.
Sonic Frontiers
What’s new:A new gameplay trailer that leads with some classic-looking Sonic ‘evels in its open world.
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Release date:November 8, 2022.
Hogwarts Legacy
What’s new:A story trailer focused on a Slytherin student and preorder date announcement for August 25.
Release date:February 10, 2023.
Gotham Knights
What’s new:A villain lineup that includes Harley Quinn, Mr. Freeze, and Clayface.
Release date:October 21, 2022. (Four days earlier than expected!)
Dune Awakening
What is it:An open-world survival MMO in the Dune universe.
What’s new:A reveal trailer.Beta signupsare open.
Dead Island 2
What’s new:An actual gameplay trailer, developer interview, and release date.
Release date:February 3, 2023.
Everything else announced at Gamescom
EverywhereWhat is it: A metaverse-sounding game coming in 2023.What’s new: Initial reveal with adebut teaser trailer.
PlayStation Dualsense EdgeWhat is it: Sony’s version of an Elite controller with customizable parts.What’s new: First announcement andtrailer.
The Lords of the FallenWhat is it: The new name for Lords of the Fallen 2, sequel to anot very good soulslike.What’s new: The name, and acinematic trailer.
Moving Out 2What is it: Sequel to the co-op party game.What’s new: Agameplay trailerand 2023 launch window.
New Tales from the BorderlandsWhat is it: A Telltale-style followup to the game everyone loved, but by Gearbox.What’s new: Anew story trailerand October 21, 2022, launch date.
Dying Light 2: Bloody TiesWhat is it: DLC for Dying Light 2.What’s new:Reveal trailerfeaturing the Carnage Hall arena.
Tortuga: A Pirate’s TaleWhat is it: A turn-based strategy pirating game.What’s new:Reveal trailer.
MaraudersWhat is it: A multiplayer FPS set in the alternate 1990’s.What’s new: Anew trailerand early access launch in October 2022.
Destiny 2: LightfallWhat is it: The next Destiny expansion.What’s new: Areveal trailerand February 28, 2023 launch date.
Under the WavesWhat is it: An underwater narrative adventure published by Quantic Dream.What’s new:First reveal trailerand 2023 release window.
Goat Simulator 3What is it: The deliberately misnumbered sequel to Goat Simulator.What’s new: Anew gameplay trailerwith the slapstick physics you’d expect.
Return to Monkey IslandWhat is it: A sequel to the classic adventure game.What’s new: September 19, 2022 release date and a pre-order horse armor joke (but it is real).
MoonbreakerWhat is it: A turn-based sci-fi strategy game with paintable digital miniatures in the Unknown Worlds setting, collaborating with author Brandon Sanderson.What’s new:New gameplay trailerand Early Access date of September 29, 2022.
Friends vs FriendsWhat is it: A competitive card game and FPS published by Devolver Digital.What’s new: Agameplay trailer.
Lies of PWhat is it: Bloodborne, but it’s about Pinocchio.What’s new:New gameplay trailer, also coming to Xbox Game Pass at launch.
Stranded: Alien DawnWhat is it: A strategy survival sim on another planet.What’s new: Agameplay trailerand Early Access coming in October 2022.
Atlas FallenWhat is it: A “semi open world” co-op or solo action RPG that looks a bit like Monster Hunter.What’s new: Agameplay trailerand 2023 launch window.
Homeworld 3What is it: An outer space RTS.What’s new: Anew gameplay trailer, now coming in the first half of 2023.
Genshin Impact 3.0What is it: Astory trailerfor the 3.0 launch.What’s new: Nothing, really. But it does launch today.
Honkai Star RailWhat is it: The turn-based strategy RPG by Genshin Impact’s developers.What’s new: Anew trailershowing off that space train.
High on LifeWhat is it: An FPS from Rick & Morty’s Justin RoilandWhat’s new: Afirst gameplay trailer, and December 13 launch, and it will probably never shut up.
Hardspace ShipbreakerWhat is it: A spaceship deconstruction game.What’s new: September 20 console launch on PS5 and the Xbox Series X/S.
The Expanse: Telltale SeriesWhat is it: A narrative game based on the TV show by the new Telltale studio.What’s new:New trailerand summer 2023 launch window.
Killer Klowns From Outer SpaceWhat is it: A competitive multiplayer horror game based on the ’80s movie.What’s new: Anew trailerand Early Access coming in 2023.
Scars AboveWhat is it: A third-person shooter on an alien planet.What’s new: Areveal trailerwith a bit of gameplay.
WyrdsongWhat is it: An RPG from a new studio Something Wicked Games including former Bethesda and BioWare developers.What’s new: Ateaser trailerthat tells us well, mostly nothing, honestly.
Age of Empires 4What is it: The already launched strategy game.What’s new: New free civilizations the Malians and Ottomans, and October 25 anniversary update.
Where Winds MeetWhat is it: An open-world action RPG with martial arts.What’s new: Aquite pretty reveal trailer.
Hideo Kojima’s podcast Brain StructureWhat is it: A “deep dive into his brain” related to the game development creative process, apparently also including sections from Geoff Keighley.What’s new: It’slaunching on Spotifyon September 8 and will have an english translation.
Park BeyondWhat is it: A park-building sim with big ol’ roller coasters.What’s new:New trailerand a 2023 launch window.
MINI Aceman Electric concept carWhat is it: ABMW electric carwith “gaming features” and a Pokemon partnership.What’s new: Cars for gamers, apparently.
Warhammer 40,000: DarktideWhat is it: A Warhammer 40K co-op action shooter.What’s new: A character creation andgameplay trailer, though the November 30 launch date was known.
BlacktailWhat is it: An action adventure and archery game about the origins of Slavic myth Baba Yaga.What’s new:New trailerand December 15, 2022 launch date.
Phantom HellcatWhat is it: A third-person hack ‘n slash combo-chaining action game.What’s new:First reveal trailer.
CrossfireXWhat is it: The Babylon update for the Xbox-exclusive FPS.What’s new:New trailerand August 23 launch date.
DorfromantikWhat is it: The strategy puzzler about building towns.What’s new: Anew trailerannouncing a Nintendo Switch launch on September 29.
The Outlast TrialsWhat is it: Outlast, but with up to four players online.What’s new: Anew trailerand closed beta announcement from October 28 - November 1.
The FinalsWhat is it: A destruction-heavy FPS from former Battlefield devs.What’s new: Anew trailerand playtests on Steam starting soon.
Lauren has been writing for PC Gamer since she went hunting for the cryptid Dark Souls fashion police in 2017. She accepted her role as Associate Editor in 2021, now serving as self-appointed chief cozy games and farmlife sim enjoyer. Her career originally began in game development and she remains fascinated by how games tick in the modding and speedrunning scenes. She likes long fantasy books, longer RPGs, can’t stop playing co-op survival crafting games, and has spent a number of hours she refuses to count building houses in The Sims games for over 20 years.
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