The summer of video games isn’t starting yet but we already have the date for Gamescom’s Opening Night Live.
Gamescom (or gamescom, no caps) is the annual video games tradeshow and fan event held in Cologne, Germany. It’s European E3- but unlike E3 which is cancelled again this year, Gamescom is on for 2023.
The Opening Night Live show for 2023, hosted and run by game industry’s favourite showrunner Geoff Keighly, will be on August 22. Since its introduction, the Opening Night Live livestream has become the start of Gamescom’s show (hence the name), featuring game announcements and news similar to Summer Game Fest’s opening show. It’s The Game Awards without the awards ceremony, essentially.
Expect more details on where to catch the livestream as it becomes available as we get closer to August. For now, just mark that calendar.