Gamescom ONL 2026 Starts Aug. 25 With 2-Hour Showcase and Final Fantasy VII Revelation
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Updated · Nintendo Life · Aug 17
Gamescom ONL 2026 Starts Aug. 25 With 2-Hour Showcase and Final Fantasy VII Revelation
3 articles · Updated · Nintendo Life · Aug 17
Summary
Opening Night Live will begin on Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. BST from Cologne, with Geoff Keighley hosting a roughly two-hour Gamescom kickoff plus a 30-minute pre-show.
Final Fantasy VII Revelation is the only confirmed Switch 2 game so far, while The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past DLC and Game of Thrones: War for Westeros are also set to appear.
YouTube and Twitch will carry the livestream as Gamescom uses the show to launch six days of reveals, hands-on sessions and developer interviews through Aug. 30.
Nintendo is unlikely to bring first-party announcements to ONL, but it will still have a show-floor presence with Switch 2 demos including Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Can Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 still surprise fans when The Witcher 3 expansion, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, and other major titles are already in view?
With Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, and CD Projekt tied to Gamescom 2026, which publisher is most likely to dominate Opening Night Live?
Is the real story of Gamescom 2026 the Geoff Keighley showcase, or the massive business event powering everything behind it?