It is Gamescom Opening Night Live Time. There will be two hours of breaking news announcements on new and old games. Here's what time it starts, where you can watch it, and what games you can expect.
Taking place on a typical Tuesday before the Gamescom exhibition hall opens to the public, ONL 2024 will be hosted by Geoff Keighley and Sjokz and could feature guest stars alongside possible news on highly anticipated titles such as Death Stranding 2 and GTA 6.
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024 – When does ONL 2024 start?
The ONL 2024 show stream will start on Tuesday, August 20th worldwide at the following times:
- 8pm | CEST
- 7pm | BST
- 14 o'clock | EST
- 11am | PDT
- 4 a.m. | AEST (21 August)
How long does Gamescom ONL 2024 last?
This year's Gamescom Opening Night Live is confirmed to last two hours.
A pre-show stream hosted by Kyle Bosman will begin 30 minutes before Opening Night Live begins with “further announcements of new games.”
How to watch the Gamescom Opening Night 2024 live stream
According to the Gamescom website, the ONL 2024 livestream will be hosted on numerous platforms. The YouTube embedded above will allow you to watch the show without leaving this page. If you prefer a different platform, click on the links below:
- YouTube
- Twitch (including Warframe drops)
- TikTok
- steam
- BiliBili (exact link to be announced)
- X (Twitter)
- on facebook.
Co-streaming of the Gamescom 2024 ONL show is allowed, meaning you can watch your favorite streamers streaming the show live on their channels. And if you want to chat with others while you watch, there's also a Gamescom Discord server.
Which games will be announced at Gamescom 2024 ONL?
Confirmed games to be released during Gamescom ONL 2024 include:
- Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
- Delta Force: Hawk Ops
- Persona 3: Operation Aegis
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Marvel Rivals
- Sid Meier’s Civilization 7
- Infinity Nikki
- Monster Hunter World
- Little Nightmares 3
- Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero
- Batman: Arkham Origins
- Dune Awakening
- Squid Game: Unleashed
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II – The Great Adventure
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- Mecha-BREAK
- ARC Robber
It has been confirmed that a new game from Tarsier Studios (the developers of Little Nightmares) will be shown.
There have been numerous hints of a project from Hideo Kojima's Kojima Productions studio, and ONL's social media also showed hints of something that could come from Techland's Dying Light franchise.
It has been confirmed that Team Cherry's Hollow Knight: Silksong will not be part of the show.
What are the dates for Gamescom 2024?
The Gamescom 2024 exhibition area will be open to the public from August 22 to 25. Press, trade and wildcard ticket holders will have access to the event from Wednesday, August 21.
Will Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony be at Gamescom 2024?
Similar to previous years, the PlayStation team will not be attending Gamescom in 2024. Nintendo is doing the same, confirming to a German publication in April that it will not be among the exhibitors at this year's event.
Microsoft, on the other hand, will offer visitors to the trade fair over 50 titles to play and, according to organizer Koelnmesse, there will supposedly be more exhibitors at Gamescom than ever before.