What to expect in Gamescom 2025? Black Ops 7, Silksong & more

Are you excited for the Gamescom?

Gamers and fans are pretty excited for the Gamescom 2025, which is almost here and is going to showcase some exciting reveals and hands-on experience of the upcoming games.

Replacing the defunct E3, this yearly expo in Cologne, Germany, is the place to go for the latest gaming news, and this year promises to be big. Let’s check out more details in this article.

Main highlights of Gamescom 2025

The Gamescom Opening Night Live, which begins on August 19 at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. BST, will include trailers, exclusive first peeks, and special guests.

The first world reveal of Call of Duty Black Ops 7 will be showcased along with World of Warcraft: Midnight, and gameplay footage from Resident Evil Requiem. Lords of the Fallen 2 first reveal will also be shown at the opening night.

There are going to be over 1500 exhibitors and fans can experience the playable demo of games like Hollow Knight: Silksong, Crimson Desert, Phantom Blade Zero, Onimusha and many more.

Many major gaming publishers like Konami (Silent Hill F and Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater), Ubisoft, and Capcom will showcase their latest upcoming projects and titles.

Nintendo will also be back and you can expect to see some Switch 2 games as well. EA FC 26 will be playable at Gamescom 2025.

Full list of featured games

Here is the list of games presented by Insider Gaming:

• Aion 2
• Alienware Arena
• Anno 117: Pax Romanda
• Another Pint
• Atomicrops
• Ballionaire
• Band of Crusaders
• Black Desert
• Blade and Soul Heroes
• Blue Prince
• Breakers
• Cinescape VR
• Crimson Desert
• CrisisX
• Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion
• Disciples: Domination
• Dome Keeper
• Duet Night Abyss
• Emergency Room Simulator
• EONA
• Escape From Duckov
• Exoborne
• Farming Simulator 25 – Highlands Fishing Expansion
• Fata Deum
• Fate Trigger
• Fernbus Simulator
• Firefighting Simulator: Ignite
• God Save Birmingham
• Golf With Your Friends 2
• Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity
• Heavy Cargo – The Truck Simulator
• Heptic Arena
• Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
• Highway Police Simulator
• I Hate This Place
• Incision
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• inZOI
• John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando
• Kingdom Two Crowns
• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
• Life Below
• Little Nightmares 3
• Lootbound
• Military Logistics Simulator
• MIO: Memories in Orbit
• Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road
• Moonlight Peaks
• Morbid Metal
• Nice Day for Fishing
• Once Human
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword
• On the Road – The Truck Simulator
• Pao Pao
• Parking World
• Park Ranger Simulator
• Path of Exile 2
• Planet Party Time
• Police Simulator: Patrol Officers
• Possible One: Lunar Industries
• Pragmata
• PROHIBEAST
• Project LLL
• Project Motor Racing
• PUBG: Battlegrounds & Blindspot
• RAEV: Kingdom on the Distant Shores
• Regions of Ruin: Runegate
• Resident Evil Requiem
• Roadcraft
• Rogue Point
• Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
• Seafarer: the Ship Sim
• Sintopia
• SKY LEGENDS – An Aeropostale Epic
• Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar
• Street Fighter 6
• SubwaySim 2
• Sudden Strike 5
• Supplie
• The Blood of Dawnwalker
• The Bus
• The Rogue Prince of Persia
• Time Takers
• Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
• Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree
• Truck & logistics Simulator
• Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus II
• Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2
• Where Winds Meet
• Winter Resort Simulator 3
• Wraith Ops
• WTF: Waifu Tactical Force

Full Gamescom 2025 stream schedule

The opening night live is not the only event that fans are going to see. There will be Future Games Show, Xbox, and Bethesda, which will host shows and reveals.

Xbox’s broadcasts on August 20 and 21 will include Black Ops 7, Grounded 2, Ninja Gaiden 4, and The Outer Worlds 2. The Future Games Show, hosted by David Hayter (Metal Gear Solid’s Snake) and Maggie Robertson (Resident Evil Village’s Lady Dimitrescu), premieres August 20. See the complete schedule below:

• Opening Night Live: Aug. 19, 11 a.m. PT – Twitch & YouTube
• Xbox Broadcast: Aug. 20, 6 a.m. PT – Twitch, YouTube, TikTok
• Future Games Show: Aug. 20, 11 a.m. PT – Twitch & YouTube
• Xbox Broadcast: Aug. 21, 6 a.m. PT – Twitch, YouTube, TikTok
• Gamescom Awesome Indies: Aug. 21, 9 a.m. PT – Twitch & YouTube
• Bethesda Broadcast: Aug. 22-24, TBC – Bethesda Broadcast
• FGS Best of Gamescom: Aug. 24, 11 a.m. PT – Twitch & YouTube

I am pretty excited for Gamescom 2025 and we will be covering the whole event here on our website. Are you excited for the event? Do share your thoughts and views with us in the comments section.

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