How To Watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022
You'll want to know how to watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022 if you're looking forward to catching the kick-off show for the annual Gamescom, and seeing all the announcements and trailers. Gamescom Opening Night Live is a show that's used to kickstart the event every year, and it's typically full of new games announcements and showings for already announced titles. If you want to catch everything live, check out how to watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022.
How To Watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022
The Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022 showcase is set to start on Tuesday, August 23 at 7 pm BST (8 pm CEST/2 pm EST/11 am PST), and is likely to run for well over an hour. This event is used to kick off the whole of Gamescom, which officially begins the next day on August 24, and runs until the end of the week on August 28.
To watch the Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022 showcase, you will have to tune in live or catch the show afterwards. It will be streamed on the official Gamescom channels on Twitch or YouTube, along with The Game Awards channels on the same platforms, as the show will be hosted by Geoff Keighley. We'll also embed a direct link to the stream above once it's been posted on the Gamescom YouTube channel.
What Games Will Be At Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022?
Click to enlargeWe don't know a massive amount about what is expected to be shown at the Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase, but there have been some hints at new reveals, and the show is set to feature over 30 different titles. PlayStation have confirmed they won't be there, so don't expect any news or their previously announced titles.
One of the biggest announcements so far, is that Unknown Worlds, who developed Subnautica, will be debuting their brand-new science fiction IP with gameplay, and with such an early announcement, it's likely this will be making a big appearance during the show. There is also set to be a new look at Sonic Frontiers, with news about how the game is coming along.
That's all for our primer on how to watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022, and now you know where and when to catch the livestream, along some stuff that is set to be shown.