How to watch the Gamescom Opening Night Live stream
The show will give “updates on some of the biggest games due out over the next year”
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 takes place today in Cologne, Germany, promising a series of announcements.
The pre-show starts at 10.30am PT / 1.30pm ET / 6.30pm BST, with the main show starting half an hour later at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm BST.
It will be viewable on YouTube and Twitch, including via the video embedded at the top of this page.
Show producer and host Geoff Keighley recently told VGC that this year’s show will focus less on announcing new projects.
Speaking to us ahead of the event, Keighley said that viewers should mostly expect updates on announced games planned to release over the next 12 months.
“It’s going to be an exciting show with new looks at many announced upcoming games like Alan Wake 2, and Black Myth Wukong,” Keighley said. “This year’s ONL is less about announcing brand new projects, and more about giving fans updates on some of the biggest games due out over the next year.”
Opening Night Live is The Game Awards producer’s regular pre-show presentation for the German Gamescom expo, which last year took place in Cologne as an in-person event for the first time since 2019.
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Geoff Keighley says this year’s Gamescom ONL is ‘less about announcing new projects’
Last year’s show ran for just over two hours and featured more than 35 games.
Keighley said that despite it being his only European event, he views Opening Night Live very much as a global showcase with projects from teams across the world. He’s also not surprised that the physical Gamescom event remains popular, even in the post-pandemic environment.
“The sense of community at Gamescom is so unique and powerful – there really is nothing else like it in the world,” he said. “Even before I was involved in ONL, I loved coming to Gamescom because it has such a focus on the players and community.”
