The event is due to return in 2023 from 23 to 27 August. Opening Night Live will also return on August 22. That being said, the online programs have also been successful, with 130 million views as of Saturday night and 12 million players watching Open Night Live. The organizer of the event, which ended today at the Cologne Fair in Cologne, issued a press release saying that the event attracted 265,000 visitors from more than 100 countries in five days.Īlthough this is less than the 373,000 registered in 2019, this is a great achievement considering that the number of tickets has been limited due to the pandemic.Īpproximately 1,100 exhibitors from 53 countries were in attendance, and there were 25,000 trade visitors. Those who thought in-person gaming events were dead might want to postpone the funeral, Gamescom 2022 proved otherwise. The ONL presentation at Gamescom will take place exactly one day before the opening of the gaming exhibition in Cologne. The show will start at 19:00 BST and will last for about two hours in a live broadcast format. It is expected that the main announcements of Gamescom 2022 will be made there.
They have prepared new trailers and important announcements for the players. They will also be joined by a number of both large and small studios with their new products. The presenter decided to keep the full list of participants in the presentation a secret.
Journalist and host Geoff Keighley revealed the contents of the ONL gaming presentation at Gamescom 2022 in the latest podcast, which will take place next week. Keely noted that this will be the first show in two years with a live audience and will show major future hits. Among the most high-profile novelties, the participation of the creator of Dead Space - Glenn Scofield, who will tell new details about The Callisto Protocol, is announced.Īccording to Geoff Keighley, the developers of Sonic Frontiers, Return to Monkey Island and Goat Simulator 3 will also appear on the show.
Gamescom Opening Night Live promises to be an eventful show. Keighley previously said the live stream would be about two hours long and would feature more than 30 games. Some of these have already been confirmed, including Sonic Frontiers, The Callisto Protocol, High on Life, Gotham Knights, The Outlast Trials, the first expansion for Dying Light 2, The Expanse: A Telltale Series, and Hogwarts Legacy.
Honkai: Star Rail was announced just under a year ago. The free-to-play sci-fi tactical RPG is the fourth installment in the Honkai series, if anyone doesn't know. The game will be released for PC, iOS and Android. Keighley recently took to Twitter and confirmed that miHoYo's Genshin Impact developer Honkai: Star Rail is getting a "new look" at an upcoming event. "Stay tuned in for the upcoming epic interstellar journey and find out what mysteries lie behind these characters," Keighley wrote. As the Gamescom Opening Ceremony approaches, more and more games are being confirmed for the show, and now we have another confirmation provided by host and producer Geoff Keighley.