We’re live at Gamescom 2024 and reporting on all the exciting reveals, news, and exclusives from one of the world’s biggest celebrations of gaming. We’re gearing up to hear from Geoff Keighley, who is set to discuss the likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Dune: Awakening, and Little Nightmares III, and with plenty of exciting surprises in store, we’ll be here to fill you in on all the latest.
Gamescom 2024 is held in Cologne, Germany, as a central hub and celebration for talent in the gaming industry, as well as the larger community. It’s home to Europe’s largest annual game show, and with bigger and better names in the industry making an appearance every year, the Opening Night Live showcase is the benchmark for what we can expect to see from this weekend.
If you couldn’t make it all the way to Cologne, you can check out all of the Gamescom 2024 Opening Night highlights below for all things mobile and Switch. There’ll be plenty more to sink your teeth into once the convention kicks off properly, too!
Here’s everything you need to know about Gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live.
How do I watch Gamescom 2024 ONL?
You can watch Gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live from 6pm BST / 2pm EDT / 11am PDT on YouTube, Twitch, and the Gamescom website.
Gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live roundup
If you missed the Gamescom 2024 showcase, here all the reveals and exciting exclusives for Switch and mobile. Little Nightmares III haunted our dreams once more and we get a first look at Netflix Games’ Squid Game: Unleashed, so if you want to keep up to date with what’s on the horizon, this is the place to be.
Floatopia
What better way to round out a full night of exciting new releases, than with a brand-new contender for our list of the best cozy games? Floatopia invites you to explore the gorgeous Floating Islands, where you can farm, fish, and decorate your dream home in the clouds. Prepare to harness your magic and embark on an adventure full of whimsy, because you can pre-register for Floatopia now!
Dark and Darker Mobile
Krafton’s port of Dark and Darker Mobile is now available for global preregistration, and if you weren’t already excited to go delving through the dungeons, we had a chance to check the game out earlier this year. You can read our Dark and Darker Mobile preview to see what we thought. Clue: we loved it, because who doesn’t want to bonk a barbarian on the head with just the power of your thumbs?
Squid Game: Unleashed
Management would like to offer a gentle reminder, players – have fun! As you escape almost certain death! The South Korean powerhouse Netflix show, Squid Game, makes its appearance on the streaming platform’s gaming service in Squid Game: Unleashed. We don’t know exactly when, but it was teased to arrive on mobile ‘soon’. Just remember to wait for the green light!
Little Nightmares III
We were blessed – or haunted? – by a world premiere trailer for Little Nightmares III, and most interestingly, there seem to be two li’l runners escaping the horrors in the third installment. This freaky deaky platformer has famously shied away from co-op, but it looks like you’ll be able to team up with a pal to share the bad dreams with when Little Nightmares III is released next year.
Honkai Star Rail
Honkai Star Rails’s Feixiao took down a hundred enemies, did you know? No, sorry, a thousand… No, no, a hundred thousand! Well, however many it was, she’s joining the Honkai Star Rail roster as one of the seven Arbiter-Generals to add many more triumphs to her tally. She’ll be available to pull for during the next Honkai Star Rail update.
Zenless Zone Zero
Gacha games at Gamescom were a surprisingly common theme because we were also treated to a look at a fresh area to explore in New Eridu. Prepare to battle to a booming soundtrack at Uncle Henry’s gas station and explore with Zenless Zone Zero’s Jane Doe in the upcoming Zenless Zone Zero update.
Civilization VII
The award-winning strategy game franchise from developer Firaxis Games delivers Sid Meier’s Civilization VII to the Switch, where you can expand your architectural prowess and establish cities to create an empire in pursuit of prosperity. Civ 7 comes to the Switch on February 11 next year, almost a decade after its predecessor, so brush off those chisels and pull out those blueprints, we’ve got an empire to rule.
Monument Valley 3
Netflix Games will not just bring Monument Valley 3 to mobiles on December 10, but it will deliver the first two games in the odd little puzzler franchise to the streaming platform in the lead-up to the winter release. Monument Valley I will be available on September 19, and Monument Valley II will be available on October 29, so get your thinking caps fitted and prepare to set sail for a puzzling adventure.
Genshin Impact
Gacha fans – that’s us, if you couldn’t tell – were treated to a new trailer for the Genshin Impact 5.0 update coming on August 28, where we’ll finally get to explore the nation of Natlan. But we didn’t just get a funky trailer with an even funkier soundtrack. Genshin Impact finally has an Xbox release date, with the gacha arriving on the console on November 20.
Infinity Nikki
Our eyes were blessed with a new trailer for Infinity Nikki, showcasing some truly gorgeous imagery, both fashionable and otherwise. With Kentaro Tominaga of Zelda fame working on the latest Nikki installment, we’re sure to be in for a visually stunning adventure. Jump into a dress-up open-world when Infinity Nikki releases on Switch, and until then, you can sign up for closed betas.
King of Meat
Ready for action? Ready for mayhem? Good, so are we. King of Meat is an online co-op brawler created by English-based Glowmade, in collaboration with Amazon Games. Hack, slash, chop, filet, and cut through foes when it arrives on Switch, and while you sharpen your steel, you can sign up for future playtests right now!
There’s our roundup for Gamescom 2024 for all things Switch and mobile. Considering how we were all treated to some tasty gaming goodies in this year’s Opening Night Live showcase, if you want to get your hands on even more freebies, we have loads of Zenless Zone Zero codes and Wuthering Waves codes for you. Or, if Roblox codes are more your speed, we’ve got plenty of Blood Samurai 2 codes and Dress to Impress codes, too.