Gamescom Opening Night Live (ONL) aired on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. The main show began at 8:00 PM CEST, with a 30-minute preshow beforehand; the broadcast featured announcements and footage including Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Resident Evil Requiem and Fallout Season 2. This is an archival guide to the schedule, viewing options and what the event actually showed.
When did Gamescom Opening Night Live start?
The main broadcast began at 8:00 PM CEST on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. That was 7:00 PM BST, 2:00 PM ET and 11:00 AM PT. The official gamescom listing and Blizzard’s announcement confirmed the start time.
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| Broadcast segment | Time on August 19, 2025 | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Preshow | 30 minutes before the main show | 30 minutes, according to GameSpot’s 2025 preview |
| Main show | 8:00 PM CEST / 7:00 PM BST / 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT | Two hours, according to GameSpot’s 2025 preview |
The listed main-show time is the start of the two-hour event, not the preshow. The schedule is historical; these times do not describe a future ONL broadcast.
Where could viewers watch the broadcast or replay?
Viewers could watch the event on the official Game Awards YouTube and Twitch channels or through the gamescom website, according to GameSpot’s 2025 preview. PC Gamer’s post-event coverage also pointed to YouTube and Twitch. The official gamescom YouTube broadcast listing remains available as an archive.
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What had been announced before the show?
Pre-event coverage identified several planned or teased appearances, but those lists were not a complete running order or a guarantee that each item would receive a particular kind of reveal.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- Resident Evil Requiem
- World of Warcraft: Midnight
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- The Outer Worlds 2
- Silent Hill f
- Fallout Season 2
Game Informer’s preview also listed a musical performance from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 composers Lorien Testard and Alice Duport-Percier, and named Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere as co-host. Geoff Keighley hosted the show with Sjokz.
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What did Gamescom ONL 2025 actually show?
The broadcast delivered some of the anticipated appearances and additional reveals. The official event description highlighted Black Ops 7, Resident Evil Requiem and Fallout Season 2; post-event coverage documented the following, among other items:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 received a gameplay reveal.
- Resident Evil Requiem footage was shown.
- Fallout Season 2 received a trailer.
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight was revealed.
- Hollow Knight: Silksong appeared briefly with gameplay footage.
PC Gamer’s recap and GamesRadar’s coverage documented the show’s announcements and footage. Silksong did not get a release date during ONL. Team Cherry’s separate announcement was scheduled for August 21, two days later.
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