Diablo 4’s new season, Alan Wake 2, the Cyberpunk 2077 DLC, and Little Nightmares 3 are the highlights of this year’s showcase
In what’s become an end-of-summer bookend on the game release calendar, Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase is once again here to highlight games coming your way in the near future. Hosted by Geoff Keighley, who introduced himself as “the creator of The Game Awards,” the stream primarily focused on new or first looks at previously announced games like Mortal Kombat 1, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and the next season of Diablo 4, along with a few surprises.
Here’s a breakdown of the trailers and announcements that were shown:Little Nightmares 3
Co-op is the big new addition in the third installment of the creepy-cute platformer, which lets players journey through the game in local or online co-op. There’s also a podcast: The Sounds of Nightmares, going behind the scenes of the games’ production. Expect this one in 2024.Black Myth Wukong
The much-hyped action-RPG from Chinese developer Game Science, Black Myth Wukong takes the Soulsbourne formula and brings it to a world of Chinese myth inspired by Journey to the West. The new trailer blends wonderfully macabre imagery with ornate fantasy, and looks like a great way to get your post-Elden Ring fix.Killing Floor 3
Remember the Killing Floor games? This is the third one. They really didn’t say much else about it, but there was this gnarly looking trailer.Age of Empires 4: Anniversary Edition
A remaster of the classic real-time strategy game, now available on Xbox, joining Age of Empires 2 and politely ignoring Age of Empires 3. The first shadow drop of the night, now on Xbox consoles and Game Pass.Rebel Moon
Zack Snyder showed up to show off the first trailer for his forthcoming Netflix epic Rebel Moon, and some further plans to expand the world of his two-part film. Including a video game, where you will “pick your rebel” and join in on the fun. No footage of the game though.Crimson Desert
Pearl Abyss’ long-AWOL open-world action game got a good long gameplay trailer, showing off a game that looks like it wants to out-Assassins Creed Assassins’ Creed, complete with weird high-tech puzzles, a frankly incredible-looking fishing game, and hot air balloons. There is honestly a frightening amount of stuff in this game, and all of it looks wildly detailed. Bananas stuff.Assassin’s Creed Mirage
Speaking of Assassin’s Creed, the new one takes a further step towards cultural immersion, with a story trailer introducing Assassins’ Creed Mirage entirely in Arabic.
