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Xbox Wire's first hands-on preview of Frictional Games and Kepler Interactive's sci-fi mystery thriller ONTOS describes a tactile, systems-driven adventure on the moon hotel Samsara, where every "Experiment" can be solved multiple ways. The spiritual successor to SOMA is now targeting a 2027 launch on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC.
Koelnmesse and game — The German Games Industry Association confirm 368,000 visitors from 131 countries at gamescom 2026, with the share of international attendees and exhibitors hitting new highs.
According to a Eurogamer Spain Gamescom podcast, Sony is weighing a one- to two-year delay to its January 2028 digital-only cutoff after publishers raised concerns that Microsoft's next console, codenamed Project Helix, could pull disc-favoring players and major third-party support away from PlayStation.
Speaking with GamesRadar+ at Gamescom 2026, the Assassin's Creed creator says generative AI was used only in conception and pre-production, was removed before Early Access, and will not return to the project.
The gamescom award 2026 crowned Onimusha: Way of the Sword as the top PlayStation title, handed Forza Horizon 6 the Best Xbox Game trophy and named Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 the Best PC Game during Friday's ceremony at the gamescom studio powered by IGN. CD Projekt RED and SEGA each took home three awards, while Games Done Quick received the special Heart of Gaming prize.
Playground Games explains how Fable’s combat blends melee, ranged and magic into a single “style-weaving” system, with an uninterrupted gameplay demo and a February 23, 2027 PS5 launch.
Microsoft has officially confirmed its Xbox Disc-to-Digital feature: Xbox Insiders can insert supported Xbox One or Xbox Series X discs on August 31 to claim a digital entitlement that unlocks Xbox Play Anywhere and Cloud Gaming, while the physical disc keeps working as before.
Xbox Wire confirms Militsioner, the surreal immersive sim from developer Tallboys and publisher Critical Reflex, for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and Game Pass in 2027, with Xbox Play Anywhere support and day-one streaming on console and PC.
Rebellion outlines five takeaways from the new Alien Deathstorm trailer shown at gamescom 2026, including the Reactor mission, alien types, weapons, and tools, and locks a Spring 2027 launch on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and Game Pass.
Samsung has used its Gamescom 2026 keynote to formally reveal its 2027 Odyssey gaming monitor lineup, led by what it calls the world's first 49-inch DQHD OLED running at 360 Hz, plus a 1,100 Hz Odyssey G6, an expanded HDR10+ GAMING partnership with Activision Blizzard on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and broader Odyssey 3D support.
Massive Entertainment has confirmed that Echoes of Central Park is the next major expansion for Tom Clancy's The Division 2. Revealed during a Gamescom community panel and detailed on Steam, the DLC leans into a darker, fear-driven take on post-outbreak New York.
tinyBuild has confirmed that Graveyard Keeper 2 will launch on September 22, 2026 across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. The medieval zombie-management sequel debuted a new trailer and opened pre-orders at $24.99 during the Future Games Show at gamescom 2026.
Embark Studios has rolled out ARC Raiders update 1.43.0, introducing the Roamer Set in the store and launching the Phantom Targets event — a limited-time hunt for glitched Wasps that unlocks the Anomalia Outfit, the Finger Guns Wave emote, the Trashpile Bag and Raider Tokens through September 6.
PlayStation.Blog has published a 19-game PS5 roundup of Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, headlined by first looks at LEGO Skylines, Aniimo, Crimson Desert Enhanced, Tides of Annihilation and Turok: Origins, plus a December 11 launch date for Path of Exile 2 1.0 on Sony's console.
RedOctane Games has locked in a December 10, 2026 release date for Stage Tour, its spiritual successor to Guitar Hero. The Gamescom Opening Night Live reveal also confirmed a 90+ song setlist, a Gibson guitar partnership with 180 unlockable axes, and a new CRKD-made controller line.
Archetype Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast have locked in April 7, 2027 as the launch date for Exodus, the sci-fi RPG from ex-BioWare developers. The studio showed the game running with an octopus companion piloting a mech suit at Gamescom Opening Night Live.
Capcom has used Gamescom 2026 to drop Trailer 6 for Onimusha: Way of the Sword, expand the playable demo with a new boss named Daidara, and detail how the studio rebuilt the franchise for newcomers ahead of its September 4 PS5 launch.
SQUARE ENIX opened gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 with a new gameplay trailer for Final Fantasy VII Revelation, showing the colossal Weapons super-bosses, a new Typhon summon, FITS job outfits and parachute-based open-world traversal ahead of the Spring 2027 launch on PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Revealed at gamescom ONL 2026, NetEase Games and Naked Rain lock in a January 15, 2027 launch for ANANTA, the free-to-play urban open-world RPG previously known as Project Mugen, on PS5, PC, iOS, and Android.
Revealed during gamescom ONL 2026, Rainbow Six Tactics puts players in command of Six and a squad of 15 Operators in a destructible-environment turn-based experience launching on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, GeForce Now, Blacknut, and PC in 2027.
Asus has quietly opened standalone pre-orders for the 20th anniversary ROG Xbox Ally X20, letting players buy the OLED handheld without the AR bundle. Best Buy and Asus are taking orders now, with units shipping on October 15.
Paradox Development Studio confirms Afterworld during Gamescom ONL, its first non-historical grand strategy game in a decade. Set in post-apocalyptic North America, the tribe-led survival GSG is led by former Hearts of Iron 4 director Dan Lind.
Samsung has confirmed a 1,090-square-meter #PlaySamsung exhibition at Gamescom 2026, with the full 2027 Odyssey gaming monitor lineup, the Galaxy Z Fold8's Neural Frame Fusion AI, and a T1 partnership on stage in Cologne.
Gamescom 2026 runs from August 24 to 30 in Cologne — here is the full daily schedule, every confirmed Opening Night Live slot, and the broadcast lineup in one place.
The Gamescom Award 2026 nominations have been revealed a day before Opening Night Live. 4A Games' Metro: 2039 leads with five nominations, followed by Denshattack! and Alien: Isolation 2 on four each. SEGA accumulated eight nominations across its slate, with Korean publishers Pearl Abyss, KRAFTON and Hypergryph all landing spots.
Konami drops a dedicated English voice cast reveal trailer for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, confirming Liam O'Brien is back as Isaac after more than 20 years and reaffirming the October 15 launch window for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, with Switch to follow.
CD Projekt RED Joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski confirms The Witcher 4 is targeting a 2028 release window, with no exact date yet and no Gamescom 2026 showing — but a brand-new look at Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past is locked for Opening Night Live.
Moon Studios CEO and Ori series creator Thomas Mahler has publicly denied rumours that a third Ori game is in development at Xbox, even as reports suggested a surprise Gamescom 2026 reveal.
An official Xbox Store listing for Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel's Mewgenics surfaced on August 22, with TrueAchievements pointing to a September 8 release and a full achievement list already live on Microsoft's platform.
Konami has put a concrete number on the Silent Hill: Townfall console exclusivity, stating the PS5 version will not arrive on other consoles for at least six months after its September 24, 2026 release.
Observer Interactive has taken full control of Rover's Tale, ending Team17's publishing partnership and moving the creature-collecting metroidvania to a 2027 release with a Gamescom debut including a first look at the Switch 2 version.
Gamescom 2026 has confirmed record-breaking numbers before opening in Cologne, including 1,600 exhibitors from 67 countries, a sold-out 233,000-square-meter floor, the largest indie area yet, and 47 country pavilions.
