Now that Opening Night Live has come and gone, Gamescom good and proper can begin.
You can check our Everything Announced at Opening Night Live piece for a rundown on all the news, announcements, and trailers as they happened. The highlights, though, were grander looks at Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Resident Evil Requiem, and much more.
We also received some fresh announcements, including a new game in the Black Myth series and news that Final Fantasy 14 and Monster Hunter Wilds are teaming up for a crossover, which looks very similar to the one FF14 did with Monster Hunter Worlds.
Now, though, it’s time to dig a little deeper. Some of our dedicated staffers are getting the steps in to preview some of those very games and toss the odd question or two over to some of the developers behind them. We’re posting all the highlights here alongside the reaction to what’s been announced already, giving you a one-stop shop to keep on top of everything Gamescom 2025, so let’s begin.
Here we go! Hope you’re feeling fresh and well rested, as we’ve got plenty to get through today.
Right off the bat, we’ve managed to go hands-on with Hollow Knight Silksong. A fine start to anyone’s day, I’d imagine. Here’s what Josh has to say:
“There’s probably a world in which I sign off this Hollow Knight Silksong preview by making the sort of comparison that I really dislike. “Silksong is to Hollow Knight what Bloodborne was to Dark Souls.” The words are tumbling onto the keyboard and I can’t seem to stop them. What I mean by this unhelpful shorthand is that Silksong is building smartly on exceptionally solid foundations, and it’s doing so with a greater focus on aggression, decisive action, and proactive decision-making. I only played 30 minutes of Hollow Knight Silksong, and now I’m desperate for that to transform into 30 hours.”
There’s more to come from Hollow Knight Silksong, too. Team Cherry is teasing a “special announcement” for tomorrow, and we can only hope it’s some sort of release date.
When not playing Hollow Knight, Josh has also been talking to Treyarch about Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. The devs are fighting franchise fatigue with a co-op adventure that many hope will “redefine what campaign can be in Call of Duty.”