Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: Big trailers, new reveals, and release windows

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Geoff Keighley hosted Opening Night Live, which showcased trailers for major franchise entries and a slate of new games. The show featured new footage for Gears of War: E-Day, Metro 2039, and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, and announced new projects such as Worms: Galactic Tactics, Train Sim World 7, RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks, and Perceptum. Several titles received concrete timing: Train Sim World 7 has a September 15 launch, RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks will arrive in early access soon, and Perceptum is slated for 2027. The event updates multiple long-running series and introduces new IP with gameplay-focused reveals and release windows.

• Geoff Keighley hosted Opening Night Live, which included trailers for Gears of War: E-Day, Metro 2039, and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation.
• Worms: Galactic Tactics is a new XCOM-style tactics entry and promotional material indicates the original Worms is returning in some form.
• Train Sim World 7 is scheduled to launch on September 15.
• RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks will enter early access soon; Perceptum is slated to launch in 2027.