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Gamescom 2022 schedule: How to watch Opening Night Live streamDates and times for Gamescom Opening Night Live, Future Games Show, and more!

Dates and times for Gamescom Opening Night Live, Future Games Show, and more!

Image credit:Koelnmesse, Gamescom

Image credit:Koelnmesse, Gamescom

The exterior of the Kolnmesse convention centre showing the Gamescom logo in the window

Gamescom is finally around the corner, and for the first time in a while it’s returning as a physical event, running from August 24th-28th in Cologne, Germany. RPS will be out there in person, but there are plenty of extra streams and announcements you can check out from the comfort of your own home, including Gamescom Opening Night Live, another edition of The Future Games Show, and more!

Below we’ll go over the highlights of the Gamescom 2022 schedule, how and where you can watch Opening Night Live and the other shows unfold remotely, and remind you of a few other games industry summits happening this August that are worth popping on your calendar as well.

How to watch Gamescom’s 2022 Opening Night Live stream

2022 gamescom Opening Night LIVE (ONL): Official Livestream: Sonic, Hogwarts Legacy, Outlast TrialsWatch on YouTube

2022 gamescom Opening Night LIVE (ONL): Official Livestream: Sonic, Hogwarts Legacy, Outlast Trials

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Highlights from Opening Night Live will also be available on Gamescom’s officialYouTubeandTwitchchannels, but The Game Awards channels are where it’s at for those who want to watch the whole thing live.

What to expect at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022

Opening Night Live is set to feature over 30 games as part of its showcase. Titles range from current live service favourites such asGenshin Impactto some of the biggest titles still to come in 2022 likeGotham Knights, with plenty of intriguing peeks at upcoming indie and AA titles in the mix as well. Those keen for updates onReturn To Monkey IslandandThe Callisto Protocolshouldn’t miss this one!

Here’s Geoff’s own list of highlights:

Here are some of the games scheduled to appear during#gamescomOpening Night Live today at 8p CEST/7p BST/2p ET/11a PT athttps://t.co/AFycLZG9XFpic.twitter.com/QqFH5oKP99— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley)August 23, 2022

Here are some of the games scheduled to appear during#gamescomOpening Night Live today at 8p CEST/7p BST/2p ET/11a PT athttps://t.co/AFycLZG9XFpic.twitter.com/QqFH5oKP99

How to watch Future Games Show Gamescom 2022

The Future Games Show is also returning for another Gamescom outing, and will be airing onWednesday August 24th at 7pm BST / 8pm CEST / 2pm ET / 11am PTover to theYouTubeandTwitchchannels for GamesRadar.

Gamescom 2022 schedule

Over 500 developers, studios, and other games industry exhibitors are appearing at Gamescom 2022. While the return of the in-person event means that not everything happening on the show floor will be livestreamed this time around, you’ll be able to catch the biggest showcases on YouTube and Twitch. See below for dates and times:

TheXbox Booth Livewill also be running for six whole hours on Thursday, and you can dip into that via Xbox’s ownYouTubeandTwitchchannels.

gamescom 2022 Trailer | We Are Back!Watch on YouTube

gamescom 2022 Trailer | We Are Back!

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If you’re attending Gamescom in person, then the showfloor will be open to the general public from 9am to 8pm daily from Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th August. You can check theGamescom websitefor more information.