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During Gamescom Opening Night Live, Saber Interactive and Universal revealed the new story trailer for Turok: Origins, giving us a fresh look at the return of this classic series. 

Metro 2039 received a new trailer during Gamescom Opening Night Live, alongside confirmation of a February 2027 release date. The next entry in 4A Games’ acclaimed post‑apocalyptic FPS series promises a darker, more expansive journey into the ruins of Moscow.

At Gamescom Opening Night Live this evening, the first reveal trailer for Exodus was shown. The new sci‑fi RPG is being developed by Archetype Entertainment, a studio led by former BioWare veterans including Mass Effect writer Drew Karpyshyn. The game is targeting a 2027 release, and tonight’s trailer offers a fresh look at its planet‑hopping adventure.

Warlock, a new D&D‑based action adventure announced at The Game Awards last year, is returning to the spotlight at Gamescom with the first gameplay reveal. Ahead of the showcase, we were invited to a pre‑briefing session, offering an early look at eight minutes of in‑game footage and new details about the project.

During Gamescom Opening Night Live, Remedy debuted the final trailer for Control Resonant, confirming a September 24th release date for the sequel.

Gears of War: E‑Day returned to the stage at Gamescom Opening Night Live with a new trailer ahead of its October release. The game serves as a prequel to the original trilogy, charting the events of Emergence Day as the Locust first rise to the surface and begin their invasion of Sera. 

Hoyoverse is branching out from its usual anime‑styled, mobile‑friendly titles with a new project called Nodusfall. The game adopts a far more realistic art direction and shifts toward co‑op action, placing players in a grounded world where they’ll team up to hunt mythical beasts inspired by legends from around the world.

Nvidia has outlined a wide range of RTX and GeForce platform updates at Gamescom this week, covering DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, RTX Remix progress, new path‑traced projects, Nvidia ACE, updates to the Nvidia App, RTX Spark developments and several additions to GeForce Now.

Hideki Kamiya’s new studio ‘Clovers’ has now hired a range of PlatinumGames alumni, including long-time composers and audio collaborators.

Following a slight controversy back during Summer Game Fest, Microsoft has now stopped listing its competitors' platforms on trailers.

Following their pivot back to true exclusivity, Sony has now released a new ‘Only on PS5’ ad, doubling down on the revived sentiment.

Half a decade on from their last release in the form of Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red appear to be getting ready to drop multiple titles back-to-back over the next few years. Alongside the arrival of Songs of the Past some time in 2027, CDPR have now confirmed that The Witcher 4 will follow it up in 2028.

Australian hardware manufacturer Singularity Computers has introduced the Spectre Limited Edition Water‑cooling Case, a showcase chassis based on the original Spectre design with the reservoir, D5 pump top and cover built directly into the frame.

Desktop processor shipments fell by more than 20% year over year during Q2 2026, according to new data from Mercury Research. Despite the downturn driven by rising component costs, AMD increased its market share across desktop, mobile and server segments. Rising DDR5, SSD, motherboard and GPU prices pushed full system …

mVolt+ is a relatively new overclocking utility that has been receiving rapid updates since launch, with the latest version adding advanced power‑channel and voltage controls for Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs – options not currently available in tools like MSI Afterburner. As spotted by Videocardz, mVolt+ Release v0.36 introduces separate …

A rumour circulated over the weekend claiming that Microsoft had quietly greenlit a sequel to Ori and the Will of the Wisps, with development supposedly handed to another studio. However, Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler has now dismissed the speculation, stating that “the Ori 3 rumors are nonsense”.

A few days on from revealing the updated PC system requirements for The Blood of Dawnwalker, the team at Rebel Wolves has now also announced a major change for the launch-day version of the game on consoles. At first, the game was going to launch without a true ‘Performance' mode …

After successfully taking down the Yuzu and Ryujinx Switch emulators back in 2024, Nintendo has had to deal with an increasing number of clones popping up. This week, Nintendo carried out its biggest takedown effort yet, hitting more than 400 GitHub repositories housing Switch emulation tools.

MSI has launched its Back to School promotion in the UK, offering discounts across a wide range of PC hardware and gaming gear ahead of the new academic year. The sale is live now and runs until the 30th of September. The promotion covers monitors, desktops, motherboards, power supplies, coolers, …

Microsoft’s translucent green Xbox Series X25 is set to launch later this year to mark the Xbox's 25th anniversary, and a new report now claims the limited‑edition console will retail for €899.99 in Europe, with a release date scheduled for Black Friday 2026.

Ahead of its launch next month on the 15th of September, Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Wolverine has now officially gone Gold.

Thermalright has listed its Peerless Vision V2 liquid cooler series, a refreshed 360mm AIO that retains the pump‑mounted display while introducing updated 120mm fans and revised RGB lighting.

Following a limited regional test, SEGA has announced that the Rovio-developed Sonic Blitz is officially shutting down this week.

Following Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions have confirmed that they are once again officially independent from Microsoft.

Following in the footsteps of FFXIV, Final Fantasy XI is set to receive an unlimited free trial beginning next month - albeit with limitations.

Philips has introduced the Evnia 27M2N3291PL/01, a new 27‑inch Fast IPS gaming monitor offering a 260Hz refresh rate and 0.3ms Smart MBR response time, all for just £139, making this one of the most interesting entry-level displays announced this year. The Evnia 27M2N3291PL/01 uses a 27‑inch Full HD Fast IPS …

Beyerdynamic has announced two new wireless gaming headsets, the MMX 100 Wireless and MMX 130 Wireless, offering closed‑back and open‑back options for players who prefer different acoustic profiles.

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is still a week away from release, but the PC version has already leaked online. A full build of the game is now circulating on piracy sites, meaning major story spoilers are spreading rapidly across the internet.

From Software has begun network playtests for its new game, The Duskbloods, but the first session has already run into problems. Players invited to the test have struggled to connect, forcing the studio to shut down the opening day entirely.

Gamescom has outlined what to expect from this year’s Opening Night Live showcase, confirming several major games that will receive new trailers, updates and live appearances during the two‑hour broadcast on the 25th of August.