All the news from Gamescom 2021: Opening Night Live

The annual Gamescom gaming expo held in Cologne, Germany is a mostly virtual event once again in 2021, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Kicking off the show is The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley, who returns to Gamescom 2021 to host Opening Night Live, a two-hour livestream full of world premieres, game announcements, and updates on games you already know about. C’mon, it’s Geoff Keighley! You know what he does!

Viewers can expect new peeks at video games like Far Cry 6, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania, Death Stranding: Director’s Cut, the new Saints Row reboot, and many, many more games. More than 40 titles will show up at Opening Night Live on Wednesday, Keighley said.

Read on for all the big gaming announcements from Gamescom 2021 Opening Night Live in Polygon’s StoryStream.