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Game Of Thrones: War For Westeros Will Let The White Walkers Win

It's still going to be a while before Game of Thrones: War for Westeros arrives, but at Gamescom Opening Night Live, developer Playside showed off some gameplay to make the wait a little bit easier. First announced in 2025--and originally scheduled for a 2026 launch--Game of Thrones: War for Westeros is a real-time strategy game that features several of the franchise's legendary Houses--Lannister, Stark, and Targaryen--as well as the sinister forces of the Night King. With each faction vying to

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New PUBG Game Ded Net Looks Nothing Like PUBG

One of the surprise announcements at Gamescom's Opening Night Live event was PUBG Ded Net, a spin-off with a new premise where "death is only the beginning." Set in the fictional world of Cascadia in the '90s, Ded Net is a new multiplayer FPS that "combines shooter gameplay with roguelite progression." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zh1OhGVsyo That's all there is to go on at this stage, but you can sign up to test the game on Ded Net's website. It's not surprising to see PUBG expand like this.

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Exodus is out early next year, and I think I'm finally on board with the general Mass Effect vibes of it all

You'll meet Salt and the gang in April 2027.

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Wait, Is Mega Man: Dual Override Just Mega Man X Now?

Mega Man: Dual Override is delivering another retro-inspired take on the classic Blue Bomber with a release slated next year. But based on his latest trailer revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live, he's cribbing heavily from his sequel series, Mega Man X. The trailer showed Mega Man using special equipment allowing him to dash, hover, and more. Those moves are familiar for fans of the MMX series, which takes place a hundred years after the original Mega Man. The dashing especially has always se

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Exodus, The New Sci-Fi RPG From Former BioWare Devs, Finally Gets A Launch Date

Archetype Entertainment has just given players another glimpse of its upcoming third-person sci-fi RPG, Exodus, via a new trailer revealed during the Gamescom Opening Night Live ceremony. Even better, the trailer ended with a release date announcement: Exodus is set to launch for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on April 7. Exodus' new cinematic gameplay trailer introduces Salt, a companion character who joins the player's party as a skilled mercenary with expertise in long-range sniping.

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The next game from Hoyoverse sure looks like someone put Elden Ring's clothes on Monster Hunter

Who among us doesn't love to sever the Dreadnodus?

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Mass Effect-like Exodus gets a release date, while showcasing an octopus companion in a mech suit

The excitingly Mass Effect-like sci-fi role-playing game Exodus has a proper release date: 7th April 2027. It's coming to PC (Steam and Epic), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Read more

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Genshin Impact Maker’s Nodusfall Sure Looks Like Multiplayer Elden Ring

Gamescom 2026 kicked off with a major surprise in the form of Nodusfall, a multiplayer souls-like from developer Hoyoverse, the studio behind free-to-play gacha games like Genshin Impact and Zenless Zone Zero. As shown in the trailer and later described by Gamescom Opening Night Live host Geoff Keighley, players take on the roles of Weavers, heroes who must band together to battle "mythic beings" in a world where "divine authority has crumbled and order has collapsed," Keighley said. https://www

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Humankind 2 announced, coming 2027, and promises climate change and "a new take on historical strategy"

Amplitude has announced Humankind 2, a sequel to the quietly popular Civ-like 4X game Humankind, during the Gamescom Opening Night Live pre show this evening. Read more

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Rainbow Six Tactics transforms the demolition-driven Siege into a turn-based game while keeping the destructible environments, operators, and reconnaissance drones

Ubisoft have done the sensible thing and turned Rainbow Six into a turn-based tactical game. Nabbing the special ability-laden operators of Rainbow Six Siege and dropping them into the XCOM: Chimera Squad framework. The Mario + Rabbids developer have found a spin off that looks to be a natural fit for the series. Read more

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Rainbow 6 Tactics Looks Like If Siege And XCOM: Chimera Squad Had A Baby

During Gamescom Opening Night Live, Ubisoft announced the next game in the long-running Tom Clancy series: Rainbow 6 Tactics. The announcement trailer showcased how the turn-based tactics game will play--it looks pretty much like Rainbow Six Siege and XCOM: Chimera Squad had a baby. And it's entirely single-player, which is great! I love playing Siege, but after years away, I simply cannot enjoy it anymore. The game has too many operators to keep track of (any hero shooter with 50+ characters is

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Ubisoft is making the first singleplayer Rainbow Six in 19 years, and it's a tactics game in the style of XCOM

Rainbow Six Tactics is led by Mario + Rabbids co-dev Ubisoft Paris.

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Humankind 2 Forces You To Deal With The Consequences Of Climate Change

Gamescom Opening Night Live has been dropping trailers for all manner of games, and if you're a fan of historical turn-based strategy games, then you can check out the first look at Humankind 2. Just like the first game, Humankind 2 tasks you with starting a civilization and guiding it through various eras by using diplomacy, military might, and new technologies to stay a step ahead of your rivals. Developer Amplitude Studios says that players can expect the core 4X experience to offer new ways

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RollerCoaster Tycoon Is Back, And This Time It Has Bubsy

Atari announced a new RollerCoaster Tycoon title during Gamescom Opening Night Live's pre-show. It's developed by Let's Build a Zoo studio Springloaded and officially titled RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWsU277r8OM Atari has been the steward for the RollerCoaster Tycoon series since its Infogrames days in the early 2000s, but has not delivered a truly beloved new game in the series in a long time. With Wonderworks, Atari and Springloaded are using Steam Early

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Murals Turns Famous Fairy Tales Into A Silly Action-Adventure

Today, during Gamescom Opening Night Live, Disney Illusion Island developer Dlala Studios introduced its next game: Murals, which puts a new spin on some classic childhood stories, and will launch on PC in 2027. Murals is an isometric action-adventure game set within multiple famous fairy tales, including Hansel and Gretel, The Little Mermaid, and Rapunzel, but not the way you might remember them. Rapunzel's hair, for example, is actively trying to kill her, while "Sleeping Beauty" is suffering

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Cosmic horror and sea bird waddling sim Penguin Colony gave me a genAI fright in its release date trailer, but thankfully there's no actual cause for concern

You might be surprised to hear this given the very indie vibe about it, but Penguin Colony features RTX. It's actually AAA too, and includes DLSS as well. Perhaps most shockingly of all, there's genAI in Penguin Colony. It's true! It's all true! You can see it in the game's latest trailer for yourself. Look, right there, RTX: Real Terror eXploration. And there's GENeral Antarctic Isolation, Does Lovecraft Still Scare, and Ancient Abomination Awakens to boot! Is your brief heart attack over now?

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Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: All The Biggest Announcements, Games, And Trailers

Gamescom Opening Night Live is here, and once again, it was a bumper night full of new game reveals, gameplay deep-dives, and more from Geoff Keighley's second big show of the year. There were new trailers for plenty of big games, like Gears of War: E-Day, Metro 2039, and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation. We also got a whole bunch of new reveals, and in case you missed it, you can catch up below. Worms: Galactic Tactics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVcmBd7u6J0&pp=ygUXV29ybXM6IEdhbGFjdGljIFRhY3RpY3M

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I attempted to become a professional driver in a GTA 5 where every car had no friction

Gotta make ends meet somehow.

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Here's how to watch the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2026

This year's showcase will be hosted by the dynamic zombie-killing duo of Nick Apostolides and Angela Sant'Albano.

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Every announcement from Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026

Keep up with what you missed from Keighley's world premiere gauntlet.

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