GamesRadar+ is at Gamescom 2026. The world's largest celebration of video games has returned to Cologne, Germany, and the GR+ team is here on the ground to bring you the latest news on the most-anticipated new games of 2026. We're also getting our hands-on with the games we know you can't stop thinking about, and meeting with the developers working to bring them all of them to life.
Gamescom 2026 is expected to welcome well over 300,000 video game enthusiasts through the doors of the Koelnmesse between August 26–29, as trade visitors and the general public alike assemble to sample the hottest upcoming video games. The action kicks off on Tuesday, August 25, as Summer Game Fest mastermind Geoff Keighley returns to present gamescom Opening Night Live – a two-hour live event where we're expecting to get fresh looks at Final Fantasy 7: Revelation, Gears of War: E-Day, Metro 2039, Ontos, and plenty more.
And if that weren't enough, the Future Games Show is back in action for Gamescom 2026 with three showcases set to go live throughout the week, starting August 26. Our Fall showcase is set to be hosted by hosted by the stars of Resident Evil Requiem and is packed with plenty of new reveals.
Below you'll find all of our Gamescom 2026 coverage. You can also follow GamesRadar+ on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube for the latest news, previews, interviews, and live reports directly from Gamescom.
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PreviewDreadline Express is more Myst than Balatro, but this Metroidvania deckbuilder is just as creative -
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NewsAfter countless memes, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss confirms that, yes, Fortnite inspired jumping out of the Highwind -
NewsThe AA games industry needs "a few more Expedition 33s," says Valor Mortis director5 Comments -
Hands-onCapcom vets' flashy action RPG Stupid Never Dies is one of the coolest games since Persona 3 Reload -
NewsFinal Fantasy 7 Revelation's huge size is "part of what makes the game so appealing," lead says
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Hands-onFinal Fantasy 7 Revelation masterfully blends nostalgia and new in an exciting and overwhelming package -
NewsFinal Fantasy 7 Revelation director is "so sorry" for what happens to Aerith in Rebirth -
Hands-onExterminauts looks like No Man's Sky but plays like Helldivers 2, and I crushed it at Gamescom 2026 -
NewsPersona 4 Revival let Atlus "go more in-depth" with Yosuke, lead says, even if you can't romance him -
Hands-onI love Stranger Than Heaven's "more intuitive and rough" combat -
Hands-onDragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World is made for creature-collecting RPG sickos like me -
NewsPersona 1 and 2 remakes will "probably" happen for "cultural preservation," says Atlus lead -
Hands-onThe Expanse: Osiris Reborn swings for the Mass Effect crown, but struggles to match my enthusiasm for the TV show -
PreviewYou can play cyberpunk RPG No Law like Dishonored in Night City, or strap grenades to a Roomba and start blasting -
NewsDune Awakening lead says players shouldn't "expect it to be like The Last of Us"12 Comments -
Hands-onEx-Rockstar dev's chilling new psychological horror could be the next Silent Hill -
Hands-onAnanta is riding high off 'free anime GTA' comparisons, but its mess of ideas barely hold together in my hands-on -
InterviewGetting down to business with Fable's game director: "You can transform the economic future" -
PreviewControl Resonant looks like an exciting action-RPG, but I just want it to mess with my head -
NewsPersona 4 Revival will integrate Marie more naturally than she was in P4 Golden, producer says
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