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The Gamescom 2025 schedule has officially come to a close, with the last few broadcasts from Bethesda seeing out the annual event. It was certainly a memorable year, with some exciting announcements during the Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025, which kicked off the big event. Showcasing some of the biggest new games for 2025 and beyond, we at last got confirmation of a release date for the likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, along with a Fallout Season 2 trailer, and so much more.
With Future Games Show at Gamescom 2025 showcase following up ONL, we also got to see a series of Xbox broadcasts live from the show floor, which gave us another look at the new ROG Xbox Ally handheld. And with lots of playable demos available to try throughout - including one for Hollow Knight: Silksong, (which at long last has a release date), there were plenty of highlights which you can read more about in our Gamescom 2025 coverage hub.
Article continues belowWhat is Gamescom?
Gamescom is an annual gaming event that takes place in the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany. Open to the public over the course of several days, the event offers up the chance to try out some of the biggest upcoming PC games, upcoming Xbox Series X games, and upcoming PS5 games ahead of their release, or some of the most recent releases that have already landed.
Gamescom 2025 dates
When is Gamescom?
Gamescom 2025 ran from August 20 - August 24. Attendance was open to the public from August 21, with trade visitors, media and select ticket holders gaining entry on August 20. The main showcase, Opening Night Live, took place August 19 to kick off the event.
At a glance
Show | Date | PDT | EDT | BST | CEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 | August 19 | 11am | 2pm | 7pm | 8pm |
Xbox Gamescom Broadcast | August 20 | 6am | 9am | 2pm | 3pm |
Future Games Show | August 20 | 11am | 2pm | 7pm | 8pm |
FGS Live from Gamescom | August 20 | Directly after the Future Games Show | Directly after the Future Games Show | Directly after the Future Games Show | Directly after the Future Games Show |
Xbox Gamescom Broadcast | August 21 | 6am | 9am | 2pm | 3pm |
Gamescom Awesome Indies 2025 | August 21 | 9am | 12pm | 5pm | 6pm |
Bethesda Broadcast | August 22 - 25 | 10am | 1pm | 6pm | 7pm |
FGS Best Of Gamescom | August 24 | 11am | 2pm | 7pm | 8pm |
What will be at Gamescom 2025?
Gamescom 2025 looks set to be the biggest event yet, with lots of big publishers and developers attending with some exciting new games set to be available to play on the show floor. For starters, Xbox announced it will be bringing 20 titles to Gamescom this year, with a playable demo of Hollow Knight Silksong on PC and its new portable console, the ROG Xbox Ally X.
Other playable demos from Xbox's third-party partners include the likes of Borderlands 4, PowerWash Simulator 2, Cronos: The New Dawn, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Super Meat Boy 3D, There Are No Ghosts at the Grand, and more. Outside of Xbox's demos, it's also going to bring a theater experience to the event for the highly anticipated upcoming Obsidian game, The Outer Worlds 2.
After skipping Gamescom last year, Nintendo also confirmed its attendance this year with some exciting demos for the Switch and Switch 2 – most notably for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Pokemon Legends Z-A. Some big games from Bandai Namco will also be appearing with a hands-on demo of Little Nightmares 3 and a "chance to immerse yourselves in the universe of The Blood of Dawnwalker". With other games like Crimson Desert available, there's certainly going to be plenty to experience – you can see more games that will be at the event here.
Gamescom 2025 schedule
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025
When: August 19 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7pm BST / 8pm CEST
Where to watch: YouTube / Twitch
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 is the main show that kickstarts the Gamescom event to follow. With a pre-show beginning things off half an hour before, the main show then began with host Geoff Keighley. Running for two hours, we saw a host of new game announcements, trailers and gameplay reveals, with a first look at Gamescom events, and talks with developers and prominent guests.
We also saw more of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, along with another look at the likes of The Outer Worlds 2, Ninja Gaiden 4, Resident Evil Requiem, Silent Hill f, and Ghost of Yotei. Along with some Fallout season 2 news, we also saw a live performance of the music from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 during the showcase.
Xbox Gamescom 2025 broadcast 1
When: August 20 at 6am PDT / 9am EDT / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST
Where to watch: YouTube / Twitch / TikTok
Xbox held some broadcast streams over the course of Gamescom 2025, with the first kicking off on August 20th the day after Opening Night Live. Streamed live from the Xbox booth, the stream brought us deep dives into some highly anticipated games, with some first-look gameplay, developer interviews, updates, and fresh trailers for the likes of Grounded 2, Keeper from Psychonauts developer, Double Fine, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and more. We also got a release date for the ROG Ally Xbox handhelds.
Future Games Show
When: August 20 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7pm BST / 8pm CEST
Where to watch: YouTube / Twitch
The Future Games Show will returned to Gamescom this year with a broadcast that brought us world premiers, new trailers, and deep dives on some upcoming games. The showcase was hosted by actors David Hayter, who played Metal Gear Solid's Snake, and Maggie Roberston, who's best known for her role as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village.
Our FGS Live from Gamescom showcase straight afterwards brought you even more new trailers, developer interviews, and more, too.
Xbox Gamescom 2025 broadcast 2
WHEN: August 21 at 6am PDT / 9am EDT / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST
WHERE: YouTube / Twitch / TikTok
The second Xbox broadcast live from the event followed suit from the first by bringing us more deep dives, interviews and looks at some new games coming from Xbox's partners. In this stream, you can see more of two of the biggest releases coming our way this October, with Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2, along with some updates on Overwatch 2, and more.
Gamescom Awesome Indies 2025
When: August 21 at 9am PDT / 12pm EDT / 5pm BST / 6pm CEST
Where to watch: YouTube / Twitch
Gamescom Awesome Indies 2025 brought the international indie scene into the spotlight by showcasing independent developers, studios, and publishers as they unveiled some exciting upcoming indie games. Bringing us exclusive trailers and first looks at debut gameplay, it included some "amazing premiers and exciting newcomers" in the world of indie games.
Bethesda Mainstream Live Broadcast
When: August 22 - 25 at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST / 7pm CEST
Where to watch: Twitch
Bethesda is brought back its broadcast livestream at Gamescom this year, which began on August 22 and ran for three days until August 25. With a series of live streams from the Xbox show floor, you it featured interviews with the developers behind the likes of Doom The Dark Ages, Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, Fallout 76, and Elder Scrolls Online, along with gameplay showcases, community segments, tours of the Gamescom event, and crafting highlights throughout.
FGS Best Of Gamescom
When: August 24 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7pm BST / 8pm CEST
Where to watch: YouTube / Twitch
There was a third Future Games Show showcase during the Gamescom 2025 schedule, with the FGS Best Of Gamescom edition rounding things out at the end of the week with even more news and gossip from the FGS team.
