Gamescom 2024: Everything Announced and Shown So Far

Gamescom, one of the most anticipated gaming events of the year, has not disappointed so far. The festivities kicked off with the much-hyped Opening Night Live showcase, which set the stage for what’s to come in the world of gaming. Last year, we got a taste of hits like Mortal Kombat-1, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Freedomand a new season of Diablo4. But this year? Oh, it’s even bigger.

The 2024 event delivered major reveals, including the long-awaited announcements and release dates for Borderlands 4 And Civilization 6. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. To help you get up to speed, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know about what’s been announced, teased, and revealed at Gamescom 2024 so far.

Here’s your ultimate overview:

Borderlands 4 reveal trailer

Perhaps as a way to get people used to the recently released (and extremely forgettable) Border areas film, series developer Gearbox opened the Gamescom opening night stream with the announcement of Borderlands 4. And that’s about it. We don’t know anything about what Borderlands 4 what exactly it entails, or how it differs from previous games in the series, but we know it exists and it’s coming out in 2025.

Dying Light: The Beast announcement

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Instead of making story DLC for Dying Light 2 or turn the ideas it had for that DLC into a hypothetical Dying Light 3the developers at Techland took a different approach: just make a smaller game.

Dying Light: The Beast promises about 20 hours of gameplay (less than half of a full Dying Light 2 playthrough) in a new open world zone full of parkour to do and zombies to kill. It has four-player co-op, but can also be played solo. And it’s only $40, so that’s nice. Dying Light: The Beast has no release date yet, but it will be released on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.

Civilization VII release date

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Eight years later Civilization VI has launched, a seventh game in the acclaimed turn-based strategy game series is on the way.

We’ve known this for a few months now, but Gamescom gave us a glimpse of gameplay footage (spoiler: it looks like citizen) and, more importantly, an idea of ​​when we can play it. Civilization VII will be released on February 11 for Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series consoles, and PC.

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Microsoft has released a short new trailer for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle at Gamescom, but it didn’t really show off anything mind-blowing or new. Instead, we got some important information about when the game will be available, and for what platforms. We also got an exclusive first look at the game before it was revealed at ONL.

Long story short, Indiana Jones launches on Xbox Series consoles and PC on December 9. That it’s coming to Xbox and PC this year isn’t a surprise, but Microsoft did shock the world a bit by announcing Great Circle is also coming to PS5 in spring 2025. It’s far from the first Xbox exclusive to come to PlayStation, but this feels like the biggest one yet.

Marvel’s Rivals release date

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Marvel Rivals is like Overwatch but with Marvel superheroes. Based on that one sentence you already know if you are interested or not.

So rather than try to convince you to buy the game, I’ll let you know that it’s coming out on December 6th for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. And yes, it’s free to play, so you don’t have to put down any money to get in on the ground floor of what could be a very popular game.

Amazon Prime Videos Secret Levels trailer

If you were hooked on Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots , prepare to be blown away by the next big thing from the same creative masterminds. This time around, Blur Studio, with the help of Amazon MGM Studios, is diving into the world of video games with a brand new animated anthology called Secret Levels.

The first season of Secret Levels has an impressive lineup of iconic games to draw from as it crafts its 15 animated stories. Here’s a look at the titles that fueled these installments:

Secret Levels will be streaming on Amazon Prime Video from December 10.

Mafia: The Old Country reveal trailer

The Mafia trilogy of self-serious organized crime stories has amassed a devoted fanbase over the years without ever quite feeling like one of the biggest things in gaming. But eight years later Mafia III (which is seriously underrated), the franchise is back with Mafia: The Old Country.

This announcement didn’t include any gameplay footage or information beyond a basic premise, namely that it’s about the origins of the mafia in the old country in the early 1900s. We’ll definitely learn more about that later.

Masters of Albion first look

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Peter Molyneux is back!

That name made you giggle or say “who?”, depending on how long you’ve been following video games. Molyneux was a creative force behind popular old PC games like Black & White And Populated decades ago, before she became the public face of the Fable trilogy. He has long been known for making grand, ambitious promises about games that often fail to materialize.

Anyway, he has a new, apparently self-funded game called Masters of Albion comes out. It seems to hark back to Molyneux’s PC godgame days of old, with the same “hand of God” mouse cursor hypothesis as Black & WhiteBut you can also control individual villagers in a third-person mode, so Masters of Albion certainly has a lot to offer. Whether it all works as promised is another story.

Dune: Awakening gameplay reveal

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Ever since I saw Timothée Chalamet, he’s been dominating the spice planet Arrakis in Dune: Part TwoI’m looking forward to getting back into the Dune universe. Thankfully, Funcom has answered my prayers with an exclusive gameplay reveal of their upcoming survival-crafting shooter, Dune: Awakening.

In this game, players begin by customizing their own prisoner who crash-lands on the harsh desert world of Arrakis. Faced directly with the brutal realities of heatstroke and thirst, survival becomes a desperate struggle.

But this is Dune what we’re talking about, so survival isn’t just about staying hydrated. Players will have to battle the unforgiving desert elements, form alliances, and join forces with others to create powerful guilds. And of course, the battle for control of the precious spice takes center stage. Oh, and did I mention? You can also summon those iconic giant sandworms to wreak havoc on your enemies.

Dune: Awakening will be released sometime in early 2025 for PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S.

Batman: Arkham Shadows VR trailer

The Batman Arkham games are making a comeback — this time in virtual reality. The latest addition to Rocksteady Studios’ critically acclaimed Arkham Knight series, Batman: Arkham Shadowwill be a first-person action game exclusive to Meta Quest 3.

Sure, it’s a bit of a shame that it’s behind the Quest 3, but trust me, this machine packs a punch. Based on the gameplay trailer revealed at Gamescom, Arkham Shadow is set to deliver a Batman experience like no other

You can grab Batman: Arkham Shadow for Meta Quest 3 sometime in October.

New Monster Hunter Wilds trailer

We finally got another look at the long-awaited Monster Hunter Wildsthe sixth main game in the beloved series. Originally announced at last year’s Gamescom, this time around we got an extended look at the gameplay, co-op features, and even a sneak peek at a brand new map location.

Monster Hunter Wilds will be released in 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage gameplay trailer

Lost data is the latest narrative adventure from Don’t Nod, the creators of the beloved Life is strange series. This time around, the story revolves around the reunion of a group of friends after 27 years apart. From what we’ve seen in the trailer and the intriguing premise, Lost data It looks like the story is going to delve into the “We Don’t Talk About That Summer” genre, with all the emotional twists and turns you’d expect from Don’t Nod.

This one was also announced at last year’s Gamescom and will be released in two parts. Part 1 will release on February 18, 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, with Part 2 releasing on March 18, 2025.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 campaign gameplay

Surprise! Call of duty will actually get a campaign this year. After the hasty disappointment of Modern Warfare 3 (no, not that Modern Warfare 3), Raven Software, the team behind Black Ops 6made sure that everyone at Gamescom was convinced that there would indeed be a campaign this time.

The seven-minute gameplay reveal on Opening Night Live was the usual bombastic COD spectacle, but it certainly looks impressive. This time around, Black Ops 6 is set in the early 1990s, against the backdrop of the Cold War between the US and Russia. The timeline for the Black operations subseries may be a bit of a mess, but these games are consistently among the best-received in the franchise.

This will also mark the first main line Call of duty release since Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, and launching it with Sony has been a bit of a headache. The game will launch on October 25, day one on Xbox Game Pass, just in time for the service’s new price hikes.

Goat Simulator Remastered announcement

Not much needs to be said about this. We all remember how Goat simulator took the gaming world by storm in 2014. Since then, it has been re-released multiple times to keep up with the new console generations. The most recent version was released in 2019 on the Nintendo Switch.

Now, Goat Simulator Remastered plans to bring improved visuals, bug fixes, and all of the original’s DLC into one chaotic package. You’ll be able to get it later this year on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5.