Games shows might be lacking some of their old-time bombast since the pandemic forced a shift to digital-only presentations, but there’s no denying the continuing thrill of a flashy announcement show. And we now have firm details of the next biggie as Geoff Keighley prepares his Keighleymobile and readies to ride out for Gamescom’s Opening Night Live.
This year’s Opening Night Live marks the third annual outing for the show since its debut back in 2019, and the second time it’ll be taking the form of a digital-only event. It’ll be held on Wednesday 25th August, slightly later than previously announced, and we now know exactly when we’ll be expected to grasp snacks and take our seats as things get underway.
As confirmed by Keighley, who’ll once again be presenting, over on Twitter, the 2021 showcase will run for two hours, with proceedings kicking off at an entirely reasonable 7pm in the UK/11am PT. There’s no mention of a pre-show yet, but last year’s started half an hour before the main event, so if you just can’t resist a good old-fashioned pre-ample, you might want to block out a bit more time in your diary.
