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gamescom 2020: Opening Night Live to Feature More than 18 Publishers Set to Debut World Premiere Content

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Today, gamescom, the world’s largest event for video and computer games, and producer Geoff Keighley (The Game Awards) announced more details about the line-up for gamescom: Opening Night Live, a spectacular live showcase of world premiere game content and announcements. Opening Night Live, a two-hour live showcase, will stream internationally across all major game streaming platforms in English, with local translations available.   A special 30 minute pre-show will feature additional world premieres. gamescom: Opening Night Live is the kick-off to this year’s gamescom which takes place entirely online. Several new shows like gamescom: Awesome Indies, gamescom: Daily Show, gamescom studio and gamescom: Best of Show will follow until Sunday. All shows, news and announcements of gamescom and its official partners are to be found on gamescom now (now.gamescom.global)

“2020 has been a very different year for gaming events, which makes what we’re producing for gamescom a very special moment,” said Geoff Keighley, producer/host, gamescom: Opening Night Live. “This will be a live 2-hour showcase from Los Angeles filled with games and announcements from developers and publishers across the entire industry.”

Some of the publishers scheduled to make announcements and debut world premiere content during Opening Night Live include: 2K; Activision; Bandai Namco; Bethesda; Blizzard Entertainment; Bungie; Deep Silver; Devolver/Mediatonic; Electronic Arts; Frontier; Focus Home; Gearbox; headup Games; PlayStation; Warner Bros. Games; Xbox Game Studios and more surprises to be announced. A number of independent game studios and German game developers will also make announcements. Additional details on specific games and game content will be revealed in the coming days.   IGN’s Sydnee Goodmann will join Geoff Keighley to co-host the Opening Night Live event, which will kick off gamescom 2020, an all-digital celebration of video games.
  
gamescom: Opening Night Live streams live across all platforms globally this Thursday at 8 pm CEST / 2 pm ET / 11 am PT. This show and all other gamescom shows can be co-streamed free of charge. Please find more information at https://www.gamescom.global/media/content-for-media-representatives/co-streaming-guidelines/

gamescom: Opening Night Live is executive produced by Geoff Keighley and Kimmie H. Kim, executive producers of The Game Awards, and under exclusive worldwide license to Koelnmesse/game. Watch the trailer of the show:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhlez1Y4HVk

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