Gamescom 2021is here, and Opening Night Live (ONL) brought with it a number of world premieres. The premieres spanned a range of genres from shooters to strategy games, and included both AAA and indie games. Many of the world premieres gave fans a new look at previously announced titles, while others were fresh reveals that had not been announced beforeGamescom.
The event officially kicked off yesterday with a Microsoft showcase that confirmed adozen new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one, as well as a number of other announcements and looks at upcoming titles. Then, Gamescom ONL had a pre-show with seven world premieres of its own before the main show, hosted by Geoff Keighley, delivered a deluge of new trailers and reveals. Here were all the world premieres at Gamescom ONL 2021.
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Saints Row
Fans ofSaints Rowhave been waiting for news on the fifth entry in the series for a few years. Recently, rumors began circulating that the next game would be a soft reboot of the franchise, and anew trailer forSaints Rowat Gamescomrevealed that to be true. The new game received both a cinematic trailer that introduced fans to the game’s characters, followed by a brief look at the new title’s gameplay.
Marvel Midnight Suns
Marvel Midnight Sunswas one of the bigger surprises of the show. The game is a team-up between historic strategy developer Firaxis and Marvel.Marvel Midnight Sunsis a superhero turn-based strategy gamethat features some of Marvel’s biggest superheroes. The show only included a cinematic trailer, but it featured heroes like Wolverine, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, and Blade all teaming up with a brand-new hero developed just for the game.
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Call of Duty: Vanguardmade an appearanceduring ONL with an exclusive first look at the game’s explosive World War 2-themed campaign. This introduced fans to the character Polina Petrova, played by Laura Bailey, who is a female sniper in the soviet army. The showcased mission followed Petrova during an attack on Stalingrad that was filled with tense moments, and explosive set pieces like fans would expect from aCall of Dutycampaign.
Halo Infinite
WhileHalo Infinite’s omission from Xbox’s showcasewas odd for fans expecting news on the shooter, it did make an appearance during ONL. A trailer was shown off, followed by the reveal of a special 20-year anniversary edition of the Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 and Xbox Series X - both of which are available for pre-order. The biggest announcement regarding the game, however, was its release date of July 26, 2025.
Cult Of The Lamb
Cult of the Lambwas also revealed with a trailer showcasing its dark but adorable hijinks that sees players lead their very own animal cult to worship a horrifying eldritch creature. The game is currently in development from Massive Monster Games, and published by Devolver Digital.
Midnight Fight Express
Midnight Fight Expresswas present during Xbox’s showcase, as it will be releasing day one onXbox Game Pass, but ONL gave players their first real look at the game. It is an urban brawler developed by one man that allows players to brawl with intricate motion-capture animations.
TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
TMNT: Shredder’s Revengeis an arcade beat ‘em upthat fans of the iconic original arcade games have been looking forward to for some time. At Gamescom ONL, some new gameplay was shown alongside revealing that reporter April O’Neil will be a new playable character at launch.
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Maniais bringing the series back in a big way with loads of new characters likeYakuza’s Kazuma Kiryu jumping intoSuper Monkey Ballfor the first time. At the show, Morgana fromPersona 5was confirmed to also be coming to the game, which is reminiscent of theSuper Smash Bros. UltimateJoker DLC announcement at another Geoff Keighley-led event years ago.
Splitgate
The portal-infused arena shooterSplitgategot some stage time during the livestream. There was not much included in its section of the show, but it did revealSplitgate’s Season 0that launched alongside the event.
Riders Republic
Riders Republicalso got a trailer that showed off some of the sports players will be able to pursue in the game, as well as showcasing its bright graphical style and wacky over-the-top action.
