Gamescom 2025 officially kicked off on Tuesday, August 19 at 2PM ET with Opening Night Live, a showcase hosted by the folks behind The Game Awards and Summer Game Fest, and you can watch it alongside the Engadget crew right here.

The four-day Gamescom begins in earnest in Cologne, Germany on Wednesday, but the party started Tuesday with big announcements made about buzzy video game titles during the Opening Night Live event. The event included a new trailer for Capcom’s upcoming “Resident Evil Requiem,

We played Resident Evil Requiem at gamescom 2025 and got to witness the latest terrifying Resident Evil stalker to rival Mr. X and Lady Dimitrescu.The latest stalker in the Resident Evil series takes the chase to the next level,