[UPDATE] Gamescom Opening Night Live Is Tuesday, and the Lineup Has Filled Out

Quick update on our earlier Gamescom preview. Opening Night Live is now days away, Tuesday August 25 at 2pm ET with a pre-show half an hour before, and the confirmed list has grown since we last checked.

What's newly locked in

Alien: Isolation 2 is the one horror fans will care about. SEGA and Creative Assembly are bringing the first European hands-on of its prologue to the show floor, so expect it to feature during Geoff Keighley's roughly two-hour showcase.

The wider playable lineup across the week now includes Gears of War: E-Day, Fable, Metro 2039, Persona 4 Revival, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Dragon's Dogma II: Dark Arisen and The Blood of Dawnwalker. Gamescom's show floor has sold out for the first time, which tells you how much is riding on this one.

What's still a rumour

Resident Evil chatter keeps circling, with Resident Evil Veronica floated as a possible reveal, but Capcom hasn't confirmed anything. Treat it as a maybe until it's on screen. Same goes for the usual 'surprise world premiere' talk. Keighley's shows always oversell the surprises, so keep expectations honest and enjoy whatever actually lands.