Opening Night Live 2026: Everything Announced, and What to Expect

CD Projekt Red is giving its 2015 masterpiece a full next-gen remaster — and it's a free upgrade for anyone who already owns the game. Expect a top-to-bottom visual overhaul with ray-traced lighting, sharper textures and longer draw distances, plus enhanced combat and cross-platform mod support, with both expansions (Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine) included. What to expect: the definitive way to (re)play Geralt's adventure, and a perfect refresher before The Witcher IV. A separate new DLC, Songs of the Past, follows in 2027 and looks set to bridge the story toward the next game.

A big-budget sci-fi RPG from Archetype Entertainment, a studio led by BioWare and Mass Effect veterans. Its hook is time dilation: travelling at relativistic speed means years or decades can pass back home between missions, so your choices ripple across generations. What to expect: a story-driven, choice-heavy space epic in the BioWare mould, with memorable companions and consequences that outlive the characters who make them.

The next chapter of Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII remake saga got a fresh trailer built around its towering Weapon boss battles. What to expect: the continuation of Cloud's story with the series' hybrid action-RPG combat, blockbuster set-pieces and the emotional beats fans have followed across the remake trilogy.

Genshin Impact studio HoYoverse revealed a cooperative fantasy action game with a strikingly Elden Ring-like aesthetic — a notable pivot from its gacha roots into darker, Souls-inspired territory. What to expect: stylish co-op combat in a grim fantasy world. Details are thin for now, but HoYoverse's production values make it one to watch.

The fourth mainline entry in 4A Games' post-apocalyptic shooter series, based on Dmitry Glukhovsky's novels. What to expect: the series' signature blend of tense survival-horror, resource scarcity and atmospheric tunnel-crawling through an irradiated Russia, with the immersive-sim touches that defined Metro Exodus.

A prequel taking the franchise back to Emergence Day — the moment the Locust first erupted onto the surface. What to expect: a younger Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago, the series' weighty cover-shooting and chainsaw-bayonet brutality, and an origin story for one of gaming's defining sci-fi wars.

A revival of the dinosaur-blasting shooter, this time built around three-player co-op. What to expect: fast, gory FPS action against prehistoric beasts and alien tech, with a co-op structure that leans into the series' arcade roots.

A new Mega Man revealed a fresh Robot Master (Twinkle Girl) and confirmed the return of fan-favourite Proto Man. What to expect: classic run-and-gun platforming with the weapon-stealing loop the series is built on, modernised for current hardware.

A first-person entry in Konami's revived horror series, with its voice cast now revealed. What to expect: psychological dread over jump-scares, the series' fog-drenched atmosphere and unsettling sound design, filtered through a more intimate first-person lens.

A horror game with puzzle-solving from Frictional Games, the studio behind Soma and Amnesia. What to expect: cerebral, atmospheric terror built on vulnerability rather than combat, with the existential themes and clever environmental puzzles Frictional is known for.

A Lovecraftian supernatural musical adventure — one of the show's more original curveballs. What to expect: a narrative-driven, stylised mystery that leans into cosmic-horror atmosphere with a musical twist.

A full remake of the beloved 1999 turn-based strategy classic, including both expansions. What to expect: the same deep, grid-based empire-building and tactical hero battles that made the original a genre landmark, rebuilt with modern visuals while preserving what fans love.

A turn-based strategy spin-off starring Rainbow Six Siege operators, from designers behind Mario + Rabbids. What to expect: methodical, XCOM-style squad tactics using Siege's gadget-driven operators — a very different pace from the twitchy shooter it spins off from.

A real-time strategy game set in the world of Westeros, which showed its first gameplay. What to expect: commanding the great houses in large-scale RTS battles for the Iron Throne, with the political intrigue and iconic factions the setting is famous for.

A remake of the acclaimed 2013 platformer, including a new musical level. What to expect: the same gorgeous hand-drawn 2D platforming and rhythm-driven levels that made Legends a co-op favourite, polished up for a new generation.

An urban open-world action game already being dubbed "anime GTA." What to expect: a stylish, anime-flavoured take on open-world mayhem — traversal, combat and sandbox chaos with a distinctly over-the-top presentation.

Grinding Gear Games' free-to-play action-RPG finally leaves early access for its full 1.0 launch. What to expect: deep, punishing ARPG combat, a sprawling skill and itemisation system, and the endgame depth that made the original a Diablo rival for hardcore loot hunters.

Snoop Dogg joins as a celebrity Elusive Target — a marijuana tycoon named Dr. Syrus Cane. What to expect: a limited-time contract in IO's sandbox assassination playground, with the creative, one-shot-only kill puzzles the mode is famous for. Available for one month only.

SEGA's arcade classic returns and showed its first multiplayer gameplay. What to expect: the same frantic, fare-chasing arcade driving — now with a multiplayer twist and a modern sandbox to tear through.