Civilization 7 and Monster Hunter Wilds to get Opening Night Live 2024 reveals

Gamescom 2024 is creeping ever closer and with it the now traditional Opening Night Live, a showcase hosted by Geoff Keighley.  Unlike Keighley’s other events – Summer Game Fest and The Game Awards – Opening Night Live is a bit restricted when it comes to which publishers and studios can show their products, since only companies with a presence on the Gamescom showfloor are able to book slots. Some games may be lucky enough to get picked for editorial reasons, freeing them from paying for their time on the show, but most titles we’ll see at Opening Night Live will have to pay a juicy fee of €265,000 Euro for their two minutes of fame. Alternatively, the 30-second slots available during the pre-show can be booked for €57,000 Euro – high prices, yes. However, with ONL’s wide reach and highly valuable target audience, many publishers find it worthwhile to open their marketing coffers for an appearance at Keighley’s show. What matters to fans, in the end, is a good show with exciting entries – and in that depart