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.

Call of Duty fans are in for a treat, as Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is shaping up to be, frankly, weird. Early reveals have shown a potentially mind-bending campaign where our characters appear to be fighting their way through some kind of virtual world. It's an odd one, and you won't need to wait long to jump in.

Reports claim that Activision is incredibly confident in Call of Duty's future, but that doesn't make the series free from shake-ups.

With Battlefield 6 on its way, it's time to take the fight on the road with my new gaming handheld, the Lenovo Legion Go S.