The Expanse: A Telltale Games Series will get a gameplay first look at Gamescom ONL

Just caught in the churn

Gamescom Opening Night Live is less than a week away, which means we’re steadily seeing which games are pre-announcing their show appearance. Today, showrunner Geoff Keighley and Telltale Games confirm that the latter’s The Expanse series will show off a first look at gameplay d🗹uring the showcase.

The Opening Night Live stream is airing on and , on August 23 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT. The show’s expected to , with over 30 games on stage to show.

Oye, beratna! You ready for this, ?

Can’t wait to sh♛ow gameplay for : A Telltale Series during Opening Night Live!

— Telltale (@telltalegames)

The new Telltale series is from the reformed Telltale Games, which was bought and revived after the first Telltale Games had to shut its doors. This new Telltale, , is the one working on The Expanse: A Telltale Series alongside fellow naꦜrrative game studio Deck Nine and Alcon Interactive Group.

No risk, no reward

I am pretty curious to see what this combination has in store for The Expanse. While the new Telltale is fairly fresh, Deck Nine proved its mettle with Life is Strange: True Colors, a really phenomenal entry in the series.

The story will follow Camina Drummer, who Expanse fans will remember as the all-around-badass Belter from the series. It takes place prior to the events of the series, following Drummer’s search for a mysterious treasure on the fringes of the Belt.

While IP adaptations were Telltale’s go-to during its original run, The Expanse is a new franchise for the company. It’s also one that could, in my opinion, really benefit from a narrative-focused approach. The tensions and politics of the Solar System playing out in verbal standoffs through Telltale’s systems could be a good time, if done well. We’ll learn more at Gamescom Opening Night Live.

Telltale is also working on The Wolf Among Us 2, which we got a look at earlier this year. That’s set for sometime in 2023.