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Title: Summer Game Fest 2025: What new game announcements to expect, how to
watch and schedule

Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:47:52 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/summer-game-f...

As if early June wasn't already going to be a wild enough time in the gaming
world with the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2, that's also when a whole
host of showcases takes place as part of Summer Game Fest. Along with the two
blockbuster events ΓÇö Summer Game Fest Live and the Xbox Games Showcase ΓÇö
there are a bunch of other ones in store, including the always-delightful Day
of the Devs.

There could be even more on the docket. There's always a chance that Nintendo
and Sony will run a Direct or State of Play, respectively, over the next few
weeks. Ubisoft hasn't yet announced a Forward event for this year ΓÇö perhaps
because it has delayed a bunch of big games and isn't ready to talk about
them.

As things stand, SGF is slated to run from June 6 until June 9. With E3
officially dead (organizer Entertainment Software Association is planning an
industry-focused event for next April instead), SGF is now the de-facto
replacement and the biggest event for announcements and updates this side of
Gamescom in August.

We'll update this preview as more details about the showcases emerge,
including additional events in the SGF nebula. We'll embed videos for each
stream as they become available as well.

Engadget will be on the ground in Los Angeles for the in-person side of SGF,
which is for media and creators. We'll be bringing you hands-on impressions
of many of the games that are featured during SGF Live.

Most folks will be keeping up with everything from home, though. To that end,
here's a breakdown of how to watch Summer Game Fest 2025 and what to expect
from the extravaganza (we're bound to get a Hollow Knight: Silksong release
date this time, right?!?!).

Summer Game Fest 2025 schedule

Summer Game Fest Live ΓÇö June 6, 5PM ET

Day of the Devs ΓÇö June 6, 7PM ET

Devolver Direct ΓÇö June 6, 8PM ET

Wholesome Direct ΓÇö June 7, 12PM ET

Women-led Games Showcase ΓÇö June 7, 1PM ET

Latin American Games Showcase ΓÇö June 7, 2PM ET

Green Games Showcase ΓÇö June 7, 4PM ET

Xbox Games Showcase ΓÇö June 8, 1PM ET

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Live Game Premiere ΓÇö June 8, 10PM ET

How to watch Summer Game Fest Live ΓÇö June 6, 5PM ET Watch on YouTube or
Twitch

Putting aside our annoyance at the timing of this showcase ΓÇö late on a
Friday evening in the UK and right when many folks on the East Coast are
clocking out for the weekend ΓÇö Summer Game Fest Live is one of the bigger
events in early June. It starts at 5PM ET and will run for two hours.

Organizers are promising "spectacular new video game announcements, surprises
and reveals." That's pretty compelling, especially since host Geoff Keighley
(rightfully) downplayed expectations ahead of last year's show.

We do know about a few games that will appear. SGF Live will include a fresh
look at Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, a Soulslike action RPG from Leenzee, a
studio based in China. That game will arrive in July. Open-world MMORPG
Chrono Odyssey will make an appearance, as will something from Atomic Heart
studio Mundfish.

Oh, and Hideo Kojima will be there, of course. SGF Live takes place just a
couple of weeks before Kojima's Death Stranding 2: On the Beach arrives, so
we'll likely get another peek at that game before a more in-depth event on
June 8 (more on that momentarily). Perhaps some of the other projects
Kojima's working on will get some time in the limelight too.

Keighley has also released an initial list of partners for SGF. It includes
big names such as PlayStation, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox, Steam, 2K, Epic Games
and Square Enix. On the list is IO Interactive, which has confirmed we'll get
the first look at the James Bond game it has been working on for several
years sometime this week. The Hitman studio announced in the leadup to SGF
that the game is called 007 First Light.

Embark Studios is there as well, and given that there's a lot of hype around
its upcoming extraction shooter, Arc Raiders, there'll be high hopes for a
release date for that one. On top of that, CD Projekt Red will be at SGF, but
it's more likely to be promoting Cyberpunk 2077's arrival on the Nintendo
Switch 2 than shining a spotlight on The Witcher 4 (though the latter will be
featured at State of Unreal earlier in the week).

You can watch SGF Live on more than 20 platforms, including YouTube (that
stream will be available in 4K at 60 fps), Twitch, X, TikTok, Steam and
international services. The event will stream live from the YouTube Theater,
and you can attend in person, if you like.

In any case, we'll be bringing you all the major news from Summer Game Fest
Live. We just can't promise we won't have an adult beverage with an umbrella
next to us while we're covering the event.

How to watch Day of the Devs ΓÇö June 6, 7PM ET Watch on YouTube (the same
stream as SGF Live above) or Twitch

Immediately after SGF Live ends, the YouTube and Twitch streams will segue
into the summer 2025 edition of Day of the Devs. This indie-focused showcase
invariably has a fantastic lineup of games worth keeping an eye on.

Among the games making appearances are Possessor(s) from Heart Machine and
"nightmarish RPG" Neverway from Coldblood and co-publisher Outersloth. We'll
also see something from House House (Untitled Goose Game) ΓÇö presumably the
co-op "walker-talker" Big Walk that was revealed in 2023. In all, Day of the
Devs will feature 20 games.

Last year's show included 2024 game(s) of the year contender UFO 50, the very
intriguing platformer Screenbound, survival climbing game Cairn, the
delightfully kooky-looking Building Relationships and sci-fi mystery Phoenix
Springs. My Steam wishlist somehow expands quite significantly after each Day
of the Devs showcase. Weird how that always happens.

How to watch Devolver Direct ΓÇö June 6, 8PM ET Watch on YouTube (the same
stream as SGF Live and Day of The Devs above) or Twitch

Sorry to everyone who was hoping for Baby Steps and Skate Story release dates
from the SGF edition of Devolver Direct. This installment will be entirely
focused on one game, and it's neither of those.

Devolver Digital will be showing off a previously unannounced title called
Ball x Pit: The Kenny Sun Story. The publisher hasn't revealed any more
details about this game yet, but apparently it's one that the Devolver "team
themselves can't even put down ΓÇö hundreds of hours later." Devolver's got a
strong track record, so this will probably be worth your attention.

How to watch Wholesome Direct ΓÇö June 7, 12PM ET Watch on YouTube or Twitch

Definitely don't overlook the smaller events that take place during SGF, as
you can always find plenty of treats among them. One such event is the
Wholesome Direct, which will feature around 60 cozy games. It will include
world premieres, demo announcements and updates from publishers and
developers including Playstack, btf Games, ustwo games and W─ôt─ü Workshop
(whose Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game arrives in July).

How to watch Women-led Games Showcase ΓÇö June 7, 1PM ET Watch on YouTube

This one does what it says on the tin. It's a showcase featuring games from
women-led and majority-women studios. The Women-led Games Showcase will
feature 39 titles, including world premieres and release dates.

How to watch Latin American Games Showcase ΓÇö June 7, 2PM ET Watch on
YouTube

The Latin American Games Showcase will feature more than 50 games, all of
which are from Latin American developers, oddly enough. Expect world
premieres, game update news and more from this one.

How to watch Green Games Showcase ΓÇö June 7, 4PM ET Watch on YouTube

The Green Games Showcase is a new addition to the lineup for 2025. This will
focus on the game's industry's "growing commitment to the environment." It
will feature games that make direct contributions to green initiatives. Other
titles in the showcase center around sustainability, and some are designed to
raise awareness or drive action regarding environmental causes.

Amazon Games, Skybound Games and Team17 are among those taking part. The
stream will include a Q&A about how games can inspire meaningful action on
climate change. There will also be a fundraising drive to help plant 50,000
trees.

How to watch Xbox Games Showcase ΓÇö June 8, 1PM ET Watch on YouTube or
Twitch (there's a separate ASL stream on Twitch too)

What's the over/under on the number of times the phrase "day one with Game
Pass" will appear on this stream? That's one phrase you can definitely expect
to hear, but Microsoft will have plenty to share here. It's the biggest Xbox
showcase of the year. There will be reveals and updates from across Xbox Game
Studios, Bethesda and Activision Blizzard.

Games that the company has in the pipeline include Fable (2026), Perfect
Dark, Gears of War: E-Day, Everwild, State of Decay 3, Clockwork Revolution,
Hideo Kojima's OD and Contraband. It feels a little early for an update on
The Elder Scrolls 6 since that game is still years away. But we may find out
more about those other games and some we don't yet know about, such as
whatever Double Fine and Toys for Bob are working on.

I have my fingers crossed for more info on the Blade game that Arkane Studios
is working on. It's a reasonably safe bet that we'll see something about the
next Call of Duty here as well. There's always going to be space for
offerings from Microsoft's partner studios and publishers too. Plus, you
never know, we might get a peek at what Halo Studios has been cooking up.

One game we'll definitely hear more about on June 8 is The Outer Worlds 2.
That's getting its own time in the spotlight, with a dedicated event that
will start as soon as the main Xbox Games Showcase ends.

How to watch Death Stranding 2 Live Game Premiere ΓÇö June 8, 10PM ET Watch
on YouTube

Kojima will join Keighley at the Orpheum Theatre in LA to kick off a world
tour of events to celebrate the arrival of Death Stranding 2: On The Beach.
There will be a panel discussion with some special guests, as well as a live
demo of the highly anticipated game. In case you can't make it in person
(ticket registration is open now), you can watch the hour-long event live at
home.

Meanwhile, several publishers and other organizations are hosting their own
shows around SGF. Here's when those will take place:

Access-Ability Summer Showcase ΓÇö June 6, 11AM ET, on YouTube, YouTube with
British Sign Language and Twitch (featuring games made by disabled developers
and the accessibility options in each title)

IGN Live ΓÇö throughout June 7 and 8, on YouTube and Twitch

Southeast Asian Games Showcase ΓÇö June 7, 3PM ET, on YouTube

Future Games Show ΓÇö June 7, 4PM ET, on YouTube (featuring more than 40
games)

Frosty Games Fest ΓÇö June 7, 7PM ET, on YouTube (showcasing "the coolest
upcoming and recently released games made in Australia and Aotearoa New
Zealand"

PC Gamer's PC Gaming Show ΓÇö June 8, 3PM ET, on YouTube (with 50-plus games)

Black Voices in Gaming ΓÇö June 9, 12PM ET, on YouTube and Twitch

Phew. Get ready, gamers. Details on many, many new games are coming your way
very soon.

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