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

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 — Summer Game Fest Live and the Xbox Games Showcase — 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 — 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
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