Summary:
- Summer Games Fest 2025 is going live at 10 pm BST on June 6 with a live event hosted at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California.
- This year’s Summer Games Fest is taking the place of the now-defunct E3 and promises a ton of content for all types of gamers.
- The event will take place through June 6-8 and will host multiple digital showcases.
- There will be over 60 major gaming companies and partners involved.
Summer Games Fest 2025 is coming up soon. There is plenty of excitement building for what will be another significant event. And since the permanent cancellation of E3 in 2023, SFG has become the main stage for many of the big announcements in gaming for the summer. Every year, it’s a global stage for developers, publishers, and industry insiders to announce and showcase new technology, titles, and big news that help form the future of interactive entertainment.
Event Details
Summer Games Fest 2025 is here to blow up the gaming world on Friday, June 6 at 10 pm BST. The main showcase is going to be live from the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California. Everyone in the world will be able to watch the show live on YouTube. We recommend watching on The Game Awards YouTube channel because it will be much easier to catch all the reveals and surprises from your home.
It’s not just the show either. Once the kickoff is over, there will be some exciting digital showcases happening between June 6-8. There, we will get to see a variety of announcements and developer input, and some others. If you can’t make the live streams, you can still catch the recordings on the same channels.
Confirmed Showcase Schedule
The Summer Games Fest 2025 is about to become a massive occasion and taking E3’s place. These events will be filled with lots of new games and updates on all the games expected to be released in the next year, too. There are going to be so many showcases that Summer Games Fest 2025 is going to provide tons of entertainment for all types of gamers.
- June 6: Summer Games Fest Live (hosted by Geoff Keighley) at 5 PM ET / 10 PM BST.
- June 6: Day of the Devs at 7 PM ET / midnight BST.
- June 7: Wholesome Direct at 12 PM ET / 5 PM BST.
- June 7: Women-led Games Showcase at 1 PM ET.
- June 7: Latin American Games Showcase at 2 PM ET.
- June 7: Southeast Asian Games Showcase at 3 PM ET.
- June 7: Green Games Showcase at 4 PM ET.
- June 8: Xbox Games Showcase at 1 PM ET / 6 PM BST, featuring an Outer Wilds 2 Direct.
- June 8: The Outer Worlds 2 Direct immediately following the Xbox showcase.
- June 8: PC Gaming Show at 3 PM ET / 8 PM BST.
Participating Companies and Partners
The Summer Games Fest 2025 is gearing up to be an epic event featuring over 60 of the biggest names in gaming. One of the most exciting aspects is that Nintendo is returning after years of us not getting to see them. Not only that, they are going to showcase their next-gen console, the Nintendo Switch 2, one day after it releases. This is super exciting news in addition to the other mega partners like PlayStation, Square Enix, Capcom, and Epic Games.
There are also going to be some new and returning publishers and developers with big names like CD Projekt Red, who might just do a teaser for new content in The Witcher 4, a game published by Amazon Games, Devolver Digital, Bandai Namco, and a handful more. The announcements and reveals will be endless.
- 1047 Games
- 2K
- 505 Games
- Amazing Seasun Games
- Annapurna Interactive
- Atari
- Bellring Games
- Blumhouse Games
- Coffee Stain Studios
- Day of the Devs
- Dotemu
- Dreamhaven
- Embark Studios
- Enhance
- Focus Entertainment
- Frontier Developments
- Funcom
- IO Interactive
- iam9bit
- Kakao Games
- Kinetic Games
- Kuro Games
- Level Infinite
- Magic the Gathering
- Megabit
- Meta Quest
- Mundfish
- NCSoft Nekki
- Neowiz
- Netmarble
- Nexon Niantic
- Nuverse
- Pearl Abyss
- PM Studios
- PlaySide
- Playstack
- Razer
- Raw Power Games
- Sega
- Square Enix
- Soft Rains
- Supermassive Games
- Steam
- Techland
- Xsolla
- Yacht Club Games
What to Expect
The event will feature a variety of games, including indie hits, big sequels, and exclusive debuts. One of the most anticipated highlights will be the possible release date news for Hollow Knight: Silksong. Of course, let’s not forget some deep dives into games, such as The Outer Worlds 2. In addition to the new reveals, Summer Games Fest 2025 should also touch on hot industry topics. Most notably with respect to the new hardware launches like the impending Switch 2, since Nintendo is supposedly back.
Conclusion
Summer Games Fest 2025 isn’t too far off and will represent the video game industry’s commitment and adaptability. This year’s special festival will not only continue their precedent of major announcements and surprises. They’ll also extend new formats to make the festival more accessible and inclusive for a worldwide audience. It represents an ever-evolving industry that is determined to reach players around the globe.
