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Summer Game Fest 2025 features a packed schedule of game announcements, showcases, and premieres over four days, including main events like the Summer Game Fest showcase, Xbox Games Showcase, and various regional and thematic showcases, with potential additional presentations from major publishers.
Summer Game Fest 2025, taking place from June 6 to June 8, will feature major game announcements, showcases, and premieres including SGF Live, Day of the Devs, Xbox Games Showcase, and more, with coverage available on multiple streaming platforms. The event is set to reveal new titles, updates on anticipated games like Death Stranding 2, and industry insights, serving as the primary gaming event before Gamescom.
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has officially announced the retirement of E3, the video game industry's most important event. While the decline of E3 has been evident for years, its demise is a net negative for the gaming industry. E3 served as a crucial venue for smaller developers to showcase their games and make deals with publishers. Its cancellation leaves a void in the industry, as other digital events have yet to replicate its networking and business opportunities. Additionally, E3 provided a centralized platform for fans to get all their gaming news in one place, fostering a sense of community and excitement. The industry now needs a new water cooler event that can unite the fractured industry and inspire future generations.
Day of the Devs, a showcase of indie games, revealed a lineup of inventive and exciting upcoming titles. Some highlights include "Militsioner," a first-person runaway sim with political commentary, "Nirvana Noir," a psychedelic sequel to "Genesis Noir," "Thank Goodness You're Here," a British comedy "slapformer," "Flock," a bird-flying game with charming mechanics, and "Kind Words 2," a sequel to the moving game where players write letters to each other. Other games featured include "Hermit and Pig," "Dome-King Cabbage," "Ultros," "Loose Leaf," "Holstin," "Oddada," "Cryptmaster," "Llamasoft - The Jeff Minter Story," "Drag Her!," "Braid Anniversary Edition," "Open Roads," "Resistor," "Home Safety Hotline," "Janet DeMornay Is a Slumlord (and a Witch)," and "The Mermaid's Tongue."
Annapurna Interactive showcased a range of upcoming games, including Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Cocoon, Lushfoil Photography Sim, To a T, Flock, Ghost Bike, Bounty Star: The Morose Tale of Graveyard Clem, Stray, Thirsty Suitors, and Storyteller. The highlight of the showcase was the surprise announcement of Annapurna's first internally developed game, Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth, set in the dystopian universe of the Blade Runner films.