With the cancellation of E3 2020, it feels like everyone's trying to replace the annual event. IGN, GameSpot, and GamesRadar are all doing their own thing, promising digital events that will feature all kinds of next-gen game coverage and industry news.
All of these showings are going to make for a busy summer, but it's about to get even busier. Veteran presenter and producer Geoff Keighley has announced the 'Summer Game Fest', which will stretch all the way from May to August 2020.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, it's going to be "a four-month rollout of news, announcements, playable demos of upcoming games, interviews, panels and more from leading developers and publishers."
Meanwhile, Keighley has dropped a number of big publisher and developer names, all of which will be taking part.
'Phase 1' will include the likes of Sony PlayStation, Activision, Bandai Namco, Square Enix, Bethesda, 2K, CD Projekt Red, and more. Given that this all kicks off in May, it won't be long until we get a lot more information. It's probably safe to assume that Sony's PS5 reveal will be part of this at some point.
The Summer Game Fest will be broadcast across YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and just about every other streaming platform that you can think of.
Does this announcement have you excited? Get ready for a summer of gaming goodness in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com, via hollywoodreporter.com]
Comments 13
This sounds great! I can't wait to see what the Doritos Master has in store for us over the coming months.
It's an interesting idea. It sounds more like a way to pull together everything that publishers are planning to do on their own. Which is nice, I guess.
N.i.c.e. square enix give me parasites eves 4. 2k give me bioshock 4.word up son
Geoff clearly wants this to replace E3 going forward. If it turns out well then fair play to him.
Playable demos, how will that work in a lock down unless they release timed demos on PSN/XBL during the event
That's awesome, can't wait to see what's in store from Sony and the rest. Hope to finally see the actual console and games š
Iām ready. Bring on the games. News and previews have felt slow for a while.
Seems a bit weird that it's 4 months long, you could probably condense that by quite a bit. E3 is like a week by comparison.
I was disappointed at first with E3 not happening. But now with this and various other events popping up all over the place, things are looking up. Can't wait for the various game announcements.
With all these events you can bet on alot of games announcements between May and June.
Jeff is great, even if the game awards are very dorky. It's about time to bring the showfloor to our living rooms. Have the demos available to download. They could even offer non-playable demos that you can see what the game looks like in real time, if the build isn't playable yet.
Love it! I am very excited to see what Geoff Keighley will do with this show. While fifty thousand or so went to E3 millions of people watched it online only anyway. I hope it turns out great and can return every year.
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