The season of big announcements is fast approaching. To help you find your way, here is a schedule of the Summer Game Fest 2022 conferences with their dates, times, and the confirmed and expected games.
Video game fans will be amazed in the coming weeks. The period normally dedicated to E3 is now reserved for its big replacement: Summer Game Fest 2022. The celebrations start a little earlier this year, with fewer conferences on the schedule, but they promise to be rich in announcements.
When is Summer Game Fest 2022?
The pandemic has turned the video game industry upside down. Where E3 reigned supreme in June, Geoff Keighley and his Summer Game Fest have established themselves as a must-attend summer event for gamers. The program features new games, uncompromising world premieres, gameplay, interviews and tons of announcements of all kinds.
This year’s Summer Game Fest kicks off on Thursday, June 2 at 11:59 p.m. with State of Play, which will feature upcoming PS5 and PS4 hits as well as PS VR 2. But the long-awaited event will take place on June 9th with the SGF 2022 Launch Party, which already promises to be full of surprises. The celebrations continue throughout the summer with multiple conferences, showcases or even presentations from publishers and media that have scratched some exclusives like IGN. Good news, there will be no need for a night’s sleep this year.
The conference program of the Summer Game Fest
- June 02 at 11:59 p.m : State of affairs (PlayStation)
- June 9 at 1:00 am: Netflix Geeked Animation (Cyberpunk)
- 09 June at 17:00 : Upload VR Showcase
- 09 June at 8:00 p.m : Summer Game Fest Conference
- June 10 at 6 p.m : IGN exhibition
- June 10 at 7 p.m.: Netflix Geeked Games (video games)
- June 10 at 9 p.m : Tribeca Games in the spotlight
- June 10 at TBA : Freedom Games Showcase 2022
- June 11 at 5 p.m : Guerrilla Collective + Wholesome Direct
- June 12 at 9 p.m : Future Games Show
- June 12 at 7:00 p.m : Xbox + Bethesda Showcase
- June 12 at 9 p.m : PC gaming show
- June 16 at TBA : Overwatch showcase
- August 12 at TBA : THQ Nordic Showcase
- August 23 at TBA : Gamescom Opening Night Live
- TBA: Ubisoft Forward
- TBA: Nintendo Spotlight
- TBA: Return Digital Showcase
More events will be added over the weeks, don’t hesitate to come back regularly. We will update the article once a new Summer Game Fest 2022 conference or schedule is confirmed.
Conferences not to miss and what to expect
Although there will be fewer conferences this year, the program is already full. For those who just want to see the essentials, here’s our pick with a taste of what to expect.
State of Play (PS VR 2) – June 2 at 11:59 p.m
Eagerly awaited by fans of the brand, Sony’s next State of Play should highlight a whole host of games coming to the manufacturer’s consoles. However, the color was announced from the outset: third-party publishers and PSVR2 will be given priority. PlayStation could still have some nice surprises in store though, especially with the new Final Fantasy 16 trailer and why not a little taste of FF7 Remake 2. Forspoken, which is often put forward by the publisher, could be typed as well as Street Fighter 6 make an appearance.
On the PS VR 2 side, Sony should duly reveal its potential future killer app: Horizon Call of the Mountain, as well as the rest of the line-up for the VR headset launch. 20 games are expected for release, we should finally discover some of them.
Summer Game Fest Conference 2022 – June 9th at 8pm
Instead of the big Summer Game Fest conference, the official E3 is cancelled. With more than thirty publishers attending, world premieres galore and exclusive editions as we are used to, this is THE conference not to be missed. Callisto Protocol, Saints Row, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Alan Wake 2, Resident Evil Village DLC, Pragmata, Silent Hill Remake, Resident Evil Remake, Death Stranding 2, Gotham Knights, Call of Duty Warzone 2… The list of expected games is up incredibly long and this year Geoff Keighley promises us an even more spectacular show of more than two hours. How many are we really going to see? Answer the big night.
Netflix Geeked – 6th-10th June
Also this year, Netflix will hold a conference every day on specific topics, including movies and series. Players should pay particular attention to those on June 9th and 10th, which will feature Edgerunner, the Cyberpunk 2077 anime, and update on Arcane, the hit series based on League of Legends. The evening of the 10th will be entirely devoted to video game adaptations such as The Cuphead Show, Sonic Prime, Tekken: Bloodline, DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, as well as future titles from the streaming giant’s gaming catalogue, including Casa de Papel.
Tribeca Games Spotlight – June 10 at 9 p.m
Fans of independent games and narrative games will not be left out. The Tribeca Games Spotlight is signing a re-release headlining A Plague Tale: Requiem, which will also be playable during the festival. For those who don’t want to pay $5 for demos, the long-awaited sequel is coming to Showcase. Alongside this, some other promising games, including Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals, As Dusk Falls, the exclusive Xbox narrative invented by a Quantic Dream veteran, or Immortality, Sam Barlow’s new project. Thirsty Suitors (Annapurna Interactive), American Arcadia (Raw Fury) and The Cub (Untold Tales) will also be there.
Guerrilla Collective & Wholesome Direct
Another must-attend event for fans of indie games and AA: the Guerrilla Collective & the Wholesome Direct. The first conference will present a wealth of games, including the terrifying Madison, TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, South of the Circle, The Cub or Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle. Also, some new features will be announced.
As for the Wholesome Direct, it’s the unmissable event for lovers of cute games, which will also reveal the release date of Ooblets, the title halfway between Animal Crossing, Pokémon and Stardew Valley, and Terra Nile, the green management game from Devolver Digital should.
Future Games Show 2022 – June 11 at 5 p.m
It’s a bit like the potpourri of Summer Game Fest 2022. On the program AAA, indie games, in between, world premieres and announcements around expected titles. The event will be moderated by Geralt and Yennefer themselves: Denise Gough and Doug Cockle. A total of 40 games will be shown, including projects from Team 17, Thunderful and Amanita Design. The old editions had reserved some good surprises, so we will be watching the event closely.
Xbox +Bethesda Showcase – June 12 at 7:00 p.m
This will be THE big publishers conference this summer. Xbox will return with its new filly to showcase future major Xbox exclusive series, One and more. If the Redmond company hasn’t confirmed a game yet, Starfield, Redfall, Hellblade 2, State of Decay 3, or even Avowed are all highly anticipated. Microsoft might still have a few surprises in store for us, in addition to revealing its plans for Xbox Game Pass. Maybe the dongle will be formalized for direct access to the service on TV? The conference promises to close this first part of Summer Game Fest 2022 in style.
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