2020 was a year somewhat shaken by bad news. Bad news that obviously affected our favorite media, namely, video games. Indeed, due to the global pandemic, many video game fairs have closed their doors to protect thousands of participants. This is also the case for E3 2020, which was canceled several weeks ago already. Today, to fill this void, Geoff Keighley unveils the Summer Game Fest!
In order to replace E3 2020, the creator of the Game Awards unveils the arrival of the Summer Game Fest on Twitter. This new event opens its doors in May and will end in August. During this long period, this digital fair will offer you the opportunity to attend many events and obviously follow the latest news.
Introducing the Summer Game Fest, a new season of news, in-game events and playable content from across the video game industry.
Besides, Geoff Keighley has already revealed the many participants of this event! Even if Nintendo has no subscribers, many developers, manufacturers and publishers are joining the project. Indeed, in addition to Sony Interactive Entertainment, Microsoft and Valve, we learn that 2K, Activision, Bandai Namco, Bethesda, Bungie, CD Projekt Red, Square Enix, Digital Extremes, Electronic Arts, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Private Division, Riot Games and Blizzard Entertainment will be there. A long list, therefore, which only bodes well! The various events will obviously be broadcast on Facebook, Mixer, Twitch, Twitter, YouTube or even on the publishers' own channels.
Finally, the organizers of the Summer Game Fest have already announced that the event will also offer, like the Steam Game Festival which will take place from June 9 to 14, "playable demonstrations of limited duration and testing of certain game content ". Certain titles will therefore be highlighted through temporary playable demos.
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