Schedule, dates and expectations for Summer Game Fest and E3 2023

This year’s E3 has been cancelled, but that won’t stop game makers like Sony, Microsoft and Ubisoft from hosting their own digital showcases throughout the summer – and Geoff Keighley’s ever-expanding Summer Game Fest also offers a good alternative to the video hard-hitting game announcements that you would have expected from E3 2023.

While Nintendo hasn’t announced a Nintendo Direct at its usual E3 time, and Sony has already held its PlayStation Showcase, there’s plenty more to come. Here’s a quick look at the schedule for not-E3 and Summer Game Fest 2023 through August. See below for more details on when, where and what publishers plan to show this summer.

• Summer Game Festival – June 8th
• Developer Day – June 8th
• Devolver Direct – June 8th
• Wholesome Direct – June 10th
• Future Games Show Summer Showcase – June 10th
• Xbox Games Showcase – June 11th
• Starfield Direct – June 11th
• PC Gaming Show – June 11th
• Ubisoft Forward – June 12th
• Capcom Showcase – June 12th
• Sega’s Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Summit – June 16th
• Gamescom Opening Night Live – August 22nd

Summer game festival 2023

On Thursday 8th June host Geoff Keighley will present his fourth annual Summer Game Fest. This year’s SGF promises the expected game reveals and first look, including the first gameplay of Mortal Kombat 1 and a new look at Alan Wake 2. Given the history of Keighley’s game publishing, it would not be surprising if Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding 2 and FromSoftware Armored Core 6: Fire of the Rubicon And Elden Ring: Shadow of the Earth Tree also appeared. The event will Feature games from 40+ publishers and developers

Summer Game Fest 2023 will be streamed live from Los Angeles at 12:00 PM PDT/3:00 PM EDT/9:00 PM CEST and can be viewed on youtube, Pull out, Twitter, tick tock, Instagramand Steam.

Developers Day: Summer Game Fest Edition

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Immediately after the Summer Game Fest, Double Fine Productions and iam8bit present their Day of the Devs live stream. Day of the Devs: SGF Edition promises games from more than a dozen indie game developers including AdHoc Studio, Die Gute Fabrik, Evil Licorice, Geometric Interactive, Heart Machine, iam8bit Presents, Impossible, Land & Sea, Lululu Entertainment, Moonloop Games, Phantom Coast, Sad Owl Studios, Shape Shop, Studio Sai and Wishes Unlimited.

Direct return

On June 8th, Devolver Digital will host its Devolver Direct livestream, promising “new game reveals, announcements and surprises.” There will also be the “return” of the character Volvy, a ’90s mascot who didn’t exist until now but will appear in a number of games in true, wacky Devolver fashion. Traditionally, expect comedy and gaming news alike from Devolver.

Devolver Direct 2023 will be broadcast live at 3:00 p.m. PDT/6:00 p.m. EDT.

Healthy direct

Wholesome Direct, the showcase for cute, cozy, colorful and clever games, returns on Saturday 10th June with a slew of feelgood games – more than 70 in all, organizers say.

You can turn on Wholesome Direct at the group youtube And Pull out Channels at 9am PDT/12pm EDT/6pm CEST.

Future Games Show Summer Showcase

Expect more than 50 multiplatform games in the 70-minute Future Games Show Summer Showcase on Saturday, June 10th. The whole thing is hosted by voice actors Yuri Lowenthal and Laura Bailey – Peter Parker and Mary Jane from the Spider-Man series Watson – and can be viewed on the Future Games Shows youtube channel, GamesRadar’s Pull out Channel, FacebookAnd Twitter.

Xbox Games Showcase

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On Sunday, June 11, Microsoft is expected to bring out the big guns to take a look at the next steps for Windows PC and Xbox Series X. Expect “new surprises and first looks” from Xbox Game Studios and its third-party partners. According to Microsoft, the Xbox Games Showcase will focus on titles for Xbox, PC and Game Pass.

Xbox Games Showcase 2023 will begin streaming on Xbox at 10:00 AM PDT/1:00 PM EDT/7:00 PM CEST youtube, Pull outAnd Facebook Channels.

Starfield Direct

Immediately following the Xbox Game Showcase will be a second stream, Starfield Direct by Bethesda Softworks. The focus is on starfield promises “new gameplay, developer interviews and inside behind-the-scenes” for the upcoming Windows PC and Xbox Series X game.

PC gaming show

The folks at PC Gamer return with another PC Gaming Show, which, you guessed it, is all about upcoming PC games and updates to released games. At this year’s fair more than 50 games will be presented, including Baldur’s Gate 3, Frostpunk 2, Dune: awakeningand a new game from Klei, the studio behind it Not to starve And Sign of the Ninja.

The PC Gaming Show 2023 will continue to be streamed youtube And Pull out Begins June 11 at 1:00 PM PDT/4:00 PM EDT/10:00 PM CEST.

Ubisoft Forward

Get ready for another trip to Pandora as Ubisoft’s long-awaited avatar video game arrives at Ubisoft Forward 2023 on Monday 12th June Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will be live revelations for Assassin’s Creed Mirage, The Crew Motor Festival, Assassin’s Creed Nexusand something mysterious based on the teaser video above.

Ubisoft Forward 2023 will stream live on June 12 at 10am PDT/1pm EDT/7pm CEST.

Capcom Showcase

Capcom will host a new digital event on Monday, June 12 to showcase the publisher’s “upcoming releases and future titles.” Capcom Showcase 2023 will last around 36 minutes, Capcom says. The company’s currently announced product range includes: Dragon’s Dogma 2

Capcom Showcase 2023 begins June 12 at 3:00 p.m. PDT/6:00 p.m. EDT and will be streamed on the company’s YouTube channel.

RGG Summit Summer 2023

Sega’s Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio – the folks who make Yakuza, Judgment, and Like a Dragon games – will provide a preview of the next games on Thursday, June 15 during the RGG Summit Summer 2023. Publisher Sega says fans of the Like a Dragon series can “get updates on upcoming titles, community efforts, [and] Developer Discussions” during the live stream with English translation. Hopefully fans will get an update on that Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Cleared His Namethe spin-off that brings back former series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu.

RGG Summit Summer 2023 will stream on Sega’s Western youtube And Pull out Channels at 8:00pm PDT/11:00pm EDT on June 15.

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023

Geoff Keighley will return to Germany and all livestream platforms on August 22 for Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023. Like Summer Game Fest, expect world premieres and important game announcements. If you didn’t catch it at SGF 2023 in June, fingers crossed for anything unannounced to appear at Gamescom.

Details on the exact times that Gamescom ONL 2023 will be streamed will follow shortly.

What about Nintendo Direct and Sony’s State of Play?

Without E3, there isn’t a major event for Nintendo to host a Nintendo Direct presentation. In the absence of E3, Nintendo will typically offer a smaller, third-party-focused version of its Nintendo Direct showcases. Throughout 2020 and 2022, Nintendo streamed Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcases, saving the big first-party reveals for later in the year.

Beyond that, Nintendo doesn’t have much on its release schedule Pikmin 4 in July, and it’s possible the company will be able to tell Nintendo Switch owners what to expect sometime this summer.

As for PlayStation, there was a big PlayStation Showcase in May, but with plenty of games still to show – like Naughty Dog’s multiplayer spinoff The Last of Us – it’s possible that later this summer or sometime this summer a new State of Play live stream is coming this fall.