The kickoff event for Summer Game Fest 2024 will stream globally this Friday and will feature new game reveals, announcements, and world premiere trailers, with host Geoff Keighley saying viewers can expect a two-hour live showcase “featuring the latest from some of the world's top game development studios.”
Capcom's Monster Hunter WildAtlas Metaphor: ReFantazioand the first game from Blumhouse Games, a new imprint from the makers of the films Paranormal Activity, Insidious and M3GAN. Alan Wake 2 Developer Remedy Entertainment will also be on hand to announce a new Alan Wake sequel, so viewers can look forward to the upcoming game. Slitter Head, Dune: Awakening, Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2and Neva appears in some form.
Given Keithley's history with game announcing, it's fair to expect an appearance from his old friend Hideo Kojima, whose game Kojima Productions is currently working on, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Outside diameter.
However, Keighley tried to temper expectations of what else to expect from Summer Game Fest, calling it a “lighter year” during a Q&A streamed on Twitch. Whether that's enough to quell wild speculation remains to be seen, but no matter what you're hoping for, here's how you can watch Summer Game Fest 2024.
What time does the Summer Games Festival start?
Summer Game Fest will stream live from YouTube Theater in Los Angeles on Friday, June 7 starting at 2pm PDT/5pm EDT/11pm CEST (check your time zone here). The show will air on the Summer Game Fest channel:
For more big gaming events happening this summer, check out Polygon's full schedule of “non-E3” and Summer Game Fest 2024 livestreams.
Who will be attending Summer Game Fest 2024?
Keighley said the event will feature announcements, gameplay and other reveals from more than 50 companies, including:
- 2K
- Amazon Games
- Annapurna Interactive
- ArcGames
- Atari
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Blumhouse Games
- Bokeh Game Studio
- Capcom
- Deep Silver
- Devolver Digital
- Electronic Arts
- Embark Studio
- Epic Games
- Focus Entertainment
- Funcom
- Hoyoverse
- Inner Sloth
- Iron Mace
- Jammer Game
- Infinite levels
- Magic: The Gathering/Wizards of the Coast
- Meta
- NC software
- NetEase Games
- Netflix
- Nexon
- Niantic
- Party Animal
- Plion
- PlayStation
- Pocket Pair
- Private Category
- Razor
- Riot Games
- S Game
- Sega
- SNK
- vapor
- Sunblink
- Supercell
- Thunderous
- Timi Studio Group
- Torn Flag
- Ubisoft
- Unlimited games
- Warner Bros. Games
- Xbox
