There was a time when E3 was the big videogame event of the summer, but that time is long past. These days the Summer Game Fest is the can’t-miss show of June, and today organizer Geoff Keighley revealed exactly when this year’s festivities will begin, and which companies will be taking part.
The 2023 Summer Game Fest will begin at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET on June 8, and for the first time will take place with a live audience at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California.
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If you’re able and eager to attend the live event, tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster—and if not, the whole thing will also be streamed globally on pretty much every major streaming platform, including YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and Steam.
“Summer Game Fest started as a way to bring together videogame companies with fans online while the world was at home during the pandemic,” Keighley said. “Now that it’s possible, we are excited to gather together in-person with fans at the stunning, state-of-the art YouTube Theater this June.”
More than 40 “publishers and partners” are joining the party this year, including:
ActivisionAmazon GamesAnnapurna InteractiveBandai Namco EntertainmentBehaviourCapcomCD Projekt RedDevolver DigitalDigital ExtremesDisney InteractiveElectronic ArtsEpic GamesFocus EntertainmentGearboxGrinding Gear GamesHoyoVerseKabamLarianLevel InfiniteMagic the GatheringNeowizNetflixNexonNianticNorth Beach GamesParadoxPearl AbyssPhoenix LabsPlaionPlayStationPocket PairRazerSamsung Gaming HubSecond DinnerSegaSmilegateSquare EnixSteamTechlandTribeca FestivalUbisoftWarner Bros. GamesXbox
Immediately after the Summer Game Fest show, indie games will take the spotlight in the Day of the Devs: SGF Edition livestream, which will feature games from 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.
Summer Game Fest isn’t the only big online event happening in June. Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase, the hotly anticipated Starfield Direct, and my favorite of the bunch, our own PC Gaming Show, are all set to take place less than one week later, on June 11.
