SUMMER Game Fest is one of the biggest showcases for upcoming games, but the event’s founder told gamers that this year won’t be as good.
In an hour-long Q&A session on Twitch, founder Geoff Keighley explained how his enthusiasm for this year’s show is just “8/10” and will be lower than other years.
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During the session, Keighley explained that there wouldn’t be many new announcements this year, and most of the games have already been revealed previously.
The games presented will also be released in the coming years and will not be future releases for 2026/2027.
Keighley also revealed that highly anticipated releases such as Kingdom Hearts 4, The Wolf Among Us 2, GTA 6 and Judas will not be featured at Summer Game Fest 2024.
Some upcoming games have been confirmed for the showcase, such as Batman: Arkham Shadow VR, Monster Hunter Wilds, Astro Bot and Delta Force: Hawk Ops, but the majority of games featured are those that have already been released.
Dragon’s Dogma 2, Elden Ring and Palworld will also be featured, but these are likely DLC announcements since the games have already been released.
Keighley says the reason the storefront will be much smaller is the large number of layoffs in recent years.
The biggest of these recent layoffs came when Xbox closed four studios, including Redfall developer Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, the studio behind the acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush.
Instead, Summer Game Fest will focus on smaller games from independent studios as these big studios face layoffs.
Day of the Devs has been covering indie games for several years and will hold its showcase right after Summer Game Fest.
If you want to watch the event showcases, check out the Summer Game Fest schedule.
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