Summer Game Fest 2025 LIVE: Everything announced during the gaming showcase

2025-06-08T15:21:49.505Z

Countdown to Xbox Games Showcase

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The Xbox Games showcase kicks off in just a few short hours, and we’re covering all the biggest announcements and rumors leading up to it.

You can catch a livestream of Xbox’s big summer event on YouTube at 10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern / 6 pm UK time. An Outer Worlds 2 Direct livestream will follow immediately afterward.

Be sure to stay tuned to our Xbox Games Showcase live blog for all the latest news before and during the presentation.

2025-06-07T12:54:53.199Z

Top 5 trailers we’ve seen so far

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Alyse Stanley here, Tom’s Guide’s weekend editor to keep you updated on all the latest Summer Game Fest announcements. Yesterday served up a smorgasbord of new trailers, but there are a couple that we’re particularly excited for. That includes: an epic new co-op adventure from LEGO; a new game from the developer of “Shovel Knight” that looks ripped straight from the Game Boy Color; and a new survival horror game from Capcom in the fan-favorite Resident Evil series.

You can check out our picks for the best trailers so far below.

2025-06-06T23:05:06.043Z

That’s all for now…

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And the main Summer Games Fest showcase is over.

We’re taking a break but will be back over the weekend and on Sunday to check out the Xbox showcase and maybe some of the PC games showcase.

Let us know if anything stuck out to you from today’s show.

2025-06-06T23:00:38.118Z

Resident Evil: Requiem

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After teasing and teasing Resident Evil all show, they ended it with stunning trailer for Resident Evil: requiem.

It looks different from previous RE games, and Keighley said that it’s changing things up. We’re interested for sure.

Resident Evil: requim comes out on Feb. 27, 2026.

2025-06-06T22:55:53.249Z

Stranger Than Heaven

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RGG studio has a new game set in 1943 Japan where you play as a classic looking hardboiled detective named Taito.

Color me interested.

2025-06-06T22:52:56.035Z

Splitgate 2

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Nice little call out by the Splitgate 2 dev for Titanfall 3, loving Halo and tired of COD. A little too bro-y but perfect for what Splitgate is.

It’s a colorful online shooter ala Halo’s multiplayer or any other successor shooter since then (or Quake or Tribes if you want to get real original).

Needs more disc jumping.

2025-06-06T22:50:31.950Z

Into the Unwell

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Looney tunes violence in an action rogue like featuring a drunk…uh, cat? who fights slices of pizza, cartoon wolves and more.

Wishlist only for now.

2025-06-06T22:49:05.616Z

Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2

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Pretty simple, the Switch 2 is out now and you can get a Switch 2 version of Cyberpunk 2077.

2025-06-06T22:48:10.439Z

Mongil Star Dive

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Mongil Star Dive is a game that was advertised and will be available on the Epic Store.

Beta tests start on 6/20.

It was followed by an Epic Store reel of other games you can get like Genshin and Marvel Rivals.

2025-06-06T22:46:38.094Z

Guild Wars 2

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The MMO Guild Wars 2 doesn’t get the hype of World of Warcraft but its been going strong for over a decade and is worth the time if you want to get into an MMO. It’s pretty nice to new players and with double XP this summer you’ll catch up to late game content pretty quickly.

2025-06-06T22:45:10.978Z

Wu-Tang Rise of the Deceiver

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Wu-Tang Clan? Wu-Tang Clan.

We didn’t get a long look at the Wu-Tang game, but it sounds like you’ll be rescuing members of the Clan in the RPG and some third person action.

2025-06-06T22:43:42.961Z

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

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Wuchang looks really pretty.

I am curious about this new action RPG which comes out on July 24.

2025-06-06T22:42:06.739Z

Last Flag

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So many online shooters have capture the flag modes, it’s kind of surprising there hasn’t been a CTF specific game until now.

Well, we have it in Last Flag which looks to be a mix of Overwatch and Team Fortress and the Shaft.

2025-06-06T22:40:38.212Z

More Street Fighter 6 characters

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We thought they were coming and here there, more characters for Street Fighter 6.

Sagat, C. Viper, Ingrid and Alex.

2025-06-06T22:39:25.897Z

Resident Evil tease

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Capcom had voice actress Maggie Robertson, voice of Lady Dimitrescu, introduce Jun Takeuchi, the executive produce of Resident Evil who teased more Resident Evil coming later with the 30th anniversary hitting in March 2026.

2025-06-06T22:37:39.204Z

Infinitesimals

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Infinitesimals looks to be a game where tiny alien soldiers are trapped on Earth fighting bugs and other small creatures.

It’s coming in 2026.

2025-06-06T22:36:12.673Z

Mecha Break

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Mechabreak finally has a release date after a popular beta last year.

The Gundam-esque title has giant robots for you to battle against.

Love me some giant robots.

It launches on July 1, 2025.

2025-06-06T22:33:35.781Z

Ill

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Another game from Mundfish, but this time as a publisher.

This one looks gory and graphic.

It’s an FPS that has you fighting what looks like mutated humans or zombies, but also maybe a military faction.

Also, zombie babies.

2025-06-06T22:31:45.785Z

Blighted

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I love me some drinkbox studios and Guacamelee. Blighted looks a little more serious compared to the silliness of Nobody Saves the World.

But color me interested.

It appears to be a top down title like Nobody Saves the World with different weapons and maybe co-op?

2025-06-06T22:30:09.603Z

Wildgate

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Wildgate is a teamshooter of up to 20 players over five ships going for “the artifact.”

It’s an FPS with capture the flag vibes but also traps?

The open beta starts during Steam next fest on June 9 and the game launches on July 24.

2025-06-06T22:28:20.222Z

More LEGO!

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Lego Party brings the Mario Party vibes to Lego with minifigs participating in various mini games on a board game where you collect golden studs.

It’s supposed to have over 60 minigames.

Coming later this year.

2025-06-06T22:26:47.981Z

Mads Mikkelson!

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Mads Mikkelson is awesome and it’s great to see him come out to promote the LeChiffre expansion for Hitman.

The mission is set in a casino in Paris.

The mission lasts for 30 days and starts later today.

2025-06-06T22:24:53.503Z

Hitman – LeChiffre

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Hitman is getting a LeChiffre mission based on the James Bond movie Casino Royale. It looks pretty wild.

2025-06-06T22:23:25.807Z

Mindseye

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Mindseye is game from IO and Build a Rocket Boy. It’s made by ex-GTA devs and might have similar vibes.

Hitman’s Agent will show up in the game.

2025-06-06T22:21:33.522Z

Scum

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Scum is a new MMO survival game launching on June 17. It looks like a wilder, sillier Ark.

2025-06-06T22:20:46.815Z

The First Descendant – Breakthrough

DLC for The First Descendant is coming on August 7.

2025-06-06T22:19:52.788Z

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Capcom announced a summer sale on a number of Resident Evil games including the Village, the RE: 4 remake and Biohazard.

2025-06-06T22:18:12.234Z

Scott Pilgrim EX

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Scott PIlgrim returns in a 2D sidescroller brawling adventure where you can play as Scott and Ramona and his former rivals from the comics.

It’s an online four player coop adventure.

It’s coming out in 2026.

2025-06-06T22:16:00.846Z

Acts of Blood

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Acts of Blood is a brawler that looks inspired by the hallway scene from Old Boy.

It’s violent, bloody and set to launch in 2026.

2025-06-06T22:14:11.229Z

Towa and the Guardians of the sacred tree

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Another colorful top down ala Gauntlet with anime style cutscenes inspired by “eastern mysticism.”

It’s a roguelike aswell.

2025-06-06T22:12:38.453Z

Mixtape

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Annapurna and Beethoven & Dinosaur are releasing Mixtape, a nostalgia filled game about being a teenager and the days before you have to become an adult.

It’s got a solidly 90s soundtrack including The Cure and Iggy Pop and Smashing Pumpkins.

It was listed as coming soon.

2025-06-06T22:10:24.222Z

Dying Light: The Beast

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Techland returns with Dying Light: The Beast, a sequel to the 2015 “parkour zombie survival game.”

The Beast comes out on August 22, 2025 for console and PC.

2025-06-06T22:07:41.417Z

Deadpool VR

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Deadpool is coming to Meta Quest headsets in a new VR first-person game.

It looks suitably fourth wall breaking and over the top. Neil Patrick Harris is voicing the merc with a mouth in this one.

2025-06-06T22:05:50.107Z

Mina The Hollower

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Yacht Club Games, behind the excellent Shovel Knight, is coming with a new classics inspired game that looks like a take on the OG Zelda.

It’s launching on October 31, 2025 but a demo is on Steam now.

2025-06-06T22:04:08.957Z

Jurassic World Evolution 3

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The third iteration of Jurassic World Evolution is coming soon where you build your version of the doomed dinosaur theme park.

2025-06-06T22:03:12.336Z

Unreal highlight real

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Unreal had a highlight reel of games that use the gaming engine. And announced a showcase coming soon.

2025-06-06T22:02:26.984Z

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin

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Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is an open world RPG coming to PC and consoles.

Pre-registration is now open.

2025-06-06T22:01:12.408Z

Crystal of Atlan x One Punch Man

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The game Crystal of Atlan is holding a One Punch Man crossover.

2025-06-06T22:00:24.162Z

Blade & Soul Neo/Heroes

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We had a series of announcements for Blade & Souls games.

The game Blade & Soul Neo is getting new heroes including a warlock class.

There is also Blade & Soul Heroes coming in September.

2025-06-06T21:58:15.424Z

Fractured Blooms

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It was pitched as Doki Doki Literature Club meets Silent Hill and Fractured Blooms looks suitably cute and horrific.

Half farming sim/half horror game?

2025-06-06T21:56:34.864Z

Lies of P: Overture available now

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The huge DLC for Lies of P, Overture is available starting now June 6.

Check it out if you loved Lies of P.

2025-06-06T21:55:07.091Z

Nicktoons and the Dice of Destiny

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Voice actor Cynthia Lawrence, voice of Sandy Cheeks, revealed Nick Toons and the Dice of Destiny.

We didn’t see much save a brief look at Spongebob Squarepants in knights armor battling monsters in a top down view.

2025-06-06T21:53:09.428Z

Lego Voyagers

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This new Lego game looks adorable from the makers of Lego: Builder’s Journey.

You start as a single cube and build up items to help you get around the world.

Can’t wait to try Lego Voyagers.

2025-06-06T21:51:37.118Z

Mafia: The Old Country

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We’ve known about Mafia: The Old Country since at least 2023.

Today’s trailer is the latest look at the game and revealed more of the characters and some gameplay.

2025-06-06T21:50:11.478Z

Out of Words

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The game is describe as hand crafted and looks like the world and characters are made of clay or wood. No word in the trailer what that handcrafting actually means.

It feels like something in a Brothers/Coraline vibe and is coming in 2026.

2025-06-06T21:48:35.690Z

Mio: Memories in Orbit

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Mio looks interesting especially if you’re a metroidvania fan.

A demo is available to play right now.

2025-06-06T21:47:48.246Z

Wuthering Waves

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Wuthering Waves is already out but it looks like a new version is coming on June 12.

2025-06-06T21:46:49.457Z

Chrono Odyssey

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Chrono Odyssey is an action MMORPG with what looks like a ton of boss battles.

A playtest runs June 20 through 22nd if you want to check it out.

2025-06-06T21:44:40.344Z

Dune

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Dune: Awakening launches next week on June 10, but is currently available for early access on Steam.

Today’s trailer showed off some game play, and hinted at the Arrakis you’ll be exploring in the game.

If you haven’t seen it, it’s a multiplayer survival game.

2025-06-06T21:41:31.555Z

Arc Raiders

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Finally a release date for Arc Raiders.

The game is from Embark Studios who made The Finals, and you can see some similarties here.

It’s a third person PVEvP extraction shooter.

The game is coming October 30, 2025.

2025-06-06T21:39:14.636Z

Killer Inn

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Killer Inn is a murder mystery action game.

A more intense Among Us.

This looks somehow like a mix of Fortnite, Among Us, and a shooter. It’s an interesting mix.

Up to 24 players can be in a session.

A closed beta is coming to soon.

2025-06-06T21:37:25.932Z

Felt That Boxing.

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Puppets?! Puppets.

A dark Muppets.

These puppets are clearly inspired by the Muppets and Sesame Street. But the graphics are impressive looking and very silly.

Felt That Boxing will also featuring music from Flying Lotus.

2025-06-06T21:35:15.158Z

More Onimusha: Way of the Sword

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During Sony’s State of Play, we got a brief cinematic look at the next Onimusha.

Today, Capcom showed off some gameplay for Onimusha: Way of the Sword plus a couple of in game cut scenes.

It’s coming out in 2026.

2025-06-06T21:33:48.832Z

Marvel Cosmic Invasion: new characters

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Marvel Cosmic Invasion has revealed a few characters already.

Tonight a new trailer highlighted two new ones: Rocket Raccoon and She-Hulk. Who will join Captain America and Venom, among others in the 2D beat-em up.

2025-06-06T21:32:08.472Z

The Cube

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Mundfish brought a second game to the Fest in The Cube.

It’s an MMO RPG shooter set in the Atomic Heart universe.

2025-06-06T21:30:25.953Z

Atomic Heart 2

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Atomic Heart returns with a sequel which looks to open the world up a lot more from the original game.

It looks like more of the same kinetic action. No release date yet.

Keighley described it as a spiritual successor with an emphasis on player freedom and open world action.

2025-06-06T21:27:24.529Z

Game of Thrones: War for Westeros

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A long trailer for a new Game of Thrones had Jon Snow fighting the Night King and become one of his revenants.

There was also a brief shot of Jamie Lannister.

No gameplay was shown though.

It’s a real-time strategy game coming in 2026.

2025-06-06T21:26:07.619Z

Mouse: P.I. for Hire

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We only got a brief look at Mouse: P.I. for hire which we know will feature a mouse voice by Troy Baker. It’s has a Steam Boat Willie aesthetic and looks to be first person.

2025-06-06T21:24:39.995Z

End of Abyss

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End of Abyss is a moody top down horror game from a new studio. It looks interesting.

2025-06-06T21:23:47.578Z

Codevein 2

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Bandai Namco revealed a trailer for Code Vein 2, a sequel to the 2019 action RPG about Revenants who at people.

2025-06-06T21:20:06.897Z

Sonic Racing x Minecraft

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It was also announced that Minecraft based racers would come to Sonic as well.

2025-06-06T21:19:29.561Z

Sonic Racing: Crossworlds

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New Sonic racing game! Forget that Mario dude.

A new Sonic kart racing game is coming from Sega with cameos from other games like Yakuza, Persona 5 with Ichiban and Joker as playable racers.

After the trailer it was announced that it would have online cross platform racing.

It looks fun.

2025-06-06T21:16:54.326Z

Chronicles Medieval

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Raw Power games, a new team out of Denmark revealed their new game, Chronicles Medieval . It’s a medieval strategy RPG.

The trailer was narrated by actor Tom Hardy with grim tones.

2025-06-06T21:14:12.801Z

More to come

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There is a separate Death Stranding 2 showcase this weekend where gameplay will be highlight with Kojima and Keighley.

2025-06-06T21:13:13.110Z

Death Stranding 2 clip

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The clip from Death Stranding 2 shows a pair of characters, Neil and Lucy, meeting for the first time in awhile.

We first met them during SxSW.

Kojima says they’re both important characters with a deep connection. He compared Neil to Mads Mikkelson’s character from Death Stranding 1.

2025-06-06T21:09:20.049Z

Hideo Kojima takes the stage

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Legendary game auteur Hideo Koijima took the stage to briefly discuss Death Stranding 2: On the Beach with a clip from the game.

2025-06-06T21:08:22.780Z

Fortnite x Star Wars

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Death Star Sabotage is a new Star Wars event coming to Fortnite on starting tomorrow, June 7.

Looks like you can fly X Wings and more to fight the Empire. Plus costumes and more.

2025-06-06T21:07:16.819Z

Mortal Shell 2

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The first game of the night is dark monster battler Mortal Shell 2, a sequel to the action RPG that came out in 2020.

2025-06-06T21:03:30.941Z

Top 10 Games for sale

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Geoff highlighted the top 10 selling games on Steam, Repo, Expedition 33, Split Ficition, Elden Ring Night Reign, Civ 7 and Monster Hunter Wilds make up some of the flips.

Also, Inzoi, Schedule 1 and the Oblivion remaster.

It’s mostly calling out indie game devs who are standing up against big publishers. Which is how it should be always.

2025-06-06T21:01:11.244Z

And we’re off!

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Summer Game Fest has just begun. Let’s see what Geoff Keighley has in store for us.

2025-06-06T20:32:41.317Z

30 minutes to go…

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We’re 30 minutes away from kick off. As a reminder, here’s when the show starts, plus showcases that will follow:

Summer Game Fest Showcase: 5pm ET/ 2pm PT / 10pm BST

Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition: 7pm ET / 4pm PT / 12am BST

IOI Showcase: 9pm ET / 6pm PT / 2am BST

2025-06-06T19:45:34.877Z

Resident Evil 9?

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Capcom is another major partner for Summer Games Fest and likely has a few things to share.

I’m betting we get a look at new Street Fighter 6 characters alongside longer looks at Pragmata and Onimusha: Way of the Sword both of which were highlight during Sony’s State of Play this week.

But, I’m hoping for a Resident Evil 9 reveal, nothing has leaked hinting that it’s coming but it’s not unlikely.

There hasn’t been a new Resident Evil for a few years, not counting the multiple remakes up through RE: 4 that came out in 2023.

So it’s time for some more Umbrella Corp.

2025-06-06T19:03:20.886Z

Something new from Square Enix

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Square Enix is a partner at Summer Games Fest and are likely to share something during the gaming showcase.

We assume the company is not just highlighting the new Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy set.

Square Enix did just surprise a Final Fantasy Tactics rerelease for PS4 and PS5, I expect it’ll come out elsewhere and maybe we’ll get more info at SGF.

Perhaps more Final Fantasy as well.

2025-06-06T18:19:02.160Z

Halo to PS5?

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So look, I know that Microsoft has been busy porting Xbox games over to PS5. But I highly doubt that you’ll hear anything about that at the Xbox Games Showcase. The company’s main focus is going to be screaming “look at what you can play on Game Pass” at the top of its lungs.

However, that doesn’t mean you won’t see at least something about this mission the company’s on, and my spider sense is tingling about the biggest of Microsoft’s first party games – Halo.

Halo Infinite may not have been a great shooter on launch, but a relentless update cycle has finally brought it into being a whole lot of fun (especially the multiplayer). But just as the attention cycle goes in gaming nowadays, if it’s not at its best within a few months, people just move onto the next thing.

So a launch on PS5 would be significant in bringing more players back to the server! The sooner, the better I say.

2025-06-06T17:31:14.230Z

What about the Valve VR headset?

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Given how many leaks we’ve seen, Valve’s next generation VR headset – codenamed Deckard – has been a pretty poorly-kept secret. It looks set to be both a standalone wireless headset that is basically a Steam Deck you wear on your face, while also having the connectivity to be a top notch PC VR setup.

But what is intriguing is that Valve has been on a Tariff-dodging mission to bring a lot of its manufacturing over to the U.S. Now that the equipment is reportedly here and manufacturing may be underway, all eyes are on a Fall 2025 launch.

That would make Summer Games Fest a really good time to let us know about this new headset. Given the reported $1,200 price tag, I need to save up! Either that or please just finally give us Half-Life 3.

2025-06-06T16:42:09.214Z

Death Stranding 2 — the next hit iPhone game?

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There’s a buzz in the air because everyone’s favorite gaming maestro Hideo Kojima is going to give the world a look at Death Stranding 2 at SGF 2025.

The Death Stranding 2: On the Beach game premiere will take place on June 8 at 7pm PT / 10pm ET / 3am BST at an in-person event at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. Don’t worry if you’re not on the invite list, though, as it’ll be livestreamed on YouTube.

Tech fans will surely know that next week is also WWDC with Apple expected to talk up gaming on the iPhone in a big way. Could we see Death Stranding 2 making its way to iOS in the future? It’s certainly a possibility.

2025-06-06T16:22:35.371Z

Are we going to see the Asus ROG Ally 2?

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So if one thing is clear from the time I was at Computex 2025, it was the gaming handheld void at Asus. We’d seen all the leaks and rumors of the Asus ROG Ally 2. But nothing materialized and in its place, the AMD-fueled MSI Claw AE8 stole the show.

As far as I understand, after talking to a few people (who wish to remain anonymous), the call was made to announce it “next month.” Well, the next month is now, and given it’s an Xbox-partnered handheld, two options come to mind: the Xbox Games Showcase or here at Summer Games Fest.

Given how Microsoft loves its showcase to be a banger-after-banger games event, and SGF has never shied away from giving us some hardware announcements, I am putting on my gambling hat and betting we see more of Asus’ handheld today.

Now that the Nintendo Switch 2 is out in the wild, let’s see what the Asus x Microsoft marriage has cooked up.

2025-06-06T15:57:19.141Z

The party doesn’t stop at Summer Game Fest

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This is going to be a busy weekend of game announcements and special events! One that is looking rather tasty is the PC Gaming Show.

With over 70 game trailers confirmed for the show, you’re sure to find out about a whole lot more games to add to your ever-growing Steam library… I swear I’m trying to keep up, but the watchful eye of Valve is judging how many titles have gone unplayed so far!

Anyway, my guilt aside, here’s a quick guide on how to watch the show and what to expect.

2025-06-06T15:13:56.875Z

IOI Showcase time and date

If the prospect of James Bond has got you shaken and stirred, then you’re going to want to tune into the IOI Showcase on June 6 that will hopefully feature a gameplay demo.

We’re also going to see lots more of IO Interactive’s other upcoming games, HITMAN World of Assassination and MindsEye.

• IOI Showcase: 9pm ET / 6pm PT / 2am BST

Hakan Abrak, CEO at IO Interactive said: “IOI SHOWCASE celebrates our 25-year history with the HITMAN franchise and shares an in-depth look at the diverse future of our studio.

“We’ve prepared some truly exciting surprises.”

2025-06-06T14:47:58.055Z

The name’s Bond…

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Hitman developer IO Interactive has been working on its new 007 game for awhile now but yesterday the team opened up and gave us a full announcement trailer for Bond’s upcoming adventure.

The reveal was part of Sony’s State of Play showcase, so we saw 007 First Light running on PS5 Pro at 60fps in Quality mode. What we don’t know is how our 26-year-old hero (yes, this is an origin story) will fare on the base PS5 or, indeed, the Nintendo Switch 2.

Hopefully we’ll have answers to those questions this week. And we can discuss them in the cocktail lounge over a couple of vodka martinis…

2025-06-06T13:59:28.366Z

What about PlayStation?

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OK, so let me preface this by saying we just had a State of Play (you can watch the full thing above). It’s highly unlikely that Sony brings anything to Summer Games Fest.

But that’s not to say it’s never happened. But it’s even been reserved for first-party remasters (The Last of Us Part I appeared at SGF 2022), third-party exclusive reveals (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth at SGF 2023) or smaller indie exclusives.

So we could see more on the indie games that were announced at the show? Or Sony could lose its mind and show us a remastered Bloodborne… That could be huffing a whole lot of copium!

2025-06-06T13:40:19.577Z

The Witcher 4, could we see more gameplay?

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CD Projekt Red has already blown us away with the quality of Cyberpunk 2077 on the Nintendo Switch 2 but what about the company’s hallmark franchise?

We’ve already seen an Unreal Engine 5 tech demo for The Witcher 4 (which looked jaw-dropping), but the company could make a big mark on SGF 2025 by giving us more of a gameplay reveal. We’ll see.

2025-06-06T13:20:03.444Z

Nintendo Switch 2 — even more games

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The dust hasn’t even settled on the Switch 2’s global release yesterday (by the way, we’re tracking all the Nintendo Switch 2 restocks live), we’re already into the Summer Game Fest. I’m expecting plenty of announcements regarding Nintendo’s new console from third-party studios.

I know a lot of people will be interested to learn more about Hollow Knight: Silksong after that sneak peek during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct livestream. Wow, that feels like a long time ago now…

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Sumer Game Fest Showcase — what are the times?

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The day has arrived and the showcase is going to kick off in just a few hours from now. The key times you need to know about for the opening show is right here:

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Xbox Game Showcase: What games could we see?

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Many of us may be tuning into the Xbox Game Showcase to hear about the rumored handheld hardware, but let’s not forget the games either. Microsoft could give us more details about Gears of War: Reloaded and possibly some news — maybe a release date — for Forza Horizon 6.

Personally, I want to hear about any DLC for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle which, for my money, has been the best original Xbox game in a good long while.

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Welcome!

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Welcome to our Summer Game Fest 2025 live blog! What are we expecting from this year’s event? In short, a lot.

Sony has already pulled the trigger with its State of Play 2025 livestream earlier this week revealing the likes of 007 First Light, Silent Hill f and Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles.

On the PC front we may see updates on titles like The Witcher 4 and maybe even a snifter of Resident Evil 9 (unlikely) from Capcom.

We could also get some details on the rumored Xbox handheld collaboration between Asus and Microsoft. It’s unlikely to take the wind out of Nintendo’s sails, as there will surely be a heap of Switch 2 announcements from game studios too.