With the sun coming out and the temperature rising, it must be summer. That means it’s time to chill indoors and watch a litany of gaming showcases airing throughout the season. Featured by Summer GameFest, we’ve created a schedule listing every notable showcase in the coming months, their air dates and times, and a summary of what they include. Be sure to bookmark this page, as it will be updated regularly as new events are announced and airdates confirmed.
June 4
OTK Games Expo
Start Time: TBA
How to watch: Youtube, to twist
what’s this: Hosted by popular streamer Smonggold, the event will provide a stage for more than 40 games and include sit-down interviews with their creators.
June 6
Gorilla Collective Online Showcase
Start Time: 10am PT/1pm ET
How to watch: Youtube, to twist
what’s this: Every year, Gorilla Collective provides a platform for indie and AA games. The event also serves as an umbrella for the other showcases that take place during the week.
June 7
Accessibility Summer Showcase
Start Time: 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET
How to watch: Youtube, to twist
what’s this: Host Laura Kate Dale confirmed in late fall that the Accessibility Summer Showcase would return in June. The event highlights titles focused on accessibility and features created by developers with disabilities.
Summer Game Festival
Start Time: 2 pm PT/5 pm ET
what’s this: Summer’s flagship gaming showcase returns to the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles. Organizer and host Geoff Keighley will take the stage to showcase what’s likely to be world premieres and game updates.
Day of the Goddess
Start Time: Right after Summer Gamefest
what’s this: iam8bit and DoubleFine’s annual showcase offers a hotbed of some of the most creative, eye-catching, and, perhaps, weirdest upcoming titles in the industry.
June 8
Healthy live
Start Time: 9 am PT/12 pm ET
How to watch: Youtube, to twist
what’s this: The year’s most relaxing offering features over 70 artistic, emotionally resonant titles with one thing in common: they’ll give you all the feels.
Future game show
Start Time: TBA
How to watch: Youtube, to twist
what’s this: The seasonal event will feature 40 games in what is being billed as “the most ambitious showcase ever”. We don’t know what to expect other than updates on “blockbuster games” and deep dives on in-development titles.
June 9
Xbox Games Showcase/[REDACTED] Straight
Start Time: 10am PT/1pm ET
How to watch: Youtube, to twist
what’s this: Normally Xbox’s biggest showcase of the year, it’s probably safe to expect several promising big announcements from the publisher’s many first-party studios. Right after the showcase is a mysterious presentation that probably, maybe, almost certainly, focuses on the next Call of Duty game.
The PC Gaming Show
Start Time: 1 pm PT/4 pm ET
How to watch: Youtube, to twist
what’s this: It’s the PC Gaming Show’s 10th anniversary, and it’s celebrating by rolling out more than 50 games this year and beyond. The batch includes world premieres, special announcements and more.
June 10
Ubisoft Forward
Start Time: TBA
How to watch: Youtube, to twist
what’s this: Ubisoft hasn’t revealed what it has up its sleeve, but it’s hard to imagine that Assassin’s Creed Codename Red won’t make an appearance. Other well-known titles likely to appear on its upcoming slate include Star Wars Outlaws, The Rogue Prince of Persia, Beyond Good and Evil 20th Anniversary Edition, and maybe, if we’re lucky, Prince of Faris: The Sands of Time Remake and/or Beyond Good and Evil 2.
Other confirmed June showcase dates await.
Nintendo Direct
Start Time: TBA
How to watch: Youtube, to twist
what’s this: Nintendo has promised to hold a June Direct that will focus on games starting in the latter half of 2024. The company also confirmed that the presentation will not mention a Switch successor.
The future of PlayDirect
Start Time: TBA
How to watch: Youtube
what’s this: The anime-themed indie showcase is a summer staple. If last year is any indication, expect a Vtuber host, musical performances, special guests, and of course, tons of game trailers.
Upload a VR showcase.
Start Time: TBA
How to watch: Youtube
what’s this: This event is for virtual reality enthusiasts, for virtual reality enthusiasts. Expect to see the latest and greatest VR and AR titles in the race for headsets.
August 2
THQ Nordic Digital Showcase
Start Time: 12 pm PT/3 pm ET
How to watch: Youtube
what’s this: So far, THQ Nordic has confirmed that Gothic 1 Remake and Titan Quest II will appear in its digital showcase. As for speculation, we know that Disney is publishing Epic Mickey’s remake launching this year and the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin. We’re curious to see what else the publisher has to show.