Summer Game Fest Live 2026: The biggest news, trailers, and announcements

Geoff Keighley’s annual June celebration of games is here. Summer Game Fest Live, the big live show that will feature a whole bunch of gaming news and announcements, begins at 5PM ET and is set to run for two hours. The event itself will take place in person at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, but it will also be streaming live on YouTube.Summer Game Fest Live sits squarely in the middle of a big run of video game showcases; PlayStation hosted a State of Play on Tuesday, and the Xbox Games Showcase takes place on Sunday. That doesn’t mean there won’t be some big surprises, though. Last year, for example, Capcom used the show to announce Resident Evil Requiem. According to this year’s livestream’s description, expect a “live look at what’s next in video games, with new game announcements, surprise special guests and more,” and while that’s not very specific, Keighley probably has some flashy news in store.Read on for our coverage of the biggest updates from the show.

Get your knives out for this one.
Screenbound, a game that can be both a 2D and 3D platformer simultaneously, launches in September.
I know Threads of Time isn’t newly announced, but it looks so cool.
More than a decade later, the team behind N++ is back with a multiplayer sequel
Fortnite’s next season tests the extraction waters.
A bloody good announcement.
Grand Theft Auto VI is warping the video game release calendar
Final Fantasy VII’s remake trilogy will conclude with Revelation
Tifa can kick Ryu’s a**, and now you can prove it.
The Wolf Among Us 2 isn’t dead yet.
For those following along at home…
Palworld 1.0 launches in July.
Attack on t**an in its entirety.
Another look at Clutch.
Gotta go a little fast.
A wild expansion has appeared.
There’s a surprise drop among us.
007 First Light is getting a new story mission later this year.
A new hope.
Assassin’s cat.
Virtua Fighter Crossroads is the next Virtua Fighter game.
It’s the Sebulba game!
Titled Goose Game.
Control Resonant is a sequel — and also a starting point
Who doesn’t love a good cube?
PlatinumGames is making another TMNT game.
Stranger Than Heaven is coming out in January — and features Tupac?
Fumito Ueda’s next game is Gen Atlas.
Uh oh, the xenomorph is back.
Cuphead returns.
Capcom is remaking Resident Evil: Code Veronica.
No Highguard-esque ending today.
TGI(SG)F.
Minecraft Dungeons II could launch this September.
Paramount is making a unified games studio.

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