This yr’s E3 has been canceled, however that gained’t cease sport publishers like Sony, Microsoft, and Ubisoft from holding their very own digital showcases all through the summer time — or Geoff Keighley’s ever-expanding Summer time Recreation Fest occasion from offering an excellent different to the online game announcement blowout one would have anticipated from E3 2023.
Whereas Nintendo has not but introduced any sort of Nintendo Direct across the typical E3 timing, and Sony has already held its PlayStation Showcase, there’s lots extra to come back. Right here’s a fast take a look at the “not-E3” and Summer time Recreation Fest 2023 schedule by way of August. Extra particulars on when, the place, and what publishers plan to point out this summer time are beneath.
- Summer time Recreation Fest — June 8
- Day of the Devs — June 8
- Devolver Direct — June 8
- Healthful Direct — June 10
- Future Video games Present Summer time Showcase — June 10
- Xbox Video games Showcase — June 11
- Starfield Direct — June 11
- PC Gaming Present — June 11
- Ubisoft Ahead — June 12
- Capcom Showcase — June 12
- Sega’s Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Summit — June 16
- Gamescom Opening Evening Reside — Aug. 22
Summer time Recreation Fest 2023
On Thursday, June 8, host Geoff Keighley will current his fourth annual Summer time Recreation Fest. This yr’s SGF guarantees the anticipated sport reveals and first seems, together with debut gameplay from Mortal Kombat 1 and a brand new take a look at Alan Wake 2. Given Keighley’s historical past of sport reveals, it wouldn’t be stunning if Kojima Productions’ Loss of life Stranding 2 and FromSoftware’s Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree additionally made appearances. The occasion will feature games from more than 40 publishers and developers, Keighley says.
Summer time Recreation Fest 2023 streams dwell from Los Angeles at 12 p.m. PDT/3 p.m. EDT/9 p.m. CEST, and will be watched on YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and Steam.
Day of the Devs: Summer time Recreation Fest Version
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Instantly following Summer time Recreation Fest, Double Wonderful Productions and iam8bit will current their Day of the Devs livestream. Day of the Devs: SGF Version guarantees video games from greater than a dozen indie sport builders, together with AdHoc Studio, Die Gute Fabrik, Evil Licorice, Geometric Interactive, Coronary heart Machine, iam8bit Presents, Not possible, Land & Sea, Lululu Leisure, Moonloop Video games, Phantom Coast, Unhappy Owl Studios, Form Store, Studio Sai, and Needs Limitless.
Devolver Direct
On June 8, Devolver Digital will maintain its Devolver Direct livestream, promising “new sport reveals, bulletins, and surprises.” It should additionally see the “return” of the character Volvy, a ’90s-era mascot who didn’t exist till now, however in true, wacky Devolver style, will make an look in a bunch of video games. Count on equal quantities comedy and gaming information from Devolver, as is custom.
Devolver Direct 2023 will stream dwell at 3 p.m. PDT/6 p.m. EDT.
Healthful Direct
Healthful Direct will premiere Sat, June 10
⏰ 9am PT / 12pm ET / 6pm CET
✨ See the way forward for cozy and uplifting gaming with an hour of unique footage and bulletins from 70+ superb indie video games!! pic.twitter.com/15mkewJ0PS— Healthful Video games (@_wholesomegames) May 15, 2023
Healthful Direct, the showcase for cute, cozy, colourful, and intelligent video games, returns on Saturday, June 10, with an entire bunch of feel-good video games — greater than 70 in complete, organizers say.
You may tune in to Healthful Direct on the group’s YouTube and Twitch channels at 9 a.m. PDT/12 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. CEST.
Future Video games Present Summer time Showcase
Count on greater than 50 multi-platform video games within the 70-minute Future Video games Present Summer time Showcase on Saturday, June 10. The entire thing will likely be hosted by voice actors Yuri Lowenthal and Laura Bailey — the Spider-Man collection’ Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson — and will be watched on the Future Video games Present’s YouTube channel, GamesRadar’s Twitch channel, Facebook, and Twitter.
Xbox Video games Showcase
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On Sunday, June 11, Microsoft is predicted to convey out the massive weapons for a take a look at what’s coming subsequent to Home windows PC and Xbox Collection X. Count on “new surprises and first-looks” from Xbox Recreation Studios and its third-party companions. Microsoft says the Xbox Video games Showcase will concentrate on titles for Xbox, PC, and Recreation Cross.
Xbox Video games Showcase 2023 will kick off at 10 a.m. PDT/1 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CEST, and can stream on Xbox’s YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook channels.
Starfield Direct
Instantly following the Xbox Recreation Showcase is a second stream, Bethesda Softworks’ Starfield Direct. The concentrate on Starfield guarantees “new gameplay, developer interviews, and behind-the-scenes insider info” for the upcoming Home windows PC and Xbox Collection X sport.
PC Gaming Present
The parents at PC Gamer return with one other PC Gaming Present that’s all about — you guessed it — upcoming PC video games and updates to launched video games. Greater than 50 video games will likely be showcased at this yr’s present, together with Baldur’s Gate 3, Frostpunk 2, Dune: Awakening, and a brand new sport from Klei, the studio behind Don’t Starve and Mark of the Ninja.
The PC Gaming Present 2023 will likely be streamed on YouTube and Twitch beginning at 1 p.m. PDT/4 p.m. EDT/10 p.m. CEST on June 11.
Ubisoft Ahead
Go well with up for an additional journey to Pandora, as a result of Ubisoft’s long-awaited Avatar online game will make an look at Ubisoft Ahead 2023 on Monday, June 12. Showing alongside Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will likely be dwell reveals for Murderer’s Creed Mirage, The Crew Motorfest, Murderer’s Creed Nexus, and one thing mysterious, based mostly on the above teaser video.
Ubisoft Ahead 2023 streams dwell on June 12 at 10 a.m. PDT/1 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CEST.
Capcom Showcase
Capcom will maintain a brand new digital occasion on Monday, June 12 to point out off the writer’s “upcoming releases and future titles.” Capcom Showcase 2023 will run about 36 minutes, Capcom says. The corporate’s at the moment introduced lineup contains Dragon’s Dogma 2, Exoprimal, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, and Pragmata — however we wouldn’t be shocked if some extra Resident Evil content material reveals up.
Capcom Showcase 2023 kicks off at 3 p.m. PDT/6 p.m. EDT on June 12, and can stream on the corporate’s YouTube channel.
RGG Summit Summer time 2023
Sega’s Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio — the parents who make Yakuza, Judgment, and Like a Dragon video games — will provide a peek at what’s subsequent on Thursday, June 15, through the RGG Summit Summer time 2023. Writer Sega says followers of the Like a Dragon collection can count on “updates about upcoming titles, group efforts, [and] developer discussions” through the livestream, which can characteristic English-language interpretation. Hopefully, followers will get an replace on Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Identify, the spinoff that can convey again former collection protagonist Kazuma Kiryu.
RGG Summit Summer time 2023 will stream on Sega’s Western YouTube and Twitch channels at 8 p.m. PDT/11 p.m. EDT on June 15.
Gamescom Opening Evening Reside 2023
Geoff Keighley will return to Germany and to each livestream platform for Gamescom Opening Evening Reside 2023 on Aug. 22. Like Summer time Recreation Fest, count on world premieres and main sport bulletins. In case you didn’t see it at SGF 2023 in June, hold your fingers crossed for something unannounced to point out up at Gamescom.
Particulars on particular occasions for when Gamescom ONL 2023 will likely be streaming are forthcoming.
What about Nintendo Direct and Sony’s State of Play?
With out an E3, Nintendo doesn’t have a significant occasion on which to peg a Nintendo Direct presentation. Sometimes, within the absence of E3, Nintendo will maintain a smaller, third-party-focused model of its Nintendo Direct showcases. In 2020 and 2022, Nintendo streamed Nintendo Direct Mini: Associate Showcases, saving its large first-party reveals for later within the yr.
Nintendo additionally doesn’t have a lot on its publishing schedule past Pikmin 4 in July, and it’s possible that the corporate might replace Nintendo Change homeowners on what to anticipate in some unspecified time in the future this summer time.
As for PlayStation, it held an enormous PlayStation Showcase in Might, however with loads of video games nonetheless left to point out — like Naughty Canine’s multiplayer The Final of Us spinoff — it’s potential {that a} new State of Play livestream might come later this summer time or someday within the fall.