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2026-06-05T21:59:01.883Z
A new trailer for Soulframe, the upcoming MMO from the team behind Warframe.
No major news on it apparently, but I do like the look of everything that's been shown so far.
2026-06-05T21:57:54.033Z
A load of Nintendo Switch 2 games being shown, with a sizzle reel of major titles including cute anime co-op adventure Orbitals.
2026-06-05T21:57:08.628Z
Now a new trailer for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, which brings the popular MMO franchise to console for the first time.
This game is already out in PC early access over on Steam, and seems to have been received pretty well so far. It's sitting at an overall "very positive" rating on the platform.
2026-06-05T21:55:51.777Z
Virtua Fighter Crossroads will release some time in 2027.
More details will be shown in a dedicated showcase later today.
2026-06-05T21:54:53.405Z
How here's a big announcement for fighting game fans: we're getting a look at the next Virtua Fighter title.
It's called Virtua Fighter Crossroads and is being developed by the team behind the Yakuza games. The trailer looks surprisingly cinematic for a fighting game, which suggests that story might be a big focus.
2026-06-05T21:53:11.552Z
Then, keeping with the horror theme, was a title called Last Harbour - an unsettling aquatic adventure.
2026-06-05T21:52:33.863Z
That was followed by a brief look at End of Abyss, a kind of creepy looking Little Nightmares-esque title being published by Epic Games.
2026-06-05T21:51:33.174Z
Some exciting pod racing action on the stream now, with a new trailer for Star Wars: Galactic Racer.
It looks pretty sick, with loads of fast-paced action as you speed around different planets.
The trailer also showed that Sebulba from the film series will be in the game!
2026-06-05T21:48:53.153Z
A surprise MMO announcement now, with the reveal of Guild Wars 3!
It was just a cinematic trailer, but I liked what I saw.
I've never been much of an MMO guy, but maybe now is the time to go check out some of the older Guild Wars titles. I know the first game was re-recently re-released, presumably in anticipation of this reveal.
The game will come to both PC and PlayStation 5 but there's no word of a release date quite yet.
2026-06-05T21:46:04.795Z
Now we're getting a fresh trailer for Control Resonant, with a slightly more extended look at its twisted vision of Manhattan.
It finally arrives on September 24 this year.
2026-06-05T21:44:06.226Z
We just got a trailer for Crossfire, a third-person action game that looks almost like Uncharted crossed with Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon.
It contained plenty of intense third-person shooting, loads of modern military gear, and some glimpses of action set pieces.
It seems like it will be part of the long-running online Crossfire series, which are online shooters with a massive community in Asia.
2026-06-05T21:40:32.829Z
A solo dev project is up now and it's a physics platforming game about geese that has you and other players trying to transport fragile eggs.
I can't lie, I'm not that keen on this one. It looks pretty generic and dull. It drops on July 24, 2026.
2026-06-05T21:38:28.408Z
We also saw a little bit of gameplay with some third-person hack and slash combat.
That's Gundam Rogue Orbit, releasing in 2027.
2026-06-05T21:37:29.404Z
A sci-fi title from Bandai Namco up now, apparently connected to a massive franchise though I'm not entirely sure what it might be from the look of it so far...
2026-06-05T21:36:25.044Z
The game's latest end of season live event will kick off later today!
2026-06-05T21:35:16.580Z
Starr introduced a load of new Fortnite content, which will be added in the latest Chapter 7 Season 3 update tonight.
2026-06-05T21:33:43.042Z
Ben Starr is now on stage! I bumped in to him in the lift of my hotel earlier...
2026-06-05T21:33:07.744Z
Now we're on to a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game from action game giants PlatinumGames subtitled The Last Ronin.
Only a brief look today, so presumably it's pretty early in development.
2026-06-05T21:31:55.470Z
Now here's a game that everybody should be able to recognize. It's the upcoming Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake!
It looks pretty slick, and I really like the updated graphics.
2026-06-05T21:30:53.080Z
And a trailer for Sand: Raiders of Sophie, which seems to have players creating their own weird vehicles and duking it out in a desert.
2026-06-05T21:29:50.885Z
Now some Mortal Shell 2, with a look at its big medieval inspired fantasy world and some more combat.
2026-06-05T21:28:15.475Z
A Dead by Daylight tease now, and it looks like it's tied in with the popular Longlegs horror movie.
2026-06-05T21:27:16.956Z
Plenty of shooting, creepy monsters, co-op play, and some pretty mind-bending environments on show.
There's also some kind of cube, which looks important. Perhaps that's what players will be trying to get their hands on in the game.
2026-06-05T21:25:47.731Z
Okay, now for something a little different. A game called Heax, which comes from former Division developers.
2026-06-05T21:24:59.410Z
Now Snoop Dogg, who is also being featured, has come on stage to talk about the game!
He's also talking his efforts with Death Row Games, a studio working on some hip hop themed projects.
2026-06-05T21:23:02.932Z
We're being bombarded with the names of some of the celebrities that will feature as characters and... hang on? Tupac will be in the game?
We also have a release date: January 15, 2027.
2026-06-05T21:22:01.042Z
Now a new trailer for Stranger Than Heaven, the upcoming historical Like A Dragon series prequel.
2026-06-05T21:21:04.261Z
The trailer confirmed that the first hands-on previews will begin tomorrow, and I'm already booked to give it a go!
2026-06-05T21:19:40.678Z
Now we're looking at Blood Message, an upcoming action title from Chinese gaming giant Netease.
It's set in ancient China and is a narrative-driven experience with a mix of stealth and challenging combat.
2026-06-05T21:17:15.277Z
There was a little bit of shooting, and some absolutely mega robots.
The title is Gen Atlas. You can whishlist it now.
2026-06-05T21:16:29.772Z
It seems to be something very sci-fi themed, with the newly shown trailer barraging us with plenty of abstract imagery on some kind of alien planet inhabited by robotic creatures.
2026-06-05T21:15:34.498Z
Ico creator Fumito Ueda just got a shoutout and is actually sitting in the audience!
Now it looks like we're going to see his next game...
2026-06-05T21:14:20.993Z
That's official then. It's called Alien Isolation 2 - how exciting!
The devs are now on stage talking about the game, which will be set on a new colony world.
It seems the scope of this next game is a massive step up from the last.
2026-06-05T21:13:15.491Z
Yep, I'm locking in my prediction now as we see plenty of Alien looking scenery and a few flashes of the Xenomorph!
2026-06-05T21:12:33.072Z
It's a game from both Sega and Creative Assembly, so I'm thinking a new Alien Isolation sequel!
2026-06-05T21:12:09.122Z
Co-host Lucy James has just taken to the stage to reveal another game.
2026-06-05T21:11:02.909Z
Plus a surprise look at a game called Mighty Cuphead Adventure, a pixel-art retro platformer.
No release date for either of them yet...
2026-06-05T21:09:58.765Z
A message from the team behind Cuphead now, with a puppet character revealing that there's a new Cuphead game in development with more of that lovely hand-crafted art style.
2026-06-05T21:08:24.900Z
Yep, that's the long-rumored Resident Evil Code Veronica remake - now called Resident Evil Veronica.
It's going to come out in 2027.
2026-06-05T21:07:39.913Z
Hang on... Is this a Resident Evil game?
2026-06-05T21:06:34.595Z
Technical difficulties? It looks like the stream jumped back a little, but I'm back in.
So far we've seen an older lady showing the protagonist around a rather dirty look apartment. The vibes are definitely a little off with this one...
2026-06-05T21:05:01.683Z
Now it's time for our first announcement!
It's something set in Paris and it's a first person game. Honestly I'm getting some Bioshock vibes from this...
I'm interested to see what it might be.
2026-06-05T21:03:46.193Z
He's starting off by looking back at the biggest games of the year so far and praising some major sellers, including a decent handful of indie titles.
The showcase has officially begun!
The live stream has officially begun and you bet that means that presenter Geoff Keighley is on stage, looking rather stylish in a shiny crimson suit.
Here's a photo from Rob in the audience.
2026-06-05T20:57:30.270Z
We're now just a couple minutes away from the big show...
2026-06-05T20:52:09.868Z
Great news!
I managed to convince Rob that he should send me a selfie from the event on the promise that it would not appear in our live coverage.
Hopefully he's too busy watching the show to see this...
2026-06-05T20:50:01.790Z
The countdown has officially begun on stream. If you haven't tuned in yet, get that tab open.
2026-06-05T20:46:44.671Z
Just under 15 minutes to go now! Get ready everyone...
2026-06-05T20:45:09.845Z
Meanwhile here's what my colleague Rob can see! I'm not jealous...
Okay, maybe a little bit.
2026-06-05T20:43:07.821Z
Here's a little peek behind the curtain at my current setup.
For some reason my hotel room doesn't actually have a desk area, and I felt a little bad chatting on a video call in the lobby...
Look out for "a single player, narrative game" at the end of the show
Today's final announcement at #SummerGamefest will be a single player, narrative game.Thank you for the feedback!June 5, 2026
A new X post from present and organizer Geoff Keighley has confirmed that the show will end on "a single player, narrative game" thanks to "feedback" - presumably some of the backlash to the announcement of failed online shooter Highguard last year.
Could this be a Grand Theft Auto 6 tease? It would certainly fit the bill, but I think that it would be best to temper expectations for now.
At least one Star Wars game is appearing
EA has confirmed that the upcoming Star Wars game Zero Company will be shown today in a new post over on X.
Transmission incoming. 1 hour until NEW gameplay from STAR WARS Zero Company. #SWZeroCo. Watch the premiere here: https://t.co/nsqCdS5nke https://t.co/j1vgJkX4PXJune 5, 2026
It's a gritty strategy game set alongside the events of the Clone Wars that follows a cast of customizable operatives.
It sounds pretty much like a Star Wars take on the legendary Xcom strategy franchise, which is certainly an idea that appeals to me.
Just half an hour to go folks
Just 30 minutes to go until the Summer Game Fest 2026 stream begins in earnest.
Now is the time that you should be making any last minute food and drink arrangements to make sure that you don't need to get up once the announcements are underway.
More than 145,000 viewers have tuned in
There's still a decent chunk of time to go before the show begins in earnest, but that doesn't mean that viewers aren't already flooding in to the official stream.
Over on the official Game Awards feed, I'm seeing more than 145,000 other viewers watching right now.
Let me know what you want to see!
From a new Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer to the reveal of a new Star Wars Jedi game, I've been seeing lots of speculation about what might appear in the show today.
What do you want to see tonight? Let me know in the comments of this article.
2026-06-05T20:14:15.888Z
Hello and welcome to our live Summer Game Fest 2026 coverage!
My colleague Rob is on his way over to the live event, but I'll be keeping up with the stream alongside all of you from my hotel in downtown...
We're currently waiting for the show to start, with the action set to kick off one our from now!
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