Upcoming gaming shows/conventions

[Antimatter]

The PC Gaming Show spent about 10 minutes explaining how exactly they picked the titles, what algorithms they used, which statistic models they tried etc. The chat went bonkers, absolutely silly, but props to the PC Gamer explaining all the math, because The Game Awards just has that huge jury and we need to accept their picks, and that's it. Feel the difference. But the chat was too stupid to understand any of that.

 

[Antimatter]

Next Thursday (Jan 18) seems like the next big date. 12pm PT.

Xbox Developer_Direct ’24 set for January 18

Microsoft will host “Xbox Developer_Direct ’24” on January 18 at 12:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. ET, which will present an inside look at first-party games coming to Xbox Series, PC, an…

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The broadcast will be presented by the game creators themselves, including the first gameplay trailer for MachineGames‘ Indiana Jones game, a deep dive into Obsidian Entertainment‘s first-person action RPG Avowed, new gameplay and details on Oxide Interactive‘s turn-based strategy game Ara: History Untold, and a behind the scenes look at Ninja Theory‘s Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II.

Immediately following the Developer_Direct, ZeniMax Online Studios will host The Elder Scrolls Online 2024 Global Reveal at 1:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. ET, which will unveil the game’s next major Chapter, including the new zone, storyline, and other major features on the way.

 

[Antimatter]

The E3's spirit lives on in the upcoming Summer Game Fest.

Today's State of Play by PlayStation (at 6:00 pm ET) starts this festy period.

Guerilla Collective will take place at 1:00 pm ET on Thursday, June 6.

Access-Ability Summer Showcase will happen at 11:00am ET on Friday, June 7.

Summer Game Fest, the summer’s main showcase, follows later in the day at 5:00pm ET.

Day of the Devs will happen immediately after Summer Game Fest live. Hosted by DoubleFine and iam8bit.

Devolver Direct wraps up that day at 8:00pm ET.

Future of Play Direct starts Saturday, June 8 at 11:00pm ET.

Wholesome Direct kicks off an hour later at 12:00pm ET

Latin America Games Showcase rolls out at 1:00pm ET.

Women-led Games Summer Games Fest follows at 2.30pm ET

Future Games Show wraps up the dat at 3:00pm ET.

Xbox Games Showcase is scheduled for 12:00pm ET on Sunday, June 9.

Black Ops 6 Direct will take place directly afterwards.

PC Gaming Show rounds out the afternoon at 4:00pm ET.

Ubisoft Forward is set to close out the not-E3 and Summer Game Fest carnival on Monday, June 10. It still hasn’t confirmed a time but past events have usually taken place around 12:00pm ET.

More details and links to watch.

 

[Antimatter]

Gamescom will be happening next week, and its Opening Night Live will be full of action (my personal favorite is K:CD 2 ofc):

 

[shmity72]

Gamescom will be happening next week, and its Opening Night Live will be full of action (my personal favorite is K:CD 2 ofc):

it's funny to me that Indiana jones was written by George Lucas after he completed episode 6 of star wars and named Indiana after his dog..in the mid 80s lol he was more of a story teller executive visionary than a director.

 

[Antimatter]

I missed the moment to notify here in advance, but I recommend watching yesterday's VOD of the Game Awards show (if you haven't).

At the very least, for the speech by Swen Vincke about the gaming industry.

 

[Antimatter]

The busiest week in terms of gaming shows is approaching.

• June 6
  • Access-Ability Summer Showcase
  • Green Games Showcase
  • Summer Game Fest
  • Day of the Devs
  • Devolver Digital
• June 7
  • Wholesome Direct
  • Future Games Show
  • IGN Live
  • Women-Led Games
  • Latin American Games Showcase
  • South East Asian Games Showcase
  • Green Games Showcase
• June 8
  • Xbox Games Showcase
  • The Outer Worlds 2 Direct
  • PC Gaming Show
  • Frosty Games Fest
  • Death Stranding 2 Game Premiere

Summer Game Conference Schedule 2025: Every Showcase And How To Watch

Several gaming showcases are gearing up to show what's next for the industry.

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Summer Game Fest 2025 and games conference schedule: All conference dates, times and streams

A schedule for all of the currently announced game conferences in June 2025, including the Summer Game Fest 2025 date and times.

www.eurogamer.net

 

[Antimatter]

Gamescom 2025’s show floor will be open from Wednesday, August 20, 2025, to Sunday, August 24.

Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live (ONL) will take place on Tuesday, August 19 at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT / 8 PM CEST, and you can watch it directly on the official Gamescom site, as well as the event’s Twitch and YouTube pages.

Future Games Show will return to Gamescom with three shows that you can watch on the official FGS Facebook, Twitch, X, and YouTube accounts.

• Future Games Show at Gamescom takes place on Wednesday, August 20 2 PM ET / 11 AM PDT / 8 PM CEST
• Future Games Show Live from Gamescom takes place immediately following the Future Games Show at Gamescom
• FGS Best of Gamescom takes place on Sunday, August 24, 2025

Future Games Show at Gamescom is the flagship broadcast. At the helm this year are David Hayter (who voiced Solid Snake in many Metal Gear games) and Maggie Robertson (Resident Evil Village's Lady Dimitrescu).

The Gamescom Awesome Indies show takes place on August 21 at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT / 6 PM CEST to celebrate independent games, their creators, and their publishers. You can watch on Twitch.

Not every major publisher and studio at Gamescom 2025 will host a dedicated showcase, but they still hold smaller events throughout the week. For now, you can watch for updates from:

• Xbox (Twitch) broadcasts featuring Grounded 2, Black Ops 7, and The Outer Worlds 2 will air on August 20 and August 21, beginning at 6 am PT both days.
• Bethesda (Twitch) will broadcast for three days starting August 22, with segments featuring developer interviews, community spotlights, and game showcases.

 

[Antimatter]

It's that time of the year again.

Summer Game Fest schedule:

• Tuesday June 2, 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm BST – Black Voices in Gaming
• Tuesday June 2, 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm BST – PlayStation State of Play
• Wednesday June 3, 2.30pm PT / 5.30pm ET / 10.30pm BST – Shacknews Indie Showcase
• Thursday June 4, 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm BST – Latin American Games Showcase
• Thursday June 4, 4pm PT / 7pm ET / 12am BST – Women-Led Games
• Friday June 5, 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm BST – Access-Ability Summer Showcase
• Friday June 5, 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm BST – Summer Game Fest Showcase
• Friday June 5, 4pm PT / 7pm ET / 12am BST – Day of the Devs
• Saturday June 6, 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm BST – Southeast Asian Games Showcase
• Saturday June 6, 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm BST – Wholesome Direct
• Saturday June 6, 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST – Story Rich Showcase
• Saturday June 6, 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm BST – Green Games Showcase
• Saturday June 6, 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm BST - Future Games Show
• Saturday June 6, 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm BST – Gayming Pride Parade
• Saturday June 6, 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm BST – Frosty Games Fest
• Sunday June 7, 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST – Xbox Games Showcase
• Sunday June 7, 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm BST – PC Gaming Show
• Sunday June 7, 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm BST – Deutsche Indie Showcase
• Monday June 8, 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST – India Games Showcase

 

[Cahir]

So, nothing much that sparked my interesy so far, just a few titles, really:

• 1866 Amsterdam - looks like Assassin's Creed Hexe, but not from Ubisoft. I hope this means early Ubisoft quality level, since it's from creator od original AC games.
• Star Wars: Zero Company - I'm not the biggest fan of X-com series, but I do like Star Wars and this game seems more RPG oriented.
• Virtua Fighter: Crossroads - VF was always one of my favorite fighting game series and this one looks like having a narrative side expanded. Looks more like a classic VF and Sodu hybryd. Looking great
• The Ronin - while they didn't show anything particularly revealing about this game, I'll have it on my handbook because of the setting.
• Exodus - easily the most anticipated games for me at the moment. The lenghty gameplay reveal only reinforced this feeling. Devs should work on the look of character faces, though. They could (and should) be improved.

 

[O_Bruce]

For me, I can say just a few things caught my attention, in no particular order:

Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendence - I have waited a long time for an official announcement, and I have many thoughts about what I saw. Will keep them to myself, since there's non-zero chance I am only Monster Hunter fan in here. This is an expansion I would like to play at release day, as Wilds is the first Monster Hunter game I intend to experience with updates as they go.

Stellar Blade 2 - shortly speaking, it looks freaking rad. If my limited experience with the first game is of any indicaiton, I'll be having fun with the second one as well.

The Blood of the Dawnwalker - what surprised me here is the ambitious plans the developers have regarding not only the one game, but a series, from medievial times to present-day. I have no reasons to not wish and not hope the best for them.

Blasphemus 2 DLC - this announcement reminded me, that I haven't finished the first game (that my brother owns), so I'd like to give it another shot in the future. And the sequel with said DLC, because I predic I'll have good time with it.

Vampire: The Masquarade - Eternal Whispers - it looks intriguing and possibly something I might enjoy. Given its presentation and the dinosaur I am, that's quite expected

 

[Antimatter]

I think the shows this summer turned out better than I expected, and they were generally better than last year.

1866 Amsterdam - can't wait to try out the demo (haven't had the time over the weekend, was too busy watching the shows); I like the vibe; not many games are about that setting and that time period; I like witches!

Stranger Than Heaven - I'm a fan of RGG Studio, the developers behind Like a Dragon (Yakuza) games; I like their tone; curious to get a game about Japan in different timelines; it would be interesting to see what they do with characters

Control Resonant - Sold! So beautiful. I see how level design is getting better and better with each game; I enjoyed Control and Alan Wake games, ofc it's day 1 for me; Waiting to discover a new track from Poets of the Fall in the game

Fable - Finally, sold! I had my reservations before this trailer, but they finally put the right accents and got the tone right for me; enjoying what they're doing with so many characters, faces, face animations, clothing, environment, fairytale vibe

Stellar Blade 2 (Blood Rain) - the lack of story in the first game eventually made me not purchase the game, but it seems the developers will try to work on that; I like the Ghost of the Shell vibe and all things cyberpunk

Magicians: The Devil's Deal - very entertaining, visually rich, seeing a mix of styles from Bioshock and Dishonored; the theme is also very interesting for me

Vampire: The Masquerade - Eternal Whispers - Disco-Elysium-style VtM game sounds like a great match; liked what I saw a lot

Beast of Reincarnation - It might be good; it releases very soon; reminds me of a blend between Kena Bridge of Spirits and a bit of NieR there; looks cute enough

There were also smaller titles I noticed (a new Stronghold game, a few building games), so I think it's been a good weekend!