Multi 2025 Summer Game Fest (RIP E3)

[dimmerwit]

Event	Date	Start Time
State of Unreal	June 3	6:30 AM PT / 8:30 AM CT / 9:30 AM ET / 2:30 PM BST
Sony State of Play	June 4	2:00 PM PT / 4:00 PM CT / 5:00 PM ET / 10 PM BST
Summer Game Fest	June 6	2:00 PM PT / 4:00 PM CT / 5:00 PM ET / 10 PM BST
Day of the Devs	June 6	4:00 PM PT / 6:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM ET / 12:00 AM BST (June 7)
BALL x PIT: The Kenny Sun Story (Devolver Digital)	June 6	5:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM CT / 8:00 PM ET / 1:00 AM BST (June 7)
IOI Showcase	June 6	6:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM CT / 9:00 PM ET / 2:00 AM BST (June 7)
Wholesome Direct	June 7	9:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM BST
Women Led Games	June 7	10:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM BST
Latin American Games Showcase	June 7	11:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM BST
Southeast Asian Games Showcase	June 7	12:00 PM PT / 2:00 PM CT / 3:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM BST
Future Games Show	June 7	1:00 PM PT / 3:00 PM CT / 4:00 PM ET / 9:00 PM BST
Green Games Showcase	June 7	1:00 PM PT / 3:00 PM CT / 4:00 PM ET / 9:00 PM BST
Frosty Games Fest	June 7	4:00 PM PT / 6:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM ET / 12:00 AM BST (June 8)
Xbox Games Showcase & The Outer Worlds 2 Direct	June 8	10:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM BST
PC Gaming Show	June 8	12:00 PM PT / 2:00 PM CT / 3:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM BST
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Game Premiere	June 8	7:00 PM PT / 9:00 PM CT / 10:00 PM ET / 3:00 AM BST (June 9)
Black Voices in Gaming	June 9	9:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM BST

This is a thread for the glut of summer news that will be coming out from this weekend. The Summer Game Fest show itself is on Friday. See the table above which I shamelessly stole. There's also some non-event stuff like IGN Live.

Already some news as IOI, makers of Hitman, announced the name of their James Bond game as 007: First Light.

 

[dimmerwit]

Also if you're wondering about Sony the word is they will hold an event sometime in June, but nothing is confirmed. We do see Sony stuff elsewhere though, and there's the Death Stranding 2 premiere on Sunday.

Nintendo are probably busy with Switch 2. Their next showing is the Pokemon Direct on 22 July.

 

[dimmerwit]

The Unreal event is starting soon. It is a tech-focused event, but there will be some Witcher IV footage.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Oh hey, new Witcher game.

 

[dimmerwit]

Wow. If it really looks like that at 60FPS on console that's very impressive.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

The fact that this Metahuman shit looks so good live is crazy.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

So, that was more to show off what Unreal 5.6 can do as opposed to announcing a bunch of new games using Unreal. Should have figured that, but the Witcher footage suggested to me that maybe more games would truly be announced instead of a bunch of concept footage.

 

[Rachel]

I like that devs can keep up to the first million

 

[dimmerwit]

Well, Sony have confirmed their State of Play for June, which is in fact going to be tomorrow.

The hot rumours suggest Resident Evil 9 might make an appearance either tomorrow or sometime else this week.

 

[Ben]

The hot rumours suggest Resident Evil 9 might make an appearance either tomorrow or sometime else this week.

I really don't know how to feel about that series anymore.

4 was great and iconic, but started straying from the whole "zombie virus" roots. Still, it worked.

5 was good too but started leaning too hard into the action "I'm going to punch this boulder" territory, and just got weirder with the parasite goo stuff.

6... I don't even know what to say about 6. That was just a clusterfuck.

I didn't play 7 but from what I know it was pretty fucked up and hillbilly like.

8 was very fun and had some creepy fucking enemies, especially the Vârcolac, but at the end of the day you were fighting a mushroom. I don't remember what happens in the 8 sequel where you play as Rose, whether they wrapped up that storyline or what.

I guess I'd just love for them to return to good old fashioned zombies and not come up with some new weird shit that Umbrella apparently had their hands in.

 

[rktaker]

I think the only things I'm really looking for are Palworld ( i know not everyone likes it but I do) and state of decay 3. I'm surprised there's no devolver showcase this year

Edit: Oh they are having a showcase, I can't read

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Man, I wish the Sony one was earlier like the Unreal one was yesterday.

 

[dimmerwit]

Kick off is in 2 and a half hours.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Me: This game looks kinda bland.

Sony: Sudo51

Me: oh... oooooooh....

 

[dimmerwit]

Wild intro though. I've always wanted to swim through someone's bloodstream.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Wild intro though. I've always wanted to swim through someone's bloodstream.

I missed a good chunk of it. I'd say I only got the last couple minutes. I might not get to see much live if its only about an hour long.

 

[dimmerwit]

Nioh 3 announced for 2026 with a demo today. That's a good bit of news.

Plus 5 more Astro Bot challenge levels.

 

[dimmerwit]

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls announced, a 2D Marvel fighting game by ArcSys.

Along with the 2D Mortal Kombat collection unveiled earlier.

It closed the show. No Resi Evil 9, although since apparently they don't have a marketing deal with Sony any more that's no great surprise.

 

[rktaker]

if i was good at fighting games I’d probably be more excited for the marvel fighting game.looks cool though

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls announced, a 2D Marvel fighting game by ArcSys.

oooooh, I need to see how that looks

 

[Fool's Requiem]

if i was good at fighting games I’d probably be more excited for the marvel fighting game.looks cool though

I'm bad a fighting games. Still like them... well, most of them. Don't like Mortal Kombat.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Ok, watched the Marvel Token trailer. Looks like Marvel vs Capcom mixed with Guilty Gear Strive. 4v4 tag team would suggest a large roster of character.

I'm interested. Would like to see more.

 

[dimmerwit]

It was a decent show. Nothing amazing, but it's not surprising that Sony's cupboard is a little empty after their teenage Live Service phase.

 

[dimmerwit]

Also, since this seems appropriate for this thread, leaker NateTheHate (who nailed the Switch 2 announcement date) says that there will be a current-gen upgrade to Red Dead Redemption 2.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Also, since this seems appropriate for this thread, leaker NateTheHate (who nailed the Switch 2 announcement date) says that there will be a current-gen upgrade to Red Dead Redemption 2.

Oh nice. It's pretty rare to see a Rockstar game on a Nintendo console, not including Gameboy games. The Switch got the GTA trilogy demakes, Red Dead 1 (and the zombie DLC), and LA Noir. Before that, the Wii got Bully, Manhunt 2, and Table Tennis. The Gamecube only got Smugglers Run Warzones. Before that, as DMA Design, Body Harvest (N64), Space Station Silicon Valley (N64), Lemmings (NES), Lemmings 2 (SNES), and Uniracers (SNES).

Bully, Smugglers Run, and Table Tennis were not done by Rockstar North/DMA Design.

Also, watched the Bond trailer. Nice to see a new Bond and a young one, at that. Dude grinning all over the place like he definitely enjoys this shit. Perfect James Bond.

 

[Spiner202]

I thought it was ok. The only really interesting things to me were the 007 game and the new Astro Bot levels.

 

[dimmerwit]

Oh nice. It's pretty rare to see a Rockstar game on a Nintendo console, not including Gameboy games. The Switch got the GTA trilogy demakes, Red Dead 1 (and the zombie DLC), and LA Noir. Before that, the Wii got Bully, Manhunt 2, and Table Tennis. The Gamecube only got Smugglers Run Warzones. Before that, as DMA Design, Body Harvest (N64), Space Station Silicon Valley (N64), Lemmings (NES), Lemmings 2 (SNES), and Uniracers (SNES).

Bully, Smugglers Run, and Table Tennis were not done by Rockstar North/DMA Design.

This rumour was specifically about coming to PS5 and Series consoles, although it's coming to Switch 2 as well. He said those other platforms would be a few months after the Switch 2 release.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Breakdown on the trailer of the new Marvel fighting game.

 

[dimmerwit]

Starts at the top of the hour, i.e. 53 minutes from now.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I'm going to playing video games at the Illinois Gamecon, so I won't be able to watch the stream. Looking forward to what you have to say about things unveiled on the stream.

 

[dimmerwit]

Well I've already done the going out bit tonight so hopefully I can shitpost a bit.

And it's started!

Oh shit, it's two hours? Dear god...

Mortal Shell II announced.

A 10 microsecond look at Fortnite's Death Star Sabotage.

Geoff introduces his crush Hideo Kojima. A special clip of Death Stranding 2, which has its own show this weekend.

 

[dimmerwit]

After some guff, a new game - Chronicles: Medieval. Seems a bit like a Total War battle game but with you in the battle too. What a stupid name. And then a trailer of that Sonic racing game, including crossplay and Minecraft content (?!).

Glad I'm second screening this tbh.

 

[dimmerwit]

Just saw some RTS announced based on GoT where Jon Snow gets turned into a wight.

Please don't be another mobile game...

 

[dimmerwit]

Mundfish show two things.

First, Atomic Heart II, which supposedly has more emphasis on RPG elements. I quite liked the first game and it had a lot of potential, so that's neat.

Then an MMO RPG spin-off called The Cube, where a giant cube appears and then everyone seems to shoot each other. They don't lack ambition, that's for sure.

 

[dimmerwit]

I must be hallucinating, because I've just seen a puppet boxing game called Felt That Boxing. As if Sesame Street was cancelled and they just went off the rails.

Now there's a deception murder mystery game called Killer Inn which I should love but frankly nobody will actually play like any of the other games in that genre.

 

[dimmerwit]

A neat clay-model based game called Out of Words, and a LEGO co-op game (Voyagers) like Split Fiction. A lot of stuff here that's been announced though in this mid-stream slump. Mafia does look good, but a lot is stuff I haven't even glanced over at.

 

[dimmerwit]

Mostly recaps or trailers of new stuff.

And then, solely for @Ben's conflicted feelings, some massive Resident Evil news! Lady Dimitrescu's actor Maggie Robertson is here for a major announcement. What could it be?

...a sale. She announced a fucking sale.

Sums up the show!

At least Ben has the Jurassic World Evolution 3 trailer and release date, although that leaked earlier. Big new thing is baby dinosaurs.

 

[dimmerwit]

A decent end at least. RGG's (Yakuza Devs) new project, previously Project Century, is revealed as Stranger than Heaven, a game set in 1943.

And then, as if to embarrass me for the post above and after another cock block earlier, Resident Evil Requiem is announced for a 27 February 2026 launch.

Also, I skipped it earlier, but Mads Mikkelsen showed up on stage earlier because Le Chiffre is appearing in Hitman as a promo tie-in with IOI's James Bond game.

 

[Ben]

Mostly recaps or trailers of new stuff.

And then, solely for @Ben's conflicted feelings, some massive Resident Evil news! Lady Dimitrescu's actor Maggie Robertson is here for a major announcement. What could it be?

...a sale. She announced a fucking sale.

Sums up the show!

At least Ben has the Jurassic World Evolution 3 trailer and release date, although that leaked earlier. Big new thing is baby dinosaurs.

I saw the leak got JWE3. Looks pretty, so I'll definitely be falling victim to that one.

My feelings about Lady Dimitrescu aren't that conflicted, they're all "yes". But what a waste of an appearance. Guess we'll see what the new RE "cause of zombies" is.

 

[rktaker]

Mostly recaps or trailers of new stuff.

that’s basically what summer game fest always is

 

[dimmerwit]

So after the main show came the Day of the Devs show for indies and it was IMO much more interesting, with some really neat games unveiled and showcased.

I won't do a write-up because Eurogamer did a good one which I've linked below.

Day of the Devs 2025 - everything announced in the big indie showcase

In developer No Goblin's Snap & Grab, high fashion meets high stakes crime. It's the 1980s and no-one suspects that you…

www.eurogamer.net

Also IOI did their showcase. Their new James Bond game is so stealthy it didn't even appear save for the trailer they'd already shown. Their main announcement was a Hitman co-op mode.

 

[dimmerwit]

The Wholesome Games Show is done and contains a fair few wholesome games!

Wholesome Direct 2025 - everything announced at this year's cosy indie showcase

If you're the sort who just can't seem to resist the soothing rhythms of turnip planting and interior design, you've co…

www.eurogamer.net

Again most of the games are not new, but you may not have heard of some of them and there are a fair few either with demos or releasing this summer.

My personal highlights are Let's Build a Dungeon (sequel to Let's Build a Zoo), Little Kitty, Big City (which came out last year but has new content coming) and Discounty (managing a discount store Stardew Valley style).

 

[dimmerwit]

Microsoft are up next in just under an hour and a half. Whispers of an appearance by the Elder Scrolls 6 that you can believe if you want to feel maximum disappoitment at the end when it doesn't show.

At any rate the Persona 4 remake should be there, and we'll probably see stuff like Fable. The Outer Worlds 2 has it's own showcase after the main event, which I'm looking forward to seeing if it can make the best of the undoubtable potential the series has.

 

[rktaker]

i expect to see Fable, maybe State of Decay 3, I would say Silksong but who knows. I did also see a leak about something else that could be announced today so we'll see on that

 

[rktaker]

Spoiler

GAME FREAK?

 

[dimmerwit]

Spoiler

GAME FREAK?

Spoiler

They registered that title in Japan a few days ago.

I wonder if it's Project Bloom they've been talking about.

 

[Spiner202]

I didn't watch the Microsoft showcase, but Gears of War Reloaded is now available to pre-order for PS5. I am very pleasantly surprised to see it's only $50 in Canada? Every game here seems to launch at a different price, but they somehow went from $70 a few years ago all the way up to over $100 now.

I won't be pre-ordering it, but I don't think I'm going to wait years for it to drop in price like I do with most games.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Gears of War helped ruin an entire generation of video games, both from its cover mechanics that EVERY third person shooter just HAD to have, and the excessive ugly grays and browns that became a standard in that generation.

Also, I already have two versions of the first game on two generations of consoles, I don't need another.

 

[dimmerwit]

I didn't watch the Microsoft showcase, but Gears of War Reloaded is now available to pre-order for PS5. I am very pleasantly surprised to see it's only $50 in Canada? Every game here seems to launch at a different price, but they somehow went from $70 a few years ago all the way up to over $100 now.

I won't be pre-ordering it, but I don't think I'm going to wait years for it to drop in price like I do with most games.

On the other hand The Outer Worlds 2 is MS joining the 80 USD party.

 

[canadaguy]

Now there's a deception murder mystery game called Killer Inn which I should love but frankly nobody will actually play like any of the other games in that genre.

With the popularity of wolf on here, you'd think we'd be able to get enough to play a video game equivalent together