Summer season Sport Fest is the brainchild of Geoff Keighley: an online-only video games occasion that makes up for the cancellation of bodily occasions around the globe through the pandemic – and with E3 formally cancelled, this 12 months’s present is ready to be extra in style than ever.
With bulletins from Bethesda, Ubisoft and different main video games studios, it’s set to be an enormous occasion for the gaming world.
An important day will virtually actually be the enormous kick-off stream spectacular, set to happen on 8 June, which prior to now has teased new recreation reveals, bulletins and far more. Right here’s all the pieces it’s good to learn about what’s occurring, when, and the best way to watch all of it.
What’s Summer season Sport Fest?
Summer season Sport Fest is strictly what it seems like: a celebration of all issues videogame that runs by means of the month of June.
Launched in 2020 to make up for the cancellation of trade occasions starting from E3 to the Fortnite World Cup, it’s returning in 2023 and can embody information bulletins, in-game occasions, particular playable content material and extra.
How lengthy does it final?
The Summer season Sport Fest will kick off on 8 June 2023, however the finish date is but to be confirmed by organisers.
It’s potential that it could be prolonged if extra occasions are introduced amidst the cancellation of E3. Final 12 months’s occasion ran all through the month of June, so the identical may occur once more.
Find out how to watch the Summer season Sport Fest launch stream
An important occasion of the Summer season Sport Fest calendar is often the launch occasion, which can characteristic “occasions, bulletins and updates from greater than 25 of the trade’s main publishers, platforms and builders.”
That is actually the one Summer season Sport Fest unique occasion, as all the pieces following are different trade occasions and streams being promoted beneath the Summer season Sport Fest umbrella.
If you wish to watch the kickoff occasion dwell, it takes place on 8 June 2022 at 12pm PT/3pm ET/8pm BST. The stream might be out there on YouTube, in addition to on Twitch, Fb, Twitter and extra.
We’ll embed the stream under as soon as it turns into out there, so mark the date in your calendar and head again right here on 8 June to tune in.
What are the opposite Summer season Sport Fest occasions?
Past the launch stream, Summer season Sport Fest can be a bit like E3: a branding banner that covers occasions from many of the huge publishers and corporations within the video games trade this 12 months.
With out an official E3 occasion, it’s possible that the Summer season Video games Fest can have a packed schedule – although solely a handful have been introduced to date. Listed below are all of the occasions formally included within the Summer season Sport Fest proper now, together with confirmed occasions (some are nonetheless TBC):
| Summer season Sport Fest schedule | Occasion Date (UK) | UK time (BST) | EU time (CEST) | East Coast US time (EDT) | West Coast US time (PDT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer season Sport Fest Launch | 8 June 2023 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 15:00 | 12:00 |
| Starfield Direct | 11 June 2023 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Xbox Video games Showcase | 11 June 2023 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| UbiForward | 12 June 2023 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 13:00 | 10:00 |
| Devolver Direct | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
We’ll proceed to replace this checklist within the coming weeks as extra occasions are confirmed.
If unsure, you’ll be able to all the time join notifications from the Summer season Sport Fest web site to ensure you don’t miss something.
