Geoff Keighley, host of the Game Awards and events like E3 Live and Gamescom Opening Night Live, has announced a digital game showcase to help fill the gap left by the cancellation of E3. Called the Summer Game Fest, the event will last from May through August with several developers and publishers lined up to make announcements.
The event is decentralized in the long timeframe, and individual publishers will be announcing details on their individual showcases in the coming weeks. Steam, Xbox, and unspecified other platform holders will also be offering limited-time demos and trials of game content as digital festival events. The Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition will run June 9-14.
Publishers who have signed onboard include 2K, Activision Publishing, Bandai Namco, Bethesda, Blizzard, Bungie, CD Projekt Red, Digital Extremes, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Private Division, Riot Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Steam, Square Enix, and Warner Bros. Keighley will host pre- and post-show events for publishers and has partnered with iam8bit to produce a games showcase. The company previously pulled out of E3. Keighley will also host Gamescom: Opening Night Live on August 24, which will serve as the end-cap of the Summer Games Festival.
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