Summer Game Fest 2026 live report - all the news and announcements from Geoff Keighley’s E3 but not E3 showcase

Summer Game Fest 2026 took place on Friday, June 5 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Geoff Keighley and Lucy James. The two-hour livestream served as the centerpiece of gaming’s June showcase season, following PlayStation’s State of Play and preceding Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase.

The event featured numerous major game announcements and world premiere reveals across all platforms. Notable announcements included Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the conclusion to Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, which closed the show. Capcom showcased Resident Evil: Veronica, coming in 2027 across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Nintendo Switch 2. Studio MDHR revealed a new Cuphead sequel alongside a Mighty Cuphead Adventure game.

Other significant reveals included Stellar Blade: Blood Rain (a PS5 sequel), Fumito Ueda’s Gen Atlas, Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars: Zero Company (an XCOM-like strategy game), and Alien Isolation 2. Monster Hunter Wilds received an expansion announcement called Ascension. Additional games shown included Stranger Than Heaven with a release date announcement and The Last Ronin.

Aion 2, the sequel to the legendary Korean MMORPG, also received a global release date confirmation for September 2026 on Steam and Purple’s storefront, with support for North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.

As part of gaming’s post-E3 landscape, Summer Game Fest continues to position itself as a key industry event for multiplatform game announcements and industry news, now in its seventh year.

Summer Game Fest 2026 live report - all the news and announcements from Geoff Keighley’s E3 but not E3 showcase

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