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The fated day arrives: Summer Game Fest is back, back again, with one world premiere after another to give 2026 a double-barrel of new games.
The annual livestream begins at 5pm ET / 9pm GMT today, June 5. You can watch it via YouTube above, but we'll also be live blogging the announcements right here if you can't tune into the stream. Or just check back in after the Summer Game Fest stream is under way and scroll on down to catch up on everything you've missed. I'll be collecting every significant trailer and announcement for an at-a-glance overview of the whole show.
For more of what's ahead this weekend, check out our full summer showcase schedule. And don't forget to watch the PC Gaming Show on Sunday!
Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Désilets reveals new game: 1666 Amsterdam
Well if that isn't Assassin's Creed Hexe, it sure looks hexed.
"1666 has been a monumental and emotional journey," Desilets says.
"Instead of explaining features, I'll simply say this. As of right now, the prologue is free to download on Steam and Epic Games Store. It's a 30 minute story experience. I'll leave you with a glimpse of what's to come when we leaunch on early access later this year."
Mafia: The Old Country is getting a story expansion on August 14
"That was indeed a young Don Salieri from the original Mafia," says Keighley. "Man of Honor expands Enzo's journey in The Old Country this August."
Virtua Fighter: Crossroads is "surprising in scale and scope"
The Virtua Fighter revival isn't just a traditional arcade fighting game!? Crossroads looks to be taking a page out of Street Fighter 6's story mode book, which is fitting since that campaign had a lot in common with the Like a Dragon series.
And guess who's making Virtua Fighter? Yep, it's Like a Dragon studio RGG.
It's out next year, in 2027.
Spooky comes in 2 forms: Sci-fi and fishing
The next pair of trailers offer two flavors of horror with End of Abyss, out October 1, and Last Harbor.
Now this is podracing... with a story
Hope you were looking for a campaign in your podracer, because it looks to be a significant portion of the new Star Wars Galactic Racer, which is out on October 6.
"The time is right for the next evolution of the MMORPG" says ArenaNet studiohead
"And that game is Guild Wars 3."
The new MMO will be launching on PC and PlayStation 5.
"Guild Wars 3 is an epic world that's both beautiful and fun to explore, where the joy of movement is powered by your character's momentum, and combat will usher in an entirely new type of MMO experience."
"A modern evolution of the MMO:" It really is Guild Wars 3!
Guild Wars 3 confirmed. Beta playable in fall 2027.
"If you yearn for horizons unexplored, for fellowship and purpose, for a cause worth dying for, to you, we can promise: Magic."
Pretty good voiceover for an MMO announcement a decade+ in the making.
Control Resonant shows off a new trailer, still looks fire
Still coming out this September.
Former Naughty Dog devs are making a military shooter for players who 'love high agency singleplayer, story-driven games'
Dev studio That's No Moon unveils the game it's been working on for several years now. An elite military duo are on a mission of some kind, with the trailer emphasizing the character banter as much as the surprisingly technical-looking shooting and sneaking.
There's a sci-fi horror twist at play here too, though.
"We've completely rethought how cover and traversal work together and created a system that rewards tactical thinking, stealth, and repositioning. It's called adaptive cover. With adaptive cover, our player character Layla dynamically adjusts her stance to react to the complex terrain and the enemy's line of sight," say the developers.
We'll have more to read on CrossFire on PC Gamer soon.
Bandai Namco is revealing a new mech game, and it's Gundam, but not your usual Gundam
Is this the first Gundam with aliens in it? Because those sure look like aliens.
The tagline: "Suit up for humanity. Pilot your mobile suit and fight for survival in 2027."
Fortnite's "Shatter" event kicks off after Summer Game Fest at 7 pm Eastern
Fan-favorite Ben Starr took the stage to talk about a big moment in Fortnite's story, and you can play through it tonight.
PlatinumGames is making a Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronan game
Well that's a pretty good pairing, eh?
This is the teased announcement from the newly formed Paramount Game Studios. The TMNT action game from Platinum should have tons of potential, though many of Platinum's key creatives have left over the last few years.
Here's the official tagline: "In a future, battle-ravaged New York City, a lone surviving Turtle embarks on a seemingly hopeless mission seeking justice for the family he lost."
It's got a website, too!
Our first montage: Mortal Shell 2 and Sand: Raiders of Sophie playtests
The Mortal Shell 2 beta is on Steam now, while Sand: Raiders of Sophie is advertising its server slam. Something to play this weekend in between presentations.
HAEX is coming in 2027
Next up is an extended look at HAEX, from developer Dead Astronauts. It's a first-person shooter with a heavy dose of sci-fi. Big obelisks, lots of cubes, some magical-looking movement abilities. I'm getting Annihilation vibes.
Pronounced "Hex" by the way.
Tupac is in Stranger Than Heaven?
Stranger Than Heaven is out in January 2027.
Uhhh. I guess the Tupac estate is farming out the late rapper's likeness.
Snoop Dogg is on stage to talk about his role in the game, as well as Tupac's. "It just made sense to put him in the game because his likeness and his spirit lives on," Snoop said.
Blood Message gets a dramatic trailer, but no release date
The Chinese action RPG will be at this year's SGF Play Days demo sessions over the weekend, so we'll have more to say on it soon!
Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda is on-hand for the showing of his new game
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genDesign's Project Robot was teased last year, but we're getting more now. It's very nice looking, with lots of desolate landscapes, giant robots and, yep, climbing.
And third-person shooting? That's unexpected!
We've also got a name: genAtlas.
This SGF is rolling out the heavy hitters early.
A quick look at the sequel to one of the best PC games of all time
Alien Isolation 2's creative leads take the stage to talk about the sequel. "This time we're unleashing the alien on an unsuspecting colony world... Kurosaki Station is a new hunting ground for the ultimate apex predator."
There's a new hand-animated Cuphead coming, and also an 8-bit throwback
Keighley loves any opportunity to get Muppets into his show, which is one thing we have in common.
This snippet from what will presumably be "Cuphead 2" doesn't show us any gameplay, but it lets us know that Studio MDHR is working on both that new Cuphead, and a spin-off 8-bit style platformer, Mighty Cuphead Adventure. We do get a little gameplay of that.
SGF 2026's first announcement: Resident Evil Veronica remake!
It's a very shiny first-person game set in Paris. An older woman beckons our camera-person into their brother's apartment. It's quite a mess. There's a creepy aura, but nothing outright sinister, at least at first.
Then... yeah, it gets sinister.
And it's... Resident Evil!
"Oh my god," someone shouts in the crowd.
It's out in 2027.
As that Napster/Facebook guy would've said: "Drop the 'Code.' It's cleaner."
"Not every game has to be for everyone"
"Some games become global blockbusters, but others find smaller passionate communities that love them deeply," Keighley says. "I hope you find your next favorite game today.
SGF 2026 is underway!
Geoff Keighley takes the stage. Meanwhile, his best pal Hideo Kojima seems to be hanging out at a museum in New York. Guess he won't be making a surprise appearance today.
RIP Highguard
Summer Game Fest won’t be ending on a live service game after the poor reaction to Highguard at The Game Awards.
Today's final announcement at #SummerGamefest will be a single player, narrative game. Thank you for the feedback!June 5, 2026
Which rumors will come true for SGF 2026?
So far a few hints, leaks and rumors have us anticipating some big announcements:
2 hours to go until the stream begins
Is it just me, or is Geoff bringing some slightly menacing energy into this year's show?
Final rehearsals underway! See you in a few hours #summergamefest pic.twitter.com/uvX68GvNrNJune 5, 2026
