Geoff Keighley announces Summer Game Fest, four months of news and demos from Xbox, WB Games and more
E3 isn’t happening but that doesn’t mean we won’t have a summer of gaming news.
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UpdateIn aReddit AMA where Keighley was answering questions, he confirmed that the upcoming episode of Inside Xbox on May 7 was a part of the Summer Game Fest, and that Xbox has multiple events planned for Keighley’s festival.
Geoff Keighley, host of the Game Awards and Opening Night Live at Gamescom, has revealed an entirely-new project called Summer Game Fest. Running from May through August 2020, this event is four months of news, digital shows and demos from multiple publishers, including but not even remotely limited to: CD Projekt Red, Xbox, PlayStation, WB Games and Bethesda.
Introducing@summergamefest, a new season of news, in-game events, and playable content from the entire video game industry. May - August 2020, and a developer showcase with@iam8bittoo. See you soon!https://t.co/Hp7WuLrjXkpic.twitter.com/DashSP4Q5IIntroducing@summergamefest, a new season of news, in-game events, and playable content from the entire video game industry. May - August 2020, and a developer showcase with@iam8bittoo. See you soon!https://t.co/Hp7WuLrjXkpic.twitter.com/DashSP4Q5I— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley)May 1, 2020May 1, 2020
Keighleyalso announcedthat as a part of this event, in addition to the Steam Game Festival, Xbox will be holding a Game Festival, with more details coming later.
In an interview withGamesIndustry.biz, Keighley explained that “You have to open your mind to different ways of getting news about games.” He also noted that “[Summer Game Fest] is not a big press conference with 5,000 people in an audience hooting and hollering and cheering. And I miss that stuff. Those things are big moments. So how do we create those new moments in this new world order? I think people have to just accept that it’s different. Maybe some things will be even better. And maybe you’ll get more content at home.”
With this announced and Xboxholding a showcasefor third-party Xbox Series X games on May 7, it appears that while E3 isn’t happening, the summer will be packed with gaming news. When the full schedule for Summer Game Fest goes live, you’ll be able to find it on the official websiteright here.
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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
