The list of partners for this year’s Summer Game Fest, taking place Thursday, June 8 at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, has been revealed. More than 40 publishers and studios are confirmed to be participating this year, including PlayStation, Xbox, Square Enix, EA, Activision, and CD Projekt Red. While some will be bringing trailers and updates for previously announced games, many will have brand new reveals to show during the livestream. We don’t know exactly what we’ll see this year, but we know enough to make some educated guesses. Here’s the games we expect to see at Summer Game Fest this year - and few we’re really crossing our fingers for.
Capcom
With Street Fighter 6 launching the week before Summer Game Fest and its future DLC already revealed, there aren’t many other confirmed Capcom games coming up. We’ll likely seePragmata, given that both of its previous trailers were shown during The Game Awards, and maybe evenDragon’s Dogma 2.We know a newMonster Hunteris imminent, given that 2024 is the 20 year anniversary for the series, but we may not see a reveal for it until Tokyo Game Show later this year. We’re overdue for the nextDevil May Cryas well, and I wouldn’t count out aDead Rising Remakeeither.Capcom is going to have a massive 2024, and I expect Summer Game Fest will be our first hint as to what next year will look like.
Disney
There wasa massive game showcase at D23 Expolast September that revealed a handful of upcoming games. Most exciting among them is theSkydance New Media Captain America/Black Panther Gameled by Uncharted’s Amy Hennig. We’ve only seen a cinematic trailer for it, so hopefully we’ll see some gameplay at SGF. We may also see Disney Illusion Island, which launches July 28, and Marvel World of Heroes, a location-based game from Pokemon Go studio Niantic, also a Summer Game Fest partner.
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Square Enix
Final Fantasy 16is due June 22, just a few weeks after Summer Game Fest, but we’re hoping to seeFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which could also launch this year. Last year,Kingdom Hearts 4director Tetsuya Nomura said we’d have to wait until 2023 to see more of the game, so if it doesn’t show up here, we can look for it at Tokyo Game Show instead. There’s also the rumoredFinal Fantasy Tactics Remaster, which has not yet been confirmed.
Sega
Sonic Frontiershas a major DLC update planned for this year that adds new story content and makes Amy, Tails, and Knuckles playable, so expect to see an update on that at Summer Game Fest. Also launching this year is Yakuza spin-offLike a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, so a new trailer is expected.Hyenasis due out this year too, and had a heavy presence at Gamescom, so Sega could offer more details (like a release date) here. We know Sega is working on remakes ofJet Set RadioandCrazy Taxi, and footage of the former recently leaked online, so it may be time for a true reveal. There’s also rumors thatAlien: Isolation 2is currently in development, so Sega could have a lot to show us this year.
Ubisoft
Ubisoft will have its own showcase as part of Summer Game Fest on June 12, so don’t expect anything on Thursday June 8. Ubisoft’s show will almost assuredly featureAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora, an open-world game that was set to launch in late 2022, but was delayed to late 2023. We’ll also likely see moreAssassin’s Creed Mirage, which is expected this year as well.Skull & Bonesno longer has a release date, but it will likely be included in the presentation anyway, if only to attempt to win back some positive publicity. Ubisoft recently hosted a livestream for The Division that provided details on the upcomingThe Division Heartland, but expect to see more of that. We also knowThe Crew Motorfestis coming this year, and it wouldn’t be an Ubisoft showcase without someJust Danceupdates. Just Dance 2023 is the final annual installment of the series, with future coming via online updates.
EA
Electronic Arts has a few confirmed titles coming this year.Immortals of Aveumlaunches July 20, so we’ll likely see more of it at SGF, and EA is also likely to make a big push forEA Sports FC,the publisher’s first soccer game without the FIFA branding. We also haven’t had an update onSkatein some time, which will be the first online, free-to-play game in the series.F1 23may get some time in the spotlight as well; it’s launching just one week after the Summer Game Fest showcase.
Warner Bros.
Multiple leaks and teasers indicate that the next installment in the Mortal Kombat series is expected to debut at SGF.Rumoredto be titledMortal Kombat 1, the next game is said to be a reboot that will featureHomelander and Peacemaker. Warner Bros. may also show us some gameplay from Unbroken Studio’sHarry Potter: Quidditch Championsas well asSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League- though the recent delay makes the latter somewhat less likely.
Level Infinite
Level Infinite publishes a lot of games so it’s difficult to guess what it will be presenting. It could beUndawn, an apocalyptic open world RPG that just hosted a closed beta test, or the new V Rising expansionSecrets of Gloomrot. There’s alsoNightingale, a survival/crafting game from BioWare veteran Aaryn Flynn’s studio Inflexion Games, which was featured at last year’s Summer Game Fest: Play Days and had one of the biggest trailers at The Game Awards last year.
Indie Studios
Grinding Gear Games is ramping up for the release ofPath of Exile 2later this year, and while it’s confirmed the game will be showcased at Exilecon in July, we may see a trailer during Summer Game Fest. Dauntless makers Phoenix Labs recently went independent again. The only in-development game we know about isFaefarm, but the studio - which now has four offices across California and Canada - says it’s working on multiple titles. PerhapsDauntless 2is on the way?
North Beach Games is almost certainly bringing new gameplay footage forLord of the Rings: Return to Moria, a survival/crafting game set in Middle Earth. Pearl Abyss will be showing off the nextBlack Desert Onlineexpansion,Land of the Morning Light. There’s also Pocket Pair games which develops bothCraftopia, currently in early access, andPalworld, which is the Pokemon-style third-person shooter that took over the internet when it was revealed in 2022. Smilegate and Amazon will likely have something new to show forLost Ark, while Techland is probably preparing to show off the big parkour update forDying Light 2.
There will be a lot more we can’t possibly predict at this year’s Summer Game Fest. Those in the LA area cangrab tickets for the show on Ticketmaster, while everyone else can watch the live presentation online at 3pm ET on June 8.
