While the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) confirmed that E3 2022 is canceled this year, The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley recently confirmed that Summer Game Fest will take E3's place in June and is scheduled to kick off on June 9. new game trailers, teasers and exclusive information from developers. Let's take a look at the details below.
Summer Playfest is confirmed for June 9 and you can see it in IMAX
Geoff Keighley recently took to Twitter to confirm that the Summer Game Fest, which will be hosted by Keighley himself, will be live on June 9 at 14:00 EST (23:30 IST). According to the tweet, it will be "a live cross-industry showcase" with game announcements, reveals and the Day of the Devs event. It will be the 10th edition of the Day of the Devs event, presented by Double Fine and Iam8bit. You can check out the attached tweet below. We have a date! Don't miss the #SummerGameFest live streaming on Thursday, June 9 at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 6pm GMT. I host a live industry showcase. Game announcements, reveals + Day of the Devs. Lots of events coming in June, keep checking https://t.co/Hp7WuLrjXk pic.twitter.com/NCfvdjNMXk — Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) May 5, 2022
We have a date! Don't miss the #SummerGameFest live streaming on Thursday, June 9 at 11am PT / 2p ET / 6p GMT. I host a multi-industry live showcase. Game announcements, reveals + Day of the Devs. Lots of events coming in June, keep checking https://t.co/Hp7WuLrjXk pic.twitter.com/NCfvdjNMXk — Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) May 5, 2022
In addition to confirming it on Twitter, the official Summer Game Fest website also went live recently. The website reveals that the event will be followed by the Tribeca Games Spotlight on June 10, and Microsoft's Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase on June 12.
