Summer Game Fest has grown from a humble E3 alternative to one of the most important events in any gamer's calendar. Helmed by commentator Geoff Keighley, the multi-day gaming extravaganza kicks off with a flashy live show that's become known for its incredible reveals and announcements.
Some of the biggest publishers like Activision, Capcom, and Square Enix choose to show off their games in the roughly two hour presentation, which is streamed live for a massive audience of viewers around the world.
This is accompanied by a wealth of other major showcases, usually including an Xbox Games Showcase and PlayStation State of Play in addition to more community-focused ones like indie showcase Day of the Devs and the PC Gaming Show.
All course, we diligently cover all the biggest news — which you can browse right here.
Latest about Summer Game Fest
Halo Campaign Evolved creative director says the remake will have 'all the original content' and new features to bring it into more of a modern shooter'
Halo Campaign Evolved isn't just a simple remake, but a blend of original content and new features designed for a modern shooter.
'The original code is in this game' — Halo Campaign Evolved executive producer says some level layouts have been redesigned to avoid 'repetiveness' but 'you are playing the DNA of the original game'
Halo Studios has confirmed that Halo Campaign Evolved still has Halo: Combat Evolved's original code buried underneath the new Unreal Engine 5 build.
Halo Campaign Evolved's three new missions were partly inspired by Troy Denning's Halo books
Halo Campaign Evolved executive's three new missions were created with the help of Halo book author Troy Denning.
Best of Summer Game Fest 2026 — all the biggest, most exciting, and most innovative things on show
We run down the seven most exciting things that we saw at Summer Game Fest 2026.
'It's a risk for a huge company like Sega to work with a small indie developer like us' — Pico Park president on the 'pressure' of working with a huge company like Sega for its Sonic crossover
Pico Park president Shintarou Shimazu has discussed the pressures of taking on Sega's beloved franchise to create its crossover indie game, Sonic Pico Park.
Sonic Team head 'doesn't think he will be alive' for the franchise's 70th anniversary
We discuss the future of Sonic the Hedgehog with Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 game director says the game will have 'massive amounts of customization' — 'There's almost an infinite amount of ways to coordinate with your buds on how you want to kit up as a group'
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 will feature "massive amounts of customization" across all available classes, including the brand-new endgame Specialist class.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 director says the team 'worked very close' with 20th Century Studios 'to make sure that we were hitting the lore correctly'
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 creators Cold Iron Studios worked closely with 20th Century Studios to ensure the game respected the Alien franchise lore.
