Summer Game Fest 2024
Join Engadget live from LA for Summer Game Fest 2024! Expect a week of game updates, release dates, hands-on previews and plenty of surprises.
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Summer Game Fest 2023 and the stagnant state of the industry
In 2023, the state of the video game market is, “big and getting bigger.” So why, from a player perspective, does it feel like the industry is shrinking? Let's talk it out.
Summer Game Fest 2023: How to watch and what to expect
Summer Game Fest kicks off June 8th — here's how to watch and what you're likely to see.
'Birth' is the macabre indie game quietly crushing the convention circuit
“Showing Birth at conventions feels like putting my whole, raw, beating heart on a table in front of a bunch of strangers and asking if it is enough for them,” creator Madison Karrh said.
Summer Game Fest's first in-person show will take place on June 8th
E3 will start just three days after the Summer Game Fest kickoff show.
The next Nintendo Direct streams on September 13th
Perhaps we'll finally learn what the 'Breath of the Wild' sequel is actually called.
Summer Game Fest: Where did all the AAA games go?
Right now, the video game space is made up of delays, big promises and more delays. That doesn’t mean there’s nothing to look forward to – between indie and AA developers, cloud libraries and mobile games from Netflix of all companies, this period of transition will still be packed with plenty of things to play.
'Time Flies' turns the life of a housefly into a cute game about existential dread
I didn’t expect to laugh while playing Time Flies, but I did, out loud on the Summer Game Fest show floor. It’s a deceptively simple game with monochromatic, MS Paint-style visuals and a clear premise: You’re a fly and you have a short time to live a full life in a random house.
Steam games are coming to Nreal's augmented reality glasses
'Steam on Nreal' is still in beta, though, and won't work with all the games on the platform just yet.
Enjoy playing 'Fallout 5' at some indeterminate point in the distant future
Once it completes work on Starfield sometime next year and then transitions to full-scale production on The Elder Scrolls 6, Bethesda says its next project will be Fallout 5.
'Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl' release now set for 2023
GSC Game World hopes to release Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl next year.
'Valheim' is heading to Xbox in the first half of 2023
It'll hit PC Game Pass first, coming in fall of this year.
Ubisoft will reveal 'the future of Assassin's Creed' this September
Ubisoft will reveal what’s next for its long-running Assassin’s Creed franchise later this year.
Resident Evil Village Winters' Expansion arrives on October 28th
The PS5 versions of Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 are now available, as well.
Blizzard claims it won't monetize 'Diablo IV' like 'Diablo Immortal'
Diablo IV will feature a different set of monetization systems than those found in Diablo Immortal.
The Persona series is also coming to PlayStation and Steam
Microsoft made a lot of western JRPG fans happy on Sunday when it shared it was working with Atlus to bring the Persona series to Xbox Game Pass.
Street Fighter 6's modern controls made me OK at Street Fighter
Button mashers, rejoice.
Watch Xbox and Bethesda's showcase here in under 20 minutes
Take a peek at the first 'Redfall' and 'Starfield' gameplay, plus news on 'Overwatch 2,' 'Diablo IV' and much more.
'Limbo' lead designer's next project is the cosmic adventure 'Cocoon'
It's coming to Xbox, Steam and Switch in 2023.
'Grounded' launches in September 2022 with a full campaign
'Grounded' is finally out of Game Preview and coming to Xbox Game Pass this September.
'Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty' brings Nioh's demon-killing pedigree to the Three Kingdoms
During the XBox Summer Game Fest on Sunday, Ninja teased its latest game, a brutal, demon-infested reimagining of Three Kingdoms-era China, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.