Summer Game Fest 2022 Showcase Date Announced, To Be Shown in IMAX Theaters

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The official Summer Game Fest Twitter account has recently announced the broadcast date for Summer Game Fest 2022! Summer Game Fest Live! featuring Day of the Devs SGF Edition returns on Thursday, June 9th, 2022, and it will be streamed live from Los Angeles at 11 am / 2 pm ET. Fans can watch the event from all major streaming platforms, including YouTubeTwitchTwitterFacebook, and more global outlets.

Like last year, the stream will also be available on co-streams from creators around the world.

Summer Game Fest is a fan-first celebration of the future of video games, headlined by an extensive roster of digital events from the world’s top game developers and platforms.

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Hosted by Geoff Keighley, Summer Game Fest Live!, will feature world premieres, trailers, news, and updates from the world’s top game developers and platforms.

Last year’s Summer Game Fest Live! event featured:

  • The world gameplay debut of Elden Ring from FromSoftware
  • The announcements of Death Stranding: Director’s Cut on PlayStation 5 with Hideo Kojima
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderland from Take Two.

As well as appearances by Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Goldblum, and Giancarlo Esposito, plus performances by Weezer and Japanese Breakfast.

In a separate announcement, Summer Game Fest has entered a partnership with IMAX to bring all trailers and announcements to be shown in select theaters. Tickets will go on sale next week.

Co-produced by Double Fine Productions and iam8bit, Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition will immediately follow Summer Game Fest Live!, providing a platform for creative and diverse games to reach more audiences than ever before. In 2021, Days of the Devs: SGF Edition provided a stage for some of the most innovative and exciting indie games of the year, including Soup Pot, A Musical Story, Axiom Verge 2, Behind the Frame, Death’s Door, Garden Story, Last Stop, and TOEM.

Day of the Devs is the industry’s foremost indie games showcase celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Over the last decade, Day of the Devs has showcased over 500 games in both in-person and online events.

Source: Press Release

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