Summer Game Fest 2025: Complete schedule, how to watch live in New Zealand and Australia, city-wise details
Summer Game Fest 2025 is set to unveil exciting new games and trailers. Big publishers like Sega and Square Enix among several others will showcase their latest creations. The event will begin on June 7 in California and can be streamed online. The event was launched by journalist Geoff Keighley after E3 ended and never returned.
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The Summer Game Fest 2025 has arrived and has brought with it the announcement of new games and trailers. The fest became the biggest event in the world of gaming after the long-running videogame tradeshow E3 was canceled in 2020 in wake of Covid-19.The event was launched by journalist Geoff Keighley, after E3 ended and never returned, as an alternative event for game studios and publishers to showcase their creations for journalists and day to day gamers.In the Summer Game Fest 2025, big game publishers like Sega, Bandai Namco, Capcom and Square Enix will be unveiling their latest and greatest creations. Xbox will be hosting its own full showcase on Sunday, June 9, and Playstation will be showcasing the premiere of Death Stranding 2 on Sunday night.The show will begin at 5 PM ET on Friday, June 7, and can be watched live from the YouTube Theater in Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California. The event can also be streamed live on TwitchSummer Game Fest will be multicast on numerous streaming channels, but the official livestream will be shown on YouTube by the Game Awards. The channel will continue to show the trailer for Summer Games Fest 2025 until the live event begins at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT) Friday.The official Summer Game Fest is likely to be a 2 hour event. It will be filled with huge announcements from leading video game developers much to the delight of gamers.After the live kickoff event, the independent organization Day of the Devs will be hosting a showcase dedicated to indie games.The other big highlights of the weekend include a Wholesome Direct showcase on Saturday at noon ET. It will be focused on the biggest releases, trailers and announcements for "cozy games," and the premiere of Death Stranding 2 on Sunday night. The premiere will feature an appearance from legendary game designer Hideo Kojima.Summer Game Fest Live7:00am AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)6:30am ACST (Adelaide/Darwin)5:00am AWST (Perth)9:00am NZST (Wellington)Day of the Devs9:00am AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)8:30am ACST (Adelaide/Darwin)7:00am AWST (Perth)11:00am NZST (Wellington)Devolver Direct: Ball x Pit: The Kenny Sun Story10:00am AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)9:30am ACST (Adelaide/Darwin)8:00am AWST (Perth)12:00pm NZST (Wellington)Wholesome Direct, noon2:00am AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)1:30am ACST (Adelaide/Darwin)12:00am AWST (Perth)4:00am NZST (Wellington)Women-led games showcase3:00am AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)2:30am ACST (Adelaide/Darwin)1:00am AWST (Perth)5:00am NZST (Wellington)Latin-American games showcase4:00am AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)3:30am ACST (Adelaide/Darwin)2:00am AWST (Perth)6:00am NZST (Wellington)Southeast Asian games showcase5:00am AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)4:30am ACST (Adelaide/Darwin)3:00am AWST (Perth)7:00am NZST (Wellington)Frosty Games Fest9:00am AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)8:30am ACST (Adelaide/Darwin)7:00am AWST (Perth)11:00am NZST (Wellington)3:00am AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)2:30am ACST (Adelaide/Darwin)1:00am AWST (Perth)5:00am NZST (Wellington)The Outer Worlds 2 DirectFollowing the conclusion of the Xbox Games Showcase, the Outer Worlds 2 will stream on the same channels as Xbox immediately as the previous showcase ends.PC gaming show5:00am AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)4:30am ACST (Adelaide/Darwin)3:00am AWST (Perth)7:00am NZST (Wellington)Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Live game premiere12:00pm AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)11:30am ACST (Adelaide/Darwin)10:00am AWST (Perth)2:00pm NZST (Wellington)
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