Get Ready for Summer Game Fest 2026: Your Guide to Must-See Gaming Showcases and Announcements!
Summer is just around the corner, and that means the gaming world is gearing up for a flood of “world premiere” announcements across a range of exciting showcases, including the PC Gaming Show. To help you stay in the loop and avoid the dreaded “wait, that was today?” moments when your friends start sharing the latest trailers, I’ve compiled a complete schedule of what to watch and when.
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Six One Indie Showcase |
May 21 Time TBA |
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Access-Ability Showcase |
June 5 8 am Pacific / 4 pm BST |
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Summer Game Fest |
June 5 2 pm Pacific / 10 pm BST |
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Day of the Devs |
June 5 Following SGF |
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Wholesome Direct |
June 6 9 am Pacific / 5 pm BST |
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Future Games Show |
June 6 12 pm Pacific / 8 pm BST |
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Xbox Games Showcase |
June 7 10 am Pacific / 6 pm BST |
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PC Gaming Show |
June 7 12 pm Pacific / 8 pm BST |
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Black Voices in Gaming |
Day/time TBA |
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Women-Led Games |
Day/time TBA |
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There are a few showcases we anticipate will return for summer 2026, but dates and times are still under wraps:
With GTA 6 set to launch this year, it seems almost certain that we’ll see a major gameplay reveal during the summer showcases. You’d think so, right? Last year, Rockstar dropped the second trailer for GTA 6 in early May, skipping the showcase season entirely. So far, they haven’t done the same this year, but I have a hunch that Rockstar might prefer to keep things under wraps and not participate in others’ showcases, including SGF and Xbox. My bet is that they’ll announce a big GTA 6 gameplay reveal event just a week before it happens.
