It is without E3 that the hostilities of the summer video game season begin. A cancellation that leaves room for the Summer Game Fest and other conferences, the program of which is detailed to you.
[Mis à jour le 1er juin 2022 à 17h38] Although the legendary E3 show is postponed until next year, the summer 2022 video game season does not count on twiddling its thumbs. Geoff Keighley will be the happiest with this turn of events, since it leaves the field open to the Summer Game Fest. The gaming festival, which is celebrating its third year, will open this Thursday at 11:59 p.m. (French time) with a State of Play from Sony. Other conferences are planned, including the very important Xbox & Bethesda evening on June 12th. We detail the schedule of summer gaming events.
State of Play (starts June 2 at 11:59 p.m.)
A brand new Sony conference which intends to focus on its third-party publishers and especially on the future of its virtual reality solution. Indeed, the PS VR 2 is currently in development, and could well bring virtual reality technology to the next-gen era. It is true that this part of gaming has remained slightly frozen for a few years and may deserve major licenses to look into it. This will be the case in particular for Horizon from Guerrilla Games, which has planned to offer us Call of The Mountain very soon. In short, this Thursday’s State of Play is VR, VR and VR. Find the State of Play this Thursday, June 2, 11:59 p.m. (French time) just below:
Summer Game Fest (starts June 9 at 8 p.m.)
We told you in the title, if E3 is canceled, it sheds a little more light for the Summer Game Fest. Geoff Keighley’s festival is back for a third edition, in this third year of the pandemic. Once again organized in a 100% digital version, this 2022 edition is supposed to be the moment to bring together different players in the video game industry in a huge multi-business event. The show, which will be one of the key moments of this “video game summer”, will be broadcast on Youtube, Twitch and in IMAX cinemas in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. Of course, you will find more information on the official website of the Summer Game Fest 2022.
Future Games Show (Saturday June 11 at 9:00 p.m.)
It seems that the hosts of events dedicated to video games have spread the word. See you on June 12 also for the Future Games Show, the conference organized by the American magazine GamesRadar. You can find trailers and exclusive images of some of the biggest releases of the year, on console and PC. But you should know that Gamesradar has decided to reserve a substantial part of the event for more independent exhibitors and unique projects.
Xbox and Bethesda (Sunday, June 12 at 7 p.m.)
You’ve known this for a while now, but Xbox and Bethesda are now fighting under the same banner. And what better idea for these two industry behemoths than to team up for a major conference? Not really. The two companies have decided to give us an appointment on June 12, for a conference broadcast live on Twitch and Youtube. We expect the first images of the long-awaited space RPG from Bethesda, Starfield, the developer’s “most ambitious” project to date, but also of Fable 4, the sequel to the feared and formidable RPG from Xbox. Of course it will also be an opportunity for Microsoft’s console to show its muscles by unveiling some exclusive features.
PC Gaming Show (Sunday June 12 at 9:30 p.m.)
Of course, no video game party would be complete without a show exclusively for keyboard and mouse players, organized by one of the most influential newspapers in the industry. the PC Gaming Show is therefore scheduled for June 12, and will be an opportunity for some big titles to show some gameplay sequences, but also for smaller games and independent studios to tell us about their projects and present their creations. Of course, the PC game will be at the heart of this conference but not only, we will also find console titles as well as interviews with personalities and developers.