The ultimate countdown to per week of recreation bulletins, trailers, updates, in-person actions in Los Angeles, and normal shenanigans is upon us. One of many main lynchpins holding all of it collectively is Summer time Recreation Fest, a showcase put collectively by Geoff Keighley with the goal of uniting the sport business round a summertime shebang of online game information. However as he does yearly earlier than this and different hosted occasions like Gamescom Opening Evening Reside and The Recreation Awards, Keighley is making an attempt to mood wild fan expectations by clarifying a number of the issues we completely is not going to see at Summer time Recreation Fest on Friday.
In a reside query and reply session hosted on Twitch over the weekend, Keighley answered some burning questions from followers concerning the upcoming showcase, together with a protracted checklist not simply of what we should always anticipate to see on Friday, but additionally what we should not.
So far as what can be there, Keighley confirmed we’ll see loads of updates to current video games, similar to Palworld and Kingdom Come 2: Deliverance. We’ll additionally see trailers for already-announced video games, together with Grocery store Simulator, Monster Hunter Wilds, Metaphor: Refantazio, Batman: Arkham VR, and Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO. He additionally confirmed we’ll be getting one thing from Blumhouse Video games, and a brand new trailer for the Amongst Us animated sequence.
However in an curiosity of retaining surprises to himself, it is no shock that the checklist of what will not be there’s a bit longer:
No new GTA 6 trailer
Sorry, however anybody who was anticipating one other GTA trailer so quickly after the final one must deliver the expectations waaaaay down.
No Kingdom Hearts 4
Keighley mentioned that lots of people have been asking him about this for some purpose, however that these anticipating such a factor are “setting themselves up for failure.”
No The Wolf Amongst Us 2
No new information on this, however Keighley says it will not be at SGF. Final we heard, it was delayed, and a collaboration with Deck 9 to work on a pre-production script for the sport was cancelled. The sport continues to be in manufacturing at Telltale, as of earlier this yr.
No Def Jam recreation
This query got here out of nowhere, however no, Keighley will not be exhibiting one.
No Metallic Gear Stable Delta: Snake Eater
Unlikely from the leap given Keighley’s criticisms of Konami.
No Judas
We noticed Ken Levine’s subsequent recreation revealed at The Recreation Awards in 2022, however Keighley does not have an replace at this yr’s present. In case you’re hungry to see extra of Judas, although, we did run an intensive gameplay overview on IGN this previous March.
No Past Good and Evil 2
Keighley claims he does not know any greater than we do about the place this recreation, introduced method method method again in 2017, went. Even when it have been going to be introduced throughout this time, Ubisoft has their very own present it will virtually definitely need it in.
No 5 Nights at Freddy’s
Assist Wished 2 got here out final yr, and non-VR ports are nonetheless deliberate for later in June, in order that’s most likely the primary attraction in that universe for now.
No Hole Knight: Silksong (most likely)
Keighley truly did not immediately say this, however when it got here up on stream, he chuckled and mentioned, “I believe it is gonna be some time.” So that does not sound precisely promising. Do not get your hopes up.
In all probability no Nintendo video games
Keighley did not particularly say Nintendo would not have something on this showcase, however he did chat briefly about Nintendo’s ongoing absence from Summer time Recreation Fest regardless of traditionally being eager about The Recreation Awards, and his tone undoubtedly factors to a different Nintendo no-show. Nintendo often has some type of digital showcase of its personal in June, so whereas we should not anticipate something at SGF, there’s most likely a lot to return later this month. And SGF will virtually definitely have third-party video games that can be out there on the Change…or no matter its successor finally ends up being.
No music acts, No Josef Fares, no “yet one more factor”
Although not explicitly video games, Keighley confirmed a couple of different parts SGF wouldn’t be utilizing. There will not be any musical acts (save that for The Recreation Awards), and the infamous Josef Fares will not be exhibiting as much as make any spicy, clippable remarks. We additionally will not get a “yet one more factor,” an business custom of kinds the place showcases conclude with a “and now, we have now yet one more factor to indicate” comment from a number adopted by a large, thrilling announcement to wrap issues up. Keighley does not take care of this development.
So that is what we all know, leaving 4 days left to wildly speculate about what we do not know. For more information on how one can watch Summer time Recreation Fest, take a look at our information, in addition to our information to all the opposite occasions round Summer time of Gaming.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Acquired a narrative tip? Ship it to rvalentine@ign.com.