The ultimate countdown to every week of sport bulletins, trailers, updates, in-person actions in Los Angeles, and basic shenanigans is upon us. One of many main lynchpins holding all of it collectively is Summer Game Fest, a showcase put collectively by Geoff Keighley with the goal of uniting the sport trade round a summertime shebang of online game information. However as he does yearly earlier than this and different hosted occasions like Gamescom Opening Night time Dwell and The Game Awards, Keighley is attempting to mood wild fan expectations by clarifying among the issues we completely won’t see at Summer Game Fest on Friday.
In a dwell query and reply session hosted on Twitch over the weekend, Keighley answered some burning questions from followers concerning the upcoming showcase, together with an extended listing not simply of what we should always anticipate to see on Friday, but additionally what we should not.
So far as what will likely be there, Keighley confirmed we’ll see loads of updates to current video games, comparable 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 protecting surprises to himself, it is no shock that the listing 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 convey the expectations waaaaay down.
No Kingdom Hearts 4
Keighley mentioned that lots of people have been asking him about this for some cause, 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 12 months.
No Def Jam sport
This query got here out of nowhere, however no, Keighley will not be displaying one.
No Steel Gear Stable Delta: Snake Eater
Unlikely from the soar given Keighley’s criticisms of Konami.
No Judas
We noticed Ken Levine’s subsequent sport revealed at The Game Awards in 2022, however Keighley does not have an replace at this 12 months’s present. If you happen to’re hungry to see extra of Judas, although, we did run an in depth 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 sport, 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 might nearly actually need it in.
No 5 Nights at Freddy’s
Assist Wished 2 got here out final 12 months, 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 instantly 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 Game Fest regardless of traditionally being involved in The Game Awards, and his tone positively factors to a different Nintendo no-show. Nintendo often has some form 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 nearly actually have third-party video games that will likely be accessible on the Change…or no matter its successor finally ends up being.
No music acts, No Josef Fares, no “yet another factor”
Although not explicitly video games, Keighley confirmed a number of different components SGF wouldn’t be utilizing. There will not be any musical acts (save that for The Game Awards), and the infamous Josef Fares will not be displaying as much as make any spicy, clippable remarks. We additionally will not get a “yet another factor,” an trade custom of types the place showcases conclude with a “and now, we’ve yet another factor to point out” comment from a number adopted by an enormous, thrilling announcement to wrap issues up. Keighley does not look after this pattern.
So that is what we all know, leaving 4 days left to wildly speculate about what we do not know. For more information on easy methods to watch Summer Game Fest, try our information, in addition to our information to all the opposite occasions round Summer of Gaming.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Bought a narrative tip? Ship it to rvalentine@ign.com.