Summer Game Fest 2024: Everything Announced

The 2024 Summer season Sport Fest showcase has come to an in depth after bringing out a steaming plate of sport reveals, trailers, and surprises. It was a presentation jam-packed with practically each form of online game from throughout the business.

The present put the highlight on video games of each form and dimension all through its two-hour runtime, with some highlights bringing first seems to be at new titles like Lego Horizon Adventures, Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, and every thing Blumhouse Video games is cooking up. We’ve gathered every thing you’ll want to know right here.

Lego Horizon Adventures is coming to PlayStation 5

The long-rumored Lego Horizon Adventures sport kicked off Summer season Sport Fest, revealing brick variations of Aloy and the robotic dinosaurs followers have come to know over latest years. First footage of the challenge revealed a Lego journey that’s a bit extra family-friendly than Guerrilla Video games’ mainline sequence, together with what appears to be the choice to play co-op with a buddy. The footage additionally teases customization choices to take pleasure in when Lego Horizon Adventures involves PC through Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer, Nintendo Change, and PS5 this vacation season.

Quidditch Champions launches this 12 months

Harry Potter followers in search of one thing to tide them over after the discharge of Hogwarts Legacy final 12 months can lastly sit up for Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions when it launches for PC through the Epic Video games Retailer and Steam, Nintendo Change, PlayStation, and Xbox on September 3, 2024.

No Extra Room in Hell Early Entry arrives this Halloween

No Extra Room in Hell 2 is bringing its first-person shooter zombie gameplay to Early Entry this Halloween. Gameplay for the gory motion title revealed brutal fight and grotesque enemies that can cease at nothing to take you down. The trailer, which additionally highlighted dismemberment mechanics and a handful of weapons, additionally teased eight-player co-op in a world with loads of replayability.

Star Wars Outlaws teaser trailer reveals extra gameplay

Ubisoft’s first crack at an open-world Star Wars sport, Star Wars Outlaws, warped into Summer season Sport Fest 2024 to indicate gamers a brand new swash-buckling gameplay trailer. Fast cuts of the scoundrel-centered sci-fi sport confirmed off places each previous and new as protagonist Kay Vess made her means via and across the Empire. We’ll be taught extra on the upcoming Ubisoft Ahead, however till then, Star Wars Outlaws is predicted to launch on August 30.

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is coming to consoles in 2025

Developer Firaxis Video games and 2K introduced that its long-awaited technique sport, Sid Meier’s Cvilization 7 is coming to PC and consoles in 2025. The challenge’s reveal trailer understandably didn’t exhibit any gameplay but, nevertheless it did give followers an atmospheric trailer to maintain them ready for just a few months. Come August, Firaxis will host a gameplay showcase, which means gamers don’t have for much longer to attend earlier than studying extra.

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero launch date set for October

The Dragon Ball franchise will proceed to ship frenetic Tremendous Sayain gameplay when Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero launches for PC through Steam, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X | S on October 11, 2024. Our newest have a look at the anime spinoff sport revealed harmful gameplay for iconic characters like Goku, Frieza, Buu, Vegeta, and extra. The footage additionally promised six early character unlocks for individuals who pre-order their copy, together with one other thriller fighter to play as, too.

Batman: Arkham Shadow trailer introduces gamers to VR Gotham Metropolis

The Meta Quest 3-exclusive Batman: Arkham Shadow lastly stepped out of the darkness to present DC followers a greater have a look at its youthful Batman and the brand new threats he faces. The brand new footage of the VR spinoff sport arrived throughout Summer season Sport Fest, revealing a cinematic have a look at a Bruce Wayne that may appear a bit acquainted to Arkham followers. Its trailer, which units up the Rat King as its important villain, additionally packs in just a few Easter Eggs for these in search of nods to the remainder of Gotham’s criminals.

For extra, remember to take a look at our interview with developer Camouflaj.

Road Fighter 6 Is Getting a Deadly Fury Crossover

Extra Road Fighter 6 content material is on the best way, as Capcom is promising to ship 4 new characters with Season 2. The upcoming season guarantees to be one of many traditional combating sport’s busiest but, as the brand new roster features a crossover with Deadly Fury that can see fighters Terry and Mai becoming a member of the battle. Additionally on the best way are traditional Road Fighter characters M. Bison, who appears to be sporting a brand new look, and Elena. The content material will rollout all through the rest of the 12 months.

Blumhouse Video games unveils Crisol Theater of Idols, Worry the Highlight, and Extra

Blumhouse, a studio that has made a reputation for itself during the last decade with horror motion pictures like M3GAN and 5 Nights at Freddy’s, is coming into the video games enterprise. As an alternative of launching the brand new endeavor with only one online game challenge, the studio introduced a wide range of horror video games from groups like Eyes Out, Half Mermaid, Cozy Sport Friends, Excellent Rubbish, PlayMe Studio, and Vermila. Blumhouse defined that its aim is to supply video games for multiple form of participant. It kicks off with Worry the Highlight, however different titles, like Grave Seasons, Sleep Awake, Crisol Theater of Idols, are on the best way, too.

Energy Rangers: Rita’s Rewind reveals new old-school-style beat-em-up

Beat-em-up gaming followers time traveled again to the ‘90s when Energy Rangers: Rita’s Rewind was revealed at Summer season Sport Fest 2024. This old-school-style online game sees gamers workforce as much as battle off Putties and different iconic villains whereas enjoying as the unique Rangers themselves. Up to now, the sport’s energy appears to be the number of actions it gives, as gamers will be seen switching between beat-em-up, FPS, and racing gameplay.

MECHA Break units beta check date for this August

MECHA Break appeared throughout Summer season Sport Fest 2024 to indicate off a brand new trailer whereas promising to let gamers take part on the motion this August. No particular date for the beta check was revealed, however the presentation additionally revealed that Takayuki Yanase (Steel Gear, Gundam, Armored Core) and Junya Ishigaki (Xenogears, Gundam) offered their abilities to assist design a number of the sport’s mechs. We’ll be taught extra about what MECHA Break has in retailer as we inch nearer to that August beta check.

The First Descendant will get July launch date

Nexon’s free-to-play sci-fi looter shooter, The First Descendant, has locked down a launch date of July 2, 2024, for PC through Steam, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Sequence X | S. It’s a date that was revealed with a brand new trailer highlighting the challenge’s fast-paced exo-suit motion. Moreover, Nexon says followers can anticipate to listen to extra particulars about “launch parts and occasions” as launch grows nearer. With only some weeks to go, it shouldn’t be for much longer earlier than we hear extra.

Alan Wake 2 Evening Springs DLC is out tomorrow

Treatment Leisure’s Sam Lake took the stage at Summer season Sport Fest 2024 to announce that the primary Alan Wake 2 DLC, Evening Springs, is out in lower than 24 hours. It was a shock reveal for the studio’s otherworldly horror sport, and its trailer teases some attention-grabbing ties to its grand online game universe. Particularly, Management’s Jesse Faden makes an look within the footage, although it’s unclear how precisely she’ll slot in. In fact, all can be revealed when gamers get their arms on Alan Wake 2 Evening Springs tomorrow, June 8.

Skate gameplay reveals console playtests are on the best way

EA’s long-dormant Skate franchise is again, and through Summer season Sport Fest 2024, we obtained have a look at what its gameplay is like. Skate is wanting, nicely, like Skate, as gamers will be seen climbing buildings and chaotically rolling round as they use each inch of the town to get round. Sadly, EA says its subsequent Skate sport continues to be in pre-pre-alpha, however there may be a minimum of a silver lining: console playtests. Followers hoping to choose up their skateboards as soon as once more can head right here to enroll in the playtests earlier than they kick off this fall.

Valorant is coming to consoles

League of Legends developer Riot Video games is bringing its aggressive fantasy shooter Valorant to PS5 and Xbox Sequence X | S. It’s a giant transfer for the first-person shooter, which has in any other case remained solely on PC since its launch. Whereas it received’t characteristic cross-play help, the studio says it is going to let gamers preserve their progress throughout platforms with cross-progression. A restricted beta check is about to start subsequent week on June 14, with the complete console launch anticipated to comply with someday sooner or later.

Amongst Us animated sequence clip and Outersloth revealed

Developer Innersloth vented into Summer season Sport Fest 2024 to indicate off our first have a look at the animated sequence primarily based on its hit social social gathering sport, Amongst Us. The video follows a protracted anticipate extra data on this present model of the studio’s game-changing challenge, revealing its artwork fashion and the way its star-studded solid suits in. Innersloth had a powerful presence on the showcase, because it additionally revealed a brand new initiative referred to as Outersloth that’s meant to assist help to indie builders.

Dune: Awakening story trailer units the stage for Paul Atreides

Funcom’s open-world survival MMO tackle Dune, Dune: Awakening, appeared throughout Summer season Sport Fest to indicate gamers a better have a look at its tackle the rule of Paul Atreides. This cinematic trailer will get followers up to the mark by letting Arrakis’ fearsome ruler monologue about his previous, his future, and what might have been. Dune: Awakening will reappear at Gamescom this August and is predicted to finally launch for PC through Steam, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X | S.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 trailer reveals off gameplay forward of 2024 launch

Warhorse Studios is gearing up for the discharge of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, nevertheless it made certain to make a while to ship a gameplay trailer for Summer season Sport Fest 2024 watchers. This all-new have a look at the studio’s medieval sequel swaps between bloody battles and comedy because it reveals off a number of the completely different encounters gamers could discover themselves in. There’s no launch date but, however the challenge is a minimum of nonetheless anticipated to reach on PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X | S later this 12 months.

Slitterhead gameplay trailer reveals November launch date

Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama revealed a trailer for his subsequent twisted creation, Slitterhead, at this 12 months’s Summer season Sport Fest presentation. This extra action-focused title from developer Bokeh Sport Studio retains the nightmare creatures from the Silent Hill sequence whereas giving gamers just a few extra instruments to progress. Particularly, it seems to be such as you’ll be capable to swap between people and even some animals to get round when launch arrives November 8, 2024.

For extra, you can too take a look at our interview with Toyama to be taught extra about how Slitterhead got here to be and the way gamers can anticipate it to vary from his earlier work. Then remember to take a look at our preview of the sport.

Delta Power: Hawk Ops trailer guarantees world PC alpha check in July

Delta Power: Hawk Ops introduced grounded first-person shooter gunplay to Summer season Sport Fest 2024 with a brand new trailer. This new footage of the army shooter takes gamers to a number of completely different places whereas displaying off how they’ll be capable to cooperate with a workforce to finish missions. Extra importantly, although, the video units a course for gamers to take pleasure in a PC alpha check subsequent month earlier than the sport involves extra platforms down the road.

Killer Bean early entry drops this summer time

Tongue-in-cheek motion sport Killer Bean is bringing its over-the-top sandbox gameplay to gamers in summer time 2024. A trailer for the title confirmed there’s extra to killer beans than many could have anticipated, as footage confirmed the flexibility to drive card and jet skis, breakdance via bullets, swap between first- and third-person views, and a lot extra. At this level, it’s extra of a query of what can’t you do in Killer Bean.

We’ll know extra about its gameplay once we get our arms on it this summer time.

Wanderstop trailer reveals a comfortable sport with a darkish secret

Annapurna Interactive, Ivy Highway, and The Stanley Parable creator David Wreden revealed their new sport Wanderstop at Summer season Sport Fest, revealing a comfortable farming sim that may have just a few secrets and techniques to cover. Life in Wanderstop appears nice as we watch its protagonist backyard, make tea, and loosen up in a small fairytale-like city. It isn’t lengthy, nonetheless, till the quiet life begins to get to them. We’ll be taught extra about what lies beneath the floor when Wanderstop involves PC through Steam and PS5 later this 12 months.

New World: Aeternum will get October launch date for PC and consoles

Amazon’s upcoming MMO, New World: Aeternum, has secured a launch date of October 15, 2024. That is primarily an upgraded model of the already current New World that features all beforehand launched content material, such because the Rise of the Indignant Earth enlargement, in addition to new content material for gamers to take pleasure in. For instance, those that choose up this enhanced model of the expertise can look ahead to an enormous PvP zone, end-game solo trials, and adjustments to the dialogue system. Moreover, in the event you’re a brand new participant wanting to hang around with a buddy on PC, New World: Aeternum will help cross-play between platforms.

Palworld is getting a brand new island and extra Friends

Final 12 months’s breakout Pokemon-like Palworld is getting extra content material, as introduced at Summer season Sport Fest 2024. A trailer for Pocketpair’s massively widespread monster-catching expertise revealed that gamers can anticipate to obtain an replace quickly that provides extra Friends, a brand new raid, a brand new island, the next degree cap, and extra. It’s all set to drop with the Sakurajima Replace come June 27, which means there’s only some weeks left earlier than Palworld adjustments in some massive methods. Including to the excellent news is the truth that Pocketpair confirmed that the replace can even add devoted servers for Xbox.

Monster Hunter Wilds will get crossplay on all platforms

Capcom confirmed up for Summer season Sport Fest 2024 to speak crossplay particulars for Monster Hunter Wilds, confirming that the characteristic can be supported for gamers on PC through Steam, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X | S. A brand new trailer for the most recent within the Monster Hunter sequence revealed the addition whereas clarifying that cross-progression is not going to be supported. Nonetheless, crossplay help is one more promising replace to maintain gamers ready till launch arrives in 2025.

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess nabs July launch date on PC and consoles

Capcom stored ups its robust evening at Summer season Sport Fest 2024 by saying a PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Sequence X | S launch date of July 19, 2024, for its upcoming motion sport, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. An outline trailer for accompanied the schedule replace, promising that the challenge can even launch for Xbox Sport Cross subscribers on day one.

Phantom Blade Zero trailer reveals break-neck motion, world tour demo

Summer season Sport Fest got here to an finish with a brand-new trailer for developer S-Sport’s Phantom Blade Zero. The video is available in at simply lower than two minutes lengthy, delivering have a look at a number of the challenge’s motion and the weapons gamers can use of their battle in opposition to its nightmarish enemies. Whereas we nonetheless have to attend for a launch date, Phantom Blade Zero will quickly attain gamers’ arms due to a demo world tour. The demo will make the rounds beginning with Summer season Sport Fest this weekend, then coming to ChinaJoy in July, Gamescom in August, and Tokyo Video games Present in September.

The Summer season Sport Fest presentation could have come to an in depth, however issues are solely simply beginning to warmth up now that Summer season of Gaming 2024 is formally underway. For extra, you possibly can preserve a glance out for updates on extra occasions, like IGN Reside, the Xbox Video games Showcase, and extra, all through the weekend.

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