Summer Game Fest 2022 Roundup

The E3 2022-replacement Summer Game Fest 2022 Press Conference broadcast aired today, has revealed brand new information about developer’s PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Switch, PC & Mobile games lineup. Geoff Keighley’s Summer-long event started on June 9th at 11:00AM PDT (Pacific USA) / 2:00PM EDT (Eastern USA) / 7:00PM BST (London) / 8:00PM CEST (Europe) / 9:00PM MSK (Russia) / 11:30PM IST (India) / 2:00AM CST (China) / 3:00AM JST (Japan) / 4:00AM AEST (Sydney, Australia) and lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes. What follows is a bulletpoints roundup

The biggest world premieres included Aliens: Dark Descent, One Piece Odyssey, Layers of Fears, Witchfire, Fort Solis, Stormgate, Flashback 2, Goat Simulator 3, Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero, and The Last of Us Part 1 Remake.

Here’s the full Summer Game Fest 2022 broadcast video:

SUMMER GAME FEST 2022: Kickoff Live! Official Stream (TODAY, 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET / 6 PM GMT)

Summer Game Fest 2022 continues all weekend with Netflix Geeked on Friday (tomorrow), and Xbox & Bethesda on Sunday! Nintendo and others will follow next week.

E3 2022 Summer Game Fest 2022 Press Conference Roundup:

  • Street Fighter 6 get its first gameplay footage. Character roster includes Ryu, Luke, Jamie, Chun-Li, and the newly revealed Guile! Coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam.
  • Aliens: Dark Descent debut trailer. Coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S & PC (Steam) in 2023. More at: aliensdarkdescent.com.
  • The Callisto Protocol‘s terrifying sci-fi horror from the creator of Dead Space gets a gorier gameplay debut. Release date is December 2, 2022 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC (Steam). Note: Actor Josh Duhamel will provide the voice and motion capture for main protagonist Jacob Lee.
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) gameplay debut shown. Captain Price returns with his Shadow 1 team. Release date is October 28, 2022 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X.
  • Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 launching in late 2022.
  • Flashback 2 debut gameplay trailer. 30 years later. The return of an iconic franchise. The fight continues. Release date is Winter 2022 on PC (Steam), Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X/S.
  • Witchfire debut trailer. Looks like Quake mixed with the new DOOM games. Developer The Astronauts bringing it to PC as a Epic Games Store exclusive. Early Access coming soon.
  • Fort Solis sci-fi mystery shooter debut trailer from a brand new studio. Famous voice actor who likes NFTs on-board as the main character. Coming to PC via Steam.
  • Routine trailer. Although it looks like a Five Nights at Freddies spin-off with a creepy robot attacking the player, it’s a different game first announced 10 years ago. Coming to PC, Xbox One & Xbox Series X/S.
  • Black Adam movie trailer shown by The Rock. Coming October 21, 2022.
  • Outriders: Worldslayer trailer shown. Multiplayer shooter.
  • Nintendo Switch upcoming games trailer.
  • Fall Guys Season 1 Free For All coming October 21.
  • Stormgate RTS debut trailer shown from Frostgiant, who are Blizzard RTS vets. Online co-op game. 3 VS. 3 for competitive multiplayer also. Coming to PC. Free-to-play without pay-to-win. Register for 2023 beta at: playstormgate.com.
  • Highwater adventure strategy game trailer. The world ended on a sunny day in the post-apocalyptic game taking place in Alphaville where waterlevels raised too high. Coming 2022.
  • American Arcadia trailer. The city of tomorrow. Broadcast live 24/7. You are Trevor, trapped in this city for other people’s entertainment a la Jim Carrey’s The Truman Show movie. Coming soon to consoles and PC. Free with Xbox Game Pass.
  • Goat Simulator 3 coming Fall 2022 exclusively to the Epic Game Store (PC).
  • Marvel Midnight Suns new characters trailer. The roster also includes Venom, Spider-Man, Blade and others return too. Fight against mother of Demons who turned Venom and the Hulk into demons. Pre-order to receive the Doctor Strange Defenders skin. More details at midnightsuns.com. Release date is October 7, 2022 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam & Epic Game Store.
  • Cuphead in the Delicious Last Course sequel animated 2D shooter trailer. Release date is June 30, 2022 on Xbox One, Switch, PS4, and PC via Steam & GOG.
  • Midnight Fight Express debut trailer shown of the 2D fighting game. Developed by Jacob Dzwinel. Release date is August 23, 2022 on PC (Windows & Steam), Switch, PS4 & Xbox One. Free with Xbox Game Pass. PC demo live now on Steam as part of Steam Next Fest the coming week. More info at: humblegames.com/midnightfightexpress.
  • Warframe: The Duviri Paradox teaser shown. Gameplay reveal at Tenno Con 2022 on July 16 5PM ET.
  • Honkai: Star Rail debut trailer shows the exotic realm players will be able to explore. Coming soon.
  • Zenless Zone Zero world premiere trailer. Cel-shaded action-packed game.
  • TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge trailer reveals Casey Jones, April O’Neil & Master Splinter join the 2D Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles beat ’em up in 6-player co-op! Release date is June 16, 2022 on PC (Steam), Switch, PS4 & Xbox One. Free with Xbox Game Pass.
  • Super People CGI trailer shown. Looks like another Fortnite battle roale shooter. Final Beta coming August 17, 2022.
  • Humankind RTS coming to Xbox Game Pass soon.
  • One Piece Odyssey game debut trailer shows off the upcoming JRPG! Forever Notorious. Forever Pirates. The Straw Hat Pirates go on an adventure on a new island filled with new encounters and mysteries. Coming later in 2022 to PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC (Steam) from Toei Animatioin and Bandai Namco.
  • Maneater game now a free download in the Epic Game Store: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/maneater.
  • Metal Hellsinger trailer shown, it’s a rhytm shooter with metal music, slay hordes of enemies to the beat of the music! Demo out now on Xbox, PlayStation and PC. Coming later in 2022.
  • The Quarry, the spiritual sequel to Until Dawn, gets a cinematic horror launch trailer with it coming out tomorrow on PC, Xbox and PlayStation platforms.
  • Nightingale card playing survival game, exclusive new look. Signup at: playnightingale.com.
  • Saints Row: Self Made‘s “Boss Factory” demo with character creator available now for the funny third-person shooter 2022 reboot. Release date is August 23, 2022 on PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5 & PS4.
  • Warhammer 40K: Darktide, Fatshark’s sequel in the Vermintide series, promises intense 4-player co-op first-person shooter action in this new trailer. Release date is September 13, 2022 on PC (Steam) and as an Xbox Series X/S console exclusive. Free with Xbox Game Pass. More at playdarktide.com.
  • Layers of Fears (AKA Layers of Fear 3?) horror game announced with teaser. Made by Blooper Team & Anshar Studio. “Your fears will return.” and “Trapped by this body, but now I break free.” are some of the choice quotes. Coming to PC (Steam, Epic Game Store), PS5 & Xbox Series X/S.
  • Gotham Knights Knightwing-focussed trailer shown. Release date is October 25, 2022 on PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X/S.
  • The Last of Us Part 1 Remake announced. Trailer shown, rebuilt from the groundup for PS5. Release date is September 2, 2022 on PS5 (also coming to PC shortly thereafter).
  • Stand-alone multiplayer The Last of Us game announced. No name yet, just a teaser artwork of a large city. We’ll hear more about it in 2023.
  • The Last of Us TV series has been in the works at Warner Bros. the past year, filming wraps up tomorrow. Promises to be true to the video games. Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie. The original Joel (Troy Baker) & Ellie (Ashley Johnson) voice actors will also have roles in the TV series. Coming sometime in 2023.

Start of Summer Game Fest 2022 (0:28:52):

  • 0:30:20 – Street Fighter 6
  • 0:32:15 – Aliens: Dark Descent
  • 0:35:13 – The Callisto Protocol
  • 0:42:53 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
  • 0:55:32 – Flashback 2
  • 0:56:49 – Witchfire
  • 0:58:57 – Fort Solis
  • 1:04:41 – Routine
  • 1:06:39 – Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson speaks
  • 1:09:23 – DC Black Adam: Movie Trailer
  • 1:10:26 – Outriders: Worldslayer
  • 1:12:06 – Nintendo Switch – Coming soon…
  • 1:12:36 – Fall Guys Season 1 & Multiplatform release
  • 1:14:03 – Stormgate
  • 1:19:54 – Highwater
  • 1:21:50 – American Arcadia
  • 1:23:45 – Goat Simulator 3
  • 1:25:38 – Marvel Midnight Suns
  • 1:28:31 – Cuphead in “The Delicious Last Course”
  • 1:32:07 – Neon White
  • 1:33:30 – Midnight Fight Express
  • 1:35:15 – Warframe: The Duviri Paradox & update
  • 1:38:18 – Honkai Starrail
  • 1:40:18 – Zenless Zone Zero
  • 1:42:15 – TMNT Shredder’s Revenge
  • 1:44:04 – Super People
  • 1:45:17 – Humankind: Cultures of Latin America
  • 1:46:55 – One Piece Odyssey
  • 1:49:29 – Soul Hackers 2
  • 1:50:40 – Epic Games Mega Sale
  • 1:51:10 – Samsung Gaming Hub
  • 1:52:10 – Capcom Arcade Stadium 2
  • 1:52:40 – Mario Strikers Battle League
  • 1:53:13 – Metal Hellsinger
  • 1:55:26 – The Quarry
  • 1:57:24 – Nightingale
  • 1:59:50 – Saints Row: Boss Factory Demo
  • 2:02:11 – Warhammer 40,000 Darktide
  • 2:04:39 – Layers of Fears
  • 2:07:07 – Gotham Knights
  • 2:09:28 – The Last of Us – Multiplayer & HBO show
  • 2:17:00 – The Last of Us: Part 1 Remake
  • 2:21:52 – End of Summer Game Fest Showcase

After the event ended, there’s another hour-long Day of the Devs best indie games show, including some indie games you may not have heard of like Time Flies, Planet of Lana, and Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland.

Day of the Devs indie games showcase starts (2:23:11):

  • 2:24:28 – Time Flies
  • 2:28:28 – Planet of Lana
  • 2:31:48 – Choo-Choo Charles
  • 2:35:35 – Escape Academy
  • 2:39:39 – A Little to the Left
  • 2:43:12 – Bear and Breakfast
  • 2:47:41 – Animal Well
  • 2:51:35 – Naiad
  • 2:54:51 – Roots of Pacha
  • 2:58:32 – Desta: The Memories Between
  • 3:02:03 – Schim
  • 3:04:25 – Asobu Japanese indies segment
  • 3:05:12 – Fox and Frog Travelers: The Demon of Adashino Island
  • 3:06:41 – Goodbye World
  • 3:08:18 – Birth
  • 3:11:15 – How To Say Goodbye
  • 3:16:06 – Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland + Musical Perfomance

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Credit: Summer Game Fest

What’s your favorite Summer Game Fest 2022 announcement?