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Summer Game Fest 2026 recap: The biggest game reveals and surprise cameos

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Summer Game Fest 2026 recap: The biggest game reveals and surprise cameos

Geoff, you’ve done it again.

HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 5: Geoff Keighley speaks onstage during the “Summer Game Fest 2026” at Dolby Theatre on June 5, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Summer Game Fest via Getty Images)

Photo by Frank Micelotta/Summer Game Fest via Getty Images

Rob Leane

Published: Saturday, 6 June 2026 at 1:28 am

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It’s not every day that Geoff Keighley takes to the stage with a stack of world premieres, so it’s with some excitement that we report to you (almost) live from Summer Game Fest 2026 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

For the first time, Radio Times Gaming was there in person to see Keighley – basically the greatest showman of the gaming industry - running through the reveals with his co-host Lucy James.

So, if you’re reading this tomorrow morning in the UK, allow me to run through some of our favourite moments. What was the big opening announcement? What was the ‘one more thing’ at the end? Keep on reading to find out.

Summer Game Fest 2026 recap: The biggest game reveals

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As viewers have come to expect, the biggest reveals at Summer Game Fest 2026 were bookending the start and end of the showcase. And no, there was no GTA 6 in sight at either end of the event.

Summer Game Fest 2026 began with the reveal of Resident Evil Veronica, a full remake of the classic game Code Veronica, which is slated to land in 2027. The trailer, shown from a first-person perspective, kept everyone guessing as to what it was about – it started with a little old French lady talking about biscuits, but it soon gave way to some proper Resi action.

The show ended with the reveal of Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, the third and final instalment of the FF7 remake trilogy. Matt Mercer even came out to chat, and the game was given a release date window of spring 2027. A clip showed off its impressive open world, which will allow players to sky dive onto the map from above.

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In between those two big bookends, a number of other big games were revealed. Here's a list of ones that caught our attention, along with the links to watch the relevant trailers:

Two Cuphead games were revealed: a proper sequel, and a retro spin-off called Mighty Cuphead Adventure
Among Us is getting a story-based game called Among Us: On Guard (see here)
The Wolf Among Us 2 was revealed, as was The Wolf Among Us Remastered (see here)
Alien Isolation 2 got an atmospheric new trailer (see here)
A weird new sci-fi game called Haex was revealed (see here)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin is coming, from Platinum Games (see here)
Gundam: Rogue Orbit was revealed (see here)
Eggstremely Hard Game, a co-op title about geese, got a fun trailer (see here)
Crossfire, a sci-fi game with some impressive cover mechanics, was shown by former Naughty Dog developers (see here)
1666 Amsterdam, a historical action game involving a lot of cats, was shown by former Assassin's Creed developers (see here)
A new trailer for Star Wars: Zero Company involved Anakin Skywalker (see here)
Guild Wars 3 was revealed (see here)
Virtua Fighter: Crossroads got a surprising trailer (see here)
Hot Wheels is getting a new racing game called Infinite Rush (see here)
Palworld 1.0 got an epic cinematic trailer (see here)
A new game in the Stellar Blade universe, called Blood Rain, was revealed (see here)
Tifa and other Final Fantasy characters are coming to Street Fighter 6 (see here)

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Summer Game Fest 2026 recap: The most surprising cameos

Of course, it wouldn't be Summer Game Fest without some random cameos! There weren't any Muppets this time, but the following famous faces did show up:

Snoop Dogg appeared to talk about Stranger Than Heaven, which will also feature the likeness of Tupac (see here)
Ben Starr popped up to talk about the new Fortnite season and tonight's live event
Billy the puppet, from the Saw films, stopped by to introduce a new game called Saw Genesis (see here)
Actors Yvette Nicole Brown and Liv Hewson brought a trailer for the Among Us TV show (see here)

And that's about all you need to know about what went down at the Summer Game Fest 2026 opening showcase! Stay tuned for more coverage from the conference in the days ahead.

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Rob LeaneGaming Editor

Rob Leane is the Gaming Editor at Radio Times, overseeing our coverage of the biggest games on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, PC, mobile and VR. Rob works across our website, social media accounts and video channels, as well as producing our weekly gaming newsletter. He has previously worked at Den of Geek, Stealth Optional and Dennis Publishing.

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