Well, Capcom just confirmed they’re doing another stream, so maybe he’s right
Summer Game Fest organiser Geoff Keighley has advised people tuning in to this Thursday’s showcase not to expect any “megaton shock” game announcements. The stunning revelation that maybe you shouldn’t expect too many brand-new AAA game reveals following a global pandemic came through anaudio broadcaston Twitter Spaces over the weekend, transcribed byVGC. “We’ve got lots of good stuff to show you,” Keighley said, “but buyer beware of some of the crazy rumours I’m seeing out there in terms of things people expect to get announced.”
Keighley clarified that there will be “a couple of new game announcements” during the Summer Game Fest showcase, but insisted that the majority of the show’s 90-120 minute length would be more information about already announced games. He namechecked Striking Distance Studios’The Callisto Protocol, Batfamily co-op festGotham Knights, the I-thought-it-was-already-outCuphead: The Delicious Last Courseand gaming equivalent of RonsealCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2among the line-up. There’ll also be an appareance by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, because of course. Maybe he’ll be onstage talking about his “biggest, most badass” game movie?
Xbox also announcedlast nightthey’ll be hosting a second ‘Extended’ showcase on June 14th for around 90 minutes at 10am PST/6pm BST, where they’ll “share new trailers, take deeper looks at the news from the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase”, all with a sprinkling of dev interviews in the mix. In short: more ‘previously announced games’, then. Either way, you can be sure we’ll be reporting on all of these major showcases, so stay tuned for all the latest hot old new news.
