Summer Game Fest is taking E3’s June slot
by Mitchell Clark from The Verge - All Posts on (#5YXMT)
Image: Summer Game Fest Summer Game Fest will kick off this year on June 9th at 2PM ET / 11AM PT, with a live show hosted by, as my college Ash Parrish described him, consummate video game hype-man Geoff Keighley." According to a press release, the show will be streamed on basically every platform, including YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, and Facebook.
After the big premiere show will be Day of the Devs, where indie game developers can show off what they're working on. As GameSpot notes, developers submit their games for consideration to be included in the show. Like last year, that show is being presented by Iam8bit and Double Fine, the studio behind games like Psychonauts, Grim Fandango, and Broken Age. The SGF website says to stay tuned" for its announcement of...