The 2026 Summer Game Fest showcases kick off this Friday with the standard Geoff Keighley-hosted stream, adopted by many extra livestreams this weekend. Sunday is an particularly huge day, with the Xbox showcase after which our personal PC Gaming Show, which I can guarantee you is full of cool video games.
I can not make any assurances in regards to the different showcases, which is able to absolutely comprise many surprises, however we do know a few of what’s deliberate, and may make just a few educated guesses about what hasn’t been explicitly introduced.
Below are some, however removed from all, of the video games we may even see this weekend.
- The first gameplay footage of Star Wars: Zero Company. We printed a big cover feature on this XCOM-like tactics game earlier this year, and our man Ted came away pretty excited by what he saw. This is confirmed for the SGF stream.
- Guild Wars… 3? We know something to do with Guild Wars is happening. ArenaNet hasn’t said exactly what it is, but it also hasn’t denied that it’s Guild Wars 3. Could it be?
- Clutch, a racing game about “a pair of sibling racing prodigies competing in the R1K racing series.”
- Blood Message, NetEase’s “first AAA singleplayer” recreation, a few anonymous messenger who embarks on a deadly eastward journey throughout China’s Tang Dynasty.
- Something related to Among Us. (Hey, keep in mind Among Us? Man, the early 2020s had been bizarre. Not just like the mid-2020s, that are regular.)
- Persona 6? Nothing confirmed, however the pipes are leaky.
- A Muppet or two, most likely.
- The huge factor to anticipate from our pals at GamesRadar+ is an prolonged have a look at Exodus, the Mass Effect-like RPG being published by Wizards of the Coast.
- Prior to that will be the usual showcase with 40+ games, including Halloween: The Game, Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival, The Pines, and Aniimo.
- Gears of War: E-Day is getting its own “Gears of War: E-Day Direct” following the main Xbox showcase, so expect a deep dive there.
- State of Decay 3 is a likely inclusion, as its marketing engine started revving up recently.
- Halo: Campaign Evolved, the remake of the original Halo, should get some time at the showcase.
- An update on Clockwork Revolution, the upcoming action RPG from inXile, seems likely.
- Obsidian released three games last year. The famed RPG (and survival game!) studio has always got something on the stove, and we might see what’s next.
- OD is a Kojima Productions project that was announced at the Xbox Showcase back in 2022, and may reappear now that Death Stranding 2 is out of the way.
- Marvel’s Blade from Arkane is a likely candidate for a trailer.
- A new Fable 4 trailer is possible, but the RPG was just delayed till next year, so it may be out of the spotlight for the moment.
- The Elder Scrolls 6?? Given that Todd Howard regrets mentioning it so early, probably not. Almost definitely not, really. But it could happen. If we get anything from Bethesda, my money’s on those rumored Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters.
- An appearance by new Xbox boss Asha Sharma, who appears eager to keep up a public presence in the way in which Phil Spencer did.
Well, I can not simply inform you what surprises await in our showcase this 12 months, however I can inform you that over 50 video games will seem on the 2026 PC Gaming Show. You can see some of what to expect on the show’s Steam page, together with:
- Control Resonant
- Total War: Warhammer 40,000
- Beast of Reincarnation
- Outward 2
- Abiotic Factor
- Valheim
I can even say that the present’s theme is my favourite up to now. Tune in!