Geoff Keighley says Summer Game Fest will be ‘primarily focused’ on announced games
Journalist and presenter Geoff Keighley has urged viewers to “manage your expectations” ahead of this week’s Summer Game Fest live stream, which he said will be “primarily focused” on already announced games.
Speaking during a Twitter Spaces audio session this weekend (transcribed by VGC), Keighley said he was “very excited” about the content set to feature in the show, which he said will include “massive games” alongside independent titles and new teams showcasing their projects for the first time.
Keighley claimed the show would include exclusive games for both Xbox and Nintendo Switch, but said that Microsoft would likely keep its biggest hitters for its own showcase, and was unclear if Nintendo itself was involved in SGF (“we’d love to have them involved if and when they’re ready”).
He also urged viewers to rein in their expectations in terms of any “megaton shocks” they might be expecting, and called some of the rumours he’d seen online “crazy”.
“This is a really exciting weekend for me because I get to finally see things we’ve been talking about to people for months,” Keighley told listeners on Twitter.
“We’ve obviously announced a bunch of things since I last talked to you guys in terms of world premieres and announcements that will be at the show.
“We’ve talked about The Callisto Protocol. That will be there. We’ll have the first gameplay demo you guys probably saw the trailer for… We’re excited to show that to you.
He added: “We’ll have the first level playthrough of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2: That game looks really incredible, and we’re excited to showcase that for you as well on Thursday.
“We’ll have a reveal and some news around Gotham Knights and some new footage of that game as well. Cuphead: The Delicious Last
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