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Liveblog: Summer Game Fest 2022 as it happensAn audience with Geoff, from 7pm BST
An audience with Geoff, from 7pm BST
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☀️ Summer Game Fest 2022: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Street Fighter 6 + MoreWatch on YouTube
☀️ Summer Game Fest 2022: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Street Fighter 6 + More
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17:55 pmUTCLooks like things are about to kick off, there’s a countdown and everything. Anything you’re looking forward to, Ollie?
Looks like things are about to kick off, there’s a countdown and everything. Anything you’re looking forward to, Ollie?
17:58 pmUTCTime for a confession: I’m coming in pretty blind to everything. Only now am I starting to look ahead at what might be revealed. Gotta say, that Planet Of Lana really piqued my interest back in Game Awards 2021, so I’m really looking forward to seeing more of that. How about you?
Time for a confession: I’m coming in pretty blind to everything. Only now am I starting to look ahead at what might be revealed. Gotta say, that Planet Of Lana really piqued my interest back in Game Awards 2021, so I’m really looking forward to seeing more of that. How about you?
Time for a confession: I’m coming in pretty blind to everything. Only now am I starting to look ahead at what might be revealed. Gotta say, that Planet Of Lana really piqued my interest back in Game Awards 2021, so I’m really looking forward to seeing more of that. How about you?
17:59 pmUTCI want to see some graphics cards. Actually covering games is unusual and frightening to me. Oh hey only 35 seconds to go!
I want to see some graphics cards. Actually covering games is unusual and frightening to me. Oh hey only 35 seconds to go!
18:00 pmUTCThose zeroes in the countdown timer look well good, don’t they?
Those zeroes in the countdown timer look well good, don’t they?
18:00 pmUTCCrisp zeroes, mate.
Crisp zeroes, mate.
18:01 pmUTCHere’s Geoff with his intro spiel. Live from LA, BTW.
Here’s Geoff with his intro spiel. Live from LA, BTW.
18:02 pmUTCOpening with Street Fighter 6. Nicely prescient choice of header image, me.
Opening with Street Fighter 6. Nicely prescient choice of header image, me.
18:04 pmUTCThat’s some fighty in-game footage with confirmation of Guile as a playable character.
That’s some fighty in-game footage with confirmation of Guile as a playable character.
18:09 pmUTCNext up is Aliens: Dark Descent. Nice dark cinematic, lots of xenomorphs Giger-ing their way through the shadows. Good stuff.
Next up is Aliens: Dark Descent. Nice dark cinematic, lots of xenomorphs Giger-ing their way through the shadows. Good stuff.
18:09 pmUTCJust me or did Dark Descent look a bit XCOM-y?
Just me or did Dark Descent look a bit XCOM-y?
18:10 pmUTCIt’s either XCOM-y or Diablo-y. Probably XCOM-y. Hopefully XCOM-y.
It’s either XCOM-y or Diablo-y. Probably XCOM-y. Hopefully XCOM-y.
18:11 pmUTCAlso next up is The Callisto Protocol, starting with a slightly extended version of the trailer from last week. Now Glen Schofield, CEO of devs Striking Distance Studios, is having an unusually lovey-dovey chat with Geoff.
Also next up is The Callisto Protocol, starting with a slightly extended version of the trailer from last week. Now Glen Schofield, CEO of devs Striking Distance Studios, is having an unusually lovey-dovey chat with Geoff.
18:13 pmUTCGameplay footage time. Yeah, this is Dead Space as all get-out: holograms, sc-fi colony gone wrong, dismemberment-based shooting of infected baddies. Quite pretty though.
Gameplay footage time. Yeah, this is Dead Space as all get-out: holograms, sc-fi colony gone wrong, dismemberment-based shooting of infected baddies. Quite pretty though.
18:14 pmUTCOoh, he just used some Mass Effect-style powers to throw that zombie boy against a wall. Oh, it didn’t seem to do much. Never mind, a few blasts with the oversized pistol does the trick.
Ooh, he just used some Mass Effect-style powers to throw that zombie boy against a wall. Oh, it didn’t seem to do much. Never mind, a few blasts with the oversized pistol does the trick.
18:15 pmUTCBloody hell, literally. The brief demo ends with our man getting sucked into some kind of spinning turbine thing and minced. Looked fun while it lasted, anyway.
Bloody hell, literally. The brief demo ends with our man getting sucked into some kind of spinning turbine thing and minced. Looked fun while it lasted, anyway.
18:18 pmUTCNext up is Modern Warfare 2. I think everyone expected some sort of super-pretty cinematic which transitions seamlessly into gameplay. Yep, we got it! They just arrived via speed-boat to some big oil platform, and now they be shooting away. The rain looks very pretty.
Next up is Modern Warfare 2. I think everyone expected some sort of super-pretty cinematic which transitions seamlessly into gameplay. Yep, we got it! They just arrived via speed-boat to some big oil platform, and now they be shooting away. The rain looks very pretty.
18:19 pmUTCYep, this all looks very Modern Warfare. Though it doesn’t really match up with my experience playing COD. The player’s still alive, for one thing.
Yep, this all looks very Modern Warfare. Though it doesn’t really match up with my experience playing COD. The player’s still alive, for one thing.
18:20 pmUTCLet’s see if I can embed some trailers without breaking the liveblog tool’s HTML. First, here’s Guile in SF6:Street Fighter 6 - Guile Gameplay TrailerWatch on YouTube
Let’s see if I can embed some trailers without breaking the liveblog tool’s HTML. First, here’s Guile in SF6:Street Fighter 6 - Guile Gameplay TrailerWatch on YouTube
Let’s see if I can embed some trailers without breaking the liveblog tool’s HTML. First, here’s Guile in SF6:
Street Fighter 6 - Guile Gameplay TrailerWatch on YouTube
Street Fighter 6 - Guile Gameplay Trailer
18:21 pmUTCAliens: Dark Descent:Aliens: Dark Descent - World Premiere Reveal Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2022Watch on YouTube
Aliens: Dark Descent:Aliens: Dark Descent - World Premiere Reveal Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2022Watch on YouTube
Aliens: Dark Descent:
Aliens: Dark Descent - World Premiere Reveal Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2022Watch on YouTube
Aliens: Dark Descent - World Premiere Reveal Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2022
18:22 pmUTCOoh, I like the tipping platform that they’re all fighting on. Ship containers sliding from side to side. That’s pretty sweet. Yep, this all looks very impressive, as expected.
Ooh, I like the tipping platform that they’re all fighting on. Ship containers sliding from side to side. That’s pretty sweet. Yep, this all looks very impressive, as expected.
18:22 pmUTCAnd the, uh, “Schofield Cut” of The Callisto Protocol’s trailer:The Callisto Protocol - Schofield Cut Extended Trailer RevealWatch on YouTube
And the, uh, “Schofield Cut” of The Callisto Protocol’s trailer:The Callisto Protocol - Schofield Cut Extended Trailer RevealWatch on YouTube
And the, uh, “Schofield Cut” of The Callisto Protocol’s trailer:
The Callisto Protocol - Schofield Cut Extended Trailer RevealWatch on YouTube
The Callisto Protocol - Schofield Cut Extended Trailer Reveal
18:23 pmUTCI like how the player rounded the corner already aiming at where the prescripted flood of water was going topushthe enemy, rather than where the enemy was at the time.
I like how the player rounded the corner already aiming at where the prescripted flood of water was going topushthe enemy, rather than where the enemy was at the time.
18:24 pmUTCThat MW2 mission was clearly an homage to the cargo ship mission in the original, original Modern Warfare. Still super-scripted COD, but a lot shinier and busier.
That MW2 mission was clearly an homage to the cargo ship mission in the original, original Modern Warfare. Still super-scripted COD, but a lot shinier and busier.
18:25 pmUTC"Water tech" pushes the boat around, appaz. The follow-up to Fish AI?
“Water tech” pushes the boat around, appaz. The follow-up to Fish AI?
18:27 pmUTCNow some chat about Warzone 2.0, which will be an extension of the existing Warzone. Sounds messy. But then Warzone has become very messy already, so it makes sense!
Now some chat about Warzone 2.0, which will be an extension of the existing Warzone. Sounds messy. But then Warzone has become very messy already, so it makes sense!
18:30 pmUTCFlashback 2! A sequel after 30 years.
Flashback 2! A sequel after 30 years.
18:31 pmUTCNot an overly revealing reveal, but it looks like it’ll be 2.5D, and a platformer-shooter like the original.
Not an overly revealing reveal, but it looks like it’ll be 2.5D, and a platformer-shooter like the original.
18:32 pmUTCNow we’ve got Witchfire, which looks like some sort of Elden-Ring style FPS. Looks pretty in a very Souls-y way. An exciting and cleverly stitched together montage cuts away from each fight moments before the player’s death.
Now we’ve got Witchfire, which looks like some sort of Elden-Ring style FPS. Looks pretty in a very Souls-y way. An exciting and cleverly stitched together montage cuts away from each fight moments before the player’s death.
18:34 pmUTCAnother fresh reveal: Fort Solis. Looks like a third-person, sci-fi…horror game? Mystery game? Set in a spooky Martian mining station.
Another fresh reveal: Fort Solis. Looks like a third-person, sci-fi…horror game? Mystery game? Set in a spooky Martian mining station.
18:35 pmUTCFort Solis is “Dead Space meets Duncan Jones' Moon”, according to voice actor Troy Baker. He’s in everything, that lad. Wonder if he’s still into NFTs.
Fort Solis is “Dead Space meets Duncan Jones' Moon”, according to voice actor Troy Baker. He’s in everything, that lad. Wonder if he’s still into NFTs.
18:36 pmUTCAlso the first game from studio Fallen Leaf!
Also the first game from studio Fallen Leaf!
18:38 pmUTCAuldman says:Witchfire looks like Elden Shootery Ring Souls should have been the name.It did indeed look like it might feature a loathsome dung eater, even if it’s not THE Loathesome Dung Eater.
Auldman says:Witchfire looks like Elden Shootery Ring Souls should have been the name.It did indeed look like it might feature a loathsome dung eater, even if it’s not THE Loathesome Dung Eater.
It did indeed look like it might feature a loathsome dung eater, even if it’s not THE Loathesome Dung Eater.
18:39 pmUTCAnother world premiere with spacey horror-y vibes. Lots of radio static transitions, and mild jump scares. I’m not really sure what I’m looking at yet. Oh, it’s Routine! Yep, it’s a survival horror game, and it’s been in the works for ten years. Yeesh.
Another world premiere with spacey horror-y vibes. Lots of radio static transitions, and mild jump scares. I’m not really sure what I’m looking at yet. Oh, it’s Routine! Yep, it’s a survival horror game, and it’s been in the works for ten years. Yeesh.
18:40 pmUTCNow here’s The Rock, dialling in from a gym and plugging… an energy drink? Is this a Fortnite thing I missed?
Now here’s The Rock, dialling in from a gym and plugging… an energy drink? Is this a Fortnite thing I missed?
18:41 pmUTCWhy does he keep mentioning Blackadder? Oohhhh, Black Adam. That makes more sense, I guess.
Why does he keep mentioning Blackadder? Oohhhh, Black Adam. That makes more sense, I guess.
18:41 pmUTCNow they’re literally showing the Black Adam trailer. This isn’t a game, what is happening.
Now they’re literally showing the Black Adam trailer. This isn’t a game, what is happening.
18:43 pmUTCAlso I would absolutely watch The Rock as Blackadder. Maybe with Idris Elba as Baldrick.
Also I would absolutely watch The Rock as Blackadder. Maybe with Idris Elba as Baldrick.
18:44 pmUTCNow we’ve got an update to looter-shooter Outriders. I completely forgot Outriders was a thing until just now. Looks like they’re taking down a big frosty monster in some mountains. Looks like a good time with friends.
Now we’ve got an update to looter-shooter Outriders. I completely forgot Outriders was a thing until just now. Looks like they’re taking down a big frosty monster in some mountains. Looks like a good time with friends.
18:46 pmUTCAfter a quick Nintendo Switch ad, here’s Fall Guys. Sounds like you’ll be able to play Season 1 for free from June 23rd. Neat!
After a quick Nintendo Switch ad, here’s Fall Guys. Sounds like you’ll be able to play Season 1 for free from June 23rd. Neat!
18:48 pmUTCAnd here’s the Routine trailer. It lives!ROUTINE - Re-Reveal Game TrailerWatch on YouTube
And here’s the Routine trailer. It lives!ROUTINE - Re-Reveal Game TrailerWatch on YouTube
And here’s the Routine trailer. It lives!
ROUTINE - Re-Reveal Game TrailerWatch on YouTube
ROUTINE - Re-Reveal Game Trailer
18:49 pmUTCAaaaaand Fort Solis:Summer Game Fest: Fort Solis World Premiere TrailerWatch on YouTube
Aaaaaand Fort Solis:Summer Game Fest: Fort Solis World Premiere TrailerWatch on YouTube
Aaaaaand Fort Solis:
Summer Game Fest: Fort Solis World Premiere TrailerWatch on YouTube
Summer Game Fest: Fort Solis World Premiere Trailer
18:50 pmUTCNow a cinematic from Stormgate, a new RTS from Frost Giant Studios. Getting some Horizon Zero Dawn vibes so far. Protagonist has a cute little flying drone that sounds like a Protoss probe, and she’s exploring some old ruins.Oop, now there’s a big demon attacking her, and she’s suddenly a mech. So it’s Horizon crossed with… Diablo? Destiny? Pacific Rim? Something?
Now a cinematic from Stormgate, a new RTS from Frost Giant Studios. Getting some Horizon Zero Dawn vibes so far. Protagonist has a cute little flying drone that sounds like a Protoss probe, and she’s exploring some old ruins.Oop, now there’s a big demon attacking her, and she’s suddenly a mech. So it’s Horizon crossed with… Diablo? Destiny? Pacific Rim? Something?
Now a cinematic from Stormgate, a new RTS from Frost Giant Studios. Getting some Horizon Zero Dawn vibes so far. Protagonist has a cute little flying drone that sounds like a Protoss probe, and she’s exploring some old ruins.
Oop, now there’s a big demon attacking her, and she’s suddenly a mech. So it’s Horizon crossed with… Diablo? Destiny? Pacific Rim? Something?
18:51 pmUTC"No NFTs" in Stormgate, hah.
“No NFTs” in Stormgate, hah.
18:54 pmUTCNow for a new indie reveal, Highwater from Demagog Studio. A man in a dinghy explores a completely flooded world, though there’s an awful lot of colour and whimsical radio broadcasts for the post-apocalyse. Men with guns too, though, so not all smiles and sailing. It’s an “adventure strategy” game with global warming as a theme. Looks interesting!
Now for a new indie reveal, Highwater from Demagog Studio. A man in a dinghy explores a completely flooded world, though there’s an awful lot of colour and whimsical radio broadcasts for the post-apocalyse. Men with guns too, though, so not all smiles and sailing. It’s an “adventure strategy” game with global warming as a theme. Looks interesting!
18:55 pmUTCA word now about Replaced, a game that was originally planned to have released a trailer for Summer Games Fest, but which sadly had to be cancelled because the Ukrainian devs understandably have rather a lot going on in their lives right now. Glad there was still some mention of it, and the situation surrounding it.
A word now about Replaced, a game that was originally planned to have released a trailer for Summer Games Fest, but which sadly had to be cancelled because the Ukrainian devs understandably have rather a lot going on in their lives right now. Glad there was still some mention of it, and the situation surrounding it.
18:58 pmUTCNext: American Arcadia. A man named Trevor is trying to escape…something, in a 70s-ish retorfuturistic dystopia. He’s being watched, mind. Looks a little like Republique, but cartoony?
Next: American Arcadia. A man named Trevor is trying to escape…something, in a 70s-ish retorfuturistic dystopia. He’s being watched, mind. Looks a little like Republique, but cartoony?
18:58 pmUTCAha, Goat Simulator 3 is coming later this year. I was wondering what on earth I was being shown there until the first goat came careening into view committing mass destruction everywhere it galloped.
Aha, Goat Simulator 3 is coming later this year. I was wondering what on earth I was being shown there until the first goat came careening into view committing mass destruction everywhere it galloped.
19:02 pmUTCMarvel’s Midnight Suns! I don’t know enough about Marvel characters to full understand what’s happening here, but it’s got Spider-Man, Venom and what looks like a horned, evil Hulk all duking it out. Marvel fans, if the horned, evil Hulk is someone else, I apologise.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns! I don’t know enough about Marvel characters to full understand what’s happening here, but it’s got Spider-Man, Venom and what looks like a horned, evil Hulk all duking it out. Marvel fans, if the horned, evil Hulk is someone else, I apologise.
19:03 pmUTCNow we’ve got Cuphead in The Delicious Last Course. This’ll definitely be a highly anticipated one. We’re getting a snippet of boss fight gameplay here, and it looks as delightful and creative and crazy as the first. They’re fighting some sort of giant sentient snowflake with a point stalactite nose. Wait, is it a stalactite or a stalagmite if it’s pointing directly horizontal? Hm.
Now we’ve got Cuphead in The Delicious Last Course. This’ll definitely be a highly anticipated one. We’re getting a snippet of boss fight gameplay here, and it looks as delightful and creative and crazy as the first. They’re fighting some sort of giant sentient snowflake with a point stalactite nose. Wait, is it a stalactite or a stalagmite if it’s pointing directly horizontal? Hm.
19:06 pmUTCTime to check in on Neon White, the hyper-agile “card-based speedrunning FPS” from Annapurna. Looks mad, in a good way - pretty sharp sense of humour too. Out on June 16th on PC and the Switch.
Time to check in on Neon White, the hyper-agile “card-based speedrunning FPS” from Annapurna. Looks mad, in a good way - pretty sharp sense of humour too. Out on June 16th on PC and the Switch.
19:11 pmUTCNow we’re seeing a new trailer for Warframe’s The Duviri Paradox expansion. Giant flying biorganic slug things confirmed! Though you’ll have to wait until TennoCon 2022 on June 16th to learn more.
Now we’re seeing a new trailer for Warframe’s The Duviri Paradox expansion. Giant flying biorganic slug things confirmed! Though you’ll have to wait until TennoCon 2022 on June 16th to learn more.
19:13 pmUTCHonkai Starrail is a new spacey action RPG from the Hoyoverse. Apparently we’ll embark on “unimaginable adventures”, which is the definition of sounding good on paper. Beyond that… I really couldn’t tell you what I just saw. Lots of flashing lights, godlike beings, and some handsome guy with a lion. That last bit did get me a bit more interested.
Honkai Starrail is a new spacey action RPG from the Hoyoverse. Apparently we’ll embark on “unimaginable adventures”, which is the definition of sounding good on paper. Beyond that… I really couldn’t tell you what I just saw. Lots of flashing lights, godlike beings, and some handsome guy with a lion. That last bit did get me a bit more interested.
19:14 pmUTCAlso from the Horoverse, a first look at Zenless Zone Zero, an anime-styled urban actioner. Samurai girls and at least one sharp-dressed wolfboy taking down robots…
Also from the Horoverse, a first look at Zenless Zone Zero, an anime-styled urban actioner. Samurai girls and at least one sharp-dressed wolfboy taking down robots…
19:15 pmUTCWaTcH oUt FoR sHrEdDeR!! It’s an old-school TMNT fighting game. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is the name. Looks like quite a bit of fun, actually. And it’s out on my birthday!
WaTcH oUt FoR sHrEdDeR!! It’s an old-school TMNT fighting game. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is the name. Looks like quite a bit of fun, actually. And it’s out on my birthday!
19:17 pmUTCJeez Geoff, slow down, I haven’t had time for nearly as many pithy quips as I was expecting. Now here’s a teaser for the final beta of Super People…
Jeez Geoff, slow down, I haven’t had time for nearly as many pithy quips as I was expecting. Now here’s a teaser for the final beta of Super People…
19:17 pmUTCI do love a bit of Super People.
I do love a bit of Super People.
19:18 pmUTCWell then Ollie, you can look forward to that final beta starting on August 17th!
Well then Ollie, you can look forward to that final beta starting on August 17th!
19:18 pmUTCAnd now onto Humankind, the first game here that I’m genuinely invested in. I love Humankind, I think it’s a fantastic 4X. And it looks like they’re adding a new culture for each of the six eras to choose from. Woot!
And now onto Humankind, the first game here that I’m genuinely invested in. I love Humankind, I think it’s a fantastic 4X. And it looks like they’re adding a new culture for each of the six eras to choose from. Woot!
19:21 pmUTCThose new cultures are: the Caralans, Nazca, Taíno, Incans, Argentinians, and Cubans. They’re exploring Latin America with this one, which is awesome. It’s coming in the form of a paid DLC pack, and the game is also getting the Bolivar patch very soon, which is bringing a host of new quality of life features too.
Those new cultures are: the Caralans, Nazca, Taíno, Incans, Argentinians, and Cubans. They’re exploring Latin America with this one, which is awesome. It’s coming in the form of a paid DLC pack, and the game is also getting the Bolivar patch very soon, which is bringing a host of new quality of life features too.
19:21 pmUTCI, uh, never got into One Piece. Luffy’s lack of eyelids weirds me out.
I, uh, never got into One Piece. Luffy’s lack of eyelids weirds me out.
19:23 pmUTCSure is a lot of a scienceanda lot of fiction going on.
Sure is a lot of a scienceanda lot of fiction going on.
19:24 pmUTCThat Game Pass advert just made me re-remember how nice the water looks in Sea Of Thieves. Might have to dip my toes in someday.
That Game Pass advert just made me re-remember how nice the water looks in Sea Of Thieves. Might have to dip my toes in someday.
19:27 pmUTCNext is a quick but packed trailer for Metal: Hellsinger, which is basically what you’d get if you crossed DOOM with a rhythm game. Lots of shooting and slicing and dodging to the beat of lots of great metal music. It looks very polished. And a sweet glimpse at a boss fight at the end there.
Next is a quick but packed trailer for Metal: Hellsinger, which is basically what you’d get if you crossed DOOM with a rhythm game. Lots of shooting and slicing and dodging to the beat of lots of great metal music. It looks very polished. And a sweet glimpse at a boss fight at the end there.
19:29 pmUTCNext up: a trailer for choose-your-own-death horror adventure The Quarry. WhichAlice likes, to be sure, but it’s out tomorrow. Bit of an odd choice for a show like this?
Next up: a trailer for choose-your-own-death horror adventure The Quarry. WhichAlice likes, to be sure, but it’s out tomorrow. Bit of an odd choice for a show like this?
19:31 pmUTCAlso I feel like Neon White’s frenetic oddness deserves another look, so here’s its trailer from earlier:NEON WHITE | Release Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
Also I feel like Neon White’s frenetic oddness deserves another look, so here’s its trailer from earlier:NEON WHITE | Release Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
Also I feel like Neon White’s frenetic oddness deserves another look, so here’s its trailer from earlier:
NEON WHITE | Release Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
NEON WHITE | Release Date Trailer
19:32 pmUTCOoh, Nightingale is up next! Here’s a new look at the survival crafting game from Inflexion Games, a studio of ex-BioWare devs. I don’t know about you, but it looks like it could be just the right amount of janky. We’re also getting a look at some very creepy and fascinating enemies. Some sort of running hunchbacked humanoid wearing a bell on its head? And a nasty oversized yellow spider, too. I wonder if there’ll be an arachnophobia setting for the game.
Ooh, Nightingale is up next! Here’s a new look at the survival crafting game from Inflexion Games, a studio of ex-BioWare devs. I don’t know about you, but it looks like it could be just the right amount of janky. We’re also getting a look at some very creepy and fascinating enemies. Some sort of running hunchbacked humanoid wearing a bell on its head? And a nasty oversized yellow spider, too. I wonder if there’ll be an arachnophobia setting for the game.
19:34 pmUTCSeems Saint’s Row is getting a demo, titled Boss Factory, that lets you try out the character creator. Not clear if there’s more to it than that, though the apparent wealth of customisation options makes it seem like you could spend an hour in it…
Seems Saint’s Row is getting a demo, titled Boss Factory, that lets you try out the character creator. Not clear if there’s more to it than that, though the apparent wealth of customisation options makes it seem like you could spend an hour in it…
19:36 pmUTCNext is some gameplay from Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, which is shaping up to be a suitably gory co-op action shooter, filled with blood, fire, and fleshy explosions. The team is making their way to the centre of some sort of complex to inject a whadjamacallit into a thingymajigger. Standard co-op mission fare.
Next is some gameplay from Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, which is shaping up to be a suitably gory co-op action shooter, filled with blood, fire, and fleshy explosions. The team is making their way to the centre of some sort of complex to inject a whadjamacallit into a thingymajigger. Standard co-op mission fare.
19:37 pmUTCColour me Somewhat Interested in Darktide. I bounced off Vermintide but have a soft spot for the grim darkness of the far future.
Colour me Somewhat Interested in Darktide. I bounced off Vermintide but have a soft spot for the grim darkness of the far future.
19:38 pmUTCHere’s Layers of Fears, the horror sequel and an early Unreal Engine 5 adopter. Seems as headfucky as the previous two, and hey is that Tony Todd?
Here’s Layers of Fears, the horror sequel and an early Unreal Engine 5 adopter. Seems as headfucky as the previous two, and hey is that Tony Todd?
19:39 pmUTCThat violin accompaniment towards the second half of the Layers Of Fears trailer was gorgeous. Love some violins, I do.
That violin accompaniment towards the second half of the Layers Of Fears trailer was gorgeous. Love some violins, I do.
19:39 pmUTCOh, apparently he was in Layers of Fear 2 already. You learn the most interesting things doing a liveblog.
Oh, apparently he was in Layers of Fear 2 already. You learn the most interesting things doing a liveblog.
19:42 pmUTCNow we’ve got a bit of footage on Gotham Knights which centres around Nightwing, one of the four playable characters in the game. Ooh, I like that transition into the glider as he jumps off the building. Yep, looks like this guy’s got the moves. Let’s hope he has the character to back it up, because I didn’t get much of his personality from this trailer beyond “I protec, I attac”.
Now we’ve got a bit of footage on Gotham Knights which centres around Nightwing, one of the four playable characters in the game. Ooh, I like that transition into the glider as he jumps off the building. Yep, looks like this guy’s got the moves. Let’s hope he has the character to back it up, because I didn’t get much of his personality from this trailer beyond “I protec, I attac”.
19:43 pmUTCNaughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann is on stage, confirming the Last of Us Part 1 remake that leaked earlier today. The multiplayer is becoming a standalone game as well. But which PLATFORMS is it on, Neil???
Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann is on stage, confirming the Last of Us Part 1 remake that leaked earlier today. The multiplayer is becoming a standalone game as well. But which PLATFORMS is it on, Neil???
19:44 pmUTCThat concept art looks lovely though, doesn’t it?
That concept art looks lovely though, doesn’t it?
19:44 pmUTCWell yeah, Naughty Dog know their way around a concept drawing for sure.
Well yeah, Naughty Dog know their way around a concept drawing for sure.
19:47 pmUTCNeil and Geoff are now chatting The Last of Us, the upcoming HBO show. There’s even an entire still image of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey crouching in a museum.Oh hey, now their game counterparts - Troy Baker (again) and Ashley Johnson - are on stage too. They’ll be cameoing on the show.
Neil and Geoff are now chatting The Last of Us, the upcoming HBO show. There’s even an entire still image of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey crouching in a museum.Oh hey, now their game counterparts - Troy Baker (again) and Ashley Johnson - are on stage too. They’ll be cameoing on the show.
Neil and Geoff are now chatting The Last of Us, the upcoming HBO show. There’s even an entire still image of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey crouching in a museum.
Oh hey, now their game counterparts - Troy Baker (again) and Ashley Johnson - are on stage too. They’ll be cameoing on the show.
19:48 pmUTCI’m just waiting for a Naughty Dog PC port announcement. If there is one. I don’t know!
I’m just waiting for a Naughty Dog PC port announcement. If there is one. I don’t know!
19:49 pmUTCOh well. The Last of Part 1 (the remake) was always coming to PC, and here’s a trailer.
Oh well. The Last of Part 1 (the remake) was always coming to PC, and here’s a trailer.
19:52 pmUTCYeah, I was ready to snark but this is kinda winning me over. The Last of Us is a good game, and this version looks super pretty. Enemy AI is getting an update too.
Yeah, I was ready to snark but this is kinda winning me over. The Last of Us is a good game, and this version looks super pretty. Enemy AI is getting an update too.
19:53 pmUTCIf there were any words that could make me immediately interested in an update or remake of any game ever, it would be “enemy AI is getting an update”.
If there were any words that could make me immediately interested in an update or remake of any game ever, it would be “enemy AI is getting an update”.
19:54 pmUTC"You had me at ‘enemy AI’"
“You had me at ‘enemy AI’”
19:56 pmUTC…I think that’s the end? Double Fine’s Tim Schafer has appeared to talk Day of the Devs but Geoff Fest proper appears to have concluded.
…I think that’s the end? Double Fine’s Tim Schafer has appeared to talk Day of the Devs but Geoff Fest proper appears to have concluded.
19:57 pmUTCHey! We got through it. I think.
Hey! We got through it. I think.
19:59 pmUTCIndeed. But let’s stick around for this Day of the Devs showcase as well. Since we’re having so much fun.
Indeed. But let’s stick around for this Day of the Devs showcase as well. Since we’re having so much fun.
20:00 pmUTCFirst up is a cute monochrome game called Time Flies, in which you play as a fly, and you fly. Specifically around a house, attempting to explore as much of the house you’ve invaded before your short, short life is up.
First up is a cute monochrome game called Time Flies, in which you play as a fly, and you fly. Specifically around a house, attempting to explore as much of the house you’ve invaded before your short, short life is up.
20:02 pmUTCTime Flies is from developers Michael Frei and Raphael Munoz, and is out next year. Just clocked that one of the objectives is “Learn an instrument” - I’ll be pissed if this is easier for my fly than me, a human with fingers.
Time Flies is from developers Michael Frei and Raphael Munoz, and is out next year. Just clocked that one of the objectives is “Learn an instrument” - I’ll be pissed if this is easier for my fly than me, a human with fingers.
I’ve said it before, but the vibes really make me think of a cross between Oddworld and Ori. There’s the stealthy evading of nasty-looking robotic enemies, and simultaneously the gorgeous natural landscapes and the partnership between Lana and her adorable alien creature companion. It looks brimming with character. Can’t wait.
20:05 pmUTCHah, it’s Choo Choo Charles! If you somehow don’t remember this from last year, it’s an open-world survival horror game where you both drive and upgrade a train, and do battle with a sentient, spider-legged train. Named Charles.
Hah, it’s Choo Choo Charles! If you somehow don’t remember this from last year, it’s an open-world survival horror game where you both drive and upgrade a train, and do battle with a sentient, spider-legged train. Named Charles.
20:06 pmUTCCan’t lie, Choo-Choo Charles looks very good. It’s creative, it’s funny, it’s horrifying. And it really does seem like a surprisingly solid game, going off the glimpses we’re getting here.
Can’t lie, Choo-Choo Charles looks very good. It’s creative, it’s funny, it’s horrifying. And it really does seem like a surprisingly solid game, going off the glimpses we’re getting here.
20:07 pmUTCIt turns out Charles (the spider train, remember) isn’t the only threat around. Hostile cultists also guard the loot you’ll need to construct a Charles-killing locomotive.
It turns out Charles (the spider train, remember) isn’t the only threat around. Hostile cultists also guard the loot you’ll need to construct a Charles-killing locomotive.
20:08 pmUTCAnd agreed, it sounds like some game jam joke but does seem to have some meat to it. Happy to see more of it here.
And agreed, it sounds like some game jam joke but does seem to have some meat to it. Happy to see more of it here.
20:13 pmUTCCAT. Everyone stop what they’re doing. There’s a cat. Everyone. Look. A cat.
CAT. Everyone stop what they’re doing. There’s a cat. Everyone. Look. A cat.
20:14 pmUTCNow here’s A Little To The Left, in which you re-arrange various household items to solve hidden puzzles within. It’salready vexed Alice0with its key-swapping conundrum.
Now here’s A Little To The Left, in which you re-arrange various household items to solve hidden puzzles within. It’salready vexed Alice0with its key-swapping conundrum.
20:14 pmUTCMissed the cat. Goddamn it.
Missed the cat. Goddamn it.
20:18 pmUTCBear and Breakfast, eh? Good name. This appears to be exactly as it sounds: a 2D top-down management game where you’re a bear running a bed and breakfast. You can head off into the woods and presumably gather materials, and then head back to your BnB to craft furniture and appliances. It looks quite sweet.
Bear and Breakfast, eh? Good name. This appears to be exactly as it sounds: a 2D top-down management game where you’re a bear running a bed and breakfast. You can head off into the woods and presumably gather materials, and then head back to your BnB to craft furniture and appliances. It looks quite sweet.
20:18 pmUTCGetting big The Little Witch In The Woods vibes from this. But you’re a bear.
Getting big The Little Witch In The Woods vibes from this. But you’re a bear.
20:19 pmUTCJuly 28th is the release date given for Bear and Breakfast. Might be one to watch out for.
July 28th is the release date given for Bear and Breakfast. Might be one to watch out for.
20:23 pmUTCNext up, Animal Well. It’s a darkly cute pixel art Metroidvania set in a series of haunted caves, with a physics-heavy twist for some of its puzzles. Puzzles which may require some kind of “community collaboration” to solve? Wonder if that just means they’re super hard. Looks nice though, with some appropriately spooky enemy designs (ghost cat!).
Next up, Animal Well. It’s a darkly cute pixel art Metroidvania set in a series of haunted caves, with a physics-heavy twist for some of its puzzles. Puzzles which may require some kind of “community collaboration” to solve? Wonder if that just means they’re super hard. Looks nice though, with some appropriately spooky enemy designs (ghost cat!).
20:24 pmUTCGot some slight Rain World vibes from Animal Well too.
Got some slight Rain World vibes from Animal Well too.
20:25 pmUTCNow we’ve got Naiad, an adventure game where you float down a river, interacting with various creatures like fish, butterflies, and, um, crocodiles. Well that took a rather more carnivorous turn, didn’t it.
Now we’ve got Naiad, an adventure game where you float down a river, interacting with various creatures like fish, butterflies, and, um, crocodiles. Well that took a rather more carnivorous turn, didn’t it.
20:26 pmUTCLooks very chill. I like it.
Looks very chill. I like it.
20:26 pmUTCQuite. Gorgeous game, mind.
Quite. Gorgeous game, mind.
20:30 pmUTCHere’s Roots of Pacha from Soda Den. It’s a Stone Age farming/life sim that sees you attempting humanity’s first cooking and animal husbandry endeavours, which can lead to you building a clan and even getting hitched. Maybe the first hitching in recorded history?
Here’s Roots of Pacha from Soda Den. It’s a Stone Age farming/life sim that sees you attempting humanity’s first cooking and animal husbandry endeavours, which can lead to you building a clan and even getting hitched. Maybe the first hitching in recorded history?
20:30 pmUTCNot a huge fan of farming games myself, but I do love the idea of just casually riding an ostrich past a completely unbothered woolly mammoth. That really appeals to me.
Not a huge fan of farming games myself, but I do love the idea of just casually riding an ostrich past a completely unbothered woolly mammoth. That really appeals to me.
20:33 pmUTCDesta: The Memories Between is a new game from the devs behind Monument Valley. I’m hearing roguelike, turn-based tactics, and… Sports! Huh! Interesting.It looks like a sort of poignant puzzle game where you’re in a dream world, passing a ball between the different characters to solve puzzles and progress from level to level.
Desta: The Memories Between is a new game from the devs behind Monument Valley. I’m hearing roguelike, turn-based tactics, and… Sports! Huh! Interesting.It looks like a sort of poignant puzzle game where you’re in a dream world, passing a ball between the different characters to solve puzzles and progress from level to level.
Desta: The Memories Between is a new game from the devs behind Monument Valley. I’m hearing roguelike, turn-based tactics, and… Sports! Huh! Interesting.
It looks like a sort of poignant puzzle game where you’re in a dream world, passing a ball between the different characters to solve puzzles and progress from level to level.
20:37 pmUTCSchim is an interesting take on platforming: you play as a lil' shade blob that jumps between objects' shadows, rather than the objects themselves.
Schim is an interesting take on platforming: you play as a lil' shade blob that jumps between objects' shadows, rather than the objects themselves.
Looks like a quirky narrative-driven adventure and puzzle game where you’re solving puzzles to bring light and colour to the world. There was a pretty horrifying face coming out of a wall at the end too, so the vibe is a bit hard to pin down.
20:43 pmUTCNice calming bit of Debussy in the background to the Birth trailer, too.
Nice calming bit of Debussy in the background to the Birth trailer, too.
20:45 pmUTCOh, actually, clarification: your real goal in Birth is to build a new friend from parts you find in the course of your puzzle solving. Spooky, but probably easier than using Bumble.
Oh, actually, clarification: your real goal in Birth is to build a new friend from parts you find in the course of your puzzle solving. Spooky, but probably easier than using Bumble.
20:52 pmUTCThink we’re approaching the end now - going out on a musical note, with Peter Berkman of Anamanaguchi playing some tunes from Die Soft’s upcoming Little Nemo And The Guardians of Slumberland. Also some live action shots of Berkman around Brighton, the home of RPS! From a legal and business perspective, anyway.
Think we’re approaching the end now - going out on a musical note, with Peter Berkman of Anamanaguchi playing some tunes from Die Soft’s upcoming Little Nemo And The Guardians of Slumberland. Also some live action shots of Berkman around Brighton, the home of RPS! From a legal and business perspective, anyway.
20:53 pmUTCI’m a big fan of the little skull cloud poof that replaces enemies when you kill them in Little Nemo.
I’m a big fan of the little skull cloud poof that replaces enemies when you kill them in Little Nemo.
20:54 pmUTCSpeaking of, Little Nemo is probably getting one of the most extended looks of the show. Lots and lots of pajama-clad platforming.
Speaking of, Little Nemo is probably getting one of the most extended looks of the show. Lots and lots of pajama-clad platforming.
20:56 pmUTCAnd credits roll! That must mean it’s the end of Day Of The Devs, and an end to this here liveblog!
And credits roll! That must mean it’s the end of Day Of The Devs, and an end to this here liveblog!
20:59 pmUTCHoo boy, those sure were some video games. I was pretty mid-whelmed for the most part, though Highwater looks interesting and it was genuinely nice to check in on Choo Choo Charles. Any highlights, Ollie?
Hoo boy, those sure were some video games. I was pretty mid-whelmed for the most part, though Highwater looks interesting and it was genuinely nice to check in on Choo Choo Charles. Any highlights, Ollie?
21:00 pmUTCAs I predicted, Planet Of Lana was a big high point in the whole show for me. But I’m glad we also got a look at Nightingale, I’m quite excited for that one. And, of course, Choo-Choo Charles. Man, that just looks far better than it has any right to look.
As I predicted, Planet Of Lana was a big high point in the whole show for me. But I’m glad we also got a look at Nightingale, I’m quite excited for that one. And, of course, Choo-Choo Charles. Man, that just looks far better than it has any right to look.
21:02 pmUTCRight, that’s it from Summer Game Fest 2022, and from us. Thanks for tuning in, and we’ll have more liveblog ramblings during the Xbox/Bethesda not-E3 showcase on June 12th. Cheers!
Right, that’s it from Summer Game Fest 2022, and from us. Thanks for tuning in, and we’ll have more liveblog ramblings during the Xbox/Bethesda not-E3 showcase on June 12th. Cheers!
21:02 pmUTCHave a good’un, everyone! .o/
Have a good’un, everyone! .o/
