Summer Game Fest Streams Live From YouTube Theater on Friday, June 7, 2024
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - March 13, 2024 – On June 7, 2024 the 5th annual Summer Game Fest, the global celebration of what’s next in video games, is set to stream live from the state-of-the-art YouTube Theater in Hollywood Park. Taking place in front of a live audience of thousands of fans, SGF will stream new video game announcements, first-looks and trailers to a global audience on Friday, June 7 at 2p PT / 5p ET / 10p GMT across YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, X, Steam and a variety of international partners. Public ticket sales to attend the SGF showcase at YouTube Theater will begin on May 7 at 9:00 a.m. via Ticketmaster.
Last year’s Summer Game Fest showcase, produced by the team behind The Game Awards, delivered more than 34 million global livestreams, up 26% YoY, and over 3.8 million peak concurrent viewers. Featuring guests and games included Ed Boon (Mortal Kombat), Sam Lake (Alan Wake 2), and actor Nicolas Cage (Dead By Daylight), plus world premiere new looks and news from MARVEL’s Spider-Man 2, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Baldur’s Gate 3, and the breakout indie-sensation Palworld.
In addition to the live showcase from YouTube Theater on June 7, fans can look forward to other livestreams and events during this year’s Summer Game Fest. The full lineup of participants and activities will be announced in the coming months. SGF Play Days, an invite-only media and influencer event in downtown Los Angeles for hands-on gameplay with upcoming games, will return on June 8 - 10, produced by iam8bit.
To further spotlight the ever growing independent game community, Summer Game Fest will continue to team up with Day of the Devs, a non-profit with the mission to celebrate the creativity, diversity and magic of video games. Day of the Devs: SGF Edition will be presented online via livestream immediately following the Summer Game Fest live showcase on June 7. Day of the Devs: SGF Edition will feature more than a dozen incredible games from game developers of all different backgrounds. For more information and to stay up to date on the latest for Day of the Devs: SGF Edition, please visit dayofthedevs.com and follow on Instagram and X.
For more information on Summer Game Fest please visit summergamefest.com and follow on X, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
Assets for Summer Game Fest 2024 can be found here.
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About Summer Game Fest
SUMMER GAME FEST is a fan-first celebration of the future of video games, a digital and global gaming event. Launched in 2020, SGF has featured spectacular multiplatform announcements including the first-ever gameplay footage of ELDEN RING and reveals from some of the biggest franchises in gaming including FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH, ALAN WAKE 2, BALDUR’S GATE 3, MORTAL KOMBAT 1, and more.
About YouTube Theater
YouTube Theater is a 6,000-seat performance venue located at Hollywood Park, a near 300-acre sports and entertainment destination in Inglewood Calif., being developed by Los Angeles Rams Owner/Chairman E. Stanley Kroenke. The state-of-the-art theater is a 227,000 square foot, three-story indoor venue situated under the same roof canopy as SoFi Stadium and American Airlines Plaza. The venue can be configured to house three different crowd capacities, including intimate settings with minimum capacities of 3,400 and 4,400. Equipped with premium finishes throughout, the venue ranked among the Top 10 venues in the world for top-grossing concert and live event ticket sales in 2023. Opened in August 2021, YouTube Theater is equipped to host a variety of events, including concerts, awards shows, boxing, esports competitions, community gatherings, conferences and more.
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