The biggest announcements and trailers from the 2024 summer gaming showcases

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Battle Aces cinematic anime

Jump to:Sony State of PlaySummer Game FestIndie showcasesXbox Games ShowcasePC Gaming ShowUbisoft Forward

The parade of 2024 summer gaming showcases has begun, and since no mortal gamer can hold this much news in their head at once, we’re collecting all the big trailers and announcements here for you to peruse at your leisure.

(If you’re wondering what the cool image above is, it’s from thecinematic trailer for upcoming RTS Battle Aces.)

Sony State of Play

The big announcement:God of War Ragnarök on PC

The big news for PC gamers at May’s Sony State of Play stream was no big surprise: God of War Ragnarök is on its way to Steam on September 19. Justmake sure you have a PSN account…

More Sony State of Play news

Summer Game Fest

The big announcement:Civilization 7 is coming in 2025

The biggest news at this year’s Summer Game Fest, at least for us older PC gaming practitioners, was the announcement that Civilization 7 is on the way next year. We already knew Firaxis was working on the next game in the legendary grand strategy series, but it’s nice to have it confirmed. The bad news is that they didn’t reveal much—details won’t come until August.

More Summer Game Fest news

Release date announcements

Indie showcases

The big story: It’sbeen a great year for action roguelikes

Tenjutsu | Reveal Trailer - YouTubeWatch On

Tenjutsu | Reveal Trailer - YouTube

Even putting aside Hades 2, it’s been a strong year for the action roguelike genre.The Rogue Prince of Persiareleased in early access and is really cool, we recently previewedWindblown, and at this year’s Devolver Direct, former lead Dead Cells designer Sébastien Benardannounced Tenjutsu. (It’s not a roguelike, but2D platformer Possessorslooks pretty sweet, too.)

Below, find more news from showcases like Day of the Devs, Devolver Direct, Wholesome Direct, and theFuture Games Show:

Xbox Games Showcase

The big announcements:Doom: The Dark AgesandGears of War: E-Day

The start and end of the show revealed two big shooter prequels: A medieval Doom (yes please) and the return of Gears:

DOOM: The Dark Ages | Official Trailer 1 (4K) | Coming 2025 - YouTubeWatch On

DOOM: The Dark Ages | Official Trailer 1 (4K) | Coming 2025 - YouTube

Gears of War: E-Day | Official Announce Trailer (In-Engine) - Xbox Games Showcase 2024 - YouTubeWatch On

Gears of War: E-Day | Official Announce Trailer (In-Engine) - Xbox Games Showcase 2024 - YouTube

Xbox Games Showcase reactions

Microsoft put on a packed show.Fablecontinues to look amusing, ourfirst good look atAssassin’s Creed: Shadowshas us optimistic, and new gamesMixtapeandSouth of Midnightlook pretty cool.

But not everything landed like you’d hope:

More Xbox Games Showcase trailers and announcements

PC Gaming Show

Check out ourcomplete PC Gaming Show 2024 recap

Woo, we did it: 10 PC Gaming Shows! You’ll find everything from this year’s show at the link above. Here are just the world premiere reveal trailers:

Among The Wild

Starbirds

Ale Abbey

Sumerian Six

All Systems Dance

Phantom Line

Copa City

Tempopo

Crescent County

Generation Exile

Hotel Galactic

Streets of Fortuna

Worship

Gunboat God

Ubisoft Forward

The big reveal: Star Wars Outlaws

Star Wars Outlaws: Official Gameplay Showcase | Ubisoft Forward - YouTubeWatch On

Star Wars Outlaws: Official Gameplay Showcase | Ubisoft Forward - YouTube

Ubisoftfinally showed off extended gameplay from its open world Star Wars game, which is due out in August. Morgan also got to play a bit of Star Wars Outlaws: He liked aspects of it, but came awayworried that it played things too safe.

The other big reveal: Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Extended Gameplay Walkthrough | Ubisoft Forward - YouTubeWatch On

Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Extended Gameplay Walkthrough | Ubisoft Forward - YouTube

More from Ubisoft Forward

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Alisaie, a side character in Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail, folds her arms with a confident smirk on her face.

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Tencent HQ

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Nitro Concepts CES 2025 booth with a sim racing rig that offered wind simulation from twin fans near the wheelbase.

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Sony State of Play#

The big announcement:God of War Ragnarök on PC#

More Sony State of Play news#

Summer Game Fest#

The big announcement:Civilization 7 is coming in 2025#

More Summer Game Fest news#

Release date announcements#

Indie showcases#

The big story: It’sbeen a great year for action roguelikes#

Xbox Games Showcase#

The big announcements:Doom: The Dark AgesandGears of War: E-Day#

Xbox Games Showcase reactions#

More Xbox Games Showcase trailers and announcements#

PC Gaming Show#

Check out ourcomplete PC Gaming Show 2024 recap#

Among The Wild#

Starbirds#

Ale Abbey#

Sumerian Six#

All Systems Dance#

Phantom Line#

Copa City#

Tempopo#

Crescent County#

Generation Exile#

Hotel Galactic#

Streets of Fortuna#

Worship#

Gunboat God#

Ubisoft Forward#

The big reveal: Star Wars Outlaws#

The other big reveal: Assassin’s Creed Shadows#

More from Ubisoft Forward#