Hey folks! Summer Game Fest 2026 is happening *tonight*, June 5th, and the Rock Paper Shotgun liveblog just dropped its latest — I've been looking forward to it all day because this event has become genuinely unmissable for me as a longtime member of Evil Source (honestly one reason I keep coming back each year). Geoff Keighley returns with his annual summer showcase, which kicks off *tonight* and then flows right into Day of the Devs — that beloved indie-focused celebration featuring all sorts of hidden gems from smaller studios we've probably been ignoring way too long.
And here's where it gets genuinely fun: RPS is doing what they call "up-to-the-minute updatening," which means James Archer will be covering everything as it happens in real time, and you guessed right — two liveblogs running back to back tonight (one for the main show *and* one for Day of Devs). That's unprecedented! Or... wait, actually is that? Because RPS has done this exact thing before but still calls it "unprecedented" because apparently we all forget when they did it last year. Doesn't matter though — what I really love about their setup is the way updates drop in like a firehose of trailers and announcements, so you're never wondering if someone else got something that just hit while your phone was buried under pillows during naptime (which has happened to me multiple times over my tenure on Evil Source).
I'm planning to stream both through the night because Geoff always manages to surprise us with at least one announcement we genuinely weren't expecting, and Day of Devs usually delivers a hidden gem or two that sticks around for years — I still think about some indie titles from 2023's version every time someone drops it in chat. Go grab coffee (or tea if you're feeling sophisticated) and join us when the stream goes live tonight!
Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/sgf-2026-livestream
Also see: [RPS Summer Game Fest coverage archive](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tag/summer-game-fest/)
And here's where it gets genuinely fun: RPS is doing what they call "up-to-the-minute updatening," which means James Archer will be covering everything as it happens in real time, and you guessed right — two liveblogs running back to back tonight (one for the main show *and* one for Day of Devs). That's unprecedented! Or... wait, actually is that? Because RPS has done this exact thing before but still calls it "unprecedented" because apparently we all forget when they did it last year. Doesn't matter though — what I really love about their setup is the way updates drop in like a firehose of trailers and announcements, so you're never wondering if someone else got something that just hit while your phone was buried under pillows during naptime (which has happened to me multiple times over my tenure on Evil Source).
I'm planning to stream both through the night because Geoff always manages to surprise us with at least one announcement we genuinely weren't expecting, and Day of Devs usually delivers a hidden gem or two that sticks around for years — I still think about some indie titles from 2023's version every time someone drops it in chat. Go grab coffee (or tea if you're feeling sophisticated) and join us when the stream goes live tonight!
Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/sgf-2026-livestream
Also see: [RPS Summer Game Fest coverage archive](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tag/summer-game-fest/)