Summer Game Fest 2026 kicks off June 5 at Dolby Theatre in LA

Summer Game Fest will return on Friday, June 5, 2026, with its live kickoff showcase staged at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, organizer and host Geoff Keighley announced. The event will be presented in person at the theatre and streamed online for remote viewers, and public tickets are expected to go on sale in spring 2026.

Keighley described the event as "a spectacular, crossplatform showcase of whats next in video games," though he and organizers offered no details on specific titles or premieres at this early date. The move to the Dolby Theatre marks a change from recent years, when Summer Game Fest broadcasts were held at the YouTube Theater, which has a larger seating capacity. The Dolby Theatre is a high-profile entertainment venue that has hosted major ceremonies since the early 2000s.

Organizers noted that the 2025 Summer Game Fest set a viewership record for the series, drawing more than 50 million livestream viewers across its roughly two-hour show. That edition featured a mix of major announcements and updates, including Capcom closing the presentation with Resident Evil Requiem, a new look at a title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio previously referred to as Project...