Summer Game Fest 2024 schedule: all event start times

Don’t miss out on any of the action

Marco Wutz | Jun 4, 2024

Summer Game Fest

‘Tis the season – of reveals, announcements, surprises, and information overload: That’s right, Summer Game Fest 2024 is upon us. For fans of video games, this is one of the most exciting times of the year with a series of showcases taking place over just a couple of days.

Table of Contents

Summer Game Fest 2024: start times
Day of the Devs: start times
Devolver Direct: start times
Future of Play Direct: start times
Wholesome Direct: start times
Latin American Games Showcase: start times
SGF Women-led Games: start times
Future Games Show: start times
Xbox Games Showcase and Call of Duty Direct: start times
PC Gaming Show: start times
Ubisoft Forward: start times

While companies like Sony and Nintendo like to do their own thing and don’t really participate in this wild gaming weekend, pretty much every other big name in the industry will have something to say or show during the upcoming proceedings.

You can follow our close coverage of the events on videogames.si.com, but if you’d like to watch everything live, then you should bookmark this schedule with all Summer Game Fest 2024 start times and streams.

Summer Game Fest 2024: start times

Kicking off the season is Geoff Keighley’s two-hour show, which – according to the man himself – will mostly focus on previously announced games this year.

June 7, 2pm PT
June 7, 4pm CT
June 7, 5pm ET
June 7, 10pm BST
June 7, 11pm CEST
June 8, 2:30am IST
June 8, 5am CST
June 8, 6am KST/JST
June 8, 7am AEST
June 8, 9am NZST

Day of the Devs: start times

Day of the Devs will focus on games made by indie studios and start right after Geoff Keighley’s showcase.

June 7, 4pm PT
June 7, 6pm CT
June 7, 7pm ET
June 8, 12am BST
June 8, 1am CEST
June 8, 4:30am IST
June 8, 7am CST
June 8, 8am KST/JST
June 8, 9am AEST
June 8, 11am NZST

Devolver Direct: start times

Following Day of the Devs is the show brought to you by Devolver, which is known to always have something spicy in store and will celebrate its 15th birthday:

June 7, 5pm PT
June 7, 7pm CT
June 7, 8pm ET
June 8, 1am BST
June 8, 2am CEST
June 8, 5:30am IST
June 8, 8am CST
June 8, 9am KST/JST
June 8, 10am AEST
June 8, 12pm NZST

Future of Play Direct: start times

This one will have a focus on family-oriented games and kick off the action on Saturday for US viewers.

June 8, 8am PT
June 8, 10am CT
June 8, 11am ET
June 8, 4pm BST
June 8, 5pm CEST
June 8, 8:30pm IST
June 8, 11pm CST
June 9, 12am KST/JST
June 9, 1am AEST
June 9, 3am NZST

This event will be streamed on the same channel as the events above, but on a separate link for Day 2 of SGF.

Wholesome Direct: start times

Following on from the family-oriented showcase, Wholesome Direct will show off games “that inspire optimism, joy, and introspection.” We could all use some of that.

June 8, 9am PT
June 8, 11am CT
June 8, 12pm ET
June 8, 5pm BST
June 8, 6pm CEST
June 8, 9:30pm IST
June 9, 12am CST
June 9, 1am KST/JST
June 9, 2am AEST
June 9, 4am NZST

This event will be streamed on the same channel as the events above, but on a separate link for Day 2 of SGF.

Latin American Games Showcase: start times

Continuing from there is a showcase focused on games made by Latin American developers, as the name suggests.

June 8, 10am PT
June 8, 12pm CT
June 8, 1pm ET
June 8, 6pm BST
June 8, 7pm CEST
June 8, 10:30pm IST
June 9, 1am CST
June 9, 2am KST/JST
June 9, 3am AEST
June 9, 5am NZST

This event will be streamed on the same channel as the events above, but on a separate link for Day 2 of SGF.

SGF Women-led Games: start times

The title once again says it all: A showcase focusing on games made by studios led by women.

June 8, 11:30am PT
June 8, 1:30pm CT
June 8, 2:30pm ET
June 8, 7:30pm BST
June 8, 8:30pm CEST
June 9, 12am IST
June 9, 2:30am CST
June 9, 3:30am KST/JST
June 9, 4:30am AEST
June 9, 6:30am NZST

This event will be streamed on the same channel as the events above, but on a separate link for Day 2 of SGF.

Future Games Show: start times

A generalist showcase with a focus on PC and console games.

June 8, 12pm PT
June 8, 2pm CT
June 8, 3pm ET
June 8, 8pm BST
June 8, 9pm CEST
June 9, 1am IST
June 9, 3am CST
June 9, 4am KST/JST
June 9, 5am AEST
June 9, 7am NZST

This event will be streamed on the same channel as the events above, but on a separate link for Day 2 of SGF.

Xbox Games Showcase and Call of Duty Direct: start times

Beginning Sunday’s proceedings is Microsoft with its – reportedly pretty packed – Xbox Games Showcase and then an extra event focusing solely on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 right afterwards.

June 9, 10am PT
June 9, 12pm CT
June 9, 1pm ET
June 9, 6pm BST
June 9, 7pm CEST
June 9, 10:30pm IST
June 10, 1am CST
June 10, 2am KST/JST
June 10, 3am AEST
June 10, 5am NZST

PC Gaming Show: start times

Following Microsoft’s show is an event dedicated to games for PC.

June 9, 1pm PT
June 9, 3pm CT
June 9, 4pm ET
June 9, 9pm BST
June 9, 10pm CEST
June 10, 1:30am IST
June 10, 4am CST
June 10, 5am KST/JST
June 10, 6am AEST
June 10, 8am NZST

Ubisoft Forward: start times

Finishing things up on Monday is Ubisoft Forward, which will obviously focus on the publisher’s own titles and services.

June 10, 12pm PT
June 10, 2pm CT
June 10, 3pm ET
June 10, 8pm BST
June 10, 9pm CEST
June 11, 12:30am IST
June 11, 3am CST
June 11, 4am KST/JST
June 11, 5am AEST
June 11, 7am NZST

Published Jun 4, 2024

Marco Wutz

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg