21:20: One Piece Odyssey makes its appearance, stands out with exotic voice snippets.
The most important points about One Piece Odyssey:
- One Piece Odyssey is an RPG based on the anime One Piece with new characters.
- Luffy and his crew are carried away by a mysterious storm and separated from each other.
- They land on an unknown island and must uncover its secrets.
21:17: Now it’s getting wild. Culture Clash to the Hall of the Mountain King. Another trailer for Humankind shows how samurai go up against Roman legions: The game has nothing to do with this, but it looks cooler this way.
21:16: Humankind is getting an expansion – finally a game I’ve played! “Cultures of Latin America.”
21:15: Anime is over, whiskey on the table. The game looks somehow like it’s from Ubisoft. It has that “Far Cry – I’m going to blow everything away” vibe with a slight weapons porn atmosphere. Tank fists, Gatling guns: Super People.
The most important points about Super People:
- Super People is a battle royale shooter where you play as one of 12 super soldiers.
- Each of them has their own abilities and ultimates to take down their opponents.
- Players can upgrade their characters independently of rounds and unlock abilities for new gameplay styles.
21:13: We are back in the 60 seconds new game cadence: Now the Turtles are up. The graphics don’t really look like they are from this decade.
The anime part of the game shows a successor to Genshin Impact
21:11: A successor to Genshin Impact is now being introduced in the anime section of the Summer Game Fest. They show 4 characters, Keighley promises something like Genshin Impact but with more action. The game is called ZZZ Zoneless Zone Zero.
21:10: Graphics switch towards anime: The game is called Star Rail.
- Honkai: Star Rail is an RPG from the developers of Genshin Impact.
- You control up to 4 characters in a team and explore various worlds in a sci-fi setting.
21:08: No time, it goes right on.
This is Midnight Fight Express World:
- 3D brawler in isometric perspective single player against AI.
- You beat up enemies and improve your skills.
- With various melee and shooting weapons, you fight your way repeatedly through missions for rewards.
21:07: Some MMO action. Warframe talks about the TennoCon.
21:04: The stream goes into the “Somehow somewhat offensive” corner. “Neon White” comes out on June 16 for Switch and Steam.
The most important points about Neon White:
- Neon White is an action game played from the first-person perspective.
- You play as an assassin named White, who competes with other killers to stay permanently in heaven. He was taken out of hell.
- You collect soul cards to capture enemies that you can combine to gain speed boosts or find shortcuts in the levels.
- Pre-orders start on June 30.
21:02 Uhr: Brief check: 154,000 are watching on the main channel on Twitch and 1,120,000 are watching xQc as he watches the same stream and yells wildly. Quin69 takes a break from $15 runs in Diablo Rift and also watches Keighley. Amouranth sits in the hot tub, Trainwreck is gambling away his crypto winnings. Some things never change.
21:00 Uhr: Cuphead “The Delicious Last Course” is set to release on June 30, 2022, and is getting a slightly longer block. Keighley enthusiastically praises the many advances the DLC has made. It feels almost like a new game.
20:57: More about the Marvel game with the tons of superheroes: Midnight Suns.
20:55: The next game is supposed to be a “highly anticipated sequel.” Oh dear, it is Goat Simulator 3 – set to come in autumn 2022 to the Epic Game Store.
The most important points about Goat Simulator 3:
- Goat Simulator 3 is coming in 2022 and yes, here you play as a goat.
- As in its predecessors, you must cause as much damage as possible in the open world with the goat.
20:53: After three short sentences about Ukraine, the stark counter-programming: A kind of “reality TV” game. Looks like pretty exaggerated kitsch, but with heart: “American Arcadia.”
The most important points about American Arcadia:
- In American Arcadia you play the character Trevor, whose life is shown in a live broadcast on TV.
- To escape, he has to work together with his partner.
- The gameplay is split between the two characters and differs in style, alternating between 2.5 side-scroller and first-person puzzle gameplay with hacking and stealth.
20:52: Highwater appears: A game that deals with the consequences of the climate catastrophe. Keighley takes on a calmer tone, speaking about the war in Ukraine.
The most important points about Highwater:
- High Water is an indie game in which you explore a dystopian world.
- The adventure strategy game addresses the climate catastrophe.
Indies in fast-forward and an advertising block for “The Rock”
20:50: The pace is picking up quite hard now. Stormgate is being shown.
The most important points about Stormgate:
- Stormgate is a real-time strategy game from former Blizzard developers.
- Beta starts in 2023.
20:44 Uhr: Fall Guys – YouTube streamer CouRageJD appears in the trailer.
20:43: Now comes a collection of games for the Nintendo Switch, each getting only a few seconds.
DLC for Outriders looks like Destiny
20:42 Uhr: The next trailer looks like “Someone played Destiny” and really liked it. The game is “Outriders – Worldslayer.”
The most important points about Outriders:
- Outriders DLC Worldslayer releases on June 30, gameplay reveal is tomorrow.
- The story continues. This time, players will fight against Ereshkigal, who also has supernatural powers.
- The DLC brings new weapons, armor, and skills that expand the game.
- There will be new difficulty levels and endgame activities.
20:38 Uhr: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson appears now, straight from the gym. He briefly talks about his role in Fortnite, but spends much longer discussing his DC role “Black Adam” – a pretty clear promotional appearance for his movie.
A trailer for “Black Adam” is shown.
New game with the DOOM composer reminiscent of Dead Space
20:33: Brief interlude about “Routine”:
Routine – New game with Mick Gordon (Xbox and PC) – 10 years after the first announcement.
- Killer robots and futuristic weapons in a semi-realistic setting.
- Strange mix of Terminator and Dead Space.
- Super intense sound design with loud sounds that are meant to scare.
20:31: The next science fiction horror title is being presented: “Fort Solis.” A trend is really establishing itself after the pandemic. Troy Baker and Roger Clark are voice actors in the game, creating a kind of “gaming voice nobility.”
20:30 Uhr: Now it’s indie time again, so Keighley is going through games that are very important to him in 40 seconds. Allegedly. Apparently, the time must be caught up that was spent on Call of Duty.
A new game from the “Flashback” series is coming, it is called Witchfire.
The most important points about Flashback:
- Flashback is an absolute cult classic that originally came out in 1992 for the Amiga.
- The game is an action jump-‘n’-run that includes shoot-’em-up elements. Back then, it was considered technically revolutionary.
- The release of Flashback 2 is planned for 2023 and will also be available on the Switch.
The most important points about Witchfire:
- Witchfire is a rogue-lite first-person shooter in a dark fantasy setting.
- The setting is located in medieval Europe, but you fight through hordes of undead, witches, and other demonic creatures.
- In addition to firearms, the player character will also be able to use spells. The elements will react with each other and can deal significant damage in combination (e.g., water and electricity).
- The game will be exclusively on PC in the Epic Store. Early access starts at the end of 2022.
20:26: The developers talk about WarZone 2: This is the part of Call of Duty that interests many the most: Developers assure that a lot more is coming soon, they are incredibly excited, but won’t reveal anything just yet.
New gameplay of Call of Duty is shown
20:14 Call of Duty is up. Modern Warfare 2 is set to release on October 28. They bring “the whole team.” This probably means that they will bring some sort of “best of” characters to Modern Warfare 2 that players know from previous games.
Lots of action in a scripted gameplay mission, with screams of pain, blood, and Spanish commands.
The gameplay of Call of Duty now lasts longer than the presentation of 8 indie games from the last Game Fest combined.
The gameplay looks really good, containers glide across the surface of a freighter. The weather effects look good, the weapons seem to have real weight. Maybe it’s a bit unrealistic that the protagonist brushes off body hits with slight bleeding and just continues, but oh well.
The trailer ends with: “Pre-order and get early access to the open beta!” – Classic.
The most important points about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2:
- CoD MW 2019 was the most successful paid title of Call of Duty so far and is getting a sequel in 2022 – Modern Warfare 2.
- The title will, of course, receive some important changes, such as improved AI, water as a new element, more control in the gunsmith, improved vehicles, and new movement actions.
- Release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is October 28, 2022.
20:10 Brief developer interview about Project Callisto, the poor man wastes his tiny time window thanking Keighley for everything he has done for the industry. Keighley quickly brushes him off: We have no time.
The developer emphasizes how difficult it was to finish the game during the Covid pandemic. We will surely hear that sentence more often today.
Keighly says it’s a “world-class” game. We are bound to hear that phrase more often today. They now show the first gameplay of the game.
The gameplay of Callisto Protocol is reminiscent of Dead Space. Enemies are mutant-like humans that you shoot and slaughter with melee weapons from a third-person perspective.
Creators of Dead Space make a new game like … Dead Space
The most important points about Project Callisto:
- Callisto Protocol takes place on one of Jupiter’s moons, Callisto. You play as prisoner Jacob Lee, fighting for your survival.
- The game was originally meant to be in the same universe as PUBG: Battlegrounds, but was turned into a standalone title.
- Steve Papoutsis, who worked on the popular Dead Space series, is one of the developers of Callisto Protocol.
- The game will be released on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
20:06: More about Project Callisto is coming up in the show. A bit of alien sci-fi overkill to bring this right after Aliens.
Street Fighter and Alien open the Summer Game Fest 2022
20:03: The first trailer lasted about 2 minutes. I doubt that games will get much more time on average. The next game looks like a sci-fi horror shooter. The look resembles Alien, dark hallways, everywhere technology, low light – yes, it’s Alien.
The game is called “Aliens – Dark Descent.” It is set to come out in 2023 for consoles and PC – it looked like a tactical shooter in a short gameplay clip.
20:01: Street Fighter 6 opens the Summer Game Fest. A character with exclusive gameplay is introduced: It’s Guile, who used to be quite the GI but looks demilitarized in the new version. More like a trucker look.
The most important points about Street Fighter 6:
- In Street Fighter 6, you create your own character and search for upgrades on the streets of Metro City.
- SF6 uses the Drive system with drive bars that work independently of the super meter. They charge over time and are meant to give players more strategy in their decisions by using defensive or offensive skills.
- The control can switch between modern and classic.
20:00 Uhr: The show starts punctually with a viewer warning: Contents may annoy players. Keighley says: They have content for all platforms, including mobile. This probably explains the warning that some core gamers may be annoyed by the contents.
19:54: The fact that YouTube is significantly ahead of Twitch in live streaming for such events is probably a bit misleading. One can assume that from 20:00 some streamers will be hosting the show. The Twitch elite like xQc and Asmongold now hardly do anything else than react to other people’s content: They also live-commented the trial of Johnny Depp.
19:45: Viewer count, 15 minutes before start:
- Twitter 8,200
- Twitch 27,300
- YouTube: 84,340
- Mixer: Let’s leave it at that
19:00: While in previous years Keighley always made a lot of noise before his shows, he sounded rather subdued in 2022: One should temper expectations, it was said. These are not the Game Awards. There will be some surprises, but mainly content about already known games.
15:50: A highlight of the last event. Giancarlo Esposito promoted the then-new Far Cry 6 in 2021.
14:47: A look back at past days. Keighley with Destiny boss Luke Smith.
- 1
- 2
