Whether you loved or hated this year’s Summer Game Fest, one thing is crystal clear: Geoff Keighley has every reason to celebrate. The 2025 edition drew nearly twice as many viewers as last year, setting a brand new benchmark for both the event and the entire world of digital gaming showcases. Such success has simply never been seen before in the realm of online games conferences.

June has always been the video game industry’s busiest month, bringing with it the most exciting announcements and reveals. Marquee events like Summer Game Fest, Xbox Games Showcase, and Future Games Show consistently attract both die-hard fans and casual onlookers alike. Gamers may disagree over which show was best, but there’s no denying that this year, Summer Game Fest truly broke through to the mainstream.

For the first time in its five-year history, Summer Game Fest 2025 saw viewership surge by an astonishing 89% over 2024. According to organizers, over 50 million people tuned in live for more than two hours, easily making it the event’s most-watched edition yet. Variety reports that Twitch and YouTube each peaked at 3 million concurrent viewers during the show.

Both Twitch and YouTube logged viewership increases of 38% and 40%, respectively. These numbers reflect the growing reach of Geoff Keighley’s productions—he also runs The Game Awards and Gamescom Opening Night Live. With this year’s numbers, Summer Game Fest has firmly established itself as the natural successor to E3, now both in relevance and its ability to captivate millions of gamers. Even those once skeptical of Keighley’s “Not-E3” format have now been won over by its scale and impact.

 The Biggest Reveals from Summer Game Fest 2025

Despite plenty of criticism over this year’s program, the 2025 Summer Game Fest still delivered some headline-making surprises. Chief among them: Resident Evil 9, unveiled with a brand-new lead character and an official release date. BioShock loyalists didn’t get their much-hoped-for sequel, but the “Soviet BioShock” Atomic Heart 2 and the mysterious CUBE both made an appearance. And fans of the Yakuza developers had reason to cheer as well, with the announcement of the fresh IP Stranger Than Heaven.

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