Summer Game Fest 2026 Kicks Off With Two Cuphead Games, TMNT Revival, and Final Fantasy VII Revelation

Summer Game Fest 2026 officially kicked off on June 5 with a live showcase from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles . Host Geoff Keighley packed the two-hour stream with a mix of world premieres, long-awaited sequels, and surprise reveals . The show closed with an extensive look at Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the final chapter in the FFVII Remake trilogy, and opened with a surprise Resident Evil: Code Veronica remake .

Between those bookends, fans got two distinct Cuphead announcements from Studio MDHR, a brief but exciting TMNT: The Last Ronin teaser from PlatinumGames, and a slate of other reveals. Here is every headline you need to know, followed by the complete schedule of partner showcases running through June 8.

The Biggest Game Reveals at Summer Game Fest 2026

Two New Cuphead Games Are Officially In Development

Studio MDHR made a rare live appearance to announce that not one but two Cuphead projects are on the way—but they could not be more different in scope and style .

• A New Hand-Animated Cuphead Sequel is in early development. The studio confirmed outright that work has begun on a brand-new, fully hand-drawn Cuphead video game . Details are scarce because the project is still in its earliest stages, so a release window is likely very far off .
• Mighty Cuphead Adventure is coming much sooner. A smaller subset of the team has been building this in secret as an 8-bit pixel-art platformer shooter . Described as a nostalgic throwback to retro SEGA Master System-era licensed sidescrollers, it will land on modern platforms before the full hand-drawn sequel . Multiple outlets describe it as a side-scrolling shooter set in the Cuphead universe .

In short: expect an old-school Cuphead spinoff relatively soon, and a mainline animated sequel somewhere further down the road.

TMNT: The Last Ronin Gets an Official Announcement Teaser

After a long period of rumors, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin has been officially revived . The project is in development at PlatinumGames, the studio behind Bayonetta, NieR:Automata, and Ninja Gaiden 4, in partnership with the newly formed Paramount Games studio .

The showcase only included a short teaser trailer with no gameplay or release date . The announcement was enough to confirm the project is real and moving forward after earlier speculation that it had been canceled . An official website has gone live at thelastronin.com .

Final Fantasy VII Revelation Shows Extensive Gameplay

Geoff Keighley promised the show would close on a major single-player narrative game, and it delivered . The final trailer of the night was Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the third and conclusive entry in the FFVII Remake trilogy . Square Enix presented extended gameplay footage rather than a cinematic teaser, making it one of the most substantial reveals of the event .

Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake Finally Confirmed

The long-requested remake of the Dreamcast survival horror classic is officially in the works . The reveal came early in the show, confirming years of fan speculation and Capcom's continued investment in reimagining the Resident Evil back catalog .

Other Notable Headlines

• gen ATLAS, formerly known as Project Robot from the creator of Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian, received a full reveal .
• Stellar Blade got a new sequel announcement .
• Destiny 2 will receive its final update, Monument of Triumph, on June 9, 2026 .
• Street Fighter 6 announced Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII as DLC for its Year 4 content .
• The Wolf Among Us 2 has been given a 2027 release window .

Complete SGF 2026 Showcase Schedule: June 5–8

Summer Game Fest is more than just the main showcase. A full weekend of partner events and indie spotlights runs from June 5 through June 8, culminating with the Xbox Games Showcase . Here is the verified schedule of remaining events through June 8, based on official and press-reported times .

Times below are listed in Pacific Time (PT).

Date	Event	Time (PT)
June 5	Day of the Devs	4:00 PM
June 6	Southeast Asian Games Showcase	8:00 AM
June 6	Wholesome Direct	9:00 AM
June 6	Latin American Games Showcase	11:00 AM
June 6	Gayming Pride Parade	12:00 PM
June 6	Future Games Show: Summer Edition	1:00 PM
June 6	The Debuts Showcase	3:00 PM
June 7	Deutsches Indies Showcase	9:00 AM
June 7	PC Gaming Show	10:00 AM
June 7	Women-Led Games Showcase	1:00 PM
June 8	Xbox Games Showcase	10:00 AM
June 8	PC Gaming Show	10:00 AM
June 8	The Game Business – Live!	5:00 PM

Some schedules list the Xbox Games Showcase for June 8 alongside a separate Gears of War: E-Day Direct . Check Xbox's official channels for the exact rundown. SGF Play Days, an invite-only hands-on event for media and creators produced by iam8bit, runs in parallel from June 6 to June 8 .

The event officially closes with The Game Business – Live! on the evening of June 8 .