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

• 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).

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 .