{"id":19125,"date":"2025-06-11T11:37:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T09:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/everything-that-happened-at-summer-game-fest-2025-from-marathon-game-sessions-to-military-helicopters\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T11:37:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T09:37:33","slug":"everything-that-happened-at-summer-game-fest-2025-from-marathon-game-sessions-to-military-helicopters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/everything-that-happened-at-summer-game-fest-2025-from-marathon-game-sessions-to-military-helicopters\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything that happened at Summer Game Fest 2025, from marathon game sessions to military helicopters"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year\u2019s event showcased gaming\u2019s evolving landscape, from blockbuster titles to standout indie projects<\/p>\n

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As protests exploded in Los Angeles <\/em>last weekend, elsewhere in the city, a coterie of games journalists and developers were gathered together to play new games at the industry\u2019s annual summer showcase. This week\u2019s <\/em>issue is a d<\/em>ispatch from our correspondent Alyssa Mercante<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Summer Game Fest (SGF), the annual Los Angeles-based gaming festival\/marketing marathon, was set up to compete with the once-massive E3. It\u2019s taken a few years, but now it has replaced it. 2025\u2019s event felt like a cogent reminder that the games industry has dramatically changed since the pandemic. Whereas E3 used to commandeer the city\u2019s convention centre smack in the middle of downtown LA, SGF is off the beaten path, nestled among the reams of fabric in the Fashion District, adjacent to Skid Row. There are fewer game companies present, it\u2019s not open to the public and there\u2019s no cosplay, unless it\u2019s for marketing purposes.<\/p>\n

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\nAs protests exploded in Los Angeles last weekend, elsewhere in the city, a coterie of games journalists and developers were gathered together to play new games at the industry\u2019s annual summer showcase. This week\u2019s issue is a dispatch from our correspondent Alyssa Mercante.
\nSummer Game Fest (SGF), the annual Los Angeles-based gaming festival\/marketing marathon, was set up to compete with the once-massive E3. It\u2019s taken a few years, but now it has replaced it. 2025\u2019s event felt like a cogent reminder that the games industry has dramatically changed since the pandemic. Whereas E3 used to commandeer the city\u2019s convention centre smack in the middle of downtown LA, SGF is off the beaten path, nestled among the reams of fabric in the Fashion District, adjacent to Skid Row. There are fewer game companies present, it\u2019s not open to the public and there\u2019s no cosplay, unless it\u2019s for marketing purposes. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This year\u2019s event showcased gaming\u2019s evolving landscape, from blockbuster titles to standout indie projects \u2022 Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here As protests exploded in Los Angeles last weekend, elsewhere in the city, a coterie of games journalists and developers were gathered together to play new games at the industry\u2019s …<\/p>\n

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