Summer Game Fest 2025: When To Watch Every Showcase In Australia

Summer Game Fest 2025 is here, bringing with it game announcements and more trailers than you can poke a stick at. Here’s when (and where) you can watch every showcase in Australia and NZ.

Summer Game Fest (AKA ‘Gamer Christmas’) is finally upon us again, which means we’re in for a whole lot of announcements, deep dives, and exciting reveals for the year ahead (and beyond).

While Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest is the crown jewel in what is a packed long weekend of presentations from developers and publishers big and small, there’s plenty more to catch while you’re up at the crack of dawn – both officially and unofficially part of the main event.

While there’s been no word from Nintendo yet about a direct, they’re usually one to have the last word after all the dust settles. Given the Switch 2 just dropped, it’s possible we might not see any noise from them beyond the release trailers for their lineup of new titles, but I wouldn’t count them out just yet. We’ll be updating this piece as any further presentations are announced.

If you’re wondering exactly when these presentations are going live in your neck of the woods, don’t worry – we’ve got you. Here’s the Australian watch times for all the Summer Game Fest shenanigans going down this weekend.

Summer Game Fest 2025 Australian & NZ Watch Times

Summer Game Fest

Summer Game Fest itself, generally home to plenty of big updates and reveals, is surprisingly on at a pretty normal time for the majority of the country. It’ll be streamed live on YouTube and Twitch for Aussies on Saturday, June 7th:

• 7:00am AEST Saturday, June 7th (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
• 6:30am ACST Saturday, June 7th (Adelaide/Darwin)
• 5:00am AWST Saturday, June 7th (Perth)
• 9:00am NZST Saturday, June 7th (Wellington)

Day of the Devs

Immediately after Summer Game Fest wraps up, Day of the Devs is taking over. You’ll be able to catch it on YouTube and Twitch.

• 9:00am AEST Saturday, June 7th (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
• 8:30am ACST Saturday, June 7th (Adelaide/Darwin)
• 7:00am AWST Saturday, June 7th (Perth)
• 11:00am NZST Saturday, June 7th (Wellington)

Devolver Direct’s Ball X Pit The Kenny Sun Story

Shortly after Day of the Devs to really add to the Summer Game Fest marathon, we’ll get a look at whatever chaos Devolver Digital is cooking up. Previous presentations have included in-depth documentaries into their fake long-time mascot, Volvy, so it’s always hard to guess what we’re in for. This time round, we’re promised a “captivating showcase dedicated to one developer and one game, Kenny Sun’s upcoming BALL x PIT.” It’ll be streamed on YouTube and Twitch.

• 10:00am AEST Saturday, June 7th (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
• 9:30am ACST Saturday, June 7th (Adelaide/Darwin)
• 8:00am AWST Saturday, June 7th (Perth)
• 12:00pm NZST Saturday, June 7th (Wellington)

Wholesome Direct 2025

The Wholesome Direct is back, bringing with it all the cozy games you’ve ever dreamed of. If you’re a fan of titles like Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, or Palia, this might be the presentation for you. Catch it on YouTube and Twitch.

• 2:00am AEST Sunday, June 8th (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
• 1:30am ACST Sunday, June 8th (Adelaide/Darwin)
• 12:00am AWST Sunday, June 8th (Perth)
• 4:00am NZST Sunday, June 8th (Wellington)

Women-Led Games Showcase 2025

This is the Women-Led Games Showcase’s second year as part of Summer Game Fest, and there’s set to be “deep dives, release announcements, DLC” and plenty more from 39 different games. It’ll be live on YouTube on Sunday, June 8.

• 3:00am AEST Sunday, June 8th (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
• 2:30am ACST Sunday, June 8th (Adelaide/Darwin)
• 1:00am AWST Sunday, June 8th (Perth)
• 5:00am NZST Sunday, June 8th (Wellington)

Latin American Games Showcase 2025

The Latin American Games Showcase is set to highlight 50 games in 50 minutes, so expect a quick fire round of titles from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, and Colombia. Catch it on YouTube.

• 4:00am AEST Sunday, June 8th (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
• 3:30am ACST Sunday, June 8th (Adelaide/Darwin)
• 2:00am AWST Sunday, June 8th (Perth)
• 6:00am NZST Sunday, June 8th (Wellington)

Southeast Asian Games Showcase 2025

This is the first Summer Game Fest-partnered showcase highlighting specifically titles from Southeast Asia, and is sponsored by Xbox and Gamescom Asia. We’re set to see over 40 games from SEA developers, including Coffee Talk Tokyo. It’ll be available to watch via YouTube.

• 5:00am AEST Sunday, June 8th (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
• 4:30am ACST Sunday, June 8th (Adelaide/Darwin)
• 3:00am AWST Sunday, June 8th (Perth)
• 7:00am NZST Sunday, June 8th (Wellington)

Frosty Games Fest

This is the first Frosty Games Fest, and it’s one to watch. We’re in for a showcase that promises to spotlight “the coolest upcoming and recently released games made in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.” You can watch (and support our local legends) via YouTube and Twitch.

• 9:00am AEST Sunday, June 8th (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
• 8:30am ACST Sunday, June 8th (Adelaide/Darwin)
• 7:00am AWST Sunday, June 8th (Perth)
• 11:00am NZST Sunday, June 8th (Wellington)

Xbox Games Showcase

While Summer Game Fest is billed as the main event, previous years have showed that the Xbox Games Showcase is often the place where those hugely-hyped announcements drop. Given it’ll include Xbox, Bethesda, and Activision-Blizzard, we’re inclined to imagine we’re in for some juicy reveals and deep dives. It’ll be live on YouTube and Twitch.

• 3:00am AEST Monday, June 9th (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
• 2:30am ACST Monday, June 9th (Adelaide/Darwin)
• 1:00am AWST Monday, June 9th (Perth)
• 5:00am NZST Monday, June 9th (Wellington)

The Outer Worlds 2 Direct

Straight after the Xbox Games Showcase, we’re right in to a deeper dive into The Outer Worlds 2. It’ll stream on the same channels as Xbox immediately as the previous showcase ends.

• Immediately after the Xbox Game Showcase – Monday, June 9th

PC Gaming Show

Usually filled with a whole heap of big and small PC games, as the title might suggest, this one will kick off on YouTube and Twitch.

• 5:00am AEST Monday, June 9th (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
• 4:30am ACST Monday, June 9th (Adelaide/Darwin)
• 3:00am AWST Monday, June 9th (Perth)
• 7:00am NZST Monday, June 9th (Wellington)

Death Stranding 2 Live Game Premiere

Geoff Keighley’s special boy Hideo Kojima will show off a live demonstration of Death Stranding 2, and the cast – including Elle Fanning, Troy Baker, Shioli Kutsuna, and Woodkid – will be there for the ride. It’ll be streamed on YouTube.

• 12:00pm AEST Monday, June 9th (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
• 11:30am ACST Monday, June 9th (Adelaide/Darwin)
• 10:00am AWST Monday, June 9th (Perth)
• 2:00pm NZST Monday, June 9th (Wellington)