This year’s Summer Game Fest has proven to be a monumental success for Geoff Keighley and iam8bit, with the showcase achieving a staggering 50 million streams across all platforms and territories. This represents an 89% year-over-year increase in viewership, marking the highest viewership in the event’s history.
Attending Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, it was evident that the show was exceptionally well-executed. The event featured a range of solid reveals and fantastic trailers, and the venue at SoFi Stadium provided a fitting backdrop for the spectacle.
According to data from StreamsCharts and reported by Variety, the recent Summer Game Fest was the most popular iteration to date. After six years of delivering highly anticipated trailers to the gaming community, Summer Game Fest continues to reach remarkable heights. When all platforms were considered, a peak concurrent viewer count of over three million users was recorded. Following the live showcase, the VOD version of the stream garnered an impressive eight million views.
Variety also noted that Summer Game Fest trended as the top topic across social media during the event. This year’s showcase featured trailers revealing the release date for Dying Light: The Beast, the next Atomic Heart project, the open beta for ARC Raiders, and an extended look at Death Stranding 2. It was undoubtedly a busy and exciting show.
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