2025 GAMING CALENDAR
2025 VIDEO GAMING EVENTS
JANUARY
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Jan 6–9 — CES 2025
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Jan 10–12 — Megabyte Nation Gaming Expo (Los Angeles)
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Jan 17–19 — Kawacon (San Antonio)
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Jan 20–27 — [SHOWCASE] Real-Time Strategy Fest (Steam)
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Jan 23 — [SHOWCASE] Microsoft Xbox Developer Direct
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Jan 23–26 — MAGFest (National Harbor, MD)
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Jan 24 — Taipei Game Show
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Jan 24–26 — Fan Expo Portland
FEBRUARY
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Feb 3–10 — [SHOWCASE] Idler Fest (Steam)
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Feb 10–17 — [SHOWCASE] Couch Co-Op Fest (Steam)
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Feb 11–13 — D.I.C.E. Summit & Awards (Las Vegas)
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Feb 11–14 — D.I.C.E. Summit (Las Vegas)
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Feb 24–28 — [SHOWCASE] IGN Fan Fest
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Feb 24–Mar 3 — [SHOWCASE] Steam Next Fest
MARCH
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Mar 3–10 — [SHOWCASE] Visual Novel Fest (Steam)
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Mar 7–15 — SXSW
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Mar 17 — [SHOWCASE] MiX Spring Game Showcase
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Mar 17–21 — Game Developers Conference (San Francisco, CA)
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Mar 20 — [SHOWCASE] Future Games Showcase
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Mar 24–31 — [SHOWCASE] City Builder & Colony Sim Fest (Steam)
APRIL
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Apr 2 — [SHOWCASE] Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2
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Apr 2–12 — London Games Festival
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Apr 7 — [SHOWCASE] Eastasiasoft Spring Showcase
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Apr 8 — BAFTA Game Awards (Convention)
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Apr 10 — [SHOWCASE] Triple-I Initiative
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Apr 10 — [SHOWCASE] The Elder Scrolls Online Direct
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Apr 17 — [SHOWCASE] Oblivion Remastered Showcase
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Apr 17 — [SHOWCASE] Top Hat Studios Showcase
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Apr 21–28 — [SHOWCASE] Sokoban Fest (Steam)
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Apr 24 — [SHOWCASE] FBC: Firebreak Update
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Apr 25 — [SHOWCASE] PLAYISM Game Show
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Apr 25–26 — GEM Awards (Spain)
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Apr 30 — [SHOWCASE] PAX East Gearbox Show
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Apr 30–May 5 — [SHOWCASE] Gamescom LATAM (Convention)
MAY
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May 8–11 — PAX East
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May 9–11 — EVO Japan (Esports Event)
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May 12–19 — [SHOWCASE] Creature Collector Fest (Steam)
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May 15 — [SHOWCASE] Suikoden Live
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May 22 — [SHOWCASE] Warhammer Skulls Showcase
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May 22 — [SHOWCASE] Six One Indie Showcase
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May 27 — [SHOWCASE] tinyBuild Connect
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May 28 — [SHOWCASE] AG French Direct (ActuGaming)
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May 29 — [SHOWCASE] Thinky Direct
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May 29–30 — [SHOWCASE] Indie Quest
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May 31–Jun 1 — TwitchCon Rotterdam (Convention)
JUNE
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Jun 2–5 — Unreal Fest US (Orlando)
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Jun 3 — [SHOWCASE] Wholesome Direct
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Jun 3 — [SHOWCASE] Women-Led Games
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Jun 3 — [SHOWCASE] Latin American Games Showcase
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Jun 3 — [SHOWCASE] Southeast Asian Games Showcase
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Jun 3 — [SHOWCASE] Green Games Showcase
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Jun 3–8 — [SHOWCASE] Frosty Games Fest
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Jun 7 — [SHOWCASE] Summer Game Fest
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Jun 8 — [SHOWCASE] Xbox Games Showcase + The Outer Worlds 2 Direct
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Jun 8 — [SHOWCASE] PC Gaming Show
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Jun 8–9 — [SHOWCASE] Death Stranding 2 Premiere
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Jun 9 — [SHOWCASE] Black Voices in Gaming
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Jun 12 — [SHOWCASE] Konami Press Start
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Jun 16–23 — [SHOWCASE] Fishing Fest (Steam)
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Jun 18 — [SHOWCASE] Donkey Kong Bananza Direct
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Jun 21 — [SHOWCASE] Blood of Dawnwalker Gameplay Reveal
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Jun 24 — [SHOWCASE] Little Nightmares Showcase
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Jun 26 — [SHOWCASE] Digimon Times & Capcom Spotlight
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Jun 26–27 — [SHOWCASE] Arc System Works Stream
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Jun 27–29 — TooManyGames
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Jun (TBD) — [SHOWCASE] Future Games Show
JULY
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Jul 2 — [SHOWCASE] Bandai Namco Summer Showcase
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Jul 10 — [SHOWCASE] Resident Evil Survival Unit Showcase
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Jul 11 — [SHOWCASE] UploadVR Showcase
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Jul 17–20 — BitSummit (Indie Event)
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Jul 22–24 — CEDEC (Japan)
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Jul 22 — [SHOWCASE] Pokémon Presents
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Jul 24–27 — Comic-Con International (San Diego)
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Jul 25–26 — Gaming Community Expo
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Jul 25–27 — Philippine GameDev Expo
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Jul 30 — Pocket Gamer Connects Summit (Shanghai)
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Jul 30 — Video Game Law Summit (Shanghai)
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Jul 31 — [SHOWCASE] Battlefield 6 Multiplayer Reveal
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Jul 31–Sep 2 — Freeplay Angles Festival (Australia)
AUGUST
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Aug 1 — [SHOWCASE] THQ Nordic Digital Showcase
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Aug 1–3 — EVO 2025
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Aug 1–4 — ChinaJoy
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Aug 7–10 — QuakeCon
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Aug 8–10 — MAGWest
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Aug 10–14 — SIGGRAPH
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Aug 13–14 — Serious Play Conference
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Aug 15–16 — Playable Theatre Symposium
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Aug 17–19 — Devcom
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Aug 18–22 — MeetToMatch
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Aug 19 — Video Game Bar Association – Euro Summit
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Aug 20–24 — Gamescom (Convention)
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Aug 21 — Gamescom Congress
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Aug 21–24 — Play NYC
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Aug 23–24 — STUN Festival (Brazil)
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Aug 25–26 — Unreal Fest Seoul
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Aug 27 — Seattle Indies SLICE
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Aug 29–Sep 1 — PAX West
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Aug (TBD) — [SHOWCASE] Future Games Show
SEPTEMBER
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Sep 1–3 — Replaying Japan
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Sep 27–28 — Tokyo Game Show (Convention)
OCTOBER
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Oct 10–12 — Brasil Game Show [SHOWCASE]
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Oct 10–12 — EVO France (Esports Event)
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Oct 17–19 — TwitchCon San Diego (Convention)
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Oct 30–Nov 2 — Gamescom Asia [SHOWCASE]
NOVEMBER
- Nov 21–23 — PAX Unplugged [SHOWCASE]
DECEMBER
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Dec 11 — The Game Awards [SHOWCASE]
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Dec (TBD) — PC Gaming Show [SHOWCASE]