2025 GAMING CALENDAR

2025 VIDEO GAMING EVENTS

JANUARY

• Jan 6–9 — CES 2025

• Jan 10–12 — Megabyte Nation Gaming Expo (Los Angeles)

• Jan 17–19 — Kawacon (San Antonio)

• Jan 20–27 — [SHOWCASE] Real-Time Strategy Fest (Steam)

• Jan 23 — [SHOWCASE] Microsoft Xbox Developer Direct

• Jan 23–26 — MAGFest (National Harbor, MD)

• Jan 24 — Taipei Game Show

• Jan 24–26 — Fan Expo Portland

FEBRUARY

• Feb 3–10 — [SHOWCASE] Idler Fest (Steam)

• Feb 10–17 — [SHOWCASE] Couch Co-Op Fest (Steam)

• Feb 11–13 — D.I.C.E. Summit & Awards (Las Vegas)

• Feb 11–14 — D.I.C.E. Summit (Las Vegas)

• Feb 24–28 — [SHOWCASE] IGN Fan Fest

• Feb 24–Mar 3 — [SHOWCASE] Steam Next Fest

MARCH

• Mar 3–10 — [SHOWCASE] Visual Novel Fest (Steam)

• Mar 7–15 — SXSW

• Mar 17 — [SHOWCASE] MiX Spring Game Showcase

• Mar 17–21 — Game Developers Conference (San Francisco, CA)

• Mar 20 — [SHOWCASE] Future Games Showcase

• Mar 24–31 — [SHOWCASE] City Builder & Colony Sim Fest (Steam)

APRIL

• Apr 2 — [SHOWCASE] Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2

• Apr 2–12 — London Games Festival

• Apr 7 — [SHOWCASE] Eastasiasoft Spring Showcase

• Apr 8 — BAFTA Game Awards (Convention)

• Apr 10 — [SHOWCASE] Triple-I Initiative

• Apr 10 — [SHOWCASE] The Elder Scrolls Online Direct

• Apr 17 — [SHOWCASE] Oblivion Remastered Showcase

• Apr 17 — [SHOWCASE] Top Hat Studios Showcase

• Apr 21–28 — [SHOWCASE] Sokoban Fest (Steam)

• Apr 24 — [SHOWCASE] FBC: Firebreak Update

• Apr 25 — [SHOWCASE] PLAYISM Game Show

• Apr 25–26 — GEM Awards (Spain)

• Apr 30 — [SHOWCASE] PAX East Gearbox Show

• Apr 30–May 5 — [SHOWCASE] Gamescom LATAM (Convention)

MAY

• May 8–11 — PAX East

• May 9–11 — EVO Japan (Esports Event)

• May 12–19 — [SHOWCASE] Creature Collector Fest (Steam)

• May 15 — [SHOWCASE] Suikoden Live

• May 22 — [SHOWCASE] Warhammer Skulls Showcase

• May 22 — [SHOWCASE] Six One Indie Showcase

• May 27 — [SHOWCASE] tinyBuild Connect

• May 28 — [SHOWCASE] AG French Direct (ActuGaming)

• May 29 — [SHOWCASE] Thinky Direct

• May 29–30 — [SHOWCASE] Indie Quest

• May 31–Jun 1 — TwitchCon Rotterdam (Convention)

JUNE

• Jun 2–5 — Unreal Fest US (Orlando)

• Jun 3 — [SHOWCASE] Wholesome Direct

• Jun 3 — [SHOWCASE] Women-Led Games

• Jun 3 — [SHOWCASE] Latin American Games Showcase

• Jun 3 — [SHOWCASE] Southeast Asian Games Showcase

• Jun 3 — [SHOWCASE] Green Games Showcase

• Jun 3–8 — [SHOWCASE] Frosty Games Fest

• Jun 7 — [SHOWCASE] Summer Game Fest

• Jun 8 — [SHOWCASE] Xbox Games Showcase + The Outer Worlds 2 Direct

• Jun 8 — [SHOWCASE] PC Gaming Show

• Jun 8–9 — [SHOWCASE] Death Stranding 2 Premiere

• Jun 9 — [SHOWCASE] Black Voices in Gaming

• Jun 12 — [SHOWCASE] Konami Press Start

• Jun 16–23 — [SHOWCASE] Fishing Fest (Steam)

• Jun 18 — [SHOWCASE] Donkey Kong Bananza Direct

• Jun 21 — [SHOWCASE] Blood of Dawnwalker Gameplay Reveal

• Jun 24 — [SHOWCASE] Little Nightmares Showcase

• Jun 26 — [SHOWCASE] Digimon Times & Capcom Spotlight

• Jun 26–27 — [SHOWCASE] Arc System Works Stream

• Jun 27–29 — TooManyGames

• Jun (TBD) — [SHOWCASE] Future Games Show

JULY

• Jul 2 — [SHOWCASE] Bandai Namco Summer Showcase

• Jul 10 — [SHOWCASE] Resident Evil Survival Unit Showcase

• Jul 11 — [SHOWCASE] UploadVR Showcase

• Jul 17–20 — BitSummit (Indie Event)

• Jul 22–24 — CEDEC (Japan)

• Jul 22 — [SHOWCASE] Pokémon Presents

• Jul 24–27 — Comic-Con International (San Diego)

• Jul 25–26 — Gaming Community Expo

• Jul 25–27 — Philippine GameDev Expo

• Jul 30 — Pocket Gamer Connects Summit (Shanghai)

• Jul 30 — Video Game Law Summit (Shanghai)

• Jul 31 — [SHOWCASE] Battlefield 6 Multiplayer Reveal

• Jul 31–Sep 2 — Freeplay Angles Festival (Australia)

AUGUST

• Aug 1 — [SHOWCASE] THQ Nordic Digital Showcase

• Aug 1–3 — EVO 2025

• Aug 1–4 — ChinaJoy

• Aug 7–10 — QuakeCon

• Aug 8–10 — MAGWest

• Aug 10–14 — SIGGRAPH

• Aug 13–14 — Serious Play Conference

• Aug 15–16 — Playable Theatre Symposium

• Aug 17–19 — Devcom

• Aug 18–22 — MeetToMatch

• Aug 19 — Video Game Bar Association – Euro Summit

• Aug 20–24 — Gamescom (Convention)

• Aug 21 — Gamescom Congress

• Aug 21–24 — Play NYC

• Aug 23–24 — STUN Festival (Brazil)

• Aug 25–26 — Unreal Fest Seoul

• Aug 27 — Seattle Indies SLICE

• Aug 29–Sep 1 — PAX West

• Aug (TBD) — [SHOWCASE] Future Games Show

SEPTEMBER

• Sep 1–3 — Replaying Japan

• Sep 27–28 — Tokyo Game Show (Convention)

OCTOBER

• Oct 10–12 — Brasil Game Show [SHOWCASE]

• Oct 10–12 — EVO France (Esports Event)

• Oct 17–19 — TwitchCon San Diego (Convention)

• Oct 30–Nov 2 — Gamescom Asia [SHOWCASE]

NOVEMBER

• Nov 21–23 — PAX Unplugged [SHOWCASE]

DECEMBER

• Dec 11 — The Game Awards [SHOWCASE]

• Dec (TBD) — PC Gaming Show [SHOWCASE]