Death Stranding 2 confirmed for Summer Game Fest lineup

FandomWire reported on June 3 that *Death Stranding 2: On the Beach* is on its running list of confirmed games tied to Summer Game Fest 2026. The outlet’s roundup also named *Crimson Desert*, *Dying Light: The Beast*, *ARC Raiders*, *Mafia: The Old Country* and *Chronicles: Medieval* as confirmed entries in the broader Summer Game Fest slate. Summer Game Fest’s official site says its flagship live showcase will air on June 5 at 2 p.m. Pacific from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. ### Where does the Death Stranding 2 confirmation come from? FandomWire’s June 3 roundup is the clearest published list tying *Death Stranding 2: On the Beach* to Summer Game Fest 2026. In the same article, the site grouped Kojima Productions’ sequel with several other titles it described as already confirmed for this year’s event window. (fandomwire.com) Summer Game Fest’s official website does not, in the search results reviewed, publish a master list of every game appearing in the June 5 flagship show. That means the confirmation here is tied to FandomWire’s roundup rather than a game-by-game announcement page from Summer Game Fest itself. ### What exactly is Summer Game Fest’s schedule this week? (fandomwire.com) Summer Game Fest’s official site says the main live showcase is set for Friday, June 5, 2026, at 2 p.m. PT, 5 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. GMT from the Dolby Theatre. The site describes the event as a live look at “what’s next in video games,” hosted by Geoff Keighley and Lucy James. (fandomwire.com) The same official schedule says the broader Summer Game Fest weekend runs June 5 through June 8. The site also lists follow-on programming including *Day of the Devs* on June 5 and additional partner showcases across the weekend. ### How does The MIX fit into the lineup? The MIX appears on Summer Game Fest’s official events page as a separate showcase that took place on June 1 at 9 a.m. (summergamefest.com) PT. The listing describes it as “a showcase of over 60 upcoming independent titles.” That places The MIX before the June 5 flagship presentation and supports the idea that partner showcases are feeding into the larger Summer Game Fest news cycle rather than replacing the main show. (summergamefest.com) Summer Game Fest’s official site presents those events as part of a single multi-day calendar. ### Which other games are being named alongside Death Stranding 2? (summergamefest.com) FandomWire’s roundup names *Crimson Desert*, *Dying Light: The Beast*, *ARC Raiders*, *Mafia: The Old Country* and *Chronicles: Medieval* alongside *Death Stranding 2: On the Beach*. The same article also points to *Gears of War: E-Day* as a major confirmed title elsewhere in the Summer Game Fest week, tied to Xbox programming on June 7. (summergamefest.com) Summer Game Fest’s official pages separately list platform and partner events, including a PlayStation State of Play page and an Xbox-linked event page, but the search results reviewed do not provide a single official title-by-title rundown matching FandomWire’s list. ### What should readers watch for next? (fandomwire.com) June 5 is the next fixed date on the official Summer Game Fest calendar. The main showcase begins at 2 p.m. PT from Los Angeles, and the official site says the weekend schedule continues through June 8 with partner presentations and follow-up events. (summergamefest.com 1) (summergamefest.com 2)