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Here Are The Aussie Times For Every June Gaming Showcase

E3? I don't know her.

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E3 may have been cancelled for this year, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of other huge gaming events and showcases to get excited about this June.

The list is massive, and with everything slowly being pencilled into the schedule we thought we’d put together a handy guide to all of the presentations, streams, events and celebrations happening over the month, including all of the times converted to local time zones and the best places to catch them live.

Take a look at everything you can look forward to in June, below:

June Gaming Showcase 2023 Schedule

Meta Quest Gaming Showcase – June 2nd

  • 3.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 2.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 1.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 5.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

While we don’t have any kind of idea as to what titles might feature, this year’s Meta Quest Gaming Showcase promises the usual new game announcements, first looks at gameplay, updates to games already out and more than likely some other surprises. The main showcase will be hosted by Oculus Studios Executive Producer Ruth Bram at and the whole thing will be streamed on Twitch, Facebook, YouTube, and in Meta Horizon Worlds.

Guerrilla Collective Showcase – June 8

  • 3.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 2.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 1.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 5.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

The MIX team is preparing showcases to reveal fresh announcements, trailers, gameplay, a Steam event page for wishlisting, demos, game ordering and more – bringing together many of the hottest developers and publishers from around the world! Watch it on YouTube and Twitch.

Summer Game Fest – June 9

  • 5.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 4.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 3.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 7.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

Watch it on YouTube and Twitch.

Summer Game Fest is back at the YouTube Theatre and streaming live around the world. It promises announcements and updates from some of the industry’s leading publishers, platforms and studios but it’s still being kept mostly under wraps – although we can be fairly certain that Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty DLC will be a big feature.

Day of the Devs – June 9

  • 7 .00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 6.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 5.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 9.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

The Double Fine and iam8bit-founded event, Day of the Devs, is back again for 2023 and will showcase a heap of exciting and upcoming indie games. The show is scheduled to air “right after” the Summer Game Fest showcase.

Devolver Direct 2023 – June 9

  • 8.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 7.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 6.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 10.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

Watch it on YouTube and Twitch.

Access-Ability Summer Showcase – June 10

  • 1.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 12.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 11.00 PM, June 9 AWST (Perth)
  • 3.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

Watch it on YouTube.

The Access-Ability Summer Showcase share looks at recently-released as well as upcoming games made by disabled game developers, with each title shown also giving viewers a look at the accessibility options on offer so that disabled gamers watching are able to see whether or not a game will cater to their needs.

Tribeca Games Spotlight – June 10

  • 5.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 4.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 3.00 PM, June 9 AWST (Perth)
  • 7.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

Watch it on YouTube.

The Tribeca Games Showcase is back with a digital showcase featuring exclusive gameplay and interviews with creators for its official selection of titles, which includes Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, Nightscape, A Highland Song, The Expanse: A Telltale Series, Despelote, Chants of Sennaar and Goodbye Volcano High.

Wholesome Direct – June 11

  • 2.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 1.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 12.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 4.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

Watch it on YouTube.

This year’s Wholesome Direct promises an hour of content with exclusive footage and announcements from more than 70 cozy indie games – that’s more than one game a minute!

Future Games Show – June 11

  • 3.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 2.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 1.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 5.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

Watch it on YouTube and Twitch.

GamesRadar+ is back with another Future Games Show, promising over 40 new trailers for upcoming games across PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC and VR.

OTK Games Expo – June 11

  • 4.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 3.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 2.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 6.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)
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Watch it on Twitch.

Content creator extraordinaire, Asmongold, is hosting a 3-hours, livestreamed celebration of 30 games from a huge array of genres.

Final Fantasy XVI Pre-Launch Celebration – June 12

  • 8.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 7.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 6.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 10.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

No further information has been revealed about what will feature at this event, but Square Enix says more details are to come, and it will be livestreamed for those around the globe who can’t just pop over to LA for a cheeky showcase. Given the proximity to release there’s probably not going to be any new and mind-blowing reveals or stunts, but who knows? Maybe a shadow drop of a demo? Square Enix loves a good demo lately.

Xbox Games Showcase – June 12

  • 3.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 2.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 1.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 5.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

Join Xbox for some new surprises and first-looks from internal studios, as well as its many creative partners around the world. The Xbox Games Showcase is set to give viewers a massive new look at what’s ahead for Xbox, PC, and Game Pass.

Starfield Direct – June 12

Directly following the Xbox Games Showcase, the Starfield Direct will virtually invite fans inside Bethesda Game Studios to learn much, much more about Starfield with tons of new gameplay, developer interviews, and behind-the-scenes insider information.

You’ll be able to watch both on YouTube, Twitch and Facebook.

PC Gaming Show – June 12

The PC Gaming Show is returning once again, with two hours of reveals and announcements including 15 brand-new game announcements.

  • 6.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 5.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 4.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 8.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

Watch it on YouTube and Twitch.

Ubisoft Forward – June 13

Ubisoft’s bringing its A-game this year with a big showcase planned, both live from Los Angeles and livestreamed for the rest of the world, where it’ll show off the latest game updates, news, and reveals from Ubisoft studios. Presumably we’ll see the likes of Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, among others.

  • 3.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 2.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 1.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 5.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

Watch it on YouTube and Twitch.

Capcom Showcase – June 13

  • 8.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 7.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 6.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 10.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

Watch it on YouTube and Twitch.

Capcom is back with another June showcase, this time following the releases of some of its biggest titles in Resident Evil 4 and Street Fighter 6. Whether the company has anything up its sleeve to match the impact of those titles remains to be seen but hopefully we’ll at least get more Dragon’s Dogma 2!

Xbox Games Showcase Extended – June 14

  • 3.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 2.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 1.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 5.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

Watch it on YouTube and Twitch.

Like last year, Xbox will be hosting an “Extended” version of its main showcase, going even more in-depth into some of the titles featured with developer interviews and other updates from Xbox Studios and other partners. It runs at the exact same times as the main event on June 12th, just a couple of days later.

Grasshopper Direct – June 15

Along with announcing a remaster of the cult classic Shadows of the Damned, Grasshopper Manufacturer is putting on its own special showcase this month, presumably with that and even more to show.

  • 2.00 PM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 1.30 PM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 12.00 PM AWST (Perth)
  • 4.00 PM NZDT (Wellington)

RGG Summit – June 16

Rya ga Gotoku Studio has announced that its holding its next “RGG Summit” showcase very soon, on June 15th (16th AEST), where it’ll presumably be revealing more information around its upcoming projects including Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Like a Dragon 8.

  • 1.00 PM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 12.30 PM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 11.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 3.00 PM NZDT (Wellington)

Annapurna Interactive Showcase – June 29

Annapurna Interactive has announced that it’s adding to the June gaming chaos with a showcase of its own, the aptly title Annapurna Interactive Showcase.

  • 5.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
  • 4.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
  • 3.00 AM AWST (Perth)
  • 7.00 AM NZDT (Wellington)

Watch it on YouTube or Twitch.