New Game+ digital expo, with 14 publishers, coming in June

Fourteen video game publishers from North America and Japan will participate in a new digital showcase in June, called New Game+ Expo.

The event will be streamed live on Twitch on June 23 at 8 a.m. PDT. It’ll continue throughout the day with “first looks, Q&A, and more.” Participants — like NIS America, Inc. and Sega of America — will share “new title announcements and live gameplay demos,” according to the press release.

“COVID-19 has brought with it many challenges, but also an opportunity to come together as a bold collective of publishers,” Sega of America president Ian Curran said in a statement. “SEGA is delighted to announce its participation in New Game+ Expo, a new digital tentpole summer event of 14 publishers, joining forces to create a one-of-a-kind showcase event that unifies a special slice of the video game industry.”

Here is the current list of publishers participating:

• Acttil
• AKSYS Games
• Arc System Works America
• GungHo America
• Idea Factory International
• Inti Creates
• Koei Tecmo America
• Nastume Inc.
• NIS America, Inc.
• Playism
• Sega of America
• SNK Corporation
• Spike Chunsoft, Inc.
• WayForward

A schedule will be released at a later date, organizers said.

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