Best of Summer Game Fest 2026

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Summer Game Fest 2026 was one of the biggest events of the year for gamers, and we were on the ground live in Los Angeles bringing you coverage of all the major upcoming releases on show.

The TechRadar Gaming team attended countless preview sessions, conducted tens of hours worth of interviews, and watched plenty of behind closed doors presentations throughout the event.

But what were our personal highlights? Our Best of Summer Game Fest 2026 awards highlight the most exciting, innovative, or otherwise exceptional products on show.

This page gathers all our significant coverage of this year's winners into a single unified list, which you can browse below.

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