The PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct is set to broadcast on Sunday, September 20, 2026, at 9 am PT, 12 noon ET, 5 pm BST, and 1 am JST. For those in Japan, this translates to the early hours of Monday, September 21.
This year's event will be hosted by Frankie Ward, an experienced presenter and esports personality, with PC Gamer's senior editor Wesley Fenlon providing on-the-ground interviews from the show floor. The broadcast promises to feature information on more than 30 games, including world premieres, shadowdrops, DLC announcements, and release date reveals.
The approximately 90-minute show will highlight titles from a variety of developers and publishers such as Arcane Ermine, Caldera Interactive, Chorus Worldwide, City From Naught, Clear River Games, Devolver Digital, Firefly Studios, Fireshine Games, HABBY.FUN, KO_OP, Loftia, Megabit, New Tales, Skystone Games, The Game Bakers, Total Mayhem Games, Veewo Games, and WuselFaktory. Notable segments will include over 10 world premieres, a new trailer for Springloaded's Let's Build a Dungeon, the exclusive release date for Devolver Digital's Virtue and a Sledgehammer, a new trailer for Firefly Studios' RTS Stronghold 4, and a deep dive into Tenebris Somnia from New Blood Interactive.
Viewers can watch the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 across multiple platforms, including YouTube, Twitch, X, GamesRadar+, Steam, Bilibili, eCLUTCH, Ginx.tv, ESR Network, and Kuaishou. A dedicated Steam page has been set up to showcase all featured games.
Streamers interested in co-streaming the event can register their interest via a provided form. The event also aims to foster community viewing, with several streamers expected to watch along.