Press release

AG French Direct Showcase Returns on May 29 with a lot of announcements

Lille, France - May 7, 2024: Following an edition attracting over 400,000 live viewers in 2023, AG French Direct showcase will return on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Featuring more than 35 upcoming games on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC, AG French Direct 2024 will be the most ambitious showcase ever held since its creation and will be streamed on YouTube, Twitch, and other platforms.
 
 
The organizers of AG French Direct announced today the hosting of a new online showcase on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 6 PM CEST (5pm BST, 12am EDT, 9am PDT). This broadcast will present french and french-speaking upcoming video games set to release in the coming months and years.

 
Julien Blary, producer of AG French Direct, stated: « AG French Direct is the most important event for French and french-speaking studios looking to reveal their upcoming video games. Each AG French Direct showcase has revealed dozens of incredible titles to a growing audience that breaks records, edition after edition. Each game is carefully hand-curated to ensure true artistic and gameplay diversity while allowing young developers to showcase their game to the world. We have worked hard to deliver the most outstanding showcase since the beginning of AG French Direct, and we are excited to reveal the richest and most ambitious lineup ever. »


The May 29, 2024, AG French Direct showcase will feature more than 35 French and french-speaking studios presenting new trailers, release dates, exclusive gameplay, developer diaries, and around fifteen announcements of new independent games never before shown in world premiere. It will be broadcast online and hosted in French by Salomé Lagresle. It will be fully subtitled in English. Additionally, a Steam page will be available, allowing early access to some titles with demos playable by the public, some exclusive to the event.

 
Here is an initial list of studios making announcements:
 
  • Nacon
  • Yummy Games
  • Artisan Studios
  • Astrolabe Interactive
  • Lightbulb Crew
  • Passtech Games
  • Dear Villagers
  • Maximum Entertainment
  • WanadevStudio
  • Monochrome
  • Studio Camelia
  • Nova-Box
 
AG French Direct 2024 showcase will be broadcast live on the ActuGaming YouTube channel from 6:00 PM Paris time. Viewers can also follow the event on Twitch, Facebook, and social media and can read dozens of exclusive content on the ActuGaming website, including developer interviews and game previews.


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About AG French Direct:
 
AG French Direct is an event that highlights French and French-Speaking games through a conference rich in exclusive announcements and new trailers, followed by interviews and previously unseen demos. Launched in 2020, AG French Direct has been able to showcase games such as Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All, Dordogne, Wartales, The Last Spell, Little Big Adventure, Tinykin, Humankind and more in world premiere.