Snoop Dogg made a surprise appearance -- and a major announcement -- at "Summer Game Fest" over the weekend. The Dolby Theatre hosts the Academy Awards, but at Friday’s “Summer Game Fest” the A-list stars were video game developers.
At Summer Game Fest — founded by Geoff Keighley, who’s also behind The Game Awards, known as the “Oscars of Gaming” — one excited fan breezed right past Grammy-winner Zedd, instead stopping to ask “Assassin’s Creed” creator Patrice Désilets for a photo.
Snoop Dogg performs live at the grand opening of the Long Beach Amphitheater at Long Beach Amphitheater on June 06, 2026 in Long Beach, California. Getty Images Snoop Dogg made a surprise appearance in support of “Stranger Than Heaven,” an upcoming music-infused adventure game from Sega and RGG in which he’s featured alongside singer Tori Kelly and – surprise! – Tupac Shakur?
“The Tupac estate and my son and myself worked very closely together. It just made sense to put him in this game, because his likeness and his spirit still lives on,” Snoop told the crowd to rapturous applause. He also gave an update on his own studio, Death Row Games, promising a hip-hop gaming universe with further announcements in coming months.
“Community” star Yvette Nicole Brown appeared with “Yellowjackets” star Liv Hewson to talk up their new animated series “Among Us,” based on the viral game of the same name that was featured in a memorable “Knives Out: Glass Onion” scene. (Can you get more meta?)
Tupac Shakur seen in South Central Los Angeles, Aug. 15, 1996. AP Among the biggest game announcements made during SGF were a “Resident Evil Veronica” remake, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin” (the first project from Paramount Skydance’s combined in-house studio) and “Final Fantasy VII: Revelation.”
